The Origins of Cumbia Workshop!

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

FREE / DONATIONS ENCOURAGED La Peña Presents: The Origins of Cumbia Workshop! Thursday, April 6 at 7pm. (Doors open at 6:4pm.) Learn about the history of cumbia, how to play cumbia rhythms and how traditional instruments are made! The workshop is family-friendly and ANY size donation is encouraged to support the instructors' travel expenses. This […]

2nd Annual Run 4 Salmon Panel & Benefit Show

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

Early Bird Ticket: $10 before March 31  /$15 after March 31 Door: $20 at the Door ($15 Seniors & Students with ID) 8pm-12am / Doors open at 7:30pm   Support Indigenous Water Protectors! This is a panel &  benefit concert to restore our salmon runs, protect our waters, and our indigenous lifeways Esteemed Panelists include (8pm-9pm): Caleen Sisk […]

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 […]

Diaspora Arts Connection Presents: Afghan-Indian Duo Qais Essar and Neelamjit Dhillon

Tickets: $25 advance, $30 door Friday, April 28, 2017 at 8pm (Doors open at 7:30pm)   Diaspora Arts Connection proudly presents extraordinary musicians Qais Essar on Rabab and Neelamjit Dhillon on Tabla, performing live in Berkeley. We are very excited to once again present Qais Essar to his fans in the San Francisco Bay Area. […]

Oakland is Hip Hop – Bodywerk Dance Showcase – SOLD OUT

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

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!     Bodywerk Dance presents: Oakland is Hip Hop Dance Showcase Youth show at 7pm sharp and adult show at 8pm sharp. PERFORMERS complete chaos heat dance line funk rock bodywerk dance BW perfromance workshop culture shock oakland mighty shock oakland ariel litzsey project AND MORE!!!!!! Questions? Email: bodywerkdancecrew@gmail.com

On Their Shoulders We Stand: An Homage to Our Literary Ancestors

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

$10 Advance / $15 Door   Proceeds benefit QUENEPAS - Youth Bomba Group 7pm-9pm (Doors Open at 6:30pm) La Peña Cultural Center presents: Bay Area artists pay homage to the literary and creative brilliance of our ancestors, including: James Baldwin, Yuri Kochiyama, Sandra Cisneros, Nina Simone, Pat Parker, Jose Montoya, King Curtis, Flaco Jimenez, Carol Lee Sanchez, Augusta Lee collings, Wanda Coleman, Barbara […]