Silenced Memories: Lori Berenson Speaking Engagement

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

Sunday, April 10 at 6pm $5 at the door (suggested donation for event costs) Lori Berenson's reflections on political imprisonment and the omitted voices of collective remembrance in post-conflict Peru. Lori Berenson was a political prisoner in Peru for 20 years on charges of collaborating with an insurgent organization, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA). She recently completed […]

Bay Area Skeptics: Accepting the Absurd

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

Bay Area Skeptics Presents:  Accepting the Absurd with  Leonard Tramiel Our current understanding of the universe tells us things that are difficult to accept, some have called them absurd. The vast majority of the universe is so mysterious we call it "dark" and so poorly understood we just call it "matter" or "energy"? These extraordinary […]

Fandango Jarocho: Son Jarocho Jam Session

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

FREE - Donations of any size are welcome and greatly appreciated! Enjoy a lively evening of son jarocho music, dancing, and zapateado– bring your dance shoes and instruments, or just come and enjoy the music and dance! There is no entrance fee, but any monetary donations are accepted in support of programming at La Peña. Son […]

Helm and Mira Betz – Belly Dancing & Live Music

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

8-11 pm, $15 advance, $18 door Join us for an evening of music and dance within and beyond the boundaries of the Middle East. Mira Betz has been performing Traditional and Contemporary forms of Middle Eastern dance for 20 years. Her work has been instrumental in the emergence of a new style known all around […]

Food First: Dismantling Racism in the Food System

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

Join Food First every third Wednesday of each month for their community meeting. This meeting is open to everyone who wants to learn or help with food injustices on a local and global level. This month's topic is Dismantling Racism in the Food System. Food First is a nonprofit organization based in Oakland. Founded in 1975 by Frances […]

Event Series Cuban Rumba Jams & Events

Dos Four and Explosion Rumbera

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

$15 Advance, $20 Door     If you're looking for a new Latin sound that makes you rethink the possibilities of music and still keeps you moving and grooving on the dance floor, Dos Four may be what you've been craving and don't even know it! With his distinct blend of reggaeton, hip hop, salsa, […]