Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
Doors open at 7:30PM / Performances at 8PM Door Cover: $5-$10 Sliding Scale Donation No one turned away for lack of funds! All proceeds go towards covering the costs of presenting this event. La Peña Cultural Center, UC Berkeley Womxn of Color Initiative and the Queer and Trans Advocacy Project present: THE EMPOWERING WOMXN OF […]
Free/Donations Encouraged The Sunday Lounge Rumba has been going on at La Peña for the past 12 years and we want to see it continue. We highly encourage attendees to donate online to ensure that we keep this community event alive! Folkloric Afro-Cuban Rhythm & Dance Every 1st & 3rd Sunday! Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban […]
$20 in advance / $25 at the door Doors open at 6:30pm / Concert starts at 7pm Come join La Peña Community Chorus for their 40th anniversary concert! The Chorus will be sharing great songs and memories from 40 years of solidarity, singing for peace and justice in the Bay Area and internationally. ABOUT LA […]
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. THIS MONTH'S TOPIC: "Sh*t Students Say: Chem trails, hollow earths, and other strange ideas about the planet" by Steve Newton From rejection of evolution and plate tectonics to questions […]
Door Cover: $4.44 in advance online / $8 at the door ($9 with credit card) DJ José Ruíz is back at La Peña! Get ready to dance to a variety of rhythms from Latin America and around the globe! Thanks to the generosity of DJ José Ruíz, proceeds from this event will go towards getting […]
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!
Doors open 7pm / Show starts 7:30pm $8 in advance / $12 at the door ($8 for students/seniors/disabled people/kids 12 and under) La Peña Cultural Center presents "Recovering Paradise: A Community's Fight Against Narco Terror"! UPDATE: Due to visa complications, the co-creators of the film will not be able to join us. We are looking […]
Free/Donations Encouraged The Sunday Lounge Rumba has been going on at La Peña for the past 12 years and we want to see it continue. We highly encourage attendees to donate online to ensure that we keep this community event alive! Folkloric Afro-Cuban Rhythm & Dance Every 1st & 3rd Sunday! Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban folkloric […]
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 […]
$35 General Seating $55 Premium Seating Bay Area Flamenco presents Noche de Cante Gitano: AGUJETAS & MORAO Singer: DIEGO AGUJETAS Guitarist: PEPE DEL MORAO Vocals & Palmas: Tomasa Peña This special concert celebrates the release of the CD “Agujetas y Morao,” a project presenting the historic collaboration between two of the most important flamenco families […]
FREE (Donations Welcome) / GRATIS (Agradecemos las donaciones) Please note: This event will be in Spanish, with English translators available. ESPAÑOL: Presentado por Wallmapu Support Committee en colaboración con La Peña Cultural Center. Presentación breve sobre el contexto de las protestas Conversación comunitaria dirigida por miembros de el Wallmapu Support Committee. Comités reportarán al grupo […]
Doors open at 7:30pm / Event starts at 8pm La Peña Cultural Center & the UC Berkeley Womxn of Color Initiative, in collaboration with the Queer and Trans Advocacy Project, present: The Empowering Womxn of Color Open Mic Fall 2019 Series! TWO DATES: Thursday, October 3rd & Friday, November 1st DOORS OPEN AT 7:30PM / […]
Puertas abren a las 8pm / Doors open at 8pm Evento estelar empieza a las 8:45pm / Main event begins at 8:45pm Admisión General/General Admission: $15 | Puerta/Door: $20 Menos de 12 años/Under 12 years old: Gratis (Cantidad limitada)/ Free (Limited quantity) ESPAÑOL (English version below): Un concierto en vivo con música norteña de LA […]
Free/Donations Encouraged The Sunday Lounge Rumba has been going on at La Peña for the past 12 years and we want to see it continue. We highly encourage attendees to donate online to ensure that we keep this community event alive! Folkloric Afro-Cuban Rhythm & Dance Every 1st & 3rd Sunday! Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban […]