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 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 […]
$30 GA / $50 Premium Featuring David Serva, Kina Mendez, Lakshmi "La Chimi", Jose Cortés and Andres Vadin ARTIST BIOS David Serva is a Bay Area Native who has lived and worked in Spain as a professional flamenco guitarist for most of his life. Serva has created a singular style based on the […]
FREE / Donations of any size welcome! Join the Chilean Exile Community and friends in commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1973 Chilean coup d'etat, which ousted the democratically elected government of President Salvador Allende and lead to the disappearance and murders of thousands of Chileans. This event includes an outdoor candlelight vigil and installation, […]
FREE! Donations Welcome! Donations of any size benefit the Haiti Action Committee & La Peña Cultural Center. Doors open at 7pm, Screening starts at 7:30pm As we see how white supremacy is increasingly coming out of the shadows in this country, it is important we confront racism in our native Latin American and Caribbean countries. […]
$15 Advance / $20 Door Doors open at 6:30pm / Concert starts at 7:00pm Michaela Harrison, one of New Orleans' most beloved vocalists, is having her final concert in the Bay Area before traveling to Bahia, Brazil. Michaela has curated an outstanding repertoire of original musical compositions, New Orleans standards, and Brazilian favorites. Presented […]
FREE - Donations of any size are welcome and greatly appreciated! Enjoy a lively evening of music, dancing, and zapateado– bring your dance shoes and instruments, or just come and enjoy the music and dance! This is a special Fandango celebrating El Grito de Dolores to kick off Mexico's Independence Day celebrations! El Grito de […]
ADVANCE TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT! WE WILL HAVE LIMITED TICKETS FOR SALE AT THE DOOR. THANK YOU! $15 Advance / $20 Door Students with ID & Seniors: $15 at the Door 9pm-1:30am ***Important disclaimers for this event: 1) Minors under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 2) This event is Standing Room, meaning […]
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!
FREE! Donations of any size welcome! Doors open at 7pm, Screening starts at 7:30pm. As white supremacy is increasingly coming out of the shadows in this country, it is important we confront racism in our native Latin American and Caribbean countries. Black in Latin America is an award-winning documentary series where Harvard scholar Henry Louis […]
This event is FREE with donations of any size welcome! Doors open at 7pm, Event starts at 7:30pm. Join activist/muralist Camilo Diaz, representing UMLEM, and Documentary filmmaker Kelly Bauer at La Peña for a speaking tour about their experiences in actvism and art in post-dictatorship Chile. The goal of this tour is to share experiences […]
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 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 […]
Doors open at 7pm, Screening starts at 7:30pm. FREE! Donations of any size welcome! As white supremacy is increasingly coming out of the shadows in this country, it is important we confront racism in our native Latin American and Caribbean countries. Black in Latin America is an award-winning documentary series where Harvard scholar Henry Louis […]
Doors open at 6:30pm / Film starts at 7pm $12 Advance / $13 Door ($12 Seniors and Students at the Door) SF Latino Film Festival Presents: Pachamanka - Singing for Freedom Documentary Film Screening Dir. Markus Toth, / Austria / 2017 / Documentary, Music, Exiles/ 67 mins On the surface, "Pachamanka- Singing for Freedom" profiles a […]
Doors open at 5:30pm / Film starts at 6pm $12 Advance / $13 Door ($12 Seniors and Students at the Door) SF Latino Film Festival Presents: Translucid / TranslúcidoDir. Leonard Zelig / Ecuador, USA / 2016 / Drama / 86 mins. Rubén has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. He has three months to live […]