Fandango Jarocho: Son Jarocho Jam Session

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

FREE - Donations of any size are welcome and greatly appreciated! Enjoy a lively evening of son jarocho music, dancing, and zapateado– bring your dance shoes and instruments, or just come and enjoy the music and dance! There is no entrance fee, but any monetary donations are accepted in support of programming at La Peña. Son […]

Axé Odara Festival: Music, Dance & Food of the African Diaspora

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

9pm-1am $20 Advance/$25 Door  (Please note: there is a $2 credit card fee at the door per ticket) La Peña Cultural Center is proud to present Axé Odara Festival alongside international guest artist and curator, Tulani Masai, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Axé Odara Festival brings together the ancestral power of African roots and the […]

The 9th Annual Fist Up Film Festival Presents: Ser Grande (Documentary, Puerto Rico) with Director Q&A

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

Doors open at 8pm / Film starts at 8:30pm $5-$20 Sliding Scale No one turned away for lack of funds!  (Please note, there is a $2 credit card fee at the door) Fist Up Film Festival and La Peña Cultural Center proudly present: "Ser Grande" - a new documentary film from San Juan, Puerto Rico, as part of the 9th […]

La Peña’s 6th Annual Holiday Tianguis

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

FREE ADMISSION! Bring cash for food, art & craft vendors! Come find the perfect handcrafted gifts for your loved ones this holiday season at La Peña's 6th Annual Holiday Tianguis! Over 30 local vendors will be selling beautiful handcrafted goods, as well as unique imports from Mexico and beyond! There will also be LIVE musical […]

Puerto Rico: Building a Social and Solidarity Economy

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

Doors open 6pm / Event begins 6:30pm By invitation of Vamos Puerto Rico! Eric Leenson traveled to the island November 7 – 13th this year. While there he visited a number of community-based organizations including Boricuá Agroecologico, start up cooperatives and mutual aid centers as well as Nuestra Escuela. Additionally he  met with several mayors and […]

Latin Contact Dance Workshop and Jam – A New Improvisational Dance

Doors open at 7:30pm / Class begins 8pm $20 Advance / $25 Door Latin Contact Dance Workshop & Jam 1 hour class and 1 hour jam Latin Contact Dance is a NEW form of dance that combines the traditional steps and notions of partner dance found in Latin dance forms with the fundamentals concepts of Contact Improvisation. It uses […]