LGBT Sanctuary Project (OLAS) Fundraiser

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

$23 Advance Ticket NOTE**  ONLINE TICKET SALES END AT 5 AM ON THE DAY OF SHOW, HOWEVER TICKETS CAN STILL BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR. Join us for the annual fundraiser of the LGBT Sanctuary Project  (OLAS)!  Music, door prize, silent auction, drinks and light snacks provided.  For more information about our program, visit: www.olas-sanctuary.org […]

5th Annual Holiday Tianguis & Anti-Mall Craft Fair

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

Avoid the mall and support your community this holiday season! Come find the perfect handcrafted gifts for sale by local vendors as well as unique imports from Mexico and beyond! Come hungry to enjoy yummy food from local vendors while you shop! A tianguis is an open-air market or bazaar that is traditionally held on […]

¡Batey Boricua! – Puerto Rican Bomba Community Jam

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

$5-$10 Sliding Scale Photograph by Marina Romani Bring barriles, faldas, maracas as we sing and dance to heal during this heavy time not only for Puerto Rico and other islands in the Caribbean, but also Mexico and other countries heavily impacted by climate shifts. This is a family friendly event and food will be available […]

Event Series Bay Area Skeptics Talk

Bay Area Skeptics Talk

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

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 […]

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 […]

El Cuadro Flamenco – Melissa Cruz Flamenco 5th Annual Showcase

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

$15 Advance/ $20 Door Doors open at 7:30pm / Show starts at 8pm La Peña Cultural Center presents: In her fifth annual showcase, Flamenco artist Melissa Cruz presents her dancers performing new repertory and solo pieces in a setting for a fiesta, where the dancers and musicians - collectively referred to in Flamenco as “el cuadro”- converse to create […]