Bomba Percussion & Dance Youth Workshop

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

Bomba Percussion & Dance Youth Workshop Thursdays 4-6pm | $12/class, discount if trimester paid in full Instructors: Shefali Shah & Hector Lugo | Location: Theater Space Under 7 group (starts at age 4): 4-4:50pm Over 7 group: 5-6pm Students will learn Bomba songs, dances, rhythms, and beats along with Bomba history and its significance and place in Puerto Rican […]

Soul Speaks Open Mic: PARACOSMOS

La Pena Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, US

$5 Adv, Stu, Sr / $7 Door 7:30pm - 8:00 - Open Mic Sign-ups 8:00 - 8:30 - Open Mic Jam Session, Poetry, and much more! Guest appearance by political artist Richard Ochs! 8:30 - 10:30 - Showtime for the bands Come join us in the warm and vibrant lounge of La Peña Cultural Center for an […]

Event Series Rockin’ Kids Sing Along

Rockin’ Kids Sing Along

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley

Rockin’ Kids Sing Along Fridays 10:30-11:30am | Sliding scale $10-20 per family/class Instructors: Stephanie Pepitone | Location: Theater Space 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 hour’s worth of singing, […]

CANCELLED: “Fiesta de cuerpo” DANCE CLASS with Natalie Aceves

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

Fiesta de cuerpo Fridays 6-7:30pm | $50 for a bundle of 5 classes or $12 drop in Instructor: Natalie Aceves | Location: Lounge An energetic fusion of vernacular modern, urban/street, jazz, Latin and African rhythms; embodying a fiery yet earthy movement vocabulary, celebrating a paralleling intercultural spirit of the Bay Area and Natalie’s dance background of […]

Event Series Blues Dance with Sundance Blues

Blues Dance with Sundance Blues

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

Blues Dance with Sundance Blues Wednesdays 7pm | Sliding scale $6-$16 for practice, drop-in, and social dance Instructors: Rotating Instructors | Location: Theater Space Contact: http://www.sundownblues.com/contact.html 7 – 8pm: Practice (included in admission) or series lesson (separate admission) 8 – 9pm: Beginner-friendly drop-in lesson (included in admission) 9 – 10pm: Social Dance Blues dancing is all about connection, musicality, […]

Event Series Argentine Tango Class

Argentine Tango Class

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

            Argentine Tango w/ Gigi & Warren Jensen Thursday nights (ongoing) Class & practica: 8:00 - 9:30 pm $12 drop in | $40 class card for four classes by cash, check, or credit card via the Tango Store Agentine tango is a social couple's dance whose reputation for romance and drama can make […]