September 11, 1973 Remembrance Day

This event is FREE ADMISSION. Donations to La Peña are welcome and greatly appreciated!

La Peña Cultural Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating inter-cultural understanding and social justice through the arts. It was founded in response to the 1973 military coup in Chile, which ousted the democratically elected president Salvador Allende, and lead to the disappearance, murder and exile of thousands of Chileans.

Join the Bay Area Chilean Exile Community and friends in remembering those we lost, those who fought, and everyone whose life was impacted by the violence and loss of democracy.

This event includes a candlelight vigil, songs of resistance, poetry, and visual art by:
– Members of the La Peña Community Chorus
– Feña y Madelina Duo
– Rafael Jesús González (Berkeley Poet Laureate)
– Elisa Duran Micco y Valentina Peralta
– Lisa Milos
– Cordon Filmico
– Ximena Soza
– Italo Retamal
– Cristian Muñoz
– Pancho Peskador
– Gonzalo Hidalgo
– Wallmapu Support Committee
-Special musical guests from Chile: Viviana Morales y Los Reptilianos

Sopaipillas, vino navegado, wine and beer will be for sale, benefiting La Peña Cultural Center’s mission of social justice through the arts.

45 Years Later: September 11, 1973 Remembrance Day

Join the Chilean Exile Community and friends in commemorating the 45th anniversary of the 1973 Chilean coup d’etat, which ousted the democratically elected government of President Salvador Allende and lead to the disappearance and murders of thousands of Chileans.

This event includes an outdoor candlelight vigil and installation, songs of resistance by:
-Members of the La Peña Community Chorus
-Madelina & Feña
-Marci & Ricardo
-Special musical guests from Los Angeles: Angela Roa & Thiago Winterstein
Sopaipillas, wine and beer will be for sale, benefiting La Peña Cultural Center’s mission of social justice through the arts. Donations to La Peña are welcome and greatly appreciated!

La Peña Cultural Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating inter-cultural understanding and social justice through the arts since 1975. It was founded in response to the 1973 coup in Chile that ousted democratically elected president Salvador Allende, leaving thousands dead, disappeared or exiled.

The Bay Area Remembers Chile: September 11, 1973 Remembrance Day

FREE / Donations of any size welcome!

Join the Chilean Exile Community and friends in commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1973 Chilean coup d’etat, which ousted the democratically elected government of President Salvador Allende and lead to the disappearance and murders of thousands of Chileans.

This event includes an outdoor candlelight vigil and installation, songs of resistance by local Chilean musicians and members of the La Peña Chorus, and an art exhibit featuring rare revolutionary posters from La Peña’s private archive collection and original art by local Chilean artists inspired by their experiences since the coup.

Chilean food, wine and beer will be for sale, with proceeds benefiting La Peña Cultural Center.

There is no door cover for this event, but donations to La Peña are welcome and greatly appreciated!

La Peña Cultural Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating inter-cultural understanding and social justice through the arts since 1975.