Gypsy Jazz Jam Session

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, US

      Welcome to the Gypsy Jazz Jam Session hosted by the local based guitarist Jimmy Grant and Javier Jimenez. Are you a local musician looking for a Jam on the Styles of Gypsy Jazz, Flamenco, or Jazz? Bring your instrument and jam meting other local musicians in the style.. 7-10pm http://jimmygrant.net http://www.barriomanouche.com

Event Series Latin Fiestas & Parrandas!

La Parranda Gaitera

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, US

*ALL Advance Ticket Sales are SOLD OUT* Standing Room Only available at the door for $20 La "Parranda Gaitera" is a tradition VMP has kept for many years to celebrate the Holidays Venezuelan style, la Navidad a la Venezolana! The Venezuelan Music Project (VMP) was founded by musical director Jackeline Rago to share the sounds and […]

Quejío: Flamenco by Melissa Cruz and Dancers

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, US

$17 Adv/Stu/Sen $20 Door Melissa Cruz Flamenco Repertory Showcase Third Annual showcase presenting students of Melissa Cruz, Flamenco Dancer/Choreographer TEST        

Bay Area Skeptics

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, US

Who: Dr. Peter Schattner What: Sex, Love, and DNA When: 7:30pm, Thursday, December 10, 2015 - (Every second Thursday of the month) Where: La Peña lounge Why: Because we are curious creatures Can 21st-century molecular biology answer age-old questions about the human experience? Can studying proteins and DNA help us understand how we make our […]

Free Film Festival: Life is Waiting Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, US

*While this is a free event, space is limited. RSVP here! Most people think that colonialism in Africa has ended. But in the territory of Western Sahara, the end of European rule only gave way to a new occupation, this time by Morocco. Forty years later, the world continues to look the other way as […]

Til Infinity Film Screening & Q&A

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, US

$9 Adv, Stu, Sr / $12 Door Hip Hop documentary about the 1993 Souls of Mischief album "93 Til Infinity". It features a number of different rappers including Del tha Funk y Homosapien, Talib Kweli, Shock G, and E40. We will have the director Shomari Smith on hand. The event will consist of a screening […]