Name: July Community Open Sing
Start: 2025-07-18T18:30:00
End: 2025-07-18T20:30:00
Location: 1658 Excelsior Ave

Come sing and celebrate Cancer Season with us on Friday, July 18th at Community Open Sing! Our choir director, Eddie (a Cancer sun himself) will be leading songs from some notable artists who are Cancers! ☀️ 🌙 🦀Community Open Sing is an accessible, low-commitment, all-levels, monthly event open to queer and trans people. We'll teach and learn rounds and songs with simple, fun, and beautiful harmonies. No preparation or previous singing experience needed. Come sing and celebrate pride with us, and meet our new choir director (more on that below!)Please feel free to share about this event with your community!WHEN:Friday, July 18th, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pmPlease arrive at 6:30 pm for check-in. Singing will begin promptly at 7:00 pm and end by 8:30 pm.WHERE:St. Paul Lutheran Church, Recreation Room on the ground floor (ADA accessible) <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/9oFyC1Lo7jvxfxHX6">1658 Excelsior Ave, Oakland, CA</a> (corner of Woodruff Ave and Excelsior Ave)Entrance to recreation room on Woodruff Ave. Street Parking.ACCESSIBILITY:This is a wheelchair-accessible space. There is a ramp that leads to the recreation room of St. Paul Lutheran Church on Woodruff Avenue. The accessible bathroom is on the same floor.This is a fragrance-free event. Please refrain from wearing scented products like scented deodorants, perfumes, hair products, clothing laundered with scented detergent, etc. to support those with chemical sensitivities.COVID SAFETY:<ul><li>Community Open Sing is a masks required event. Singing in indoor spaces can pose a significant risk for COVID-19 because of the increase in expelled droplet particles during vocalization. Because of this risk, all participants must wear over-the-head N95 masks, rather than ear loop masks. Please bring your own mask. Participants are responsible for making sure their masks fit securely on their faces. We will have some available at the door.</li><li>We are not equipped to navigate requests for alternative masks at the time of the event. We have sensory-friendly N95’s available at the door (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://readimask.com">Readimask</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.gmesupply.com/jackson-safety-n95-single-use-particulate-respirator-50-pack?srsltid=AfmBOopQbEoPZEJIBZCXWPVRZMAW9z8CQ8gOAbhEgWtrXxtFV_fhLUNv">Jackson Safety N95</a>). If you have an alternative masking request please email us at least 1 week before the event to give us ample time to problem solve with you: thequeerchoir@gmail.com or DM through Instagram @thequeerchoirsings</li><li>We ask that participants not attend the event if they have a positive infection or when experiencing any known symptoms of COVID-19, or within seven days of known exposure to a person with confirmed COVID-19 infection. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://peoplescdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Safer-In-person-Gatherings-2.pdf">Please read the People’s CDC guidelines here.</a></li><li>We'll be checking folks in at the door and asking folks to sign a COVID-19 agreement in order to uphold a commitment to co-creating a safer, in-person, disability justice-centered space. The agreement will state that folks have no known symptoms and are not positive for COVID-19, have a well-fitting N95 mask, and will remain masked at all times in our indoor space.</li><li>We are rehearsing in a space with open windows, a cross breeze, and multiple HEPA air filters. Personal portable air filters are welcome. We'll continue to monitor the waste water levels in our area and will reschedule the event if the PMMov is over 700.</li></ul>COST: We want this event to be financially accessible for all, so we are offering a Pay-What-You-Feel sliding scale of $0-$25 for this event. A paid “ticket” is not required to RSVP or attend; we will ask for donations at the door (via cash or Venmo - @ramarterre) to help cover event costs.Currently, our expenses per event will include space rental, insurance, masks, snacks, lyric sheet printing, and potentially piano accompaniment. Your donations go directly toward covering these operational costs.