Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
Argentine Tango w/ Gigi & Warren Jensen Thursday nights (ongoing) Class & practica: 8:00 - 9:30 pm $12 drop in | $40 class card for four classes by cash, check, or credit card via the Tango Store Agentine tango is a social couple's dance whose reputation for romance and drama can make […]
Who: Dr. Peter Schattner What: Sex, Love, and DNA When: 7:30pm, Thursday, December 10, 2015 - (Every second Thursday of the month) Where: La Peña lounge Why: Because we are curious creatures Can 21st-century molecular biology answer age-old questions about the human experience? Can studying proteins and DNA help us understand how we make our […]
Rockin’ Kids Sing Along Fridays 10:30-11:30am | Sliding scale $10-20 per family/class Instructors: Stephanie Pepitone | Location: Theater Space 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 hour’s worth of singing, […]
FREE! Jazz & Latin Music Featuring Antonio Novoa on Trumpet, Sebastian Monreal on guitar, & guests Antonio is a young gifted trumpeter. His playing is fun, full of energy, and captivating with contagious rhythms. In 2013, he won an award "best trumpet soloist" in the "Providencia Jazz festival" Chile. His Duo with Sebastian takes the beautiful latin […]
Fiesta de cuerpo Fridays 6-7:30pm | $50 for a bundle of 5 classes or $12 drop in Instructor: Natalie Aceves | Location: Lounge An energetic fusion of vernacular modern, urban/street, jazz, Latin and African rhythms; embodying a fiery yet earthy movement vocabulary, celebrating a paralleling intercultural spirit of the Bay Area and Natalie’s dance background of […]
$17 Adv/Stu/Sen $20 Door Melissa Cruz Flamenco Repertory Showcase Third Annual showcase presenting students of Melissa Cruz, Flamenco Dancer/Choreographer TEST