La Sala Rossa (The Red Room) is the Société des arts libres et actuels' bigger venue just across the street from the Casa del Popolo. This beautiful room is a historic Montreal building built by the left-wing Jewish community in 1932. It was a cultural / recreational / political center and once hosted Paul Robeson, Eleanor Roosevelt as well as a workmen's circle during the 1940s and '50s. For the past thirty years the Centro Social Espa?ol has occupied the building and continues to use it as a cultural center for people of Spanish descent. The Sala is proud to be a part of this integral piece of Montreal history. The room fits up to 250 people. On any given night, you might find a cabaret, a free-jazz master, a breakdance competition, some good ol' rock 'n' roll, reggae, djs, folk, indie-rock, musique actuelle, film screenings, a flamenco show, poetry readings or some guy sitting in a tent blowing thru your mind. Monthly events that have made the Sala so popular include the Kiss My Cabaret, the Meow Mix and the Goods.

Housed in the same building is La Sala Rosa Restaurant. Offering tapas, paella, and weekend brunch along with a changing weekly menu of divinely tasty specials and desserts, this restaurant is bridging the gap between the old-time Spanish community and the changing face of the neighborhood. Come see how these worlds mingle and get a taste of the true Iberia right here in Montreal. Every Thursday the restaurant plays host to a live Flamenco show with dancing, singing and wicked guitar licks.