Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
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!
FREE ENTRY! $5 Dollar Suggested Donation to support La Peña's community programming! NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS! JUNE 21: RITMOS NEGROS DEL PERU (Peru) Directed by: Sonia Barousse, Hugo Massa & Florent Wattelier Run time: 60 min. Followed by Q&A! An in-depth look at Afro-Peruvian music through the lens of its percussion […]
Doors open at 7pm $15 Advance / $20 Door Join us for a night of poetry and music benefiting the Puerto Rican artist community in San Juan! The #PoetsforPuertoRico movement is gaining national traction. Thus far, events have been launched in NYC, Philadelphia, and now the Bay Area! A movement of stateside Puerto […]
Doors open at 8:30pm / Concert starts at 9pm $15 Advance / $20 Door For 43 years La Peña Cultural Center has supported artists and genres before they gained wide popularity. Following this tradition, we are celebrating La Peña's 43rd birthday party with a concert by La Chamba, a Los Angeles-based group that is blowing […]
Fanny Ara Flamenco Dance School will be presenting their 12th full-length student show. Acclaimed Flamenco dancer and teacher Fanny Ara will showcase new and fun choreographies based on traditional flamenco, which will be interpreted by her cast of students. Also featured will be solo dance pieces by Sara Toccagino, Masako Numasaki Paloma Shutes and Damien […]
$10 Advance / $15 Door All Ages! Berkeley rapper LOE Gino's first visual and single "Good Enough" off of his soon to be released mixtape "Birkenstocks With The Socks" is already raising eyebrows. The Berkeley artist's substantial lyrics and powerful video depicting the struggles of young black men & women in this country, has […]
