Tardezinha do Carnaval
A Relaxed Post-Carnaval Gathering in the MissionRodrigo Lemes and Andrew Scott invite close friends, family, and the extended community to a laid-back afternoon celebration following the Carnaval SF parade. Join us at the legendary Red Poppy Art House for an early evening of music, connection, and joy.Expect Música Brasileira, drinks, snacks, and great company! EVENT DETAILS
Sunday, May 25th, 2025
Time: 3 pm to 7 pmThis i...
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June 7th MAPP
Saturday, June 7th, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom @23rd
Curator: Dina ZarifDoors open at 6:30 pmLineup coming soon...THIS IS A FREE EVENT!
MAPP (Mission Arts & Performance Project)
Launched in 2003, the Mission Arts & Performance Project (MAPP) is a homegrown bi-monthly, multidisciplinary, intercultural event that takes place in the Mission District of San Francisco. On the first Saturday of...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. String, Skin & Breath
A Sound Journey Across Continents and CulturesString, Skin & Breath will take you on an improvised journey, weaving melodies and rhythms from around the world. Together, they create a dynamic, spontaneous dialogue—sometimes tender and meditative, other times fiery and exuberant—inviting the audience into a world without borders, where music speaks be...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Art of the Duo: George Brooks and Utsav Lal
“Raga Pianist” joins forces with legendary saxophonistUtsav Lal, the trailblazing “Raga Pianist,” joins forces with legendary saxophonist George Brooks for a captivating duo performance. Together, these two virtuosos craft new music that draws from the profound traditions of Indian classical music and American jazz, seamlessly fused wit...
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ShadowLight Presents: 7 Visions
Shadow Theater Meets Día de los MuertosJoin us at Red Poppy for a special screening of "7 Visions of Encarnacion" (2002), followed by an artist talk and Día de los Muertos-inspired live music!7 Visions is a shadow theater film that blends live-action puppetry, narration, and music to explore themes of cultural identity and spiritual awakening. Written by acclaimed playwright Octavio Solis and directed by shadow master Larry Reed, the story...
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Advance tickets are available online. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Sarah Cabral Invites
Brazilian JazzBrazilian singer Sarah Cabral returns to the Bay Area and invites colleagues to collaborate on a unique repertoire, original material as well as classics.Featuring:Sarah Cabral - Vocals
Ian Faquini - Acoustic Guitar
Eva Scow - Mandolin
Alex Calatayud - Percussion
Nataly Cressman - TromboneSunday, June 15th 2025
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Take Place: SFSU Creative Writing Thesis Reading
Celebrating Groundbreaking Bay Area WritersTake Place presents a cross-genre thesis reading honoring the work of graduating SFSU Creative Writing MFA/MA students. A night to celebrate and gather with the local literary community.Featuring:Maria Thomas
Tashina Boyer
Kirsten Lofgren
Laird Harrison
Zoey Sparks
Ferdos Heidari
Meilani Clay
Lizeth De La Luz
Michael Gallagher
Nithya Vasudevan
Clara Sperow...
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April 5th MAPP
Saturday, April 5th, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom @23rd
Curator: Dina ZarifDoors open at 7:00 pm7:10 – 8:00 pm: Diana Gameros (Latin American Music and Beyond)
8:10 – 9:00 pm: String and Skin (Klezmer Jazz Improvizations)
9:10 – 10:00 pm: Dos Bandoleros (Spanish Rumba)Exhibit: CORAZONES / HEARTS by Adrian AriasTHIS IS A FREE EVENT
MAPP (Mission Arts & Performance Project)
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Karma Roulette Quartet
Slinky ProverbSlinky Proverb is the title of one of two new works by Michael Smolens that will be performed for the first time in California as part of this evening-long concert. Slinky Proverb combines West-African groove with bluesy, contemporary jazz, and 20th-century classical-influenced melodies. The second new composition is titled Abakim. It is a chamber work that features the kalimba and progresses into a jazz waltz.Featuring:Composer/A...
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Bach, Tango & Beyond
Teresa Tam, Obadiah Díaz Wrynla, Basma EdreesTeresa and Obadiah began their first project together in 2024, brought together by their shared love of tango music. Joining them is Basma, an accomplished violinist with an extensive and diverse background in Western and Arabic music. The three musicians, with vastly different histories, come together to showcase a wide array of songs from various traditions. From Bach to Piazzolla, Disney to Mandopop, an...
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Advance tickets are available online. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Diaspora Ensemble
Music of the MediterraneanDiaspora Ensemble will play music from Greece, Turkey, the Balkans, and songs from the Sefardic repertoire. The band is excited to return to the Red Poppy with talented friends Joe Rosato on bass and Zina Pozen on accordion, along with the delightful dancer Nicole Maria.Featuring:Leah Sirkin - violin, vocals
Tano Brock - clarinet...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. ReroRera World Ethnic Inspirations
World music in the language of Jazz, Funk, FusionReroRera is in a continuous search for “common grounds”, common paths and, ultimately, a common expressive language of different ethnic musical traditions. Then, using that language in the original compositions influenced by Georgian, Polish, Scandinavian, Turkish, and Afro-Cuban folk musical ...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. ReroRera World Ethnic Inspirations
World music in the language of Jazz, Funk, FusionReroRera is in a continuous search for “common grounds”, common paths and, ultimately, a common expressive language of different ethnic musical traditions. Then, using that language in the original compositions influenced by Georgian, Polish, Scandinavian, Turkish, and Afro-Cuban folk musical trad...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Nato Green
In the Darkest Hour: The Most Political ComedySan Francisco-based political comedian Nato Green brings a residency to the Red Poppy for one night only, with a work-in-progress show of the most political comedy to get us through this, the hour of darkness.Featuring:Nato Green with guests TBDSaturday, March 15th, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm...
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Update: Tickets for this event are now SOLD OUT. Nato Green
In the Darkest Hour: The Most Political ComedySan Francisco-based political comedian Nato Green brings a residency to the Red Poppy for one night only, with a work-in-progress show of the most political comedy to get us through this, the hour of darkness.Featuring:Nato Green with special guest Jackie KeliiaaSaturday, March 15th, 2025
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Barbar Band
Modern Soundscapes in Armenian MusicBarbar Band is a creative collaboration between Khatchadour Khatchadourian, vocalist and duduk player, and Karine Vann, pianist, and musicologist. Combining modern musical styles with traditional instrumentation, the duo presents arrangements of Armenia’s folk, troubadour, and sacred music, which include musical landscapes both ...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Barbar Band
Modern Soundscapes in Armenian MusicBarbar Band is a creative collaboration between Khatchadour Khatchadourian, vocalist and duduk player, and Karine Vann, pianist, and musicologist. Combining modern musical styles with traditional instrumentation, the duo presents arrangements of Armenia’s folk, troubadour, and sacred music, which include musical landscapes both old ...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Charles Gorczynski Tango Quartet
Contemporary TangoBandoneonist and composer Charles Gorczynski returns to the Bay Area, for the first time with his acclaimed Minneapolis quartet: pianist Alex Woods, violinist Devan Moran, and bassist Sarah Lahasky. The quartet is touring to support their new album Dead Stars (Caverns Records 2025), a set of original and contemporary tangos t...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Charles Gorczynski Tango Quartet
Contemporary TangoBandoneonist and composer Charles Gorczynski returns to the Bay Area, for the first time with his acclaimed Minneapolis quartet: pianist Alex Woods, violinist Devan Moran, and bassist Sarah Lahasky. The quartet is touring to support their new album Dead Stars (Caverns Records 2025), a set of original and contemporary tangos that ...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Will Marsh & The Integration Ensemble
Raga-inspired world music ensembleThe Integration Ensemble seamlessly integrates the richness of jazz, jam, Hindustani, and classical sounds for a sum much greater than its parts.
“Like Ravi Shankar jamming with the Buena Vista Social Club” - renowned producer Ben Leinbach.
Featuring:Will Marsh - sitar, guitar
Josh Mellinger - perc...
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Advance tickets are available online. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Taraf de Akácfa
Romanian Folk MusicTaraf de Akácfa performs the rich repertoire of Romanian folk music with distinctive interpretations and dynamic arrangements. They focus on the complex, southern Romanian style, Lăutarească, and incorporate a variety of traditional music from Moldova, Transylvania, and the Balkans.Featuring:Lulu Starr- violin
Ion Curteanu -cimbalom
Dm...
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Advance tickets are available online. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Anaís Azul presents "Simp'ashani: Canciones Trenzadas"
Experimental Andean Musical Storytelling of MigrationThe album “Simp’ashani: Canciones Trenzadas” is the result of the research Anaís Azul conducted while on their Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship, which gave them the opportunity to travel to Perú to study Charango (from Ayacucho and Cusco) and Quechua (Chanka and Collao) for...
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Advance tickets are available online. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Grupo Falso Baiano (trio) ft. Catiá Lund
Roots Samba, Bossa Nova, and Brazilian ChoroGrupo Falso Baiano will feature Brazilian vocalist, Catiá Lund to present wonderful instrumental Brazilan samba classics, Samba-Choros, and Bossa Nova in an evening of intimate music featuring percussion, guitar, and clarinet. From the nightclub district in Lapa of Rio de Janeiro to our own cul...
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Lunar New Year Shadow Play WorkshopCelebrate the Lunar New Year with an enchanting and interactive Shadow Play Workshop, hosted at the cozy and creative Red Poppy Art House. This free event invites children, families, and community members to dive into the magical world of shadow puppetry. Together, we will explore the art of storytelling and puppet-making, culminating in a collaborative shadow theater performance.Featuring:Jessica Nguyen - Puppeteer
Ya Wen Chien -...
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RSVPs are now available!Lunar New Year: Shadow Play Workshop
ShadowLight ProductionsCelebrate the Lunar New Year with an enchanting and interactive Shadow Play Workshop, hosted at the cozy and creative Red Poppy Art House. This free event invites children, families, and community members to dive into the magical world of shadow puppetry. Together, we will explore the art of storytelling and puppet-making, culminating in a collaborative shadow theater performance.Featuring:...
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February 1st MAPP
Saturday, February 1st, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom @23rd
Curator: Dina ZarifDoors open at 7:00 pm7:15 – 8:00 pm: The Shadow Band (Funky Arabi Jazz)
8:15 – 9:00 pm: Louda y Los Bad Hombres (Latin and Jazz Rhythmics)
9:15 -10:00 pm: Diaspora Ensemble (Music of the Mediterranean)Exhibit: CORAZONES / HEARTS by Adrian AriasTHIS IS A FREE EVENT
MAPP (Mission Arts & Performance Pr...
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February 1st MAPP
Saturday, February 1st, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom @23rd
Curator: Dina ZarifDoors open at 7:00 pm7:15 – 8:00 pm: The Shadow Band (Funky Arabi Jazz)
8:15 – 9:00 pm: Louda y Los Bad Hombres (Latin and Jazz Rhythmics)
9:15 -10:00 pm: Diaspora Ensemble (Music of the Mediterranean)Exhibit: CORAZONES / HEARTS by Adrian AriasTHIS IS A FREE EVENT
MAPP (Mission Arts & Performance Project)
La...
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UPDATE: Show Postponed to March 29
Due to flu season taking its toll, our Feb 7 show is now postponed to Saturday, March 29. Stay healthy, and thanks for your support! ❤️ Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Katchapuri Trio
Chamber Jazz Trio: Originals & Homage to LegendsDavid James, Jess Ivry, and Beth Custer perform original songs, instrumentals, and arrangements of the music of Chick Corea, Juli...
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LIONESS: A Short Film Fundraiser
A Fundraising Event for a compelling film about courage and resilienceJoin Us for the LIONESS Film Fundraiser Event sponsored by Aviva Arts! Set in 1977 Morocco, LIONESS tells the story of a young woman who coaches the town's first girls' soccer team, challenging tradition and inspiring her players to dream beyond their limits. This film is a powerful exploration of resilience, courage, and the transformative power of representation.T...
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LIONESS: A Short Film Fundraiser
A Fundraising Event for a compelling film about courage and resilienceJoin Us for the LIONESS Film Fundraiser Event sponsored by Aviva Arts! Set in 1977 Morocco, LIONESS tells the story of a young woman who coaches the town's first girls' soccer team, challenging tradition and inspiring her players to dream beyond their limits. This film is a powerful exploration of resilience, courage, and the transformative power of representation.This ...
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