Street Festival on June11: La Peña Day in Berkeley!

La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, Ca. 94705. 510-849-2568 http://www.lapena.org


La Peña celebrates its 30th anniversary with a free street festival
Saturday, June 11,05. 12-6pm Prince St. and Shattuck Ave.
More information here: http://www.lapena.org/30thAnnFolder/30thAnn1.html


Saturday, June 11
Street Festival € La Peña Day in Berkeley! 30th Anniversary Street Festival. From noon - 6pm. At the intersection of Prince & Shattuck streets. Free live music, food, drink, free kids activities and show, arts and community booths. With Pachasiku, Rafael Manriquez, La Peña Afro Cuban Youth Ensemble, La Peña Bomba Class, Jesus Diaz & QBA, La Familia, Youth Movement Records, DJ José Ruiz. Kids stage with Gary LaPow, Bonnie Lockhardt, Asheba, & more from 12 until 2pm La Peña is creating a community history project, please visit La Peña's booth at June 11's Street Festival and bring your photos or memories from past events to enter into our community history journals. http://www.lapena.org/30thAnnFolder/30thAnn1.html

Other Celebratory Programs:

Fri. & Sat. June 10 & 11 ¡Vivan los treinta de La Peña!
CANTINFLAS! Celebrated bilingual play written & performed by Culture Clash's Herbert Sigüenza. A tribute to comedian & movie actor, Mario Moreno, Cantinflas! captures the fusion of the comic's clever word play and illustrates the depth and genius of one of Mexico's most charismatic figures. http://www.lapena.org/30thAnnFolder/30thAnn1.html


Friday, June 17, 2005
La Peña Community Chorus Celebrates La Peña's 30th Anniversary. A concert of retrospection and vision. Join us for some of our favorite songs from the last 25 years as well as the most recent additions to our ever growing repertoire of music that celebrates justice, peace, unity and hope. Feliz Aniversario, La Peña! 8pm $10-$15 http://www.lapena.org/30thAnnFolder/30thAnn1.html


Saturday, June 18, 2005
Quetzal in Concert. Celebrate La Peña's 30th Anniversary. The leading Chicano band from L A returns to Berkeley with its high quality songs, upbeat rhythms and powerful lyrics. Quetzal embodies the soul and the struggle at the heart of the Mexican-American legacy. Quetzal mix of Mexican, Cuban, Latin American rhythms, jazz, and rock is supercharged by its dynamic vocals. 9pm $10 gen. $7 students w/ID http://www.lapena.org/30thAnnFolder/30thAnn1.html