Event Series La Peña Community Chorus

La Peña Community Chorus

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

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 […]

Event Series Español con Arte

Español con Arte

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

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 […]

Event Series Blues Dance with Sundown Blues

Blues Dance with Sundown Blues

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

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, […]

Son Jarocho

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

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 […]

Children’s Bomba y Plena Workshop

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

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 rhythms, and history. For those […]