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Brazilian-Portuguese Lessons Wednesdays: 6:30pm - 8:00pm | $10 for 5 class bundle or $15 drop-in Instructor: Acacia Woods Chan | Location: Back Classroom For more information: awoodsch@gmail.com Are you planning on taking a trip to Brazil in the near future? Then this is the class for you! You’ll do activities where you talk, read and write […]
Free/Donations Encouraged Sept. 11 Commemoration at La Peña Since the coup in Chile in 1973, Sept 11 has been commemorated as a day of struggle against the forces of fascism, imperialism, and neo-liberal ideology. The 2001 implosion of the World Trade Center and the government propaganda that successfully blamed the attack on Muslim extremists […]
On Saturday morning, September 12, from 10am-12pm, La Peña will host short presentations and a participatory dialogue: Forty-two years after the coup: Where do we stand? Topics will include the effects of neoliberalism, current governments and militarism. Helene Lorenz Hector Salgado Ellen Moore During the month of September, La Peña remembers the barbarism of the […]
Adult Afro-Peruvian Dance and Cajon Class Saturdays 12-1pm | $15/drop-in, $50/month Instructors: Gabriela Shiroma (Dance) and Peta Robles (Cajon) | Location: Community Room Learn to dance a varied repertoire of traditional dances from the coastal region of Peru such as festejos, landos, and zamacuecas. This is a combined cajon and dance class. All levels are welcome. Students […]