Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
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 […]
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 […]
*Limited seating available.* Doors open at 2pm / Performances start at 2:45pm $5 Kids / $15 Advance / $20 Door (there is a $2 Credit Card fee at the door per ticket) Join the Puerto Rican community at La Peña for a family-friendly Parranda Navideña! Featuring live music and dance performances by La Mixta Criolla, […]
Cost per workshop: $5 Advance / Or $10 Day of workshop Precio por cada taller: $5 Entrada Adelante / O $10 el Día del taller (Traduccion al español más abajo) You're invited to a one-of-a-kind 1hr workshop to experience the debut of Yoga Para La Gente! This class is taught in both English & Spanish […]
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. ABOUT BAY AREA SKEPTICS Bay Area Skeptics was founded in June 1982 as the first “local interest group” inspired by the Center for Scientific Investigation of Claims of […]
Doors Open 7:30pm / Event begins 8pm $16 Advance / $20 Door ($22 if paying with credit card) In her sixth annual showcase, Flamenco artist Melissa Cruz presents her dancers performing new repertory and solo pieces, exploring the concept of “pellizco” in the art of flamenco. If pellizco can be described as a chosen gesture or personal expression, it is […]
