Bay Area Skeptics: Honey Bee Health: Myths, Mites and ZomBees

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA

Who: Dr. John Hafernik What: Honey Bee Health: Myths, Mites and ZomBees When: 7:30pm, Thursday, January 14, 2015 – (Every second Thursday of the month) Where: La Peña lounge Why: Because we are curious creatures Honey Bee Health: Myths, Mites and ZomBees Concern about threats to honey bees is mounting. In the U.S., hive failure rates have […]

Event Series Latin Fiestas & Parrandas!

La Mandanga

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

$12 Adv/Stu/Sr, $15 Door La Mandanga is a six piece flamenco/rumba music band from the the Bay Area. Our sound can be described as Flamenco fusion, where we combine upbeat rhythms, the passion of the gypsy with Javier Jimenez on the guitar and catchy melodies and haunting lyrics dramatically written by Alberto Guiterrez founder of […]

Gail Dobson Vocals Luke Westbrook Guitar

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, US

Gail Dobson Duo, Gail-vocals and percussion, with Luke Westbrook on guitar, performing the music of Jobim, Wayne Shorter, Sting, Gershwin, Cure, music from their recent EP-“How Fragile We Are”. 4.30pm 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 Pena’s -Vocals for […]

Event Series Cuban Rumba Jams & Events

Lounge Rumba (Every 1st and 3rd Sunday)

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA

Free/Donations Encouraged The Sunday Lounge Rumba has been going on at La Peña for the past 12 years and we want to see it continue. We highly encourage participants to donate to ensure that we keep this community participatory event alive! Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban folkloric drums, dances, and songs of rumba. Rumba is the […]

BOLO

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

$14 Adv/Stu/Sr, $18 Door   BOLO Global Groove Eliyahu Sills | Evan Fraser | Surya Prakasha Joining rhythms and instruments from many lands, BOLO’s music spans worlds: entrancing sounds to move your body and uplift the soul. BOLO is the inspired collaboration of three highly acclaimed musicians from musical projects Dirtwire, Eliyahu & The Qadim […]

Mexican Tardeada

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, US

A monthly Sunday afternoon Mexican music jam in the café lounge. The Tardeadas are informal family-oriented gathering of musicians and Mexican music aficionados. Bring your Tejano/Norteño acordeon, guitar, bass, bajo, or percussion y aquí nos vemos! Free/Donations encouraged