Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
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! Big Hunger: Book Event and Discussion with Author Andy Fisher The 2016 election reminded us of the depth of economic insecurity across America, and of the political implications that […]
Free Admission! No Coal in Oakland invites you to join us for a special screening of the new documentary "From the Ashes." "From the Ashes" captures Americans in communities across the country as they wrestle with the legacy of the coal industry, and what its future should be under the Trump Administration. In stories spanning […]
Advance Tickets: $15 + plus ticketing fee / At the Door: $20 **Please note: This event is 21+** La Peña turns 42 in June! We will be celebrating all month long with a variety of programming representing the many communities that make La Peña the East Bay’s beacon of intersectional Latinx culture and beyond. Save […]
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 […]
*This workshop will be in Spanish primarily, with an interpreter to English. Scroll down for English Translation. TÍTULO DE TALLER: Concepción y Metodología de la educación popular: Alternativa emergente en el proceso educativo en Cuba. OBJECTIVO: Interactuar en un ejercicio práctico sobre diseños creativos para el trabajo grupal. FACILITADORA: Myrna Dickson, co-founder and coordinator of the […]
NOTE: This event will be in Spanish primarily, with an English language interpreter. Please scroll down for English translation. Puertas abren a las 7pm / Presentación empieza a las 7:30pm $10 Adelantado / $15 Puerta (Estudiantes y mayores de edad $10 en la puerta). Iconos e Imágenes AfroCubanos: Presentación Interactiva y Exhibición de Arte Directamente […]
