December 1
Belo Monte: After the Flood – A New Film About Dams in the Amazon
Join us for the premier screening of a new documentary about one of the world’s most controversial dam projects, “Belo Monte: After the Flood.” The event will include live music and a panel discussion with Amazon Watch and International Rivers. “Belo Monte: After the Flood” is a new film directed by environmental documentarian Todd Southgate. For seven years, he documented the conflicts surrounding Belo Monte, built in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. For more information, click here.
Thursday, December 1 at 7:30- 9:30pm
BUY TICKETS

December 2
Sabor: For World Music Lovers
If you are a world music lover, don’t miss DJ Jose Ruiz at La Peña the first Friday of every month! Get ready to dance to an eclectic mix of genres from Latin America and around the globe: Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, and other world dance music! DJ José Ruíz, aka MundoMuzik sees music as a way to bring together our diverse backgrounds, or as he puts it “to explore and celebrate the diversity of human expression in an increasingly inter-connected world or connecting the dots.” 
Friday, December 2 at 9pm
Door cover: $3-$5 Sliding Scale

December 4
Cuban Rumba Jam (Lounge)
The Sunday Lounge Rumba has been going on at La Peña for the past 12 years and we highly encourage participants to donate to ensure that we keep this community event alive! Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban folkloric drums, dances, and songs of rumba. Rumba developed in rural Cuba, with strong influences from African drumming and Spanish poetry and singing.
Sunday, December 4 at 3pm-5pm.
No Door Cover / Donations Accepted