Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
Door cover: $5 (Cash Only.) Attention Aspiring Salsa Dancers (beginners encouraged)! Come brush up on your salsa dancing skills at Orquesta La Peña's Monthly Salsa Party and Dance Class the last Monday of every month! (Beginners Encouraged! All levels welcome!) The evening starts off with a FREE beginners salsa dance class from 8pm-9pm! Followed by […]
Door cover: $3-$5 (Sliding Scale) Dance Class: 8pm-9pm DJ jose Ruiz: 9pm-12am 100% of the proceeds benefit La Peña's mission of promoting cross-cultural understanding, peace, and social justice through the arts! Get ready to dance to a variety of rhythms from Latin America and around the globe! DJ Jose Ruiz will be throwing down his eclectic international […]
$15 in advance, $20 at the door Doors open at 7pm Pictured: La Peña's Community Chorus in Cuba February 2017 during a musical and cultural exchange with local artists. The La Peña Community Chorus went to Cuba in February and met terrific people, heard fabulous music, and learned so much about Cuban society, where […]
FREE! Donations of any size are welcome throughout the night in support of the Berkeley World Music Festival and La Peña Cultural Center! The Berkeley World Music Festival opens Friday, June 9 with a FREE kick-off party at La Peña Cultural Center! The party features the cross-cultural exchange between Spain, Peru & Cuba. Afro-Peruvian master […]
$10 Advance / $15 Door / Students & Seniors $10 Door Pre-show: 7pm-8pm Concert: 8pm-9:30pm {SCROLL DOWN FOR ENGLISH TRANSLATION} El 10 de junio, únase a los artistas residentes de La Peña - María de La Rosa y Caleb Duarte - en "Floreando Nuevas Fronteras", donde disfrutarán de un concierto de primera clase de música […]
Bay Are Bomba y Plena Workshop presents: ¡BATEY BORICUA! Door Cover: $5- $10 (Sliding Scale) Proceeds go to support the Bomba y Plena Workshop and La Peña! Join us for another very special Batey Boricua with live Puerto Rican music and dance! This is a family friendly event where all are invited to participate and […]
FREE! DONATIONS OF ANY SIZE ENCOURAGED! Doors open at 7pm, Show Starts at 7:30pm! All donations collected go to support La Peña to continue its mission of social justice and intercultural understanding through the arts! Los Cilantros restaurant will be open serving delicious dinner and drinks! Do you ever wish you could watch one of […]
Youth ages 17 and younger can present their music, poetry, dance, theater, comedy, special talent in a safe and fun environment. Each night will feature a different Bay Area kid performer. Anyone can sign up for an open mic spot before and after the main performer. We hope to see you and bring your friends!
Kids, do you have talent? Come out for the last Young People's Mic before the summer to share your talent June 15! (Young People's Mic will take a break in July and August and will be back in September.) Singing, dance, comedy, poetry, magic, any artistic talent you can perform. Ages 5-17 welcome. Youth ages […]
FREE - Donations of any size are welcome and greatly appreciated! Enjoy a lively evening of son jarocho music, dancing, and zapateado– bring your dance shoes and instruments, or just come and enjoy the music and dance! There is no entrance fee, but any monetary donations are accepted in support of programming at La Peña. Son […]
$5-$10 Sliding Scale (All Ages) Join Chulita Vinyl Club for ✨Noche de Sábado✨ at La Peña! Chulita Vinyl Club is an all-girl all-vinyl DJ collective bringing together the community of vinyl loving mujeres! This party is a fundraiser for Culita Vinyl Club. The collective's equipment was stolen and as a result they have been without […]
Everyone is welcome to attend Food First's monthly community meeting the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm in La Peña's lounge! Big Hunger: Book Event and Discussion with Author Andy Fisher The 2016 election reminded us of the depth of economic insecurity across America, and of the political implications that […]
Free Admission! No Coal in Oakland invites you to join us for a special screening of the new documentary "From the Ashes." "From the Ashes" captures Americans in communities across the country as they wrestle with the legacy of the coal industry, and what its future should be under the Trump Administration. In stories spanning […]
Advance Tickets: $15 + plus ticketing fee / At the Door: $20 **Please note: This event is 21+** La Peña turns 42 in June! We will be celebrating all month long with a variety of programming representing the many communities that make La Peña the East Bay’s beacon of intersectional Latinx culture and beyond. Save […]
Door cover: $5 (Cash Only.) Attention Aspiring Salsa Dancers (beginners encouraged)! Come brush up on your salsa dancing skills at Orquesta La Peña's Monthly Salsa Party and Dance Class the last Monday of every month! (Beginners Encouraged! All levels welcome!) The evening starts off with a FREE beginners salsa dance class from 8pm-9pm! Followed by […]
*This workshop will be in Spanish primarily, with an interpreter to English. Scroll down for English Translation. TÍTULO DE TALLER: Concepción y Metodología de la educación popular: Alternativa emergente en el proceso educativo en Cuba. OBJECTIVO: Interactuar en un ejercicio práctico sobre diseños creativos para el trabajo grupal. FACILITADORA: Myrna Dickson, co-founder and coordinator of the […]
NOTE: This event will be in Spanish primarily, with an English language interpreter. Please scroll down for English translation. Puertas abren a las 7pm / Presentación empieza a las 7:30pm $10 Adelantado / $15 Puerta (Estudiantes y mayores de edad $10 en la puerta). Iconos e Imágenes AfroCubanos: Presentación Interactiva y Exhibición de Arte Directamente […]
FREE ADMISSION Due to popular demand we will be showing the FIFA Confederations Cup Final: Chile vs. Germany in La Peña's lounge. (The lounge is the area right next to Los Cilantros) Los Cilantros will be open serving brunch, lunch, beer and wine! Nos vemos!