Free Film Festival: K2 and the Invisible Footmen

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA

*While this is a free event, space is limited. RSVP here! Shot in stunning northern Pakistan, Iara Lee's new film, K2 and the Invisible Footmen, documents the unsung efforts of the indigenous porters who for decades have facilitated the ascent of the Earth's second-highest mountain. Shot over the summer of 2014, the feature film opened in […]

Fandango (Tonantzin/La Rama)

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA

Before the Fandango, join us for Posadas and ramas! We are going x-mas caroling Veracruz style. Compañeros amigos colegas soneros y soneras! *Inglés below! Nuestro fandango jarocho de Deciembre ya llega!!! Disfruten una linda noche del otoño y ayúdanos llenarla de música y zapateado!! Traigan jaranas, zapatos, y otros instrumentos musicales que se puede tocar […]

Event Series Cuban Rumba Jams & Events

Lounge Rumba (Every 1st and 3rd Sunday)

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA

Free/Donations Encouraged The Sunday Lounge Rumba has been going on at La Peña for the past 12 years and we want to see it continue. We highly encourage participants to donate to ensure that we keep this community participatory event alive! Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban folkloric drums, dances, and songs of rumba. Rumba is the […]