Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
March 3, 2017 @ 7pm / Film starts at 7:30pm Q&A with Director Teresa Camou Guerrero after the film! $8 Advance / $10 Door Students, Seniors and teachers: $8 online or at the door! Join director Teresa Camou for a special screening of her critically acclaimed documentary film about Sunú (corn) in Mexico at La […]
$5-$10 Suggested Donation (Donate in advance or donate at the door.) Celebrate Womxn of Color Talent! The 32nd Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference will be hosting a special 'Open Mic Night and Artist Showcase' which features and provides space for performances celebrating the voices of womxn of color. All proceeds will be donated to […]
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 […]
FREE / Donations Accepted Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern returns to La Peña for an informal discussion concerning his just-completed trip to Israel and Palestine, the situation in Syria and other current foreign policy issues. Ray served as a CIA analyst from 1963 to 1990--from the administration of John F. Kennedy to that of George H. […]
Doors at 7:30pm, Show starts at 8pm $15 in advance, $20 at the door New York based singer Taina Asili and Bay area bomba ensemble Aguacero come together for a powerful night at La Peña Cultural Arts Center! Taína Asili is a New York based Puerto Rican singer and activist carrying on the tradition […]
Kids, do you have talent? Come out to our open mic series every 3rd Thursday of the month designed especially for youth under 18! Youth ages 17 and younger can present their music, poetry, dance, theater, comedy, special talent in a safe and fun environment. Each night will feature a different Bay Area kid performer. […]
