We are celebrating 44 years of keeping cultures alive through the arts!
From our humble yet revolutionary beginnings as a gathering place in response to the military coup in Chile, our mission continues to be the same: to be a safe space for immigrant and diasporic communities and to support peoples’ movements through the arts!
La Peña Cultural Center relies on the peoples’ generous support to:
- Provide a safe space for immigrant & diasporic communities to gather & build strong communities
- Empower children with culture-based arts education to build a strong sense of cultural identity
- Promote intercultural solidarity through the arts
- Offer scholarships for youth to our Mundos Musicales Summer Camp, a bilingual summer camp exploring Latin American and Caribbean culture through music, dance and art
- Give a stage and a voice to both emerging and professional artists of color
Can we count on your support to continue our mission?
https://lapena.org/donate
We must raise $60,000 by August 31, 2019. This amount will help us offset the true cost of presenting our events, allowing our programs to remain financially accessible and empowering our communities through an equitable lens!
Thank you for your support:
https://lapena.org/donate
Here’s how you can contribute:
Love Ana Tijoux? Get exclusive Ana Tijoux merch as perks for donating to our Indiegogo campaign.
BONUS: 10% of all contributions received in this campaign will benefit CIDSUR, to support the Mapuche people against state violence.
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Want to contribute to our campaign without a perk? Make a one-time donation directly to La Peña through our website here.
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Become a “Friend of La Peña” by becoming a sustained member, by donating just $10 per month!
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Support our programming! Buy your tickets to Las Peteneras! La Peña and Brava Theater join forces to present a one-of-a-kind music and dance concert featuring a cast of primarily Bay Area female artists, son jarocho musicians and cultural leaders! Plus, special guest artists from Mexico!
Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 7pm-9:15pm at Brava Theater
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For so many communities in the Bay Area, La Peña is the only place where they can keep their cultural traditions alive. Every contribution you make helps us bring you another amazing year of culture-driven, community-building programming.
Your kindness has allowed us to bring one-of-a-kind programming to the Bay Area for 44 years. Please help us continue by clicking HERE to donate now.
DJ José Ruíz, aka MundoMuzik, is a DJ, radio host, promoter, and collector of world music, vinyl, art and all cultural and music ephemera. Jose’s taste in music is very eclectic, unafraid to mix traditional, experimental or folkloric elements in his sets. His confidence and impeccable taste in music is deeply rooted in the time and research he dedicates to learn about the genres he plays. His respect for the origin and tradition of music he loves can be heard in depth as a radio host and felt when he fills the dance floor.
The class will be taught by Venezuelan dance instructor Juliana Mendonca! Juliana is a dance performer, choreographer and teacher. She graduated with a degree in dance from University Institute of Caracas, Venezuela in 2005, she also served as an instructor at the Performing Arts Department of the University of the Andes in Mérida, Venezuela (2012-2015). Juliana co-founded Raíz de Agua, a music and dance company. Juliana currently lives in Oakland, California with her husband and daughter, working as a dancer, choreographer and teacher.
Come celebrate Frida Kahlo’s 112th birthday by supporting strong women artists & artisans at Frida’s Birthday Tianguis at La Peña!
