Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
Free/Donations Encouraged June 3rd's jam will be from 3pm-4:30pm! 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 […]
$10-$25 Suggested Donation (No one turned away for lack of funds) This is a benefit for community radio in Haiti. Can't make it? Donate atwww.haitiemergencyrelief.org A report back of a recent delegation to Haiti with activists from Haiti Action Committee, Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) Oakland, and Global Women's Strike. Come hear about the […]
Doors open at 4:30pm / Performances start at 5pm $10 Advance / $15 Door / $5 Kids under 12 Join us for a special evening featuring live music and dance performances by the Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop's Youth and Adult ensembles! The showcase will be followed by a community bombazo jam! So bring your […]
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! A second Bay Area show has been added at CounterPulse in San Francisco. - - - Doors open at 7:45pm $15 Advance / $20 Door What feminine part of yourself did you have to destroy in order to survive in this world? At what point does femininity become synonymous with apology? Who hurt the […]
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 […]
This workshop is best suitable for children ages 7-11. It is FREE, but space is limited and you must RSVP through the Eventbrite link to reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/2IKQBLQ Donations of any size are welcome! This workshop is taught by Sergio Bitencourt Ferreira, a capoeirista from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, with 25 years of practice and 15 years […]
