Namorados da Lua – Featuring Cuicani

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

$8 Adv/Stu/Sr $10 Door Namorados Da Lua – translated from Portuguese as “Moon Lovers” – is the newest Brazilian band to hit the Bay Area. The band unites Brazilian and North American musicians with a common love of creating positive music with a message. NDL showcases a beautiful blend of diverse styles, incorporation musical influences […]

Amiguitos: The Singing Lizard

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

$5 kids $6 adults Nickelodeon's Parents' Picks #1 Party Entertainer in Washington, DC, The Singing Lizard (aka ) is moving kids to the beat of an entirely new genre: Electro-Kindie is music the whole family can enjoy! One of the first artists to combine original and traditional children's music with electronic, pop, and dance genres, […]

Event Series Afro Peruvian Dance & Cajón

Adult Afro-Peruvian Dance and Cajon Class (In the Community Room)

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

Adult Afro-Peruvian Dance and Cajon Class Saturdays 12-2pm | $10 ea with bundle of 5 or $15 drop-in Instructors: Gabriela Shiroma (Dance) and Peta Robles (Cajon) | Location: Theater Space 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 […]

Free Film Festival: Life is Waiting Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, US

*While this is a free event, space is limited. RSVP here! Most people think that colonialism in Africa has ended. But in the territory of Western Sahara, the end of European rule only gave way to a new occupation, this time by Morocco. Forty years later, the world continues to look the other way as […]

Immigrant Stories: Personal Stories Honoring The Immigrant Experience

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

The evening performance is dedicated to honoring the experience of immigrants, and celebrating our commonality as a nation of immigrants, whether we arrived by choice or by force. Audience members from diverse cultures are invited to share personal stories connected to their legacies. The actors and musicians will transform these stories into improvised theatre pieces […]