Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
FREE - Donations of any size are welcome and greatly appreciated! Enjoy a lively evening of son jarocho music, dancing, and zapateado– bring your dance shoes and instruments, or just come and enjoy the music and dance! There is no entrance fee, but any monetary donations are accepted in support of programming at La Peña. Son […]
$15 Drop in / 4 consecutive classes for $50 Instructors: Gabriela Shiroma and Peta Robles. Class is held in the community room. All levels are welcome. Students must bring a cajón to class. If you need to purchase one or rent one for a day, contact Gabriela.Shiroma@edd.ca.gov Other questions? Call or email the instructor Gabriela […]
$15 Drop in / 4 consecutive classes for $50 Instructors: Gabriela Shiroma and Peta Robles. Class is held in the community room. Learn to dance a varied repertoire of traditional dances from the coastal region of Peru such as festejos, landos, and zamacuecas. Other questions? Call or email the instructor Gabriela Shiroma: 510-688-9147 lunderomio@yahoo.com
Tuesdays at 7pm - 9pm Saturdays at 2pm - 4pm Instructor: Sergio Bitencourt For more information: sergiobitencourt81@gmail.com Capoeira Angola, a martial art and ritual combat dance, is one of the major expressions of an African, specifically Kongo-Angolan, continuum in Brazil. It is believed that its origins may go as far back as the 16th century, […]
$20 Early Bird Special (Until November 1st) / $25 Advance / $30 Door ($32 Credit) Doors open 8:30pm / Event begins 9pm La Peña Cultural Center & the Venezuelan Music Project present La Parranda VMP 2019! Come celebrate this traditional annual holiday event with the Venezuelan Music Project! Wear your dancing shoes and enjoy a […]
Kids Ticket: $5 Kids & Youth under 18 years old General Admission: $15 Advance / $20 Door (Please note: there is a $2 Credit Card fee at the door per ticket) Doors open at 3:15pm / Event begins 4pm La Peña Cultural Center & the Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop present: The 3rd Annual […]
