CANCELLED DUE TO POWER OUTAGE – Beat the Blues Dance with Sundown Blues

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

THIS CLASS WILL NOT BE HELD ON JULY 10, 2019 DUE TO A SCHEDULED POWER OUTAGE. 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 […]

Children’s Bomba y Plena Workshop

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

Series: Thursdays, January 17th-July 25th Children’s Bomba y Plena Workshop: Dance, Percussion and Song Thursdays at 4pm $15 Drop-in class  / $12 per class for trimester (13-15 classes) / Sibling discount available! Instructors: Shefali Shah & Hector Lugo | Location: Theater Space For more information email: bombaaguacero@gmail.com  or visit www.bomba-aguacero.org Students will learn dance, songs, drum […]

SUMMER HIATUS – Bay Area Skeptics Talk

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA

This event will not take place during the summer.  The next Skeptics Talk will be in September.

Event Series Rockin’ Kids Sing Along

Rockin’ Kids Sing Along

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

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 […]

Capoeira Angola

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

Tuesdays at 7pm - 9pm Saturdays at 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, […]

Paseo, Piquete y Floreo en el Baile de Bomba (3 Part Series)

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

Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop Presents: PASEO, PIQUETE Y FLOREO EN EL BAILE DE BOMBA A Three workshop series focusing on Puerto Rican Bomba dancing. Each workshop will build from the previous workshop as a progression that includes dancing the basic step or "paseo," learning movement vocabulary and phrasing, and speaking the Bomba dance language […]