Join us to learn about mending clothes, bags, and fabric items, and even work on your project with guidance and materials from Verda Bursal. You can bring your own item(s) in need of mending and/or work with scrap pieces from Verda’s stash.Thread and tools will be provided, including a sewing machine if you’re feeling brave!The workshop will be entirely donation-based. No tickets, no need to RSVP, pay what you can for your alteration and/or lesson.Verda Bursal is the creator of W...
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ICU (I See You)A one-woman staged reading inspired by Iran's "Women, Life, Freedom" movement Presented byRed Poppy Art House and Golden Thread Productions present a special theatrical reading of ICU (I See You) by Leyla Modirzadeh and Domenique Lozano, a one-woman play performed by Bridgette Loriaux.DatesFriday, June 19
Doors: 7:00 PM | Performance: 7:30–9:00 PMSaturday, June 20
Doors: 7:00 PM | Performance: 7:30–9:00 PMSunday, June 21
Doors: 1:30 PM ...
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ICU (I See You)A one-woman staged reading inspired by Iran's "Women, Life, Freedom" movement Presented byRed Poppy Art House and Golden Thread Productions present a special theatrical reading of ICU (I See You) by Leyla Modirzadeh and Domenique Lozano, a one-woman play performed by Bridgette Loriaux.Presented by heading aside — paste continues below.
DatesFriday, June 19
Doors: 7:00 PM | Performance: 7:30–9:00 PMSaturday, June 20
Doors: 7:00 PM | Performan...
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ICU (I See You)A one-woman staged reading inspired by Iran's "Women, Life, Freedom" movement Presented byRed Poppy Art House and Golden Thread Productions present a special theatrical reading of ICU (I See You) by Leyla Modirzadeh and Domenique Lozano, a one-woman play performed by Bridgette Loriaux.DatesFriday, June 19
Doors: 7:00 PM | Performance: 7:30–9:00 PMSaturday, June 20
Doors: 7:00 PM | Performance: 7:30–9:00 PMSunday, June 21
Doors: 1:30 PM ...
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June 6th MAPP THIS IS A FREE EVENT
Saturday, June 6, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Red Poppy Art House
MAPP (Mission Art Performance Project)
2698 Folsom @23rd
Curator: Dina Zarif7:15 PM – 7:45 PM
Soundscapes (A Soulful Melodic Journey)
Eliot Valz - Solo guitar8:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Esotérica Tropical (Puerto Rican Medicinal Songs)
María José Montijo - Harp & vocals9:00 PM – 9:45 PM
Melodies of the Hindustani Tradition (Expressive Ragas)
Kamal Ahma...
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ShadowLight Productions
Earth Paper Cut: Shadow Performance & Puppet WorkshopCreated and performed by ShadowLight's Jess Nguyen, Earth Paper Cut is a youth-scripted, surreal story translated into a shadow show: Earth Paper Cut follows two children navigating the moral quandaries around staying or leaving their planet behind at the end of the world as we know it.This performance will be followed by a guided exploration of transforming a story in...
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Cuerdas Tropicales
PuertoRican Trova and Latin-american classics meet Brazilian choro, samba and Brazilian standardsFeaturing:Ricardo Peixoto, brazilian guitar
Brian Rice, pandeiro and drumset
Madeleine Zayas, voice and hand percussionSpecial Guest:Daniel Zamalloa, Peruvian mandolin and flute playerFriday, June 5th, 2026
Time: 7...
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Rebecca Kleinmann Quintet
Venezuela to BrazilThe Red Poppy presents the Rebecca Kleinmann Quintet featuring East Coast based flutist and vocalist Rebecca Kleinmann in collaboration world class Venezuelan musicians cuatro player/percussionist Jackeline Rago and guitarist Carlos Caminos, wonderful Bay Area/ Mexican born percussionist Marlon Aldana,...
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Garotas da Lua
Brazilian Vocal Harmony Ensemble“Garotas da Lua” is an exciting new three voice harmony group, singing MPB, Samba and Bossa Nova. The group honor the great tradition of Brazilian Vocal groups from the last half of the 20th century through present day(Quarteto Em Cy, MPB4, Boca Livre and more), singing fresh arrangements of classics ...
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Warango Trio
The Soul of the CajonWarango is a musical project that bridges Afro-Peruvian rhythms with jazz. In their upcoming concert, Afro-Peruvian Jazz Grooves: The Soul of the Cajon, the Warango Trio performs this fusion by reimagining jazz standards through the roots of the Cajon. Experience an evening at the intersection of ancestral heritag...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Season for Iran - Kamân duo: Mazdak Alipour, Nariman Assadi
Voices of Resilience: Music from LorestanPresented as part of Season for Iran.From the mountains of Lorestan, melodies rise carrying memory, endurance, and voices that continue across generations.Performed on kamancheh and Iranian percussion, this p...
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RSVP to the Facebook event: BĀZ-TĀB
As part of A Season for Iran, we are honored to present BĀZ-TĀB—meaning reflection—an immersive performance and installation rooted in the architectural memory of Iran. Through large scale charcoal hand-drawing, paper sculpture, sound, and spatial performance, the work reconstructs the dreamlike fragments of places remembered: courtyards, domes, wind towers, and the intimate interiors of Iranian homes. Centered around t...
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April 4th MAPP
Saturday, April 4, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom @23rd
Curator: Dina Zarif7:15 pm – 7:45 pm: The Genie, live looping Artist
8:00 pm – 8:45 pm: Lau Paiva, Brazilian music
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Inti Mystica, Latin FusionExhibition: Andrea Guskin – Fracture Zones (Jewish artist exploring rupture & resilience)THIS IS A FREE EVENT
MAPP (Mission Arts & Performance Project)
Launched in 2003...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Echoes of Solidarity
Coming Together with Music and MovementIn these challenging times, coming together through music, movement, and shared artistic expression is one of the most powerful ways to nurture solidarity and human connection. Across cultures, music and dance have long served as languages of resilience, em...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Contemporary Tango
Paris Meets the Bay: A Night of TangoThis concert will feature the Paris based Tango trio: Colombo/Kociolek/Frontini trio in collaboration with our very own Bay Area violinist Basma Edrees. The concert will feature new arrangements and works by the world renowned Argentinian bandoneonist Fabrizio Colo...
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Standing with the People of Iran:
Echoes of Stolen LivesOn December 28, 2025, millions of Iranians took to the streets, calling for dignity, freedom, and an end to decades of repression. In response, the Islamic Republic of Iran unleashed one of the deadliest crackdowns in its history. Tens of thousands were killed, many shot at close range, including children, women, and young people, and thousands more were blinded, injured, or arrested, all under a nationwide internet blackout to this da...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: IAN MAKSIN: "Songs of Love & Peace" New Album Tour
An incredible musical journey with world acclaimed one-man cello orchestra multilingual vocalist Ian MaksinGet immersed in the deep sounds of Ian Maksin's soulful one-man-cello orchestra, paired and blended with his vibrant voice, as he explores a collection of trad...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Sudamericanto
Blending jazz with Latinamerican, Caribbean and Brazilian rhythmsSudamericanto’s unique brand of latin-american music combines Brazilian jazz with South and Central American folk rhythms, taking audiences along a journey through traditions from South America and the Caribbean with a Brazilian jazz twist. F...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: The Musical Art Quintet
"The LOVE concert" "Valentine's Day Concert a Love Theme"The music of The Musical Art Quintet will get your heart racing, and awaken your passion. The theme of the concert is love and we will explore the many facets of love with romantic music from around the globe. Featuring the original composi...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Warango
The Sounds of Afro-Peruvian Music / Afro-Peruvian RhythmsWarango is a musical project born in 2019 in Oakland, California. Its music is based on vibrant Afro-Peruvian rhythms. This proposal is a meeting of traditional sounds represented by the Cajón, which symbolizes Afro-Peruvian roots; with harmonies and melod...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Ricardo Peixoto & Carlos Oliveira
Brazilian Guitar MusicBrazilian guitarists Ricardo Peixoto and Carlos Oliveira return to the Red Poppy for a reunion concert during Carlos’ visit to the Bay Area from his home in Brazil. Featuring original compositions as well as Brazilian choro, samba and baião classics.Ricardo...
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Holding the Thread: A Gathering for Life & DignityMAPP (Mission Art Performance Project)Saturday, December 6th, 2025In a moment when many communities are experiencing heightened fear, repression, and instability—both here and globally—we gather to hold the thread of humanity. This event brings together Palestinian, Iranian, Mexican, and Jewish artists—communities whose histories carry occupation, displacement, censorship, and struggle. Their voices stand together in intentional s...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Sarangi & Tabla - A Raga Recital
"Sarangi - The String with 100 Colors" / Raga Music of India with Sarangi and TablaA duet between Suhail Yusuf Khan on sarangi and Sameer Gupta on tabla is a spellbinding conversation in sound — earthy, soulful, and electrifying. Suhail’s sarangi sings with the voice of centuries, we...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Of Persian Poetics
Live Persian Music Duet PerformanceBehfar Bahadoran: Setar and Tanbur'Nariman Assadi: Tombak, Bendir, and DafFriday, December 19, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm doors, 7:00 pm show
Admission: (Online) $25 student & senior - $29 Early Bird - $35 General / (Door) $35ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Beh...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Mostly Kosher
Los Angeles-based Klezmer-RockMostly Kosher, the acclaimed Los Angeles-based Klezmer/Rock band, radically reconstructs Judaic and American cultural music through ravenous global beats and arresting Yiddish refrains. Their original voice resounds with themes of social justice, human dignity, and mutual understandin...
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October 1st, 2022 - April 6th, 2024Red Poppy Art House Exhibitions Presents: “SAY HER NAME” by Mara Lea Brown and Emma Timberlea Brown
Curated by Dina Zarif
“Women, Life, Freedom”
She rises…
her hair flying in the wind…
her voice lifting to the sky…
her being becoming the fire that melts the frozen grounds of time…
SAY HER NAME…
say it loud…Mahsa Amini the 22 year old female whose death enflamed thousands of women and men to rise up.
For, the future IS female…
and #metoo is a glo...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Sirvan Manhoobi / Striking Strings
World music/ Middle eastern music/ Iranian music/ improvisationStriking Strings is a captivating performance by Iranian virtuoso Sirvan Manhoobi, featuring the Oud, Setar, and Tanbour. Blending Persian, Kurdish, and Iranian folk roots with improvisation and original compositions, the program explores the diverse soundscapes of these string i...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Vardari
Shared Balkan MelodiesExperience the vibrant sounds and rhythms of balkan music that will transport you to the heart of the Balkans.Vardari is an exploration of shared Balkan melodies, celebrating the interconnected musical traditions of the Balkans with a focus on the Hellenic world. Fronted by Greek-Croatian-American flutist and vocalist Ellie Falaris Ganelin, this ...
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Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Teagan Faran, ft. Paul Sussman and Breakfast Calculus
"Middle Child" Album Release show / Violin, Flute, Storytelling, and more!Join us for a live performance of Teagan Faran's new album "Middle Child," a record exploring homesickness and belonging, with guest appearances by local legend storyteller Paul Sussman and the win...
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LitCrawl 2025One of the most anticipated literary nights of the year, LitCrawl SF brings together authors and fans for the world's largest free pop-up literary event!Saturday, October 25, 2025
Time: 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Admission: FREE5:00pm – 6:00pm
Between Borders & Belonging 6:30pm – 7:30pm
The Tall Grass in Your Eyes: A reading from Trans Poetry Workshop 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Nulla is Haunted! ABOUT LITCRAWL 2025:One ...
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