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SUMMARY:December 2nd MAPP | CEASEFIRE NOW
DESCRIPTION:December 2nd MAPP | CEASEFIRE NOW\nIn our December 2nd MAPP\, 20 artists are coming together to hold space to acknowledge the tragic loss of thousands of innocent civilians\, Palestinians\, and Israelis\, including countless children. \nWe invite our Mission District community\, all communities\, to this live\, inclusive act of fundamental respect for life and liberation. \nThe evening will be led by artists and activists who have been rooted in this struggle for years.\nThey will be joined by local actors\, poets\, visual artists\, and musicians to create a resounding active symphony of resistance\, and healing. \nWe reject the dissonance of antisemitism\, Islamophobia\, racism\, oppression\, and all forms of violence. \nIn the tapestry of existence\, each life is a precious thread\, weaving a narrative of inherent worth and boundless dignity. \nOur canvas is peace\,\nOur palette is understanding\,\nAnd our space is a world where dialogue and compassion paint the future. \nRed Poppy Art House team \nABOUT THE PROGRAM\nSaturday\, December 2nd\, 2023 | 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. \nCurator: Dina Zarif\nThanks to Amal Bisharat (Co-Curator) and Sahar Assaf (Golden Thread productions)\nPresenter and space holder: Arielle Tonkin (Jewish Artivist) \n7:00-7:05 pm      Opening note by Arielle Tonkin\n7:05-7:35 pm       Clashes (Naima & Excentrik trio)\n7:35-7:45 pm       The Gaza Monologues (Short play)\n7:50-8:15 pm       Longing for Palestine (Violin\, doumbek & Voice)\n8:20-8:30 pm      Poetry reading with Priscilla Wathington\n8:35-9:10 pm       Mornings in Jenin Musical (Amal Bisharat and collaborators)\n9:10-9:20 pm       The Gaza Monologues (Short play)\n9:30-10:00 pm     Melodies of Resilience (Ensemble with choir) \nAltar installation “Fuego Creador” (Fire creator) by Arturo Méndez-Reyes\nLive painting by Chris “C” Gazaleh\, visual artist and muralist \nTHIS IS A FREE EVENT \nMAPP (Mission Arts & Performance Project)\nLaunched 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 every even month of the year\, the MAPP transforms ordinary spaces\, such as private garages\, gardens\, living rooms\, studios\, street corners\, and small businesses into pop-up performance and exhibition sites for a day/night of intimate-scale artistic and cultural exchange among a kaleidoscope of individuals and communities. Due to COVID-19\, we had temporarily changed this dynamic program from an onsite to an online series. Thanks to the mastery and innovation of the presenting artists and curatorial vision we were pleased that the kaleidoscope of cultural exchange continued to be an incredibly enriching experience for the presenter and the viewer. We are glad that the days that we can safely present at our neighborhood venue have finally arrived and we are grateful for everyone’s ingenuity in making the online presentations meaningful and unique experiences.\nThis program is funded by the California Arts Council Impact Project Grant.\nWe will continue our work in presenting unique artistry to the communities that we serve. \nRED POPPY MAPP TEAM:\nArtistic Director | Managing Director: Dina Zarif\nPR and Digital Marketing: Jennie D. Legary\, Anjali Varma \nABOUT THE ARTISTS\n\n \n \nArielle Tonkin | Presenter and Space holder\nA mixed Ashkenazi/Sephardi and Arab Jewish artist and activist \nArielle Tonkin (they) is an artist\, Spiritual Director\, and scholar of art and Judaics (MFA\, School of the Art Institute of Chicago) based on Ohlone land in so-called Berkeley\, CA. Their artwork\, rooted in painting\, fibers\, and social practice\, centers on ritual and healing. Recent exhibition highlights include Morocco to the Bay: A Diasporic Prayerformance (2023) at Albany Bulb\, CA; A Fence Around the Torah: Safety and Unsafety in Jewish Life (2021-2022) at the Jewish Museum of Maryland; Queering Jewish Diasporas (2019) at the Omni Commons\, Oakland\, CA; Orienting Action (2018) at the Rubin Frankel Gallery\, Boston\, MA; and Orienting Practice (2017) at the Sullivan Galleries\, Chicago. \nAs a Teaching Artist\, Arielle facilitates classes and workshops at universities\, secondary schools\, and organizations locally and nationally. Arielle is a Museum Educator at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. Prior\, Arielle was a Public Programs Coordinator at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley and an administrator at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard. Arielle also works as a Jewish educator and ritual facilitator\, or a “para-rabbinic artist” primarily working with multi-faith and multiracial families\, both independently and through various communities of practice. They are currently a Fellow in the Teaching Kollel at SVARA\, they recently gave a workshop with Dr. Leyla Ozgur-Alhassen at UC Berkeley’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies\, and they teach on faculty at various organizations. \nAs a mixed Ashkenazi/Sephardi and Arab Jewish teen growing up in the Hudson Valley\, NY\, Arielle co-founded a Musim-Jewish dialogue project and learned that arts and cultural programming supported relationships grounded in dignity. Arielle continued to explore Muslim-Jewish arts organizing throughout the next 20 years and has been collaborating through the Muslim Jewish Arts Fellowship (MJAF) since 2014. Arielle exhibits artwork nationally\, with some recent highlights including the Jewish Museum of Maryland; Omni Commons\, Oakland\, CA; the Sullivan Galleries\, Chicago; and the Rubin Frankel Gallery\, Boston\, MA. Arielle’s activist organizing through arts and culture work is situated these days in the Mizrahi Collective\, Tzedek Lab\, and Jewish Youth for Community Action. Arielle weaves relationships and materializes conversations within specific networks of accountability\, collective power\, and care. Arielle’s artwork formalizes the belief that healing relationships can shift the fabric of social space and eventually\, maybe\, shift the physical world. \n  \n \nClashes\nAn improvisational project for Palestine \n\nFeaturing:\nNaima Shalhoub – vocals\, keys\, guitar\nTarik “Excentrik” Kazaleh – Oud\, electric guitar\nAaron Kierbel – percussion \nTarik “Excentrik” Kazaleh and Naima Shalhoub are Oakland-based Arab-American artists and have been performing\, creating\, and composing music together since 2012. Kazaleh is an MC\, composer\, producer\, and multi-instrumentalist who has toured throughout the SWANA region\, Europe\, and the United States. Shalhoub is a vocalist\, composer\, and musician who has toured Lebanon and throughout the United States. Collectively they have performed in jails\, community centers\, jazz clubs\, and concert halls all over the Bay Area with Shalhoub’s band\, most notably for the release of “Live in San Francisco County Jail” recorded in 2015. They draw upon their Arab music traditions and American soul repertoire while creating with innovative sounds and lyrics. Their most recent recorded collaboration involves Shalhoub’s full-length studio album “Siphr” which was released in 2020\, following several music videos from the project directed and filmed by Kazaleh. They are currently working on an improvisational project for a Free Palestine and Indigenous liberation worldwide. \n\n  \n \nLonging for Palestine | Poetry\nViolin\, darbuka\, and voice trio \nMusic has long played a central role in Palestinian life\, particularly during celebrations and festivals. Musical instruments like the oud and the qanun are beloved traditional instruments popular in Palestine and the wider region. Palestinian music came to regional prominence in 1936 with the launch of the Here is Jerusalem radio station. The political events of the 20th century have led to many songs about Palestinian feelings of exile\, homesickness\, and longing for freedom. \nThe years following the 1967 Arab-Israeli war saw the growth of nationalist music.\nSome songs are commonly performed for specific occasions like the harvest season\, weddings\, funerals\, and lamentations. Sometimes songs are introduced with a mawwal — a musical tradition in Palestine and neighboring countries in which the singer expresses sentimental feelings\, often lamenting or longing for something like a place or a lover\, over a slow rhythm with drawn-out pronunciation. \n\n\nFeaturing:\nLoay Dahbour – Arabic hand percussion\nGeorges Lammam – Violin\nShaden Amleh – Vocal \nShaden Amleh\, A Palestinian female and a music enthusiast. Grew up in the West Bank in a family who played music on different types of occasions. Participated in yearly musical concerts throughout school years. Moved to the United States and joined Aswat Ensemble. Directed the youth ensemble in San Jose in the year of 2019. \nGeorges Lammam of Palestinian descent\, born in Beirut\, Lebanon is a solo violinist exemplifying the Arab style of instrumental improvisation. A recording artist\, composer\, and artistic director for the Georges Lammam Ensemble\, Georges is a featured artist in other musical groups – Ancient Future\, Wobbly World\, Shabazz\, and Pena Pachamama Artists’ Ensemble and has recorded with outstanding singer/songwriter\, Holly Near and Azam Ali (Niyaz). He is on the faculty at the Mendocino Music and Dance Camp in California. \nHe toured in Bolivia with renowned artists\, Eddie and Gabriel Navia and joined stellar performers organized by Marcus Lovett\, to support refugee families and humanitarians in the refugee camp in Chalkida\, Greece\, housing thousands of people from Syria\, Iraq\, and Afghanistan. \nMr. Lammam\, as an artistic emissary brings Arab arts and his cultural heritage to the fore in supporting Palestine – both the culture and the people. The Georges Lammam Ensemble brings the music of the Arab world to support Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza including performances at Dar al-Kalima University for Arts and Culture in Bethlehem\, Palestine. \nHis compositions and performance excerpts are included in scores for two award-winning documentaries: “Occupation 101” and “Tea on the Axis of Evil”\, and he recorded a well-known folkloric dabke in a 2016 feature film\, “Wrestling Jerusalem” by Aaron Davidman. His CD discography is available on iTunes\, CDBaby\, and Amazon. \nLoay Dahbour\, a Palestinian artist born and raised in Kuwait who immigrated to the United States in 1992\, is a lead percussionist and percussion instructor for the Aswat Ensemble\, and a videographer of short documentary films. He has played the doumbek (percussion); riq (tambourine); and daf (frame drum) for the Aswat Ensemble\, and its smaller ensembles since 2007. He performed a fusion of jazz and Middle Eastern music in museums and other key venues in the Bay Area when he led San Francisco’s Sababa Band between 2009 and 2011. He has performed and toured with the Georges Lammam Ensemble. In 2013 he performed in the US tour of the Hanonah Palestinian Folk Band\, one of the oldest and most prominent folk dance bands in the world. Loay has introduced both adults and youth to Middle Eastern music in both private and group lessons on the doumbek\, riq\, and daf through Zawaya and the University of California\, Berkeley. In 2015 he recorded educational music tracks in the form of lullabies and folksongs for children. In 2019\, he toured the US with the muwashshahat singer Noor Mhana and his band. Loay studied at the Middle Eastern Music Institute in Kuwait\, the Mohsen Al Sawaf of the Massi Band in Egypt in 2003\, and with Reda Darwish of the Hani Mhana Band in San Francisco. \n\n  \n \nPriscilla Wathington | Poetry\nPalestinian American poet \n\n\nPriscilla Wathington is the author of the chapbook\, Paper and Stick (Tram Editions)\, which draws from her work with NGOs such as Defense for Children International – Palestine\, the Norwegian Refugee Council\, and the Arab American Action Network. Her poems have appeared in Gulf Coast\, Michigan Quarterly Review\, Salamander & elsewhere. She is a Radius of Arab American Writers (RAWI) board member and an MFA candidate at Warren Wilson College. \n  \n\n  \n\n\n\n\nMornings in Jenin Musical\nAlt-pop musical in development based on a Palestinian refugee \nSelected songs and scenes from “Mornings in Jenin Musical” by Amal Bisharat. This new alt-pop musical in development is a Palestinian refugee story adapted from the internationally best-selling novel by the same name by Susan Abulhawa. \nFeaturing:\nAmal Bisharat – Writer\, composer\, director\, singer\, guitarist\nSasha Saeed – Actor\, singer\nMohamed Chakmakchi – Actor\, singer\nMaya Nazzal – Actor\nDenmo Ibrahim -Actor \nAmal Bisharat (she/her) is a Palestinian-American multidisciplinary artist: a theatre director\, theatremaker\, musician\, actor\, photographer\, and yoga teacher. Bisharat holds a BA in Music and Theater and for 12 years worked as a director and music director in partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District. She is currently in residence at Golden Thread Productions as co-producer and director for the 2023 ReOrient Festival of Short Plays. She is also currently in the process of creating her first musical\, a Palestinian refugee story adapted from the best-selling novel Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa. Bisharat is a recipient of the 2022-23 Theater Bay Area Arts Leadership Residency Grant\, the 2022 Theater Bay Area CA$H Creates Grant\, and the 2023 San Francisco Arts Commission Artist Grant. \nBisharat is also an award-winning photographer\, with her own arts-focused photography company\, capturing the magic of professional dance\, theater\, and music performances for Bay Area groups like Yerba Buena Gardens Festival\, Sarah Bush Dance Project\, and Alonzo King Lines Ballet. Bisharat believes in the transformative power of art and storytelling whether on a stage\, in a photograph\, or in the stories we tell ourselves. \n  \nGaza Monologues\nAn International Project Advocating For The Rights of Children in Gaza \n\nThe Gaza Monologues were written in 2010\, after the first war on the Gaza Strip. Youth From Gaza Tell Their Personal Stories About War and Siege. Tragically\, these monologues are still accurate today. They highlight the experience\, hope\, and resilience of 31 courageous Gazan youth voices. \nTwo talented actors\, Maya Nazzal and Denmo Ibrahim\, will perform a few monologues from the Gaza Monologues project. \n\n\n\nMaya Nazzal is a San Francisco-based actor. She is a first-generation Palestinian-American and is a fluent Arabic speaker. She received her BA in Theatre Arts from San Francisco State University and recently trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York. Her SFSU stage credits include Top Girls\, The Laramie Project\, The Baltimore Waltz\, Five Women Wearing the Same Dress\, and Forever Chasing Smarts. When she is not on stage\, Maya loves to spend her time solo backpacking around the world! She is beyond excited to be joining the Golden Thread Fairytale Players and is grateful for this opportunity. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \nDenmo Ibrahim is an award-winning American actor and playwright of Egyptian descent. Regional acting credits include Berkeley Repertory\, American Conservatory Theater\, The Old Globe\, Seattle Rep\, and Cal Shakes. Her plays have been developed and produced by Golden Thread\, Noor Theatre\, Arab American National Museum\, Amphibian Stage\, The Civilians R&D Lab\, and Crowded Fire. Her audio-immersive children’s book\, Zaynab’s Night of Destiny (Fons Vitae\, 2021) toured public schools throughout Louisville and is now available in classrooms everywhere at zaynabbook.com. Denmo holds an MFA in Lecoq-based Actor Created Physical Theater (Naropa University) and a BFA in Acting (Boston University). \ndenmoibrahim.com\ \n  \n  \n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\nMelodies of Resilience\nPalestinian music showcase \n\n\nFeaturing:\nBasma Edrees – Violin\nLoay Dahbour – Arabic hand percussion\nAla -Oud\nHashem Abdel-Hadi – Guitar \nAnd Aswat singers:\nAmira Kotb\nShaden Amleh\nRana Mroue\nMohamed Nasser\nNasser Meerkhan \nBasma Edrees is a graduate of The Juilliard School where she received her Masters in Violin Performance and Mannes School of Music where she received her Bachelor’s degree. She studied with Joseph Lin\, Laurie Smukler\, Sally Thomas\, and Catherine Van Hoesen. Basma has performed under the batons of many great conductors including Alan Gilbert and Daniel Barenboim. Basma has served as Associate Concertmaster of the Oakland Symphony during their 2015-2016 season. She has also been invited to sub for the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra\, San Francisco Opera Orchestra\, San Jose Chamber Orchestra\, San Jose Opera Orchestra as well as the Santa Rosa Symphony. Basma has performed as a soloist in various countries including the USA\, Montenegro\, Ethiopia\, and her native country\, Egypt. \nEqually at home with Arabic music\, Basma is the founder of Music in-Takht; an instrumental ensemble dedicated to preserving Egyptian musical heritage in the SF Bay Area. She performed with renowned musicians from the Arab world and has been invited to give Arabic Music workshops at UC Berkeley and Stanford. She has taught Arabic music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and has also been a member of the Arabic Music faculty at Labyrinth; one of the leading educational institutions of modal music. In early 2023\, Basma was invited to play on the soundtrack of Assasin’s Creed Mirage alongside members of the New York Arabic Orchestra. From 2016 to 2019\, Basma Edrees held the position of Music Director of the Aswat Women Ensemble\, an all female Bay Area community ensemble specializing in Arab music. She also served as the co-manager and instructor of the Aswat Women Empowerment Program during their 2019 Fall season; a program designed to empower women of Arab descent through the study of their own rich musical tradition. \nBasma’s proficiency in Music Theory earned her assistant teaching positions as well as teaching fellowships at The Juilliard School while she was a student there. She studied Counterpoint with Robert Cuckson and Philippe Lasser. She has passed this knowledge on to her students as a member of the Music Theory faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where she taught the art of Counterpoint herself. Basma is also a certified Suzuki violin teacher with expertise in starting beginner students of all ages on the violin. She also teaches the violin at the collegiate level at Santa Clara University. \nAla is a talented musician who brings a unique blend of cultural influences to his music. Raised in Tunisia\, he began playing the traditional Oud instrument at a young age and comes from a family of master Arabic classical vocalists. His impressive career has taken him to stages around the world\, including the Belford International Music Festival in France\, the Cairo Arabic Music Festival in the Opera House of Egypt\, and various music festivals in Tunisia. He has also performed with Aswat in the Bay Area since 2008\, showcasing his expertise in classical Arabic music from the early 1900s\, particularly in Adwar and Muachahat styles. With his rich musical heritage and diverse performance experience\, Ala Kallel is a must-see musician for anyone interested in world music.” \nHashem Abdel-Hadi Hash is a Palestinian Musician\, born and raised in Jordan. He loves practicing freedom of expression through all types of art\, including Music\, Art\, and Architecture. He began his music journey at a young age\, exploring what different instruments have to offer. \n  \nLIVE PAINTING BY MURALIST CHRIS “C” GAZALEH\n\nChris “C” Gazaleh is a visual artist\, musician\, writer\, organizer\, and educator from San Francisco. Gazaleh (38) has come a long way on his mission dedicated to promoting cultural\, political\, and social awareness about the history\, people\, and struggle for freedom in Palestine. Reigning from an upbringing submerged in hip-hop culture\, he was dedicated to creating his style from a young age\, starting with graffiti letters\, and then characters. When Gazaleh was about 19 living in Detroit at the time he started to learn to read and write in Arabic\, being the language of his ancestors he picked it up within months. At 21 Gazaleh decided to move back to San Francisco where he joined GUPS at SFSU and helped put up the Edward Said mural. After this Gazaleh began painting murals in the community eventually finding his own walls\, one wall in Clarion Alley has been Gazaleh’s practice wall since 2012\, the wall was given to him by the late graffiti legend CUBA. Since then Gazaleh has been working to spread awareness throughout the community and working with the youth in San Francisco with the hope of spreading knowledge and love\, and to combat the negative stereotypes affecting people’s perspectives of Arabs\, Muslims\, and Palestinians worldwide. Gazaleh uses many mediums to create his art\, from ink to paint\, digital illustration to spray paint. From murals to illustrations on paper and from graffiti-style pieces to brushwork on canvas\, Gazaleh’s art comes from all angles. \n\n\n \n\n \n\n\nMAPP GENERAL PROGRAM\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIN PERSON EVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, December 2nd\, 2023 | 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. \nAdmission: Free  \n\n \n  \nDONATE
URL:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/event/december-2nd-mapp-ceasefire-now/
LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jazz night: Kenny Warren | Liberty Ellman | Gerald Cleaver
DESCRIPTION:Advance tickets are available online. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online\, tickets will not be available at the door.  \n\n\n\n\nJazz night: Kenny Warren | Liberty Ellman | Gerald Cleaver\nOriginal Jazz Compositions and Improvisations!\nNYC-based trumpeter Kenny Warren will joined by legendary musicians Gerald Cleaver on drums and Liberty Ellman on guitar for a night of original songs and improvisations.\nWarren and Cleaver first played together at a Vision Fest event in New York in 2014. This concert will be this special trio collaboration’s debut. \nFeaturing:\nKenny Warren- Trumpet\nLiberty Ellman – Guitar\nGerald Cleaver – Drums \n\n\n\nSaturday\, December 9th\, 2023\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 – $35/ (Door) $30-$35 \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS:  \n\nKenny Warren\, Liberty Ellman\, and Gerald Cleaver are all accomplished composers and performers in the jazz and improvised music world. Ellman has worked extensively as a side man with the likes of Vijay Iyer\, Myra Melford\, and Henry Threadgill. His latest release Last Desert is available on Pi recordings. Cleaver\, one of the most on-demand drummers in NYC for decades has recorded a variety of his own records and worked with luminaries like Roscoe Mitchell and Muhal Richard Abrams. Warren has made a dozen records of his music\, and recently recorded as a sideman with Angelica Sanchez\, Stephan Crump\, and Tony Malaby. His trio with Christopher Hoffman and Nathan Ellman-Bell comes out on Out of Your Head Records in spring 2024. \nKenny Warren \nHe grew up in Denver CO\, where he was inspired at a young age by local trumpet greats Ron Miles\, Al Hood\, and Greg Gisbert. In 2002 he moved to New York to study jazz at SUNY Purchase where he met collaborators like Bobby Avey and JP Schlegelmilch. After graduating in 2006\, he moved to Brooklyn and quickly became an active member of the improvised music scene. He has performed with a who’s who of improvisors from his generation as well as with luminaries like Tony Malaby\, Chris Speed\, Angelica Sanchez\, Stephan Crump\, and Brad Shepik. \nJoining the brass band Slavic Soul Party in 2008 began the expansion of Warren’s melodic concept to include Roma music and Arabic maqam language. As a composer\, Warren’s music was first featured on 2 albums by the instrumental rock collective NOOK. In 2010 Warren formed Laila and Smitty\, named after his great aunt and uncle. That band which started out playing country-blues standards and Warren’s folksier compositions\, evolved into a singular avant-song-writing outfit that Bird is the Worm calls “massively genuine and unabashedly heart-on-the-sleeve open and honest”. Laila and Smitty have released 3 LPs\, most recently in 2019 on happylucky records. Meanwhile\, Warren continued to develop as a free improviser\, recording records in 2014 with the collective ZhirtZ n ZkinZ (Sulde) and in 2015 with The Sandra Weiss Quintet (Leo Records). \nIn 2017\, The Kenny Warren Quartet released Thank You For Coming to Life (Whirlwind Recordings) which highlights Warren as a jazz composer and soloist. The album was heralded as “Boldly creative and superbly orchestrated…A masterful album… Stunning.” by Radio REC. In 2018 Warren released YLA (promnight)\, a solo cassette that resulted from a series of home recording experiments done on a creative retreat to California that winter. In April 2020 Whirlwind released Warren’s trio record called In The Heat\, featuring Matthias Pichler on bass and Nathan Ellman-Bell on drums. \nHis latest projects include a trio with Christopher Hoffman and Nathan Ellman-Bell called Sweet World\, and a duo with Bobby Avey\, both of which will be recording new albums in 2023. \nhttps://www.kennywarrenmusic.com/ \n  \nLiberty Ellman \nBased in Brooklyn New York\, guitarist/composer Liberty Ellman has performed and or recorded with a host of stand-out creative artists including Joe Lovano\, Myra Melford\, Wadada Leo Smith\, Butch Morris\, Vijay Iyer\, Steve Lehman\, Greg Osby\, Rudresh Mahanthappa\, Nels Cline\, Somi\, Matana Roberts\, Ledisi\, JD Allen\, Michele Rosewoman\, Adam Rudolph\, Mary Halverson\, and Okkyung Lee. Mr. Ellman is perhaps best known for his long tenure in Henry Threadgill’s groundbreaking ensemble\, Zooid. The group has recorded several critically lauded albums. Their most recent recording “In For A Penny\, In For A Pound” earned a Pulitzer prize for Mr. Threadgill. Ellman has released 4 of his own critically acclaimed albums: Orthodoxy\, Tactiles\, Ophiuchus Butterfly\, and Radiate on Pi Recordings. His compositional style has been described as “At once highly controlled and recklessly inventive\,” and the Wall Street Journal said: “Ellman\, along with his peers\, is helping to define post-millennial jazz.” Voted #1 Rising Star Guitarist in the 2016 Downbeat Critics Poll\, he was also honored in the 2015 Jazz Times expanded critics poll\, as one of the four guitarists of the year alongside Bill Frisell\, John Scofield\, and Julian Lage. \nhttps://www.libertyellman.com/ \n  \nGerald Cleaver \nDrummer Gerald Cleaver was born and raised in Detroit\, Michigan\, and is a product of the rich music tradition found there and also in his home. Inspired by his father\, John Cleaver\, also a drummer\, he began playing the drums at an early age. He also played violin in elementary school and switched to trumpet during junior high and high school. While in his teens\, he gained early working experience with Ali Muhammad Jackson\, Lamont Hamilton\, Earl Van Riper\, and Pancho Hagood and later with Marcus Belgrave\, Donald Walden\, Rodney Whitaker\, A. Spencer Barefield\, and Wendell Harrison. Cleaver earned a B.A. in music education from the University of Michigan. During his studies\, he was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Study Fellowship to study with drummer Victor Lewis. After graduating he began teaching in Detroit and later joined the jazz faculty at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. He relocated to New York in 2002. \nCleaver has worked with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Threadgill\, Jacky Terrasson\, Hank Jones\, Tommy Flanagan\, Mario Pavone\, Charles Gayle\, Matthew Shipp\, Reggie Workman\, Joe Morris\, Craig Taborn\, Ralph Alessi\, Eddie Harris\, and Miroslav Vitous\, among others. In 2002 “Adjust”\, recorded for the Spanish label Fresh Sound New Talent\, was nominated in the Best Debut Recording category. \n\n\n\nPREVIEW THE MUSIC: \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\nEVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, December 9th\, 2023\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 – $35/ (Door) $30-$35 \nNote: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT. \nPurchase advance tickets for this event! \nNote: Purchasing an advance ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee a seat. Seating is first come\, first served. \nRSVP to the Facebook event:\n \n \n  \nVolunteer for this event!
URL:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/event/jazz-night-kenny-warren-liberty-ellman-gerald-cleaver/
LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:December,Events
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SUMMARY:(FREE) The Family Art Program (Arte entre familia)!
DESCRIPTION:The Family Art Program\nArte entre familia\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Family Art Program at The Red Poppy Art House brings free access to quality art activities to neighboring families in the Mission district of San Francisco.\n \nIt is a safe and creative space for children\, youth\, and parents to explore art.\n \nAll ages are welcome and the program is bilingual.\nThis event is free to the public.\n\n\n \nPlease come join us!\n \nSaturday\, December 16th\, 2023\nTime: 12:00-1:30 pm\n\n \nAdmission: FREE\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nMEET THE INSTRUCTOR:\n \n\nSofia Elias (she/her/ella)\n \nSofia is a passionate educator and holistic community builder. She has been working with families in the Mission community since 2013. She is a Psychology graduate from SFSU\, an artist/musician\, and a holistic community organizer. She has always been an advocate for using art as a healing and transformative tool to support communities. She has worked as a bilingual early childhood/youth educator for over 5 years using play-based and child-guided teaching as a way to promote social-emotional learning and development. In her free time\, she plays music\, spends time at the Jardin Secreto tending to plantitas\, and supports birthers in postpartum care ceremonies. Sofia is a bilingual radical musician\, ready to share art with all of the community!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Family Art Program\n(Arte entre familia)\nThe Family Art program or Arte entre Familia has been bringing free quality art programming to families in the Mission district for over 10 years. The program engages the Red Poppy Art House’s surrounding neighborhood\, contributing to its vibrancy by offering free programming to the public one Saturday of the month from 12:00-1:30 p.m. at 2698 Folsom.\n \nAn outdoor open forum\, Family Art uses the exterior south wall of the Poppy and its wide adjacent sidewalk\, where volunteers bring out an array of art supplies and organize a different activity for participants each week.\n \nThe art and community facilitator creates a safe and creative space for families of all backgrounds to participate in open-ended art projects. Art projects happen either indoors or outside on the sidewalk as a way to engage with neighborhood families. Family Art invites all families with children 0-5\, youth\, and adults to participate in community art exploration.\n \nhttps://redpoppyarthouse.org/programs/family-art/\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, December 16th\, 2023\nTime: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm\nAdmission: FREE  \nRSVP to the Facebook event:\n \n \n  \nVolunteer for this event!
URL:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/event/free-the-family-art-program-arte-entre-familia-2/
LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Family Art Activities
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UID:14784-1702755000-1702760400@redpoppyarthouse.org
SUMMARY:Caribbean Songbook with Pedro José Pastrana & Oskar Ly
DESCRIPTION:Advance tickets are available online. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online\, tickets will not be available at the door.  \n\n\n\n\nCaribbean Songbook with Pedro José Pastrana & Oskar Ly\nEcstatic Interpretations from the American/Caribbean Songbook\nCuatro player Pedro J. Pastrana and pianist Oskar Ly perform unique interpretations of pieces from their diverse musical roots. This show will feature original music and arrangements of classic selections from the Caribbean and American songbooks. \nFeaturing:\nPedro José Pastrana – Puerto Rican Cuatro\nOskar Ly – Piano\nSpecial Guests – TBA \n\n\n\nSaturday\, December 16th\, 2023\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 – $35/ (Door) $30-$35 \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS:  \n\nPedro José Pastrana\, a music creator rethinking the concept of Puerto Rican music\, Pedro crosses over invisible frontiers with an (extra)ordinary approach to music. He aims to fuse the earthy quality of folk music with forward-looking compositions and live performances\, reflecting the mixed identities of his heritage and influences. \nBorn and raised in Puerto Rico\, Pedro José Pastrana grew up in the jíbaro music tradition and was surrounded by the vocabulary of other popular sounds. This upbringing would help him develop a keen instinct for playing in settings outside of his element. As an active member of the Bay Area music scene\, Pedro has collaborated with the John Santos Sextet\, Jerry Medina\, Juango Gutierrez\, Orestes Vilató\, and Atabal\, among others. \nHis debut album\, Crónicas de la Pierna Inquieta consists of eight original tracks\, serving as snapshots of self-discovery\, inspired by the coming-of-age events of the past 13 years. \nÓskar Ly is a multi-instrumentalist\, arranger\, composer\, bandleader\, and music producer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Originally from Barranquilla\, Colombia\, his musical journey began when he was 9\, the piano being his first instrument. A self-taught artist\, he also plays guitar\, bass\, melodica\, accordion\, and Latin percussion instruments. Currently\, he is the director of Óskar Ly & Rumbalú. Óskar has collaborated with Latin music superstars Nino Segarra\, Chuchito Valdés\, Nelson Rangell\, and Sal Cuevas (bassist of Fania All Stars)\, among others. \nhttps://www.pjpastranamusic.com \nhttps://www.facebook.com/pj.pastrana.music \nhttps://www.oskarlymusic.com/ \n\n\n\nPREVIEW THE MUSIC: \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, December 16th\, 2023\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 – $35/ (Door) $30-$35 \nNote: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT. \nPurchase advance tickets for this event! \nNote: Purchasing an advance ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee a seat. Seating is first come\, first served. \nRSVP to the Facebook event:\n \n \n  \nVolunteer for this event!
URL:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/event/caribbean-songbook-with-pedro-jose-pastrana-oskar-ly/
LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:December,Events,Performing Arts
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