Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
Attention Salsa Dancers (beginners encouraged)! Every last Monday of the month, the Josh Jones Orchestra brings the raw power of salsa dura to La Peña’s stage. Every last Monday in 2016! The band will perform songs from your favorite salsa artists including Eddie Palmieri, Beny Moré, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, El Canario, Celia Cruz and […]
Join Gail Dobson, vocals/percussion, and Luke Westbrook, guitar, plus special guest artists in La Peña’s lounge at 4:30pm. At 5: 30pm La Peña’s Vocals for Kids will debut the songs they have been practicing. This event will be a great time, with food, laughter, and music! Bring the Kids!
Join DJ Jose Ruiz in La Peña's Lounge for a night of Salsa, Cumbia, Cha Cha Cha every 1st Friday at 9pm! DJ José Ruíz aka MundoMuzik, is a DJ, radio host, promoter, and collector of world music, vinyl, art and all cultural and music ephemera. Jose’s taste in music is very eclectic, […]
Laura, a Mindful Facilitation intern with Stirfry Seminars and Consulting, WTC alum and faculty member, will use mindful facilitation for attendees to talk before and after viewing Diversity Trainer and Filmmaker Lee Mun Wah's film "If These Halls Could Talk" - an incredible film that showcases, through the dynamic conversations of real college students, how racism and oppression are still very present […]
Welcome! To the world of Latin American music and culture. Our 10-week long course in variations of Latin vocal and instrumental styles finalizes with a lush and exuberant FREE recital of Latin American Classics, starring the Orquestra la Moderna Tradicion. This ongoing tradition at La Peña Cultural Center is historically rich and one of our […]
$15 Advance, $18 Door, All Ages! PRE-CONCERT DISCUSSION: Quetzal Flores, guitarist of Quetzal, and Paul S. Flores, co-founder of Youth Speaks, will be participating in an intimate conversation about immigration, arts and social justice prior to the concert! The discussion will be from 7pm-8pm then break for 30 min. The concert begins at 8:30pm in the […]
EL ATAJO DE NEGRITOS DE SAN FRANCISCO PRESENTA: HOMENAJE A LA VIRGEN DEL CARMEN Sábado 16 de Julio 2016 12:00pm Musica en vivo por: Trío Chaskinakuy y amigos, Marina Lavalle, Rosa Los Santos, Peta Robles, José Roberto Hernández, De Rompe y Raja Cultural Association, y Huaranguito Youth Ensemble Dirección musical: Daniel Zamalloa, […]
Tickets: $15 Advance, $18 at the Door Show at 8pm, Doors open at 7:30pm Ultrafaux - on tour from Baltimore! 8pm Guitarist/composer Michael Joseph Harris is principal guitarist and artistic director for two Gypsy Jazz bands based in Baltimore. Ultrafaux performs strictly original music which is influenced by Romani, Manouche, swing, funk, blues, and musette. The […]
Event Description: You've identified, researched, and cultivated the donors, now it's time to ASK! Soliciting the gift is only one part of the major donor relationship building cycle but it can be the most nerve-wracking. Lisa Hoffman will share her expertise in an interactive workshop that gives you the opportunity to role-play various scenarios. Practical takeaways from this workshop: […]
FREE Join us for an educational discussion with Food First! Food First envisions a world in which all people have access to healthy, ecologically produced, and culturally appropriate food. After 40 years of analysis of the global food system, we know that making this vision a reality involves more than technical solutions—it requires political transformation. […]
$12 Advance, $15 Door The Zapotec culture, through the "muxe" identity, includes homosexuality, gayness and same-sex marriage as a part of the society: A muxe is a man who assumes affective, emotional and sexual roles that are culturally reserved for women. The muxeidad is simultaneously a veiled social acceptance, and a celebration of what is […]
Free Admission! Nicaraguan Food! Salsa dancing with DJ Sandina, "La Positiva"! Celebrating Nicaragua! Join us for the screening of JUAN GRILLO! Bring the family, as this film is suitable for all ages. This FREE Juan Grillo screening celebrates the 37th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Popular Revolution.The film beautifully blends art, […]
Thursday, July 28, 2016 Speaker: Don Hyatt of the "Australian Skeptics" Title: Australian Skepticism -- from Bunyips to Bush Cats Don will take you through a guided tour of Australian skepticism, looking at the Australian attitude to pseudoscience, the paranormal and religion. The fights with anti-vaxers, purveyors of CAM, chiro, the emergence of shonky university […]
Advance Tickets $15, Door $18 JOIN US TO CELEBRATE PERUVIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY!! Peruvian food and refreshments available and an Afro-Peruvian music lineup: DE ROMPE Y RAJA CULTURAL ASSOCIATION HUARANGUITO YOUTH ENSEMBLE PETA ROBLES MARINA LA VALLE ROSA LOS SANTOS SPECIAL GUESTS FROM PERU: Members of AMBIENTE CRIOLLO, Hijas del Sol & Teatro Milenio PERUVIAN ENSEMBLE: MASTER PERCUSSIONIST Kata Robles, PERUVIAN […]
Attention Salsa Dancers (beginners encouraged)! Every last Monday of the month, the Josh Jones Orchestra brings the raw power of salsa dura to La Peña’s stage. Every last Monday in 2016! The band will perform songs from your favorite salsa artists including Eddie Palmieri, Beny Moré, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, El Canario, Celia Cruz and […]
Come celebrate the breakthrough sexy social justice novel that’s been 8 years in the making! The event will include a reading by Aya de Leon from UPTOWN THIEF, a performance by Vixen Noir, and Aya will be interviewed by Carolina De Robertis. Books will be available for sale! UPTOWN THIEF by Aya de Leon releases […]
The Bomba y Plena Workshop invites you to our Semester Closing Celebration Bombazo! Doors open at 4pm, Event starts at 4:30pm Join us as we jam to celebrate all the love, talent, and commitment of our adult and youth students to the study and practice of Puerto Rican music, history and cultura! We invite you to […]