Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
Come shake your groove thing at La Pena. Leave it to Diva is a motown, R&B, funk & rock band. They’ll be joined by Jean Fineberg, an excelllent saxophone player. They’ll play 2 hours of tunes to make you dance. And come back for encores. Like to dance? You won't be able to leave the dance floor. Like to listen? Leave it […]
Join DJ Jose Ruiz in La Peña's Lounge for a night of Salsa, Cumbia, Cha Cha Cha every 1st Friday at 9pm! DJ José Ruíz aka MundoMuzik, is a DJ, radio host, promoter, and collector of world music, vinyl, art and all cultural and music ephemera. Jose’s taste in music is very eclectic, […]
Doors open at 9:00PM / Show starts 10:00PM Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Enjoy this steamy dance party of Afro-Peruvian beats and Zapotec Hip-Hop! Proyecto Lando mixes elements of Afro-Peruvian music with jazz. MC Mare Advertencia Lirika - on tour from Oaxaca, Mexico - brings her unique style of Zapotec Hip […]
$5 Suggested Donation Join Gail Dobson, vocals/percussion, and Luke Westbrook, guitar, plus special guest artists in La Peña's lounge at 4:3opm. At 5: 30pm La Peña's Vocals for Kids will debut the songs they have been practicing. Students of voice and flute, uke, and saxophone! Their debut playing JAZZ! This event will be a great time, with food, laughter, and […]
Perico el Pañero and his brother José el Pañero are often described as being “from another planet” and most definitely “from another time,” but they are actually young singers in their 30s from the Andalusian port city of Algeciras - birthplace of guitarist Paco de Lucia. Their singing and dancing embody a deep ancestral memory […]
$20 Advance, $25 Door Doors at 7:30 p.m., Show at 8:00 p.m. New York Writer/Performer Lousine Shamamian is bringing her explosive one-woman show, Shake The Earth to the San Francisco Bay Area for one performance on Sunday May 8th. It had its world premier at the New York International Fringe Festival in August 2015 […]