Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
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 […]
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 […]
Version en español: Desde la asamblea de chilenxs en Berkeley y el Wallmapu Support Committee, les invitamos a participar de un Cabildo Abierto para dialogar y generar propuestas en torno a la crisis democrática que vive nuestro país. Este es un momento histórico y es fundamental que las y los ciudadanos seamos quienes resolvamos democráticamente […]
THIS EVENT WILL NOT OCCUR ON 11/14/19. THE NEXT SKEP TALK WILL BE IN DECEMBER. 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. ABOUT BAY AREA SKEPTICS Bay Area Skeptics was founded in June 1982 as […]
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 […]
GRATIS / FREE Reserva su espacio AQUI / Reserve your spot HERE Presentado por Wallmapu Support Committee. Invitamos a quienes esten interesados en informarse acerca la constitución chilena y del potencial proceso constituyente que se puede desarrollar en Chile. George Lambeth es abogado de la Universidad de Chile, magíster en Derecho en UC Berkeley y […]
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 […]
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 at 6:30pm / Event begins at 7pm FREE / Donations welcome! Join us for an art exhibition and lecture on the impacts of small scale gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon featuring artist Maisie McNeice and PhD candidate Jimena Diaz Leiva.
$10-20 Suggested Donation at the door Pu peñi, pu lamgen, pu weni, kom pu che, La lucha sigue. En respuesta a lo que se concluyó en el primer cabildo del Área de la Bahía, realizaremos el domingo 24 de noviembre una peña solidaria para recaudar fondos para insumos médicos que se necesitan entre los médicos […]
Come find the perfect handcrafted gifts for your loved ones this holiday season at La Peña’s annual Holiday Mercado! Over 30 local vendors will be selling beautiful handcrafted goods, as well as unique imports from Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Colombia and beyond! There will also be traditional foods for sale, like TAMALES, CHURROS, CHAMPURRADO y más! […]