On Sunday, April 30th at 11:30am, join us for a screening of the award-winning documentary feature film ‘Chinatown Rising’, followed by a Q&A with co-director Josh Chuck. About Chinatown Rising Presbyterian minister and Chinatown native, Rev. Harry Chuck’s exquisite unreleased footage has captured a divided community’s struggles for self-determination. Chinatown Rising is a documentary film about the Asian American Movement from the…
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Wednesday, April 19th at 7pm, join as our author talk series continues with Leta McCollough Seletzky. Her name may not be familiar, but you’ve seen her father: he is the man kneeling next to Martin Luther King Jr in the famous photo of King’s assassination. What’s more, he was a spy for the local police, assigned to keep tabs on MLK. Ms.…
Please join Oakland Gay Men’s Chorus on Saturday, April 15th at 7:30pm for their uplifting spring concert True Colors, featuring special guest New Voices Bay Area TIGQ Chorus, a mixed-voice choral ensemble for singers who self-identify as transgender, intersex, or gender-queer (TIGQ). The past few years have challenged the LGBTQ+ community with continued discrimination and hate, as well as the isolation and…
This article was written by OGMC member Mel Terry as part of their “True Colors” spring concert. February marks Black History Month, a tradition that got its start in the Jim Crow era and became official in 1976, with President Ford calling on the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of…
On Tuesday, January 24th at 7pm, join faith leaders of three congregations — Christian, Jewish, and Muslim — when they speak about the association between Justice and Peace followed by an open discussion between participants. This meeting will take place on Zoom; please register below if you’d like to attend. Hope you can make it! Register for the event here About the…
Join us on December 18th at 10 am for Magnificat in G Minor by Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741). This performance, by the Montclair Presbyterian Church Choir and Chamber Orchestra, is a wonderful way to celebrate the holidays. According to the gospel of Luke 1:46–55, Mary (the mother of Jesus) traveled during her pregnancy to visit her cousin Elizabeth, who was carrying the…
On Friday, December 9th at 7:30, get into the holiday spirit with the Oakland Gay Men’s Chorus as they “Make the Yuletide Gay!”. They will be singing classic holiday tunes like “Winter Wonderland,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and “Silver Bells,” as well as contemporary favorites like Josh Groban’s “Thankful” and Dolly Parton’s “Hard Candy Christmas.” And for the concert finale?…
On Friday, October 21st from 6:30-8:00pm, Montclair Presbyterian Church will host an in-person Mayoral candidate form. The event will also be recorded; a link to the recording will be provided to those that pre-register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oakland-mayoral-forum-tickets-440141965467. The following candidates have been invited to the forum: Ignacio DeLaFuente Treva Reid Loren Taylor Sheng Thao The mayoral candidates will be asked to provide…
Tuesday, October 11th at 7pm, join as we welcome Oakland author Leslie Absher. She’ll be discussing her book Spy Daughter, Queer Girl, a memoir about growing to understand herself while also chasing the truth about her CIA father’s role in the overthrow of the Greek government. Admission is free; we hope you can join us for what is sure to be a…
Celebration this week features a solo by one of the Pacific Boychoir Academy’s finest, plus Pastor Ben’s sermon, “People are More Important Than Rules”!