Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
Attention Salsa Dancers (beginners encouraged)! Every last Monday of the month, the Josh Jones Orchestra brings the raw power of salsa dura to La Peña’s stage. Every last Monday in 2016! The band will perform songs from your favorite salsa artists including Eddie Palmieri, Beny Moré, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, El Canario, Celia Cruz and […]
Join Gail Dobson, vocals/percussion, and Luke Westbrook, guitar, plus special guest artists in La Peña’s lounge at 4:30pm. At 5: 30pm La Peña’s Vocals for Kids will debut the songs they have been practicing. This event will be a great time, with food, laughter, and music! Bring the Kids!
Join DJ Jose Ruiz in La Peña's Lounge for a night of Salsa, Cumbia, Cha Cha Cha every 1st Friday at 9pm! DJ José Ruíz aka MundoMuzik, is a DJ, radio host, promoter, and collector of world music, vinyl, art and all cultural and music ephemera. Jose’s taste in music is very eclectic, […]
Laura, a Mindful Facilitation intern with Stirfry Seminars and Consulting, WTC alum and faculty member, will use mindful facilitation for attendees to talk before and after viewing Diversity Trainer and Filmmaker Lee Mun Wah's film "If These Halls Could Talk" - an incredible film that showcases, through the dynamic conversations of real college students, how racism and oppression are still very present […]
Welcome! To the world of Latin American music and culture. Our 10-week long course in variations of Latin vocal and instrumental styles finalizes with a lush and exuberant FREE recital of Latin American Classics, starring the Orquestra la Moderna Tradicion. This ongoing tradition at La Peña Cultural Center is historically rich and one of our […]
$15 Advance, $18 Door, All Ages! PRE-CONCERT DISCUSSION: Quetzal Flores, guitarist of Quetzal, and Paul S. Flores, co-founder of Youth Speaks, will be participating in an intimate conversation about immigration, arts and social justice prior to the concert! The discussion will be from 7pm-8pm then break for 30 min. The concert begins at 8:30pm in the […]
