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 […]
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 […]
Doors open at 7pm, Screening starts at 7:30pm. FREE! Donations of any size encouraged to help La Peña put on more events like this! 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 […]
FREE ADMISSION! This event is at Richmond Art Center: 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA 94804 Come out to celebrate the completion of 10 new murals in Richmond, CA at the Bay Area Mural Festival Closing Celebration at Richmond Art Center on Sunday, October 8th from 1-6pm. This event is FREE ADMISSION and family friendly. Richmond Art Center: 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, […]
The Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop at La Peña presents: ¡BATEY BORICUA! Door Cover: $5-$10 Sliding Scale Bomba is a traditional form of Puerto Rican music and dance. The central feature of all bomba dancing is its improvisational character. The dancer calls, with her or his moves, for specific accents and figures, piquetes, that […]
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 […]
Free Event / Donations Encouraged This critical thinking-focused organization meets Every Second Thursday of the month with a different topic and guest speaker for every conversational meeting. October 12th's meeting's topic is: "Hurricanes and Heat Waves: Is This Climate Change?" by Dr. Brad Hoge Director of Teacher Support at NCSE. This talk will focus on two questions. […]
$15 Early Bird until Sept. 22 / $20 after Sept. 22 / $25 at the Door Kids under 12 years old: $5 / Students with ID & Seniors $15 No se lo pierda! Don't miss out! Get your tickets before they sell out! Important information about this event: 1) Minors under 18 must be accompanied by a […]
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! This month's topic is on Puerto Rico. Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, an island whose resiliency has been systematically undermined by centuries of colonization and exploitation. Can Puerto Rican social movements advance a […]
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 to our open mic series every 3rd Thursday of the month designed especially for youth under 18! 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. […]
$10- $20 Sliding Scale *No one turned away for lack of funds Please purchase your tickets in advance to secure a seat! Please join us for an important evening in solidarity with Cuba and Puerto Rico and their historic relationship, featuring very special guest speakers! Dating back to the 19th century, and onward through their […]
FREE / DONATIONS ENCOURAGED Jason Negrón-Gonzales, an experienced trauma nurse and trained community organizer, recently returned from Puerto Rico where he was doing post-hurricane medical response and relief work for one week. He will be joined by Amanda Bloom, a long time activist and Physician Assistant who spent 25 years working in a community clinic […]
TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE AT THE DOOR! ONLINE SALES HAVE ENDED. General Admission: $20 Doors open at 7:30pm - Performances begin at 8:00pm Proceeds benefit the Tamalpa ArtCorps Program. Lets come together for the arts in an evening of exceptional live music and performances, interacting with members of the Tamalpa community. Featuring Artist Claudia Cuentas presenting her new album Alma […]
$25 Advance / $30 Door / $15 for Seniors and Students with ID Doors open at 7:30pm / Show start at 8pm * Please note this event is 18+ Spend Halloween dressed in 1930's costumes in a Brothel . . . Mz. Pat's House is a fictional story based on real life characters. Set in a high class 1930's brothel in […]
$15 Advance / $20 Door / $15 Seniors and Students with ID Doors open at 6:30pm / Concert starts at 7pm An evening celebrating Chilean folklorist Violeta Parra's 100 years of cultural legacy, featuring the La Peña Community Chorus performing the cantata (concert) "Canto Para Una Semilla", plus artwork, dances, poetry, and murals by […]
Door cover: Only $5! (Cash Only) 🍷 PLEASE BRING CASH FOR THE BEER AND WINE BAR!🍷 Attention Aspiring Salsa Dancers! 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! BRING IN HALLOWEEN AT LA PEÑA'S […]
$15 Advance / $20 Door / $15 Seniors and Students with ID at the Door You are warmly invited to join this multicultural benefit concert, art sale and dance party to aid grassroots organizations stepping in to do the hard work in Puerto Rico. The event features local artists who will perform a selection of […]