Lounge Events

2016 Preliminary Finals  is FREE and open to the public! Celebrate the voices of 21st century America! Youth Speaks hosted the first Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam in 1997, the first poetry slam for teenagers in the country. The annual slam (an Olympic-style poetry competition) features hundreds of young writers, emcees, and performers from throughout […]

WHAT:   A Skeptic's Perspective on Artificial Intelligence The past few decades have shown incredible progress in technology. Advancements in computer speed and storage have enabled impressive advancements like Google Search, voice recognition, facial recognition, and competitive machine players for games like Chess and Go. Today we own electronics that have certain features we appropriately […]

Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 8pm  $12 in advance | $15 at the door  Golden Thread Productions celebrates International Women’s Day On March 12, Golden Thread Productions celebrates pioneering Bay Area women artists who have built community through their art: Taraneh Hemami, Nabila Mango, Betty Shamieh, and Sharlyn Sawyer. Join us in celebrating pioneering Bay […]

Friday, March 18 at 8pm-11pm Enjoy a lively evening of music, dancing, and zapateado-- bring your dance shoes and instruments, or just come and enjoy!!! There is no entrance fee and monetary donations are accepted in support of programming at La Peña. Son jarocho is a lively traditional art form from the southern Mexican state […]

$5 suggested donation Gail Dobson Trio, Gail-vocals and percussion, with Luke Westbrook on guitar, and Masaru Koga-saxes/flutes/percussion, performing the music of Jobim, Wayne Shorter, Sting, Gershwin, Cure, music from their recent EP-“How Fragile We Are”. They will be joined by some of the percussionist from La Péna’s Latin/Jazz Orchestra! Following their set will be a Vocal Showcase-La […]

Join us for a night of exciting story telling by our special guests who  are Returned Peace Corps Volunteers! Have you heard hearsay stories about a Peace Corps Volunteer experience? Want to meet them in person? Enjoy a night of cultural, inspiring and adventurous tales from Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.  Meet us in the lounge area at […]