Fringe events are normally presented as close to the University campus as possible. Following is a list of the main venues within three blocks of the intersection of Bancroft and Telegraph Avenues, which is the main southern entrance to campus. All of the venues are well-known to area residents, and all are suitable for early music concerts.
All price figures are approximate, because the venues retain the right to increase or discount their standard prices, depending upon the circumstances of the performance, and surcharges sometimes apply. All other information, while accurate at the time of this writing, may be subject to change. If you have corrections to this information, or if you know of other suitable venues that are not listed here, please inform us at sfems@sophocles.com.
All groups are encouraged to make their venue arrangements as soon as possible, since popular locations are usually in great demand.
Trinity Chapel (Trinity United Methodist Church)
2320 Dana Street
Capacity: 125.
Price: To be negotiated.
Contact: Diane Grubbe, 510-549-3864, 415-794-2575, diane@trinitychamberconcerts.com.
Loper Chapel, First Congregational Church
Dana and Durant Streets.
Capacity: 110.
Price: $80 per hour.
Contact: Ken Iha, 510-848-3696, firstberk@aol.com.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
2300 Bancroft Way.
Capacity: 350.
Price: $450.
Contact: Vanessa Capino, 510-848-5107, office@stmarksberkeley.org.
Chapel at St. Mark's Episcopal Church
2300 Bancroft Way.
Capacity: 45.
Price: $125.
Contact: Vanessa Capino, 510-848-5107, office@stmarksberkeley.org.
St. Joseph of Arimathea Seminary Chapel
2543 Durant Street near Bowditch.
Capacity: 60.
Price: $175 fee for 2-1/2 hours.
Contact: Robert Melhuish, 510-643-6223; melhuish@uclink.berkeley.edu
Auditorium, International House
Bancroft and Piedmont.
Capacity: 200.
Price: $250.
Contact: Tim Lynch, 510-642-3438.
Members' Lounge, Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Avenue.
Capacity: 90.
Price: Fee is competitive with other comparable venues. Call for information.
Contact: Nancy Johnson, 510-848-7800.
Drawing Room, Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Avenue.
Capacity: 140.
Price: Fee is competitive with other comparable venues. Call for information.
Contact: Nancy Johnson, 510-848-7800.