Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
Join us for this amazing FREE Downtown Berkeley Festival of Opera, Music, Spoken Word and Dance! Six performances in two days, curated by SLAM, La Peña Cultural Center, California Institute for Community, Art & Nature, and California Jazz Conservatory. Among incredible poets, culture bearers, opera singers and jazz musicians, we will be able to enjoy […]
WATCH HERE THE LIVE STREAMING! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm8ovtb-gto *ENGLISH BELOW* Ya está muy cerca el 48avo aniversario del golpe de Estado del 11 de septiembre de 1973 en Chile. Para conmemorarlo, este año realizaremos un Memorial en persona y virtual que honra la conexión que existe entre décadas de resistencia histórica y la lucha actual […]
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!
The online Premiere of this short documentary is coming up on Friday, September 24, 2021 at 7pm PST! Click here to RSVP | Click here to join the EVENT | Watch the TRAILER below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLgcHRV5qsM “Fandango Jarocho in the Pandemic” features the amazing work of the musicians from DíaPaSón, an ensemble that has […]
Join us to discuss the future of La Peña's Archive! RSVP HERE. *ESPAÑOL ABAJO* Come join us to discuss the best way to keep La Peña’s archive safe, intact, and accessible! What is La Peña's Archive? Over the past four decades, La Peña has accumulated an extensive collection of posters, photographs, works of art, and […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbJoYWZN5vs We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming virtual panel "Keeping the Flame Alive: An intergenerational conversation on sustaining activism and creativity under racial capitalism"! Facilitated by the brilliant Sage Crump from the National Performance Network, and featuring artists, activists and cultural strategists from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, this panel focuses […]
