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
$14 Adv/Stu/Sr, $18 Door BOLO Global Groove Eliyahu Sills | Evan Fraser | Surya Prakasha Joining rhythms and instruments from many lands, BOLO’s music spans worlds: entrancing sounds to move your body and uplift the soul. BOLO is the inspired collaboration of three highly acclaimed musicians from musical projects Dirtwire, Eliyahu & The Qadim […]
$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 […]
A monthly Sunday afternoon Mexican music jam in the café lounge. The Tardeadas are informal family-oriented gathering of musicians and Mexican music aficionados. Bring your Tejano/Norteño acordeon, guitar, bass, bajo, or percussion y aquí nos vemos! Free/Donations encouraged
Join us at La Peña Cultural Center for the Reclaimation Exhibition, where time is seen as another border. This show looks at the meaning of ownership and appropriation, as it applys to culture, in a world where the physical landscapeis in constant flux. When an island is destroyed and a river divides a forest, what […]
Donations Encouraged! We would like to invite everyone to our upcoming community Potluck and FREE Salsa Dance Party on Monday, January 25! Potluck starts at 7pm. Salsa Party at 8pm. See you there! Every last Monday of the month, the Josh Jones Orchestra brings the raw power of salsa dura to La Peña’s stage. Every […]
