First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
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The former home of a black Baptist church that was escaped thanks to 1950s racial hostilities is now a come-as-you-are, Unitarian house of worship that places no deity above another. In addition to Sunday "celebrations of life," the church hosts philosophy discussions, yoga, movie nights, and more.
Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse
Saturday March 18, 2023 07:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $10,
This month: Redwine Jam and The Irish Brothers. Redwine Jam is an Atlanta-based folk music trio comprised of Chris and Carol Moser and Brenda Lloyd. They perform a wide range of North American and Celtic folk songs and tunes, from traditional material to newly written compositions by contemporary fo...
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Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse
Saturday February 18, 2023 07:00 PM EST
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $10,
Leah Calvert and Michael Smith, the lead writers and voices of the popular bluegrass band the Dappled Grays, have now launched their new project, Smith & Calvert. Michael has played with Sugarland, John McEuen (of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), legendary bluegrass fiddler Bobby Hicks, and Whiskey Gent...
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Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse
Saturday January 21, 2023 07:00 PM EST
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $10 ,
This month: Mockingbird's Wing and CJ Jones and the Spirit Bones. Mockingbird's Wing is an organically grown acoustic band made up of four diverse musicians: Barbara Hotz, Jonathan McBee, Paul Pendery and Suzy Schultz. Like the mockingbird herself, all the different voices and styles come together ...
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Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse
Saturday November 19, 2022 08:00 PM EST
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $10 ,
Steve Cunningham and Robert Henson are celebrated, heavily in-demand sidemen and sessions players in Atlanta. They have played and recorded with some of America’s top names in rock, jazz, country, bluegrass and classical. As a duo they take a fresh, exciting instrumental approach to familiar melodie...
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Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse
Saturday September 17, 2022 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $8-$10,
This month: A full concert by Robin Bullock. Robin Bullock has been hailed as a "Celtic guitar god" by Baltimore City Paper and "one of the best folk instrumentalists in the business" by Sing Out! Magazine. His virtuosity on guitar, cittern and mandolin blends the ancient melodies of the Celtic land...
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Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse
Saturday August 20, 2022 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $8-$10 ,
This month: Alex Commins & Todd Prusin and Georgia Grass. Alex Commins is a long-time veteran of bluegrass groups, rock-and-roll bands and regional festivals. Todd Prusin has lent his musical skills to various Atlanta bands. Alex’s acoustic fingerpicking and Todd's melodic bass have gained this duo ...
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Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse
Saturday July 16, 2022 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $8-$10,
This month: John Cable & the Georgia Mountain Stringband and Jim Culliton & Clear Creek. John Cable is a former member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. John has performed on The Tonight Show, Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, The Midnight Special, Austin City Limits and the Grand Ole Opry. Performing with ...
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Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse
Saturday June 18, 2022 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $10,
This month: The Reel Sisters and Harm’s Way. The Reel Sisters offer an intimate performance of tunes and stories from the Celtic lands and Appalachia. Piper Rosalind Buda and harpist Kelly Brzozowski combine harp, pipes, whistle, and voice to create a magical Celtic soundscape full of both joy and ...
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Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse
Saturday May 21, 2022 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $10+,
This month: The Resonant Rogues and Charley Woods. Asheville, North Carolina’s genre hopping songwriters, The Resonant Rogues, have been winning over audiences worldwide with their signature blend of string band music since 2013. Their original songs draw on inspirations from the Appalachian mount...
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Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse
Saturday April 16, 2022 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $10,
This month: Claudia Nygaard and Blackfoot Daisy. Nashville-based singer/songwriter Claudia Nygaard’s songs move from heartfelt to humorous and from scrappy to sensual. The Kerrville, TX Folk Festival songwriting competition winner has performed at over 200 fairs and festivals in the U.S. and nine f...
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The Alchemy of Improvisation
Friday October 11, 2019 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $10,
An evening of improvised music in a variety of styles.
Klimchak & Stuart Gerber Percussion Duet Three Way Mirror Sax, Tuba & Conga Jazz Trio Pink Lady Quartet Free Jazz from North Carolina
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Wally Shoup & Evan Lipson + Jeff Crompton & Kenito Murray
Wednesday July 25, 2018 07:30 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $10,
Seattle saxophonist Wally Shoup joins Chattanooga bass player and Shaking Ray Levis cohort Evan Lipson for a night of improved music. It's rare for Shoup to make an Atlanta appearance these days, but his Southern roots run deep. "I got turned on to free jazz and improvisation through WREK, particula...
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Tom McDermott
Friday July 28, 2017 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $10 ,
Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse
Friday August 19, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $8-$10,
This month Elise Witt and friends will come out to entertain. Elise Witt’s concerts and workshops create and connect singing communities around the world. Born in Switzerland and raised in North Carolina, the Atlanta-based folk singer, songwriter and musician speaks five languages fluently, sings...
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Edgewood Big Band
Friday May 20, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $10 ,
Is there a better way to celebrate releasing your first 7-inch than by assembling a 12-piece ensemble to play a selection of your compositions from the last three decades? That’s the plan, according to saxophonist Jeff Crompton, who’s leading the Edgewood Big Band, featuring current and itineran...
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Sunday Assembly Atlanta Presents: Space Invaders - Citizenship in the Universe
Saturday February 20, 2016 07:00 PM EST
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: FREE,
What happens to life in the universe when we find it?How fundamentally would our understanding shake if we found microbial life in our solar system, or if we heard an intelligent signal from a distant star? How should we even responsibly approach the search for such things when our investigations co...
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Carla Ulbrich Concert
Thursday October 15, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $10 gen. adm., $8 AAFFM members. Cash, check or credit card at door.,
The Frank Hamilton Folk School proudly announces its first concert, presenting Carla Ulbrich. Carla is a comical singer-songwriter and guitarist from Clemson, South Carolina and currently living in New Jersey. Carla tours all over the U.S. and England and has appeared on ABC, USA Network, the BBC, ...
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Chamber Cartel / MAYA / Music of George Crumb
Friday September 4, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $10 suggested,
The Goat Farm Arts Center present Chamber Cartel performing music by George Crumb, whose profoundly humanistic music includes programmatic, symbolic, mystical and theatrical elements. On this concert will be performed some of the most beautiful works of the 20th century: An Idyll for the Misbegott...
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Chamber Cartel performs George Crumb / MAYA
Friday September 4, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $10 ,
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Existential Moment Coffeehouse
Friday July 17, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $5 and up for adults -- sliding scale.,
Existential Moment Coffeehouse with music by Scott Hooker & Janna Nelson, Janet Metzger, Shelia Pattee, Phyllis Free, Aviva, Craig Rafuse, Aubrey Cox, Ted Pettus.Spoken word by Alice Lovelace, Margo Smith, Anne Michelle Lynch, Brother Obediah. Emcee Gail Reeder. Food, drink, fun silent auction. Door...
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Shri Indradeep Ghosh (violin) with Gourisankar (table)
Saturday May 23, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $20 ,
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3rd Friday Films
Thursday February 19, 2015 07:00 PM EST
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $1-$10, sliding scale, no one turned away,
THIRD FRIDAY FILM SERIESFirst Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta Friday, 2/20/2015, 7:30 pm Sponsored by First E's Social Justice Guild with Wells For Hope, Inc. (http://www.wellsforhope.org/) Philippe Falardeau’sThe Big Lie (2014) Feature film detailing some Sudanese orphans surviving bloody ...
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Sunday Assembly Atlanta
Saturday January 17, 2015 07:00 PM EST
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: FREE,
The Sunday Assembly is a life-celebrating congregation without deity, dogma, or doctrine. Our motto: Live Better, Help Often, Wonder More.The theme of this month's service is Mindfulness, and our featured speaker is Atlanta psychotherapist Dr. Norma Harris. For more information, check our website fo...
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3rd Friday Films
Thursday January 15, 2015 07:00 PM EST
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: sliding scale, no one turned away,
THIRD FRIDAY FILM SERIESFirst Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta470 Candler Park Dr., NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 Friday, January 16, 2015;, 7:30 PM Sponsored by the Social Justice Guild Harry & Joe Gantz’sAmerican Winter (2013) Documentary feature film follows families struggling in the aftermath o...
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Third Friday Film Series Presents *United in Anger*
Thursday November 20, 2014 07:00 PM EST
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $1-$10 sliding scale, no one turned away.,
The Third Friday Film Series at First Existentialist Congregation presents Jim Hubbard’s *United in Anger: A History of ACT UP* (2012) on Friday, November 21, at 7:30 p.m. at First E. This documentary won the Grand Jury Prize at the Milan International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. Co-sponsored by ...
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An Evening of Storytelling at First Existentialist
Friday November 7, 2014 07:00 PM EST
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: donations $15-$20 sliding scale,
“An Evening of Storytelling†at First Existentialist Congregation Saturday, November 8, 7-10:00 p.m. Storytellers Barry Stewart Mann, Dorothy Kirk, Gail Reeder, and Nita Roberts will spin yarns to move you to smiles and laughter, and special guest musicians Aviva and the First E Street Band will...
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Winter's Bone
Thursday October 16, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: Suggested donation $1-10.00 sliding scale; no one turned away.,
First Existentialist Congregation's Third Friday Film Series presents Debra Granik’s Winter’s Bone (2013) Friday, October 17. An Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her crystal meth-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact. 4-stars by Roger E...
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Third Friday Film Series - Dirty Wars
Thursday September 18, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: donations - $1 to $10 sliding scale No one turned away,
First Existentialist Congregation's Third Friday Film Series presents Rick Rowley’s Dirty Wars (2013) on September 19. Documentary follows investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill into the hidden world of America's covert wars. Co-sponsored by Drone Task Force (click here for more]
The Great Existentialist Book & Bake Sale
Friday August 22, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $1/paperbacks, $2/hardbacks and trade paperbacks,
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The Great Existentialist Book & Bake Sale
Friday August 22, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $1/paperbacks, $2/hardbacks and trade paperbacks,
GIGANTIC First Existentialist Book and Bake Sale Saturday, August 23, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta, 470 Candler Park Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30307. Wide selection of BOOKS of EVERY GENRE donated by bookstores, philosophers, academics, collectors, publishers, a...
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Third Friday Film Series - Good Night and Good Luck
Thursday July 17, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $1-$10.00 sliding scale, no one turned away,
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta presents George Clooney’s Good Night & Good Luck (2005) on Friday, July 18th, 2014 in its THIRD FRIDAY FILM SERIES at First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta, 470 Candler Park Dr., NE, Atlanta, GA 30307. Co-sponsored by Atlanta Democratic Socialist...
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Third Friday Film Series Presents Persepolis
Thursday June 19, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: Donation $1-$10.00, no one turned away.,
First Existentialist Congregation's Third Friday Film Series presents Persepolis, an animated story of a young girl's coming of age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Doors open 7:00 pm, film starts 7:30 sharp. Donations $1-$10.00, no one turned away. Popcorn and refreshments available. Discussi...
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Inequality for All
Thursday April 17, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $1-$10 sliding scale, no one turned away,
First Existentialist Congregation’s Third Friday Film Series presents Inequality for All, documentary following former US Labor Secretary Robert Reich as he looks to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap. The film puts a human face on the situation, focusing on several families wh...
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Edgewood Saxophone Trio
Thursday March 13, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $5-$12,
Edgewood Sax Trio is the demented notion of Jeff Crompton, whose mad saxophone skills have graced stages across the city for decades, most recently with the 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra. Accompanied by Ben Davis (tenor sax) and Bill Nittler (baritone sax), Crompton has charted a harmonically enth...
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Third Friday Film Series presents Arranged
Thursday February 20, 2014 07:00 PM EST
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $1-10.00 sliding scale, no one turned away,
Third Friday Film SeriesARRANGED (2007) When Rochel and Nasira, an Orthodox Jew and a Muslim, meet as new teachers at a Brooklyn school, co-workers and students expect friction. But the women discover they have a shared expectation of arranged marriages. As they experience tension between their trad...
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An Evening of Southern Storytelling
Friday November 8, 2013 07:00 PM EST
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $10.00 donation, sliding scale,
An Evening of Southern Storytelling with storytellers Maryann Hopper, Dorothy Kirk, Gail Reeder, and Nita Roberts, and singer Tia Rix at First Existentialist Congregation on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 7:00 pm. Drinks and snacks available. $10 donation, more if you can, less if you can't. Benefit for First ...
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Tatsuya Nakatani & Michel Doneda, Victor Pons, Bradley Bailey
Thursday May 9, 2013 08:00 PM EDT
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Dave Brubeck Quartet Tribute Concert
Friday March 22, 2013 08:00 PM EDT
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta
Cost: $10 ,
Four Atlanta musicians, Alan Dynin - piano, Marshall (Mac) Isseks - saxophones, Scott Glazer - bass and Adrian Ash - drums, team up to honor the late, great jazz ambassador Dave Brubeck. An afternoon of top-notch jazz.
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470 Candler Park Drive
Atlanta, GA 30307
(404) 378-5570
Atlanta, GA 30307
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