Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
Doors open at 7pm / Film starts at 7:30pm $8 Advance / $12 Door In honor of Women's History Month, La Peña Cultural Center presents: Las Sufragistas (The Sufraggists) - Followed by a Q&A with the film's director Ana Cruz! The film is in Spanish with English subtitles. The Q&A will likely be in both […]
Doors open at 6pm / Performance starts at 6:30pm $35 General Seating / $50 Premium Seating The Flamenco Society of San Jose & La Peña Cultural Center present: Two Parts of Me, a night of Flamenco featuring the legendary guitarist Antonio Rey & singer and dancer Mara Rey, with special guests Bianca Rodriguez & Marlon Aldana! ABOUT […]
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 attendees to donate online to ensure that we keep this community event alive! Folkloric Afro-Cuban Rhythm & Dance Every 1st & 3rd Sunday! Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban folkloric […]
Doors open at 7:30pm / Performance starts at 8pm $16 Advance / $20 Door (Please note: there is a $2 credit card fee at the door per ticket) Liliana Herrera is best known as the front-woman of the Bay Area based cumbia-dub band Candelaria. In Golondrina, she fuses soulful boleros, rancheras, cumbias, blues and more, honoring California’s rich […]
DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM / PERFORMANCES AT 7PM Donation based entry: $5-10 Sliding Scale Suggested Donation. No one turned away for lack of funds! All proceeds will go towards covering the costs of hosting this series. La Peña Cultural Center and UC Berkeley Womxn of Color Initiative present: THE EMPOWERING WOMXN OF COLOR OPEN MIC SPRING […]
Free Event / Donations Encouraged This critical thinking-focused organization meets Every Second Thursday of the month with a different topic and guest speaker for every conversational meeting. THIS MONTH'S TOPIC: Australia's Psychic Detectives and Psychic "Predictions" by Richard Saunders Just how many crimes have so-called Psychic Detectives solved in Australia? How do their claims stack up […]
