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IMPORTANT MESSAGE: The Rumba Jam scheduled for December 15 has been POSTPONED to December 22, 3-6pm, at Radio Habana Social Club: 1109 Valencia St, SAN FRANCISCO. Everyone is welcome. See you all there! More about the Afro-Cuban Rumba Community in the Bay Area: Since the early 1980s, the Afro-Cuban rumba community has gathered in […]
Join KPFA for a live event with Bill Ayers for a talk about his latest book, When Freedom Is the Question, Abolition Is the Answer: Reflections on Collective Liberation, hosted by Cat Brooks of Law & Disorder. Sunday, December 15th at 6:30 pm at La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley (Doors open at 6:00 pm) […]
Mondays, 4:00pm - 5:00pm $25 per class Drop-ins welcome Contact: Héctor Lugo 510-927-7984 hectorlugo65@yahoo.com This weekly workshop offers a fun, safe, creative and dynamic environment for children and youth to learn centuries-old music and dance traditions from Puerto Rico. Through drumming, singing, dancing, and storytelling students learn about Bomba, and Plena, and explore their connections […]
Interested in RUMBA and the Afro-Cuban Tradition? We have these 2 music classes back-to-back at La Peña that explore the musicality of Cuban Rumba and more! Note: classes are taught in spanish, but english speakers are welcome to join if you're comfortable with limited translation. CLASE 1: Lunes, 7:00pm – 8:15pm @La Peña LA RUMBA ME […]
Join this fun class with instructor Momo Lebeau!! About Bodywerk Dance Classes: Bodywerk Dance offers a variety of different classes, all taught by award winning instructor, Momo LeBeau. We feature a fusion of Hip Hop, Afrobeats, Dancehall, jazz and many other dance styles. Bodywerk is a dynamic hip hop dance jam, good for all levels, […]
Come join The La Peña Old Guard* “Third Wednesday” Gatherings: each time a different discussion topic! The topic for December 18th is: Defend our Immigrant Community: Building Strategies to Fight Back. This event is open to all. Please spread the word! If you're planning on coming, RSVP to oldguard@lapena.org *What is La Peña OLD Guard? We are […]
