Black in Latin America: Cuba – The Next Revolution in Cuba

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

FREE! Donations of any size welcome! Doors open at 7pm, Screening starts at 7:30pm. As white supremacy is increasingly coming out of the shadows in this country, it is important we confront racism in our native Latin American and Caribbean countries. Black in Latin America is an award-winning documentary series where Harvard scholar Henry Louis […]

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 […]

Black in Latin America: Brazil – A Racial Paradise?

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

Doors open at 7pm, Screening starts at 7:30pm. FREE! Donations of any size welcome! As white supremacy is increasingly coming out of the shadows in this country, it is important we confront racism in our native Latin American and Caribbean countries. Black in Latin America is an award-winning documentary series where Harvard scholar Henry Louis […]

SF Latino Film Festival: Pachamanka – Singing for Freedom (Documentary)

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

Doors open at 6:30pm / Film starts at 7pm $12 Advance / $13 Door  ($12 Seniors and Students at the Door)   SF Latino Film Festival Presents:  Pachamanka - Singing for Freedom Documentary Film Screening Dir. Markus Toth, /  Austria / 2017 / Documentary, Music, Exiles/ 67 mins On the surface, "Pachamanka- Singing for Freedom" profiles a […]

SF Latino Film Festival: Translucid / Translúcido (Drama)

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

Doors open at 5:30pm / Film starts at 6pm $12 Advance / $13 Door  ($12 Seniors and Students at the Door)   SF Latino Film Festival Presents: Translucid / TranslúcidoDir. Leonard Zelig / Ecuador, USA / 2016 / Drama / 86 mins. Rubén has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. He has three months to live […]

Black in Latin America: Mexico & Peru – The Black Grandma in the Closet

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

Doors open at 7pm, Screening starts at 7:30pm. FREE! Donations of any size encouraged to help La Peña put on more events like this! As white supremacy is increasingly coming out of the shadows in this country, it is important we confront racism in our native Latin American and Caribbean countries. Black in Latin America […]