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La Peña’s 43rd Year Anniversary Fundraising Campaign

Dear La Peña Community,

For 43 YEARS La Peña has been a critical space for hundreds of organizations and artists at the forefront of creating social change.

Today, with the current political and social climate, we are seeing an exponentially growing demand for the unique space and resources that La Peña offers.

Pease help us build upon La Peña’s incredible 43-year legacy by contributing to our 43rd Anniversary Fundraising Campaign! With your support, we can reach our fundraising goal of $20,000 in donations by June 30th!

When you donate to La Peña you help strengthen communities that create social change and help cultivate a safe space that invites dialogue and promotes inclusivity. Any size amount is truly appreciated: DONATE HERE!

Please consider becoming a monthly donor for as little as $10 per month!

Thank you for your continued support!

¡Que Viva La Peña!

Con mucho cariño,

Natalia Neira & Bianca Torres
Co-Executive Directors,
on behalf of the entire La Peña team, board, volunteers & interns.
www.lapena.org

 

Poets for Puerto Rico: ¡El Grito de la Bahía!

Doors open at 7pm 

$15 Advance / $20 Door

 

Join us for a night of poetry and music benefiting the Puerto Rican artist community in San Juan!
 
The #PoetsforPuertoRico movement is gaining national traction. Thus far, events have been launched in NYC, Philadelphia, and now the Bay Area! A movement of stateside Puerto Rican poets, created in response to Hurricane Maria, our goals are to amplify the needs of the island and to send our community a message: Sometimes poetry is about more than the poetry.
Proceeds from this event will support hurricane preparedness for The Poet’s Passage – a living museum of poetry, art center, café, gift store, and local craft studio for local and visiting poets in Old San Juan, founded by poet, artist, and creative director Lady Lee Andrews.

Poets confirmed: #PoetsforPuertoRico founder Willie Perdomo, Aya de León, Rico Pabón, Berkeley Poet Laureate Rafael Jesús González, Sandra García Rivera, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Paul Flores, L7, Susana Praver-Pérez, Tony Aldarondo, Fish Vargas, Raina León, Vylma V, Ilia Correa, Julia y Jesus Cepeda, Art3mis Prime, ¡y más! In collaboration with Litside Collective.

CaliGente will be rocking the stage with Caribbean music fused with hip hop lyrics!

Plus, LIVE MUSIC by CaliGente, a Bay Area group blending hip-hop lyrics and island rhythms! And DJ GLO will be throwing down tropical tunes!

 
With the recent news revealing the overwhelming loss of life related to Hurricane Maria, and the neglect of government and the media to accurately reflect the devastation, I know that many of us are already suffering from “disaster fatigue,” and/or the general exhaustion of supporting our communities to live with dignity. But we will persevere, and be unrelenting in spreading the word. Thank you so much for your support we hope you will join us in helping to spread the word about this amazing event for this important cause.
 
As stories and news continue to be unearthed, we poets will reflect the resilience, and dignity of our pueblo.
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Important links:
 
The Poet’s Passage: https://www.poetspassage.com/home-poets-passage-old-san-juan-puerto-rico.php
 
The Poet’s Passage Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/PassageVsMaria
 
Poets for Puerto Rico: https://www.facebook.com/pg/PoetsforPuertoRico/about/

POSTPONED – La Peña Community Dinner

This event has been postponed to a later date, to be announced!

Please stay tuned for more information! We can’t wait to share an amazing night with you as we give you a status check on the incredible momentum La Peña is experiencing and recognize some standout community members.

Kids Capoeira Angola Workshop at La Peña

 This workshop is best suitable for children ages 7-11.

It is FREE, but space is limited and you must RSVP through the Eventbrite link to reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/2IKQBLQ Donations of any size are welcome!

This workshop is taught by Sergio Bitencourt Ferreira, a capoeirista from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, with 25 years of practice and 15 years of teaching experience. He has coordinated theatrical performances, berimbau orchestras, and classes for children and adolescents. He is currently the director of the Project No Balanço de Angola, which offers Capoeira Angola classes for adults every Tuesday and Saturday at La Peña Cultural Center. Weekly classes for children start September 4th! More information coming soon.

All students are encouraged to have fun and to be themselves while broadening their horizons and working together as a group and a community. Parents, you are welcome to stay the entire time!

Capoeira Angola is a game that helps to develop students’ physical, mental and social abilities. The practice of Capoeira Angola provides a holistic education that can benefit people of all ages – children and young adults, in particular – through a focus on the following components:

Physical movement and play – The movements of Capoeira Angola are simple and playful, enabling students of all ability levels to hone their balance and coordination, as well as to express themselves in an authentic and unique way.

Musical and rhythmic literacy – By training students to play Brazilian percussion instruments and sing traditional songs in harmony with each other, Capoeira Angola develops key perceptual skills such as timing and listening.

Self-control and discipline – Capoeira Angola provides a structured and orderly environment for learning, which is especially conducive for children and young adults to cultivate virtues such as patience, self-control, attention to detail and respect for their peers and elders.

*La Peña Cultural Center is wheelchair accessible.

SOLD OUT! FEMME IN PUBLIC – A Solo Performance by ALOK

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! A second Bay Area show has been added at CounterPulse in San Francisco.

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Doors open at 7:45pm

$15 Advance / $20 Door

What feminine part of yourself did you have to destroy in order to survive in this world? At what point does femininity become synonymous with apology? Who hurt the people who hurt you?
Alok is trying to figure it out. Join us for an evening of comedy, poetry, and performance.
ALOK (they/them/their) is a gender non-conforming performance artist, writer, educator, and entertainer. Their eclectic style, political comedy, and poetic challenge to the gender binary have been internationally renowned.
Alok was recently the youngest recipient of the prestigious Live Works Performance Act Award granted to ten performance artists across the world. They have been featured on HBO, MTV, The Guardian, National Geographic, The New York Times, and The New Yorker and have presented their work at 300 venues in more than 30 countries.
**Copies of Alok’s book FEMME IN PUBLIC will be available for sale after the show**
Secure your seat today! Tickets on sale now!

*La Peña Cultural Center is wheelchair accesible. You can email info@lapena.org to reserve wheelchair seating.

*Please note: No refunds available for this event.