Salsa, Bachata & Merengue Dance Classes (6 Week Series)

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

$80 for 6 Weeks / Drop-in for $20 (Cash or Check Only) September 10 - October 22 This is a 6-week series designed for beginner-intermediate students to learn and enjoy three popular Latin dance styles: Salsa, Bachata and Merengue! Explore the possibilities of your body and how to communicate with others through dance, rhythm and […]

Event Series Private: Therapeutic Yoga & Fitness

Therapeutic Yoga at La Peña

Sliding Scale Donation: $5-$20 Series: Tuesday, September 4rd - December 18th All proceeds benefit La Peña Cultural Center's mission of promoting social justice through the arts! Join us in a friendly and supportive yoga class that encourages self-discovery, mind-body awareness, and community building.   Taught by a certified yoga therapist, the class is designed to […]

Event Series Kizomba Dance Class

Kizomba Dance Class

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

$15 p/ class, or $10 with student ID or teacher ID Drop-ins welcome!  Tuesdays at 7pm Join instructors Christopher and David Epperson for a beginners-intermediate Kizomba class! Kizomba is both a music genre and a partnered dance originating in Angola. Kizomba has also been described as the “African Tango.” The dance is known to be slow […]

Event Series Capoeira Angola: Classes and Workshops

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 […]

45 Years Later: September 11, 1973 Remembrance Day

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

Join the Chilean Exile Community and friends in commemorating the 45th anniversary of the 1973 Chilean coup d'etat, which ousted the democratically elected government of President Salvador Allende and lead to the disappearance and murders of thousands of Chileans. This event includes an outdoor candlelight vigil and installation, songs of resistance by: -Members of the La […]