Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
La Peña Community Chorus Founded in 1978 by Chilean refugees and community supporters, La Peña Community Chorus has been performing Latin American New Song—Nueva Canción—for over 35 years. Accompanying themselves on guitars, flutes, drums, and a large assortment of Latin American instruments, the Chorus has sung for schools, churches, homeless shelters, retirement homes, drug rehab […]
Wednesdays: 2:30pm – 4:30pm | $13 per hour or $25 for 2 hours, it includes all arts and crafts material. Ages: 6 and up Instructor: Juliana Romano | Location: Back Classroom For more information & enrollment: jromano131@gmail.com This class is a fun space where we learn and practice Spanish through arts, crafts, song and movement and […]
Kids, do you have talent? Come out to our open mic series every 3rd Thursday of the month designed especially for youth under 18! Youth ages 17 and younger can present their music, poetry, dance, theater, comedy, special talent in a safe and fun environment. Each night will feature a different Bay Area kid performer. […]
Blues Dance with Sundance Blues Sliding scale $6-$16 for practice, drop-in, and social dance Instructors: Rotating Instructors | Location: Theater Space 7 – 8 - Intermediate class 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 is all about connection, […]
Everyone is welcome to attend Food First's monthly community meeting the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm in La Peña's lounge! This month's meeting topic: From Standing Rock to the Bay Area: Next Steps for Sovereignty ABOUT FOOD FIRST: Food First envisions a world in which all people have access to healthy, ecologically produced, and […]
Son Jarocho classes are limited this summer. We will have 3 classes: June 20 July 11 July 25 For more information, email the instructor at mariadlr4@gmail.com. Instructor: María de la Rosa with occasional invited guest master artists. $25 drop in or $200 for 10-week full session Full session price includes pricing for visiting master artist workshop […]
