Event Series Latin Fiestas & Parrandas!

Fiesta Puertorriqueña – Puerto Rican Dance Party & Food Pop-up

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley, CA, United States

$5 Kids / $10 Advance / $15 Door Doors open at 2pm / Performances start at 2:30pm   Join the Puerto Rican community at La Peña for a family-friendly Fiesta Puertorriqueña!   Featuring live music and dance performances by La Mixta Criolla, The Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop ensemble and Quenepas youth enesemble. Plus, […]

Felices Fiestas Patrias Peru!

Entradas: $15 Adelante / $20 Puerta ¡Venga a celebrar el Día de la Independencia Peruano con música y baile afro-peruano! Venga preparado para bailar! Ademas habra deliciosa comida y bebidas Peruanas a la venta: Habrán papas rellenas a la venta por $7. Arroz con pollo por $12, y empanadas a 3 por $10! (Cash only). Disfrute […]

Event Series Monthly Salsa Party and Dance Class

Monthly Salsa Party and Dance Class

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

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 […]

Event Series Cuban Rumba Jams & Events

Cuban Rumba Jam

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

Free/Donations Encouraged  Folkloric Afro-Cuban Rhythm & Dance Every 1st & 3rd Sunday! Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban folkloric drums, dances, and songs of rumba. Rumba is the word used for a group of related, community-oriented, music and dance styles in Cuba. Rumba developed in rural Cuba, with strong influences from African drumming and Spanish poetry and […]

FingerHands Improv Theater at La Peña!

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley, CA, United States

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 […]

Event Series Young People’s Open Mic

Young People’s Open Mic

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley, CA, United States

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!