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 […]
*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!
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 […]
Door cover: $3-$5 (Sliding Scale) Dance Class: 8pm-9pm DJ José Ruíz: 9pm-12am (Yes! The dance class is included in the door cover!) Get ready to dance to a variety of genres from Latin America and around the globe! DJ Jose Ruiz is will be throwing down his eclectic international mix! Come see old friends and meet […]
FREE! Bring cash for vendors! Come celebrate Frida Kahlo's 110th birthday by supporting strong womxn artists & artisans at Frida's Birthday Tianguis! A "tianguis" is a traditional open air market and comes from the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs, which means "market". This is a free event! Bring cash for vendors! In addition to the […]
FREE ADMISSION This is a special one-day outdoor installation by Chilean artist and teacher Ximena Sosa, who uses her works of art to promote social justice. "Underneath the Soles" is a travelling installation created for public spaces. It has been presented in Streets of Mexico and the United States. It includes more than 80 stories […]
Doors open at 7:30pm / Performance start at 8pm $10 Advance / $12 Door *** This event is all ages *** Celebrate Frida Kahlo's 110th birthday with a very special performance paying homage to this iconic Mexican artist. "Frida Kahlo: Tree of Hope" is a mix of Tableau Vivant, known in English as "living picture", concert, and […]
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 […]
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!
Enjoy a lively evening of 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. Plus, we will be collecting school supplies for the children of farmworkers through […]
$12 Advance / $15 Door Doors open at 7:45pm / Film & Live Performance at 8pm Join film director Eve A. Ma, for a special film screening of her recently completed award-winning documentary film Masters of Rhythm. Shot in Peru, the film focuses on Afro-Peruvian music, dance and culture and especially on the cajón, a percussion instrument developed by […]
$5 Kids / $10 Advance / $15 Door Doors open at 2pm / Performances start at 2:30pm Join the Puerto Rican community at La Peña for a family-friendly Fiesta Puertorriqueña! Featuring live music and dance performances by La Mixta Criolla, The Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop ensemble and Quenepas youth enesemble. Plus, […]
Entradas: $15 Adelante / $20 Puerta ¡Venga a celebrar el Día de la Independencia Peruano con música y baile afro-peruano! Venga preparado para bailar! Ademas habra deliciosa comida y bebidas Peruanas a la venta: Habrán papas rellenas a la venta por $7. Arroz con pollo por $12, y empanadas a 3 por $10! (Cash only). Disfrute […]
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 […]
Free/Donations Encouraged Folkloric Afro-Cuban Rhythm & Dance Every 1st & 3rd Sunday! Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban folkloric drums, dances, and songs of rumba. Rumba is the word used for a group of related, community-oriented, music and dance styles in Cuba. Rumba developed in rural Cuba, with strong influences from African drumming and Spanish poetry and […]