Children’s Bomba y Plena Workshop

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

Children’s Bomba y Plena Workshop: Dance, Percussion and Song Thursdays at 4pm $15 Drop-in class  / $12 per class for trimester (13-15 classes) / Sibling discount available! Instructors: Shefali Shah & Hector Lugo | Location: Theater Space For more information email: bombaaguacero@gmail.com  or visit www.bomba-aguacero.org Students will learn dance, songs, drum rhythms, and history. For those […]

Event Series Young People’s Open Mic

Young People’s Open Mic

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

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. Anyone can sign up for an open mic spot before and after the main performer. We hope to see you and bring your friends!

Event Series Rockin’ Kids Sing Along

Rockin’ Kids Sing Along

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

Rockin’ Kids Sing Along Fridays 10:30-11:30am | Sliding scale $10-20 per family/class Instructors: Stephanie Pepitone | Location: Theater Space For more information: stephaniepepitone@gmail.com Class meets year round. A musical play group for kids of all ages. Hosted by Stephanie Pepitone, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and former punk rock singer/guitarist. Stephanie plays acoustic guitar and leads families in about an […]

Fandango Jarocho & School Supply Drive

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

Enjoy a lively evening of 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. Plus, we will be collecting school supplies for the children of farmworkers through […]

Capoeira Angola

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

Tuesdays 7pm-9pm & Saturdays 2pm-4pm Instructor: Sergio Bitencourt For more information: sergiobitencourt81@gmail.com Capoeira Angola, a martial art and ritual combat dance, is one of the major expressions of an African, specifically Kongo-Angolan, continuum in Brazil. It is believed that its origins may go as far back as the 16th century, when Africans from western Central […]

Event Series Afro Peruvian Dance & Cajón

Cajón is King: Afro-Peruvian Film and Performance

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

$12 Advance / $15 Door Doors open at 7:45pm / Film & Live Performance at 8pm   Join film director Eve A. Ma, for a special film screening of her recently completed award-winning documentary film Masters of Rhythm. Shot in Peru, the film focuses on Afro-Peruvian music, dance and culture and especially on the cajón, a percussion instrument developed by […]