Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
Youth ages 17 and younger can present their music, poetry, dance, theater, comedy, special talent in a safe and fun environment. Each night will feature a different Bay Area kid performer. Anyone can sign up for an open mic spot before and after the main performer. We hope to see you and bring your friends!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwsoB21dSSs From La Peña's couch to yours: experience some great music as if it were being played in your own living room! La Peña and Miguelito Martínez present the 3rd version of the Couch Concert Series, an intimate virtual space meant to dig deep into the work and the stories of great musicians in the […]
Wednesdays, 6:15pm-7:45pm At La Peña Drop in: $20 per class Half series (6 weeks): $90 Full series (12 weeks): $180 Flexible payment available - contact the instructor. Son Jarocho is a community music that reflects the cycle of life in its poetic lyrics. Classes at La Peña focus instruction on jarana jarocha, singing (including poetry), […]
We are thrilled to invite you to the opening night of our in-person Art Exhibition The light that shines through the cracks! Curated by the wonderful Cece Carpio and featuring seven BIPOC artists and activists from various backgrounds and mediums, the exhibition will explore visual displays of collective care that artists have enacted and created throughout the Bay […]
We are thrilled to invite you to our in-person Art Exhibit The light that shines through the cracks! This art exhibition reflects on the act of collective care within nearly two years of unprecedented challenges both locally and globally. Curated by the wonderful Cece Carpio and featuring BIPOC artists and activists from various backgrounds and mediums, the exhibition will […]
Wednesdays, 6:15pm-7:45pm At La Peña Drop in: $20 per class Half series (6 weeks): $90 Full series (12 weeks): $180 Flexible payment available - contact the instructor. Son Jarocho is a community music that reflects the cycle of life in its poetic lyrics. Classes at La Peña focus instruction on jarana jarocha, singing (including poetry), […]
