Tent City Film Screening (FREE)

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

FREE WITH RSVP! DONATIONS ACCEPTED! 6:30pm Resource Fair / 7:00pm Doors Open / 7:30pm Event Starts La Peña Cultural Center & The San Francisco Foundation Present: Tent City Featuring: Live Music by Destiny Muhhammad Trio ft. WolfHawkJaguar Film Screening of Tent City Resource Fair Somatic Release by Namaste Ready Libations by Obatayese Ogunlano Community Discussion Q&A, […]

Event Series Afro Peruvian Dance & Cajón

Afro-Peruvian Cajón

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

$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 […]

Event Series Afro Peruvian Dance & Cajón

Afro-Peruvian Dance

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

$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

Event Series Capoeira Angola: Classes and Workshops

Capoeira Angola

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

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, […]

Oscar López Rivera – Lessons from Puerto Rico, the Diaspora, and Internationally

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

Pre-Event Reception: 4pm-5pm Main Event: Doors open at 5pm / Event begins at 5:30pm TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 AT 5PM! $15 in Advance / $20 at the Door / $40 Reception (includes light refreshments, intimate book signing and admission to the main event at 5:30pm) Presented by: La Peña Cultural Center, […]

Event Series Wallmapu Support Committee Gathering

Wallmapu Support Committee Gathering

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

The Wallmapu Support Committee gathers at La Peña every 4th Sunday. ABOUT WALLMAPU SUPPORT COMMITTEE: We are a group of people from the Bay Area and our goal is to denounce what is happening and help in any possible way to achieve peace and justice in Wallmapu. Wallmapu is the mapudungun (Mapuche language) name for […]