La Peña Events

Experience an unforgettable night of Argentine music with Lautaro Tissera Favaloro: Tango, Milonga, Chacarera, and more at La Peña! Español El compositor y guitarrista argentino Lautaro Tissera Favaloro presentará un concierto de música argentina actual y tradicional, donde predominará la música criolla y sus diversos ritmos como el tango, milonga, vidala, gato, y chacarera. El […]

Join us for an evening of beautiful music and cultural performances as we raise funds for the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund  Sunday, October 6th at 6:00pm, La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. Suggested donation $20. Today, the situation in Haiti could not be more dire. Government backed paramilitary groups continue to terrorize opposition neighborhoods. Six hundred thousand […]

Get ready to be moved, inspired and engaged! Join us for the 15th Annual Fist Up Film Festival for a world of thought-provoking cinema, carefully curated.  We’re thrilled to announce our collaboration with Fist Up Film Festival for October 2024! Presenting contemporary films that leave a lasting impact, inspire meaningful discussions, promote awareness, and encourage empathy. […]

Get ready to be moved, inspired and engaged! Join us for the 15th Annual Fist Up Film Festival for a world of thought-provoking cinema, carefully curated.  We’re thrilled to announce our collaboration with Fist Up Film Festival for October 2024! Presenting contemporary films that leave a lasting impact, inspire meaningful discussions, promote awareness, and encourage empathy. […]

Get ready and mark your calendar because the time has come for a new season of our Empowering People of Color Open Mic! And given the success of its first-ever iteration back in April of this year, we are kicking off the series with a special night dedicated to youth up to 24 years old. The goal of […]

Get ready to be moved, inspired and engaged! Join us for the 15th Annual Fist Up Film Festival for a world of thought-provoking cinema, carefully curated.  We’re thrilled to announce our collaboration with Fist Up Film Festival for October 2024! Presenting contemporary films that leave a lasting impact, inspire meaningful discussions, promote awareness, and encourage empathy. […]

Get ready to be moved, inspired and engaged! Join us for the 15th Annual Fist Up Film Festival for a world of thought-provoking cinema, carefully curated.  We’re thrilled to announce our collaboration with Fist Up Film Festival for October 2024! Presenting contemporary films that leave a lasting impact, inspire meaningful discussions, promote awareness, and encourage empathy. […]

Come join The La Peña Old Guard* Inaugural “Third Wednesday” Gathering Social Hour 12:00pm – 1:10pm: Catch up with friends and make new ones over food and drink at Los Cilantros Mexican Restaurant, adjacent to La Peña. No reservation needed. Participatory Discussion Hour 1:15pm- 2:30pm: Participate in a lively conversation about current political and cultural issues vital to the progressive community. […]

Return of music jams to La Peña! El regreso de las mermeladas musicales a La Peña! Remember the music jams? All ages, all instruments, all skill levels, all welcome, all fun! Don't play an instrument? Come and dance or just sit back and enjoy the mermelada!  It's Wednesday...don't you deserve some fun music and dancing […]

Second BAILA of our Fall Season: dust off your dancing shoes for an epic night with live music & vibrant community energy! Join us for an evening featuring live music, not one but two dance floors, a gender-inclusive salsa and bachata dance class, a fundraising bar, delicious food from our partners at Los Cilantros, complimentary coat check, […]

Please join our community in celebrating artists and their work by attending Finding Freedom from the Inside: Stories Shaped In and Out of Incarceration! A powerful and transformative art show featuring works created by artists at San Quentin State Prison and Central California Women's Facility. This exhibition offers a rare and intimate glimpse into incarcerated […]

Beginners Salsa, Bachata & Merengue Dance Class Series (4 sessions) Mondays, Oct 21, 28 | Nov 4, 18 - 2024 6:15pm - 7:15pm REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/SBMdance Join us and explore the possibilities of your body and learn how to communicate with others through dance, rhythm and flavor! This class is taught as "leaders" and "followers" […]

Come celebrate the rich cultural legacy of Nueva Canción that elevates the spirit, grounds the mind and speaks to the heart! Madeleine Zayas’s ensemble Grupo Sudamericanto and Special Guests present: Resist, Rejoice and Remember.  Sign up tp volunteer and come for FREE: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/1272933458064/false#/invitation STATEMENT We lean on the power of song to uphold our beliefs, […]