Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
On Saturday morning, September 12, from 10am-12pm, La Peña will host short presentations and a participatory dialogue: Forty-two years after the coup: Where do we stand? Topics will include the effects of neoliberalism, current governments and militarism. Helene Lorenz Hector Salgado Ellen Moore During the month of September, La Peña remembers the barbarism of the […]
$9 Adv, Stu, Sr / $12 Door Hip Hop documentary about the 1993 Souls of Mischief album "93 Til Infinity". It features a number of different rappers including Del tha Funk y Homosapien, Talib Kweli, Shock G, and E40. We will have the director Shomari Smith on hand. The event will consist of a screening […]
Donations Encouraged! Every last Monday of the month, La Peña Salsa Orchestra brings the raw power of salsa dura to La Peña’s stage. Every last Monday this Fall. Attention Salsa Dancers! La Peña Cultural Center is proud to introduce the only free salsa dance party in the Bay Area! Starting August 31st, Josh Jones and […]
Doors @ 7:00pm Start @ 8:00pm EcoViva's Holiday Party! Grassroots Leadership and Climate Change Resilience Meet up with old friends and make some new ones while enjoying delicious Salvadoran food, music, dancing, and a short program that will highlight EcoViva's partners’ work of building climate resilient communities in Central America. RSVP today http://bit.ly/ecovivaholidayparty2015
$8 Adv/Stu/Sr $10 Door Namorados Da Lua – translated from Portuguese as “Moon Lovers” – is the newest Brazilian band to hit the Bay Area. The band unites Brazilian and North American musicians with a common love of creating positive music with a message. NDL showcases a beautiful blend of diverse styles, incorporation musical influences […]
$5 kids $6 adults Nickelodeon's Parents' Picks #1 Party Entertainer in Washington, DC, The Singing Lizard (aka ) is moving kids to the beat of an entirely new genre: Electro-Kindie is music the whole family can enjoy! One of the first artists to combine original and traditional children's music with electronic, pop, and dance genres, […]