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Come join us for a special end of year BATEY BORICUA, presented by The Bay Area Bomba & Plena Workshop! With special guest Maritxell Carrero!

This is an afternoon Bay community jam session with Puerto Rican Bomba music and maybe some Plena too! Join us for a family friendly afternoon and get some good eats at Los Cilantros.

• Sunday, December 11th, 2022
• 3pm – 6pm at La Peña
• Donation: $5-$20
• Food for sale at Los Cilantros

Everyone is invited to come!

See event on Facebook and invite your friends.

LAST BAILA PARTY OF THE YEAR!! Mark December 16th on your calendar and get ready to experience how fun life can be when you’re dancing!

1. GET YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE! Super Early Bird: $15 | Pre-Sale: $25 | Door: $30
2. VOLUNTEER & COME FOR FREE! Every shift includes free food and beverages.

 

The night will include:

• 7:30pm: Doors open with Ritmos Tropicales Dance Party in our Lounge!
• 8:00pm: Gender-inclusive Bachata & Salsa Dance Classes in our Theater (no partner or experience necessary!)
• 9:30pm: Dominican Bachata Party with DJ Ron in our Lounge & Dance Party with DJ Jose Ruizin our Theater!
• 10:00pm: LIVE Salsa Concert by Mario y su Timbeko on our mainstage!
• Party goes until 1:00am in our Lounge (Dominican Bachata), Theater (Salsa y más) and Community Room (fundraising bar and hang out)!

 

The vibe of this party will be like a spontaneous dance party that broke out in your kitchen, only if your kitchen had big wood floors, a great live band and sound system, and 200 of your friends, chosen family, and a few intriguing strangers…

Like all events at La Peña, this gathering is inclusive of all cultures, ages, orientations and identities so you can bring your whole self to the dance floor and be properly celebrated.

 

PLEASE NOTE: We will require ID & Proof of Full Vaccination at the door. Booster shots and the use of masks inside will both be encouraged but NOT mandatory. See our most updated Covid-19 Policy here.

Due to the tremendous positive impact that the Empowering Womxn of Color Open Mic* has had in our community, we are extending this program to center BIPOC, Women, LGBTQ+ folks, Immigrants/Migrants, and all other voices that have been historically marginalized and underrepresented. We want to hear you, support you, and transform the world with you!

*Thank you to the UC Berkeley Womxn of Color Initiative for their amazing work, for their generosity, and for inspiring us to create this open mic.

• Friday, December 9th, 2022 
• 8:00pm – 10:30pm (Doors open 7:30pm)
• In person at La Peña

 

• Get your donation-based tickets now!This event is made possible 100% by your contributions. Please consider donating what you can to ensure that this event can continue OR sign up to volunteer! Each shift includes free food and beverages.
• Sign-ups to perform are now CLOSED. Thank you to everyone who signed up!
• Doors open at 7:30pm. We recommend arriving early to enjoy a meal at Los Cilantros!

 

FEATURED ARTISTS:

• Ro aka DJ Paisa Bae (they/them) is a Trans, Chicanx DJ/MC hailing from the borderlands of San Diego/Tijuana region. When not cuddling with their chihuahua Ruby, they can be found at cultural events, playing son jarocho with AntifaSon or working as a middle school counselor. Their favorite music to play includes reggaeton, banda, cumbia, and nueva cancion. With Ro, ¡que siga la fiesta!
• Sylvia Blalock (she/her) is a Bay Area-based poet and author. She is the Owner/Chief Executive Poet of Queendom Network; author of “Uprising-a book of Poetry”, and host of Voices That Carry-Being Loud On Purpose.
• Dizzy Jenkins aka Dimebag Dizzy (they/them) is an Oakland-based multi genre singer / songwriter. Dizzy has released two hip hop albums and, most recently, Skeleton Key, which is a soulful take on country, blues and folk. In 2020, Dizzy’s bomba composition, Agua De Esclavo, appeared in the academic journal, Chicana/Latina Studies: The Journal of Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social.
• Valentina Campos (painter) is a third-generation Bolivian artist. Her art work evokes the femenine mythologies of traditional seeds and the Andean agro-centric symbolism. Since 2000, she has been creating a series of paintings entitled “Siembra de Mamalas”, reflecting sowing rituals, the role of women in the Andean cosmo-vision, and the protection of biodiversity.

 

PLEASE NOTE: We will require ID & Proof of Vaccination at the door. Booster shots and the use of masks inside are NOT mandatory. See our most updated Covid-19 Policy here.

 

 

    

Come celebrate Día de Muertos with us at La Peña! This is an invitation to bring our community together to participate in a pre-hispanic ritual that helps us to grieve and celebrate our loved ones who have become ancestors. Come learn about the Day of the Dead tradition, symbolism and spirituality from Oaxacan-born and raised multidisciplinary artist and sound healer Ernesto Hernández Olmos.

Following the presentation, we will gather outside for the Ceremony of the Four Directions and initiate the community ofrenda (bring your instruments to jam in front of the altar with us)!

There will also be an art exhibition and vendors selling: Cempasuchil (marigolds) flowers, Paint your own Sugar Skulls (a tradition from Puebla, Mexico), Craft Activities for kids, and arts & crafts by Ernesto Hernandez-Olmos.

Finally, come enjoy a special Día de Muertos menu by Los Cilantros restaurant: pozole, tamales and tacos!

 

PLEASE NOTE: If you would like to participate in the community altar, bring any offering of food, candles, pictures, etc. (Do not bring anything of value that you want to take home with you because this community altar is staying up all night.)