Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
CAJON for Adults: 11am-12pm $10 ea with bundle of 5 / or $15 drop-in Instructor: Peta Robles, master percussionist All levels are welcome. Students must bring a cajon to class. If you need to purchase one or rent one for a day, contact one of the instructors: Gabriela.Shiroma@edd.ca.gov
$8 Adv/Stu/Sr $10 Door Namorados Da Lua with special guests: Maracatu Pacifico and Mangue Express There will be a #BlackLivesMatter panel at 7pm before the show. Namorados Da Lua unites Brazilian and North American musicians with a common love of creating positive music with a message. NDL showcases a beautiful blend of diverse styles, incorporation musical influences from […]
$15 per family This educational event for children and their families is based on folk songs, tales and popular games based on cultural traditions from various regions in South and Central America. "Mariela’s Music Time is an educational, energetic and interactive bilingual performance for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers and their families. It’s filled with rhythms […]
$15 - $35 sliding scale adv $20 - 35 At the Door Terry Baum of Lilith Theater fame presents a concert reading of HICK: A LOVE STORY: The Romance of Lorena Hickok and Eleanor Roosevelt. This is a benefit performance for the Bay Area Lesbian History Archive Project.
Puerto Rican Rhythms and Songs Mondays 7-8:30pm | $15 Instructor: Hector Lugo | Location: Lounge This ensemble workshop focuses on popular rhythms and song forms from Puerto Rico such as Plena, Bomba, Seis, Aguinaldo, and Guaracha Jíbara. The first half of the workshop is instructional. Participants learn to play panderos de plena (frame drums), barriles […]
Preschool Creative Dance Tuesdays 9:30am-10:15am | $10 per class (one child), $15 per family (multiple children), OR $35 for whole month package Instructor: Miss Marigold Pre-register by e-mailing: marigoldbirch@gmail.com | Location: Community Room Join Miss Marigold every Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. for Preschool Creative Dance! Expression, movement, beginner’s Spanish vocabulary, and cognitive development will all come together […]
