Blues Dance with Sundance Blues Wednesdays 7pm | Sliding scale $6-$16 for practice, drop-in, and social dance Instructors: Rotating Instructors | Location: Theater Space Contact: http://www.sundownblues.com/contact.html 7 – 8pm: Practice (included in admission) or series lesson (separate admission) 8 – 9pm: Beginner-friendly drop-in lesson (included in admission) 9 – 10pm: Social Dance Blues dancing is all about connection, musicality, […]

Bomba Percussion & Dance Youth Workshop Thursdays 4-6pm | $12/class, discount if trimester paid in full Instructors: Shefali Shah & Hector Lugo | Location: Theater Space Under 7 group (starts at age 4): 4-4:50pm Over 7 group: 5-6pm Students will learn Bomba songs, dances, rhythms, and beats along with Bomba history and its significance and place in Puerto Rican […]

            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        

Before the Fandango, join us for Posadas and ramas! We are going x-mas caroling Veracruz style. Compañeros amigos colegas soneros y soneras! *Inglés below! Nuestro fandango jarocho de Deciembre ya llega!!! Disfruten una linda noche del otoño y ayúdanos llenarla de música y zapateado!! Traigan jaranas, zapatos, y otros instrumentos musicales que se puede tocar […]

Cost: $5 Kids, $6 Adults La Peña Children’s Music Series (aka Amiguitos de La Peña). In 1977 La Peña volunteer parents decided to offer Saturday morning programs that expose children to live & diverse performances as an alternative to the commercialized children’s TV shows. Experience and participate in our lively & educational programs. Jaime Lee […]

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 […]

*While this is a free event, space is limited. RSVP here! Shot in stunning northern Pakistan, Iara Lee's new film, K2 and the Invisible Footmen, documents the unsung efforts of the indigenous porters who for decades have facilitated the ascent of the Earth's second-highest mountain. Shot over the summer of 2014, the feature film opened in […]

$5 adv/sen/stu. $7 door Join the La Peña community for an interactive discussion and art night about how US-Mexico border policy is connected to all of us. We will hear from No More Deaths/No Más Muertes, a humanitarian organization based in Southern Arizona that is working to end death and suffering in the borderlands through […]

*ALL Advance Ticket Sales are SOLD OUT* Standing Room Only available at the door for $20 La "Parranda Gaitera" is a tradition VMP has kept for many years to celebrate the Holidays Venezuelan style, la Navidad a la Venezolana! The Venezuelan Music Project (VMP) was founded by musical director Jackeline Rago to share the sounds and […]

FANNY ARA FLAMENCO SHOWCASE "DE MI...PA TI!!" SUNDAY DECEMBER 13TH, 7:00PM $22 AT THE DOOR Fanny Ara Flamenco Dance School will be presenting their 7th full-length student show. Acclaimed Flamenco dancer and teacher Fanny Ara will showcase new and fun choreographies based on traditional flamenco, which will be interpreted by her cast of students. Also […]