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Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving

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

$10-$25 Sliding Scale La Peña Cultural Center and the Free Land Project present: The 10th Annual Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving A day of art and culture celebrating Indigenous resilience Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving is an annual cultural arts event that brings artists, activists and communities together to explore the complex history of Thanksgiving and to acknowledge […]

Event Series Monthly Salsa Party and Dance Class

Monthly Salsa Party and Dance Class

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

Door cover: $5 (Cash Only.) Attention Aspiring Salsa Dancers (beginners encouraged)! Come brush up on your salsa dancing skills at Orquesta La Peña's Monthly Salsa Party and Dance Class the last Monday of every month! (Beginners Encouraged! All levels welcome!) The evening starts off with a FREE beginners salsa dance class from 8pm-9pm! Followed by […]

Event Series Latin Fiestas & Parrandas!

SABOR Internacional Dance Party with Dj Jose Ruiz!

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

Door cover: $3-$5 (Sliding Scale) Dance Class: 8pm-9pm DJ jose Ruiz: 9pm-12am 100% of the proceeds benefit La Peña's mission of promoting cross-cultural understanding, peace, and social justice through the arts! Get ready to dance to a variety of rhythms from Latin America and around the globe! DJ Jose Ruiz will be throwing down his eclectic international […]

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 […]

Event Series Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop: Classes, and Batey Boricuas!

¡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 […]