GSJ Angklung at BFX
June 9 at 5pm
Gamelan Sekar Jaya brings Bali to Berkeley with twenty musicians on bronze percussion. Their angklung ensemble delivers hypnotic rhythms and precise, graceful interplay that's earned them forty years of acclaim.
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Hello! I'm Outgoing.I help make life more interesting.
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
Southside
A deliberately open-hearted congregation where theological questions are welcomed and the arts weave through community life. Sunday services draw a beautifully mixed crowd: interfaith families, spiritual seekers, activists, and longtime believers all sharing space.
inclusive community
social justice focus
arts programming
theologically open
Tips
🌈"welcomes every sexual orientation, gender identity, race, nationality, and age"
🎤Alice Walker and Angela Davis have spoken here
🎵great acoustics for musical performances
Upcoming at First Congregational Church of Berkeley
Tuesday, Jun 9
Thursday, Jan 28
BLOOM with Lara Downes
January 28 at 7:30pm
Lara Downes brings her magnetic presence to an evening of transformation and connection. The program features a world premiere by Clarice Assad alongside Mozart's youthful Symphony No. 29 and Stravinsky's graceful meditation on artistic inspiration. The church acoustics make every seat feel intimate.
Friday, Apr 16
The Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips, director: Slings and Arrows
April 16 at 7:30pm
The Tallis Scholars fill this historic Berkeley church with luminous Renaissance polyphony. Peter Phillips leads his renowned vocal ensemble through Josquin des Prez's soaring Missa Fortuna desperata: an evening of crystalline harmonies in a space built for transcendence.
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
SouthsideOpens Sunday at 9:00 AM
A deliberately open-hearted congregation where theological questions are welcomed and the arts weave through community life. Sunday services draw a beautifully mixed crowd: interfaith families, spiritual seekers, activists, and longtime believers all sharing space.
inclusive community
social justice focus
arts programming
theologically open
Tips
🌈"welcomes every sexual orientation, gender identity, race, nationality, and age"
🎤Alice Walker and Angela Davis have spoken here
🎵great acoustics for musical performances
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Upcoming at First Congregational Church of Berkeley
Tuesday, Jun 9
Thursday, Jan 28
BLOOM with Lara Downes
January 28 at 7:30pm
Lara Downes brings her magnetic presence to an evening of transformation and connection. The program features a world premiere by Clarice Assad alongside Mozart's youthful Symphony No. 29 and Stravinsky's graceful meditation on artistic inspiration. The church acoustics make every seat feel intimate.
Friday, Apr 16
The Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips, director: Slings and Arrows
April 16 at 7:30pm
The Tallis Scholars fill this historic Berkeley church with luminous Renaissance polyphony. Peter Phillips leads his renowned vocal ensemble through Josquin des Prez's soaring Missa Fortuna desperata: an evening of crystalline harmonies in a space built for transcendence.