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 […]

Salsa Party with Orquestra La Peña – directed by Josh Jones!

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

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 […]

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 […]

Salsa Party with Orquestra La Peña – directed by Josh Jones!

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

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 […]

Bay Area Skeptics: Myths of Astronomy

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

This critical thinking-focused organization meets Every Second Thursday of the month with a different topic and guest speaker for every conversational meeting. This month, Dr. Thomas Targett, Associate Professor of Astronomy & Physics, Sonoma State University. Much of what we think we know about space comes from film and television. However, Hollywood’s job is more often […]

Mini Gamelan Summit – Music & Dance from Bali

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

Tickets: $15 Advance / $20 Door 8pm-10 pm (Doors open at 7:30pm)   Come enjoy the rich culture, music and dance from the island-nation of Bali. Gamelan Sekar Jaya will showcase 3 of its ensembles. Tuned to a four-tone scale in slendro tuning, GSJ’s Gamelan Angklung ensemble presents a cheerful, open, and rhythmically intricate musical […]