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 […]

Fandango Jarocho: Son Jarocho Jam Session

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

FREE - Donations of any size are welcome and greatly appreciated! Enjoy a lively evening of son jarocho music, dancing, and zapateado– bring your dance shoes and instruments, or just come and enjoy the music and dance! There is no entrance fee, but any monetary donations are accepted in support of programming at La Peña. Son […]

Thangs Taken for Kids – Rethinking Thanksgiving

$5 for kids, $10 for adults and $15 for families The Free Land Project presents: Thanks Taken - Rethinking Thanksgiving for Kids!   A family-friendly interactive presentation for elementary-aged kids about Thanksgiving from a Native American perspective featuring Corrina Gould (Chochenyo/Ohlone), Hartman Deetz (Wampanoag), and Kanyon Sayer-Roods (Costanoan Ohlone/Chumash) and hosted by Ariel Luckey. Saturday, […]

Event Series Afro Peruvian Dance & Cajón

Adult Afro Peruvian Cajon Class

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

CAJON for Adults: 11am-12pm  $10 ea with bundle of 5  / or $15 drop-in Instructor: Peta Robles, master percussionist All levels are welcome. Students must bring a cajon to class. If you need to purchase one or rent one for a day, contact one of the instructors: Gabriela.Shiroma@edd.ca.gov

Event Series Capoeira Angola: Classes and Workshops

Capoeira Angola

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

Tuesdays 7pm-9pm & Saturdays 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, when Africans from western Central […]

Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving

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

$10-$25 Sliding Scale     The Free Land Project presents… the 9th Annual  Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving is an annual cultural arts event that brings artists, activists and communities together to explore the complex history of Thanksgiving and to acknowledge the legacy of U.S. colonialism and genocide against Native Americans. Produced […]