Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
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: 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 […]
Free Event / Donations Encouraged This critical thinking-focused organization meets Every Second Thursday of the month with a different topic and guest speaker for every conversational meeting. This month's topic: Myths of Mass Extinctions by Dr. Kevin Padian Everyone talks about mass extinctions. But what are they, really? Can anyone even define them? Let’s see. […]
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 […]
Free/Donations Encouraged! You can donate directly to Ernesto's campaign here. Art prints: starting at $20 Original art: starting at $300 Ernesto Olmos, multifaceted sculptor and painter of pre-Columbian Meso-American cultural forms and beloved community member, has lost his home and studio in Sonoma due to the recent fires. With your support Ernesto can continue realizing […]
Advance Ticket $15 This event is: 9pm-1:30am Sigma Pi Alpha Sorority, a Chicana/Latina-based intercollegiate sorority at the University of California, Berkeley, would like to invite you to their fundraiser at La Peña on November 10th. DJ Olea will be taking it back to apple bottom jeans and boots with the fur with amazing 2000s hits that […]
