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$5 Kids / $15 Advance / $20 Door Doors open at 2pm / Performances start at 2:45pm BORICUAS EN BERKELEY WILL BE COLLECTING DONATIONS FOR PUERTO RICO! CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST OF SUPPLIES THEY WILL BE COLLECTING! Join the Puerto Rican community at La Peña for a family-friendly Parranda Navideña! Featuring live music and […]
Food First's monthly community meeting is cancelled this month! We will see you again January 17th! 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! ABOUT FOOD FIRST: Food First envisions a world in which all people have access to healthy, ecologically […]
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!
Kids, do you have talent? Come out to our open mic series every 3rd Thursday of the month designed especially for youth under 18! 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. […]
Free/Donations Encouraged! The cajón is a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front or rear faces (generally thin plywood) with the hands and fingers. Cajones are primarily played in Afro-Peruvian music, as well as contemporary styles of flamenco and jazz, among other genres. Gabriela Shiroma, director of De Rompe & Raja Cultural Association, will provide a lecture and demonstration of cajon history and […]
La Peña Cultural Center presents: New Year's Eve Party with Orquesta La Moderna Tradición & DJ José Ruíz Enjoy New Year's Eve with the timeless Afro-Cuban rhythms of Orquesta La Moderna Tradición! Orquesta La Moderna Tradición is rooted in traditional Cuban dance music of the 19th century (danzon), while also performing passionate boleros, surging salsa, […]