Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
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. […]
FREE / Donations Encouraged! The Wallmapu Support Committee's goal is to bring global attention to the human rights violations that are being committed against the Mapuche people in Chile and Argentina. The criminalization of mapuche demands, imprisonment of community leaders, police violence and discriminatory use of anti-terrorist laws has reached a culminating point. We stand together […]
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 […]
100% of donations collected will go toward relief efforts in MEXICO & CALIFORNIA! Everyone is welcome to attend this son jarocho community jam as we commemorate the 1910 Mexican Revolution: November 20, Día de la Revolución, a National Holiday in Mexico! We dedicate this monthly fandango jarocho to raise funds for communities that have been […]
$5 for kids, $10 for adults and $15 for families La Peña Cultural Center and the Free Land Project present: The 10th Annual Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving For Kids! A day of art and culture celebrating Indigenous resilience Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving FOR KIDS is an annual cultural arts event that brings artists, activists and communities together […]
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 […]
