Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
Doors open at 7:30pm / Performances at 8pm Admission: $15 Advance / $20 at the Door La Peña presents: Big Band Jazz Night! The Morchestra Jazz Ensemble, with special guest, Nicolas Bearde The Morchestra is a Berkeley-based jazz orchestra that plays big band jazz filtered through the mind of arranger and composer Tony Corman, a […]
The Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop at La Peña presents: ¡BATEY BORICUA! Door Cover: $5-$10 Sliding Scale Bomba is a traditional form of Puerto Rican music and dance. The central feature of all bomba dancing is its improvisational character. The dancer calls, with her or his moves, for specific accents and figures, piquetes, that […]
FREE! Donations for La Peña Welcome at the Door! Doors open at 7:30pm / Event starts at 8pm The 15th Annual Berkeley World Music Festival opens Friday, June 1st with a FREE kick-off party at La Peña Cultural Center! Please bring cash for food and drinks! Experience a night in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico at La […]
$20 Advance / $25 Day of Show La Peña Cultural Center is humbled to present Argentine reggae legend Fidel Nadal - directly from Argentina! Plus, opening set by DJ Stepwise, who will be spinning reggae, dancehall & more - flying in from San Diego, CA specially for this show! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_KAuj2lkI0 ABOUT FIDEL NADAL: Nadal was born in Buenos […]
Free/Donations Encouraged June 3rd's jam will be from 3pm-4:30pm! The Sunday Lounge Rumba has been going on at La Peña for the past 12 years and we want to see it continue. We highly encourage attendees to donate online to ensure that we keep this community event alive! Folkloric Afro-Cuban Rhythm & Dance Every 1st […]
$10-$25 Suggested Donation (No one turned away for lack of funds) This is a benefit for community radio in Haiti. Can't make it? Donate atwww.haitiemergencyrelief.org A report back of a recent delegation to Haiti with activists from Haiti Action Committee, Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) Oakland, and Global Women's Strike. Come hear about the […]
