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 […]
Beat the Blues Dance with Sundance Blues Sliding scale $6-$16 for practice, drop-in, and social dance Instructors: Rotating Instructors | Location: Theater Space 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, musicality, partnership and having […]
Trimester: Thursdays, September 12-December 12 (13 sessions) Children’s Bomba y Plena Workshop: Dance, Percussion and Song Thursdays at 4pm $15 Drop-in class / $156 for entire trimester ($12 per class, due in full on September 12) / Sibling discount available! Instructors: Shefali Shah & Hector Lugo | Location: Theater Space For more information email: bombaaguacero@gmail.com or […]
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: "Are you sure that sippy-cup is safe?" by Dr. Layla Katiraee Parents face overwhelming amounts of information about the safety and welfare of their children. […]
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 […]
Door Cover: $4.44 in advance online / $8 at the door ($9 with credit card) DJ José Ruíz is back at La Peña! Get ready to dance to a variety of rhythms from Latin America and around the globe! Thanks to the generosity of DJ José Ruíz, proceeds from this event will go towards getting […]
