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…

Wednesday, September 14th at 7pm, our book talk series welcomes New York Times bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid as she discusses her new novel Carrie Soto Is Back. In this thrilling story, a former athletic great is determined to make a comeback, long after the sports world has written her off. We hope you can join us for what is sure to…

Friday, September 9th at 7pm, our book talk series welcomes critically-acclaimed author Margaret Wilkerson Sexton as she discusses her new novel On The Rooftop. This stunning work tells the story of a family’s musical dreams colliding with personal ambitions, set against the background of a rapidly gentrifying 1950’s San Francisco. Admission is free; we hope you can join us for what is…