Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
This event is FREE ADMISSION. Donations to La Peña are welcome and greatly appreciated! La Peña Cultural Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating inter-cultural understanding and social justice through the arts. It was founded in response to the 1973 military coup in Chile, which ousted the democratically elected president Salvador Allende, and lead […]
THIS CLASS WILL NOT BE HELD ON 9/11/19. Beat the Blues Dance with Sundance Blues Sliding scale $6-$16 for practice, drop-in, and social dance Instructors: Rotating Instructors | Location: Theater Space 8 – 9 - Drop in beginner class 9 – 11 - Social dance to blues music Director: Victor Lane For more information: http://www.sundownblues.com/contact.html Blues dancing […]
Trimester: Thursdays, September 12-December 12 (13 sessions) Children’s Bomba y Plena Workshop: Dance, Percussion and Song Thursdays at 4pm $15 Drop-in class / $156 for entire trimester ($12 per class, due in full on September 12) / Sibling discount available! Instructors: Shefali Shah & Hector Lugo | Location: Theater Space For more information email: bombaaguacero@gmail.com or […]
Free Event / Donations Encouraged This critical thinking-focused organization meets Every Second Thursday of the month with a different topic and guest speaker for every conversational meeting. THIS MONTH'S TOPIC: "Successful Skepticism: Creating Lasting Community" by Tucker Phelps We often look at youth as a source of hope for the future: we want them to […]
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 […]
Door Cover: $4.44 in advance online / $8 at the door ($9 with credit card) DJ José Ruíz is back at La Peña! Get ready to dance to a variety of rhythms from Latin America and around the globe! Thanks to the generosity of DJ José Ruíz, proceeds from this event will go towards getting […]
