Black in Latin America: Cuba – The Next Revolution in Cuba

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

FREE! Donations of any size welcome! Doors open at 7pm, Screening starts at 7:30pm. As white supremacy is increasingly coming out of the shadows in this country, it is important we confront racism in our native Latin American and Caribbean countries. Black in Latin America is an award-winning documentary series where Harvard scholar Henry Louis […]

Paint and Struggle: Mural Arts in Post-dictatorial Chile

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

This event is FREE with donations of any size welcome!  Doors open at 7pm, Event starts at 7:30pm.  Join activist/muralist Camilo Diaz, representing UMLEM, and Documentary filmmaker Kelly Bauer at La Peña for a speaking tour about their experiences in actvism and art in post-dictatorship Chile. The goal of this tour is to share experiences […]

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 FingerHands Improv Theater at La Peña!

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 […]

Black in Latin America: Brazil – A Racial Paradise?

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

Doors open at 7pm, Screening starts at 7:30pm. FREE! Donations of any size welcome! As white supremacy is increasingly coming out of the shadows in this country, it is important we confront racism in our native Latin American and Caribbean countries. Black in Latin America is an award-winning documentary series where Harvard scholar Henry Louis […]

SF Latino Film Festival: Pachamanka – Singing for Freedom (Documentary)

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

Doors open at 6:30pm / Film starts at 7pm $12 Advance / $13 Door  ($12 Seniors and Students at the Door)   SF Latino Film Festival Presents:  Pachamanka - Singing for Freedom Documentary Film Screening Dir. Markus Toth, /  Austria / 2017 / Documentary, Music, Exiles/ 67 mins On the surface, "Pachamanka- Singing for Freedom" profiles a […]