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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, […]
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 […]
$25 now - 12/15 $30 12/15 - 12/30 $35 Day of show. Celebrate New Year’s Eve in style at La Peña with Orquesta La Moderna Tradición! From the first note, you’ll want to jump out of your seat! Orquesta La Moderna Tradición bursts with the sweet yet powerful sound of the Afro-Cuban charanga […]
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 […]
Welcome to the Gypsy Jazz Jam Session hosted by the local based guitarist Jimmy Grant and Javier Jimenez. Are you a local musician looking for a Jam on the Styles of Gypsy Jazz, Flamenco, or Jazz? Bring your instrument and jam meting other local musicians in the style.. 7-10pm http://jimmygrant.net http://www.barriomanouche.com
The theater is closed today for a private party. For information on renting our space visit https://lapena.org/rentals/.
Free/Donations Encouraged The Sunday Lounge Rumba has been going on at La Peña for the past 12 years and we want to see it continue. We highly encourage participants to donate to ensure that we keep this community participatory event alive! Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban folkloric drums, dances, and songs of rumba. Rumba is the […]
The theater is closed today for a private party. For information on renting our space visit https://lapena.org/rentals/.