News and Events
Connecting our community with German Language, Culture and Heritage.
World Cup Soccer
The Excelsior German Center invites you to the FIFA World Cup Brasil, to see Germany vs. Ghana. Saturday June 21 at 11:30 am.
Maifest – Sunday May 18
Celebrate Spring at our Maifest Sunday, May 18, 2014 from Noon - 5pm at The Altenheim - 1720 MacArthur Blvd The Golden Gate Bavarian Dancers will perform the Maipole dance Don Sommerfeld will play for your dancing pleasure Fun for All! Bring the Kids!!...
UGAS Christmas Bazaar
United German American Societies of the East Bay with the support of the Excelsior German Center present a Christmas Bazaar, A German Christkindl Markt, Saturday November 23, 2013.
New Year’s Day Concert
The Excelsior German Center invites you to our Annual Neujahrskonzert January 1, 2014 2pm at The Altenheim Come listen to our favorite Opera songs from Mozart to Lehar
An Afternoon At The Movies Featuring Heimat 1
We are presenting an Afternoon at the Movies where we will be continuing our viewing of the next few episodes of HEIMAT, Part 1 covering the following: Episode 9: Little Hermann (1955–1956). The teenage Hermann has a love affair with 26-year-old Klärchen, who is...
Special Round Table discussion Kindertransport
Holocaust Survivors Reclaim Their Mother Tongue & Cultural Heritage Date: Sunday, February 13, 2011 Time: 2:00-4:00PM Location: Prior Hall at the Altenheim Prior Hall at the Altenheim 1699 Excelsior Avenue Oakland, CA 94602 General Admission: $15 GICS & EGC...
Selections from Die Fledermaus
A New Year's Concert Selections from Die Fledermaus and More! Saturday January 1, 2011 1:00pm at the Altenheim 1720 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA Members: $10.00 General Public: $15.00 Featuring: Daniel Ebbers Alexander Katsman Jessica Siena Eugene Brandcoveanu Wendy...
Meet Author Leo Thoma
Leo Thoma, "LESUNG UND GESPRÄCH" Saturday, November 13, 2010 4:00 PM at the altenheim, prior hall 1699 Excelsior Avenue oakland, CA 94602 HERR THOMA writes insightful short stories about contemporary German life, with a touch of humor. He will be reading a number of...
A Night of Latin Jazz in Concert
Sebasian Schunke returns...A Night of Latin Jazz in Concert The Sebastian schunke group featuring anders Nilsson guitar Tuesday OCTOBER 26, 2010 8:00pm at YOSHI's Oakland 510 Embarcadero West Jack london square . Oakland, CA 94607
“Lets Get Acquainted” Fundraiser
The German-American Heritage Foundation presents... A "Lets Get Acquainted" Fundraiser Meet The Director Rüdiger Lentz FRIDAY OCTOBER 22, 2010 4:00pm at the Altenheim 1720 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA 94602 (BENEFITS THE GERMAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER IN WASHINGTON,...
Feuer und Flamme Theater
The EGC along with the Goethe-Institute San Francisco and The German School of the East Bay present... Feuer und Flamme Theater on their West Coast tour! Das Doppelte Lottchen (age 6+) in german Saturday OCTOBER 16, 2010 10:00 AM IN PRIOR HALL at the Altenheim 1699...