Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
Attention Salsa Dancers (beginners encouraged)! Every last Monday of the month, the Josh Jones Orchestra brings the raw power of salsa dura to La Peña’s stage. Every last Monday in 2016! The band will perform songs from your favorite salsa artists including Eddie Palmieri, Beny Moré, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, El Canario, Celia Cruz and […]
Preschool Creative Dance Tuesdays 9:30am-10:15am | $10 per class (one child), $15 per family (multiple children), OR $35 for whole month package Instructor: Miss Marigold Pre-register by e-mailing: marigoldbirch@gmail.com | Location: Community Room Join Miss Marigold every Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. for Preschool Creative Dance! Expression, movement, beginner’s Spanish vocabulary, and cognitive development will all come together […]
FREE Mindfulness Yoga Tuesdays 10:30-11:45am| FREE! Instructor: Pamela Perry For more information: pperry0855@gmail.com Students will be guided through asana (postures), breathing techniques, and meditation designed to rejuvenate mind, body, and spirit. Benefit from increased focus, reduced stress, increased strength, flexibility and balance, injury prevention, and pain reduction. Perfect for students of all levels interested in deepening mind-body awareness! […]
$15 p/ class, or $10 with student ID or teacher ID Drop-ins welcome! Tuesdays at 7pm Join instructors Christopher and David Epperson for a beginners-intermediate Kizomba class! Kizomba is both a music genre and a partnered dance originating in Angola. Kizomba has also been described as the “African Tango.” The dance is known to be slow […]
Kids' Rock Band with Daniel Sheridan Wednesdays 4:15-6:15pm | All Youth | $225 per student for 6-weeks Contact instructor, Daniel Sheridan, to RSVP: guitardaniel15@gmail.com About the class: Come try out this super fun class for FREE on March 2! This is a once-a-week 2-hour class designed for kids with any amount of prior musical training interested in learning […]
Brazilian-Portuguese Lessons Wednesdays: 6:30pm – 8:00pm | $10-$20 sliding scale Instructor: Acacia Woods Chan | Location: Community Room #2 For more information: awoodsch@gmail.comAre you planning on taking a trip to Brazil in the near future? Then this is the class for you! You’ll do activities where you talk, read and write about things you do in your […]
Blues Dance with Sundance Blues Sliding scale $6-$16 for practice, drop-in, and social dance Instructors: Rotating Instructors | Location: Theater Space 7 – 8 - Intermediate class 8 – 9 - Drop in beginner class 9 – 11 - Social dance to blues music Director: Victor Lane For more information: http://www.sundownblues.com/contact.html Blues dancing is all about connection, […]
Spanish with Gigi Jensen Thursdays: 6:30 - 7:30 pm | $110 for 9 weeks Jan 28 - Mar 24 Instructor: Gigi Jensen | […]
Argentine Tango w/ Gigi & Warren Jensen Thursday nights (ongoing) Class & practica: 7:30-8:30 pm Beginning Tango 8:30-9:30 pm Beg/Intermediate Tango 9:30-10:00+ pm Practice $12 drop in for one class / $18 both classes $40 class card for four single classes / $60 for 4 same night both classes Tango party schedule on 3rd Thurs every […]
Rockin’ Kids Sing Along Fridays 10:30-11:30am | Sliding scale $10-20 per family/class Instructors: Stephanie Pepitone | Location: Theater Space For more information: stephaniepepitone@gmail.com 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 […]
Joshua Walters will present a day-long workshop of theater, music and comedy. Come check out different workshops from theater makers Stephan Golux, Gabriel Aranda and a new improvisational theater form entitled: #UNPLUG. This day-long event is part of Reboot's National Day of UnPlugging, which spurs events around the country where participants disconnect from the digital to […]
Learn Jerez style palmas with Luis de la Tota, presented by the Bay Area Flamenco Festival! Saturday & Sun, March 5-6 10:00-11:30 am $50 (both days 3hrs) $30 (one day 1.5hrs) $40 at the door Open to all levels http://bayareaflamencofestival.org LUIS DE LA TOTA BIOGRAPHY Luis is a beloved teacher known for his ability to […]
CAJON for Adults: 11am-12pm $10 ea with bundle of 5 / or $15 drop-in Instructor: Peta Robles, master percussionist All levels are welcome. Students must bring a cajon to class. If you need to purchase one or rent one for a day, contact one of the instructors: Gabriela.Shiroma@edd.ca.gov
2016 Preliminary Finals is FREE and open to the public! Celebrate the voices of 21st century America! Youth Speaks hosted the first Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam in 1997, the first poetry slam for teenagers in the country. The annual slam (an Olympic-style poetry competition) features hundreds of young writers, emcees, and performers from throughout […]
Learn Jerez style palmas with Luis de la Tota, presented by the Bay Area Flamenco Festival! Saturday & Sun, March 5-6 10:00-11:30 am $50 (both days 3hrs) $30 (one day 1.5hrs) $40 at the door Open to all levels http://bayareaflamencofestival.org LUIS DE LA TOTA BIOGRAPHY Luis is a beloved teacher known for his ability to […]
$15 per family This educational event for children and their families is based on folk songs, tales and popular games based on cultural traditions from various regions in South and Central America. "Mariela’s Music Time is an educational, energetic and interactive bilingual performance for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers and their families. It’s filled with rhythms […]
This workshop is for any percussionist that would like to learn about Cajon Flamenco Rhythms. This 2-hour workshop with Luis de la Tota is presented by the Bay Area Flamenco Festival! Sunday, March 6 1 -3 pm $40 (advance ticket) $50 at the door http://bayareaflamencofestival.org LUIS DE LA TOTA BIOGRAPHY Luis is a beloved teacher known […]
$12 in Advance, $15 at the door Mothers, sisters, daughters, girlfriends, unite! Every woman is a working woman! Come celebrate with us the ongoing struggle of women all over the world and against the trivialization of this day by our consumer society. We will sing, a toda voz, songs and poetry by and about outstanding […]