Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
Sundays, January 28 – May 26, 2024. 11:30am – 1:00pm. In person at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost: Drop-in $35 Full Series: $30 per class or $240. The Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop will be kicking off 2024 with a new Puerto Rican Bomba dance series led by Shefali Shah. The series will include live percussion […]
We are thrilled to have Musicians Action Group rehearsing at La Peña once a month! Contact us if you're interested in joining this group. More details coming soon.
Mondays, 4:00pm - 5:00pm PST | January 22 - May 20, 2024 In person at La Peña Cultural Center. Full trimester: $320 per child (16 classes). Drop-in: $25 per class. This workshop offers a fun, safe, creative and dynamic environment for children and youth to learn centuries-old music and dance traditions from Puerto Rico. Through drumming, […]
Mondays, 4:00pm - 5:00pm $25 per class Drop-ins welcome Contact: Héctor Lugo 510-927-7984 hectorlugo65@yahoo.com This weekly workshop offers a fun, safe, creative and dynamic environment for children and youth to learn centuries-old music and dance traditions from Puerto Rico. Through drumming, singing, dancing, and storytelling students learn about Bomba, and Plena, and explore their connections […]
SERIES DESCRIPTION Beginners Class Series (4 sessions) Mondays 6:15pm-7:15pm. May 13 - June 10, 2024. REGISTER HERE. Already took this class or are familiar with the basics? Try the Intermediate one HERE! This is a 4-class series designed for beginner students with little to no experience to learn and enjoy three popular Latin dance styles: […]
Interested in RUMBA and the Afro-Cuban Tradition? We have these 2 classes back-to-back at La Peña that explore the musicality of Cuban Rumba and more! Six-week series: February 26 - April 1st, 2024 and April 8th - May 13th, 2024. (clases impartidas en Español): CLASE 1: Lunes, 7:00pm – 8:15pm @La Peña LA RUMBA ME LLAMA: […]
