BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Red Poppy Art House - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://redpoppyarthouse.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Red Poppy Art House REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240504T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240504T201500 DTSTAMP:20240327T000401Z CREATED:20240326T022608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T000401Z UID:15097-1714849200-1714853700@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:SFIAF - Music in-Takht DESCRIPTION:Early Bird tickets are available on the festival website. 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\nMusic in-Takht\nBeyond Lyrics: Egypt’s Legacy of Instrumental Music \nEmbark on a captivating musical journey as the all-Egyptian ensemble “Music in-Takht\,” led by Egyptian-American violinist Basma Edrees\, takes center stage. Deviating from the vocal-dominated landscape of typical Egyptian concerts\, this event offers a unique exploration of instrumental finesse\, resurrecting Egypt’s instrumental musical tradition and highlighting contemporary instrumental works. Against the backdrop of current global affairs\, the concert pays tribute to the struggle of the Palestinian people (with whom Egyptians share a musical tradition)\, presenting two pieces by Palestinian composers. Join us for an evening where music becomes a powerful narrative beyond words. \nإنطلقوا معنا فى رحلة موسيقية ساحرة مع فرقة “ميوزيك إن-تخت” بقيادة عازفة الكمان المصرية بسمة إدريس. يتميز الحفل بالإبتعاد عن النمط الغنائي المتداول في الموسيقى العربية، مقدما استكشافا فريدا للآلات الموسيقية بدون غناء. تسعى الفرقة لإحياء تراث الموسيقى الآلية المصرية، مع التركيز على جمال و قدرات الآلات الموسيقية و مهارة عازفيها. \nيأتي الحفل في ظل الأحداث المأساوية في غزة، مع تقديم عملين لمؤلفين فلسطينيين معاصريين- نسيم دكور و نسيم الأطرش – في محاولة و لو بسيطة لإلقاء الضوء على إسهام المؤلفين الفلسطينيين فى التراث الموسيقى الإنسانى و مقاومة الدعايا العنصرية التى تحاول تجريد الشعب الفلسطينى من إنسانيته. \nFeaturing: \nBandleader: Basma Edrees\nMusicians: Moe Elshazly\, Amr Toppozada\, Mohamed Abdelradi (AKA Radi) \n\n\n\nSaturday\, May 4th\, 2024\nTime: Doors 6:30 pm\, Performance 7:00 pm\nAdmission: Early Bird: $20 / Advance: $25 / Door: $30 \n  \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS: \nMusic in-Takht is an instrumental ensemble dedicated to sharing and preserving Egyptian musical heritage within the San Francisco Bay Area. We are committed to serving the San Francisco Bay Area community with the highest professional standard of musical performance. The ensemble members are devoted musicians who value the mission of this ensemble and with humility\, hard work\, and confidence in their abilities they take the responsibility of being among the “Keepers” of Egyptian musical culture within the SF Bay Area. \n  \n\n\n\n\nPREVIEW THE ARTISTS:\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nSAN FRANSISCO INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL (SFIAF):\n\n\n\n\n\nSFIAF celebrates the arts by bringing together a global community of artists and audiences. SFIAF presents innovative projects that focus on increasing awareness and understanding within and across cultures. Their core values are based on principles of cultural and economic equity and coordinating the shared resources of multiple organizations in order to reach mutually beneficial goals. \nSFIAF presents the work of innovative artists from the Bay Area and around the world; many of the international artists make their US debut at the Festival. From 2003-23\, SFIAF and more than 100 presenting partners have coordinated\, presented\, and/or produced performances by over 600 arts ensembles from California and 60 other countries\, and presented hundreds of educational and community engagement activities with diverse communities. \nIn addition to working with larger institutions\, SFIAF places a high priority on the participation of culturally diverse and smaller entities—in particular\, communities whose histories have been marginalized or left out of the prevailing American narrative. Activating and supporting relationships between such organizations and artists is a key component of SFIAF. \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, May 4th\, 2024\nTime: Doors 6:30 pm\, Performance 7:00 pm\nAdmission: Early Bird: $20 / Advance: $25 / Door: $30 \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 Early Bird 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/sfiaf-music-in-takht/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,May,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SFIAF-Updated_Music_in-Takht_photo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240504T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240504T130000 DTSTAMP:20240327T000623Z CREATED:20240326T022626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T000623Z UID:15085-1714820400-1714827600@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:SFIAF - West Oakland to West Africa DESCRIPTION:Early Bird tickets are available on the festival website. 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\nWest Oakland to West Africa\nLake Walking\, Revolutionary Talking (2024\, Preview) \nLake Walking\, Revolutionary Talking is an interactive\, experimental performance including a live and virtual cast of spoken word artists from Kenya\, Ghana\, Nigeria\, and the U.S. Set in Oakland’s Lake Merritt\, lost children of the African diaspora wander in an imaginary desert in hopes of discovering untainted water that will cleanse their spirit. This journey through space and time celebrates the power of imagination and connection. Featuring Ayodele Nzinga\, Karla Brundage\, Duana Fullwiley\, David Odiase\, Sir Black\, Rameses Setekh\, Kevin Dublin\, Wanda Sabir\, Gemini\, Amos White\, Godfrey-Elvis Odianose\, Zakiyyah G.E. Capehart\, Joey Korgan\, Loice Mwita. \nFeaturing: \nArtistic Director: Karla Brundage\nPlaywright: Allison Francis\nVideo Design: Kevin Lo\nCo-Producer: Kevin Dublin \nActors\nMajick: Ayodele Nzinga\nSand to Water: Duana Fullwiley\nConductor: Rameses Setekh\nPoet: Zakiyyah G.E. Capehard \n\n\n\nSaturday\, May 4th\, 2024\nTime: Doors & Brunch 11:00 am\, Performance 11:30 am\nAdmission: Early Bird: $20 / Advance: $25 / Door: $28 (Brunch included with ticket purchase) \n  \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS: \nWest Oakland to West Africa\nIn 2013\, West Oakland to West Africa (WO2WA) originated when Karla Brundage taught English in Abidjan\, Cote D’Ivoire\, inspired by Ghana’s spoken word scene. Partnering with Ehalakasa\, the Ghanaian initiative aimed at a poetic exchange\, it draws from griot tradition and hip-hop to educate youth on their African heritage. Launched in 2016 with support from the Mills College Community Engagement Fellowship\, WO2WA made a profound impact. The 2018 publication\, “Our Spirits Carry Our Voices\,” led the poets to Ghana for a slam. Since then\, WO2WA conducted exchanges in Kenya and Nigeria\, featuring over 100 pan-African poets. \nhttps://westoaklandtowestafrica.com \nhttps://www.facebook.com/WO2WA/ \nKarla Brundage\nKarla Brundage is a Bay Area-based poet\, activist\, and educator with a passion for social justice. She believes that in order to restore balance and reclaim our humanity as Black people\, racist structures that uphold this belief\, must be dismantled. Her writing is primarily for Black women and people disenfranchised by poverty\, abuse\, neglect\, or violence. She is the founder of West Oakland to West Africa. \nAyodela Nzinga (Majick)\nNzinga\, MFA\, PhD is an author\, director\, producer\, thespian\, dramaturge\, member of Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame\, and the inaugural Poet Laureate of Oakland. Ayodele is the Lead Curator of BAM House Black Cultural Center in Oakland; founding director of the Lower Bottom Playaz; founding director of the Black Arts Movement Business District\, Community Development Corporation of Oakland; producer of BAMBDFEST International; a YBCA Creative Corps Fellow; and a California Arts Council Legacy Fellow. Ayodele is the author of Performing Literacy\, The Horse Eaters\, SorrowLand Oracle\, and Incandescent. Ayodele Nzinga hosts Winter in America: The SpeakEasy. \nDuana Fullwiley (Sand to Water)\nDuana Fullwiley is a literary anthropologist of science and medicine whose fieldwork with scientists\, patients\, and the larger public explores the interplay of genetics\, health\, and cultural politics in Senegal\, France\, and the United States. She is the author of The Enculturated Gene: Sickle Cell Health Politics and Biological Difference in West Africa as well as numerous articles on ancestry genetics in the United States. The larger themes of her work have also inspired her poetic engagements with medical power\, scientific legacies\, and the human animal’s place in nature. She has received awards from the Fulbright Scholars Program to Senegal\, the National Science Foundation\, the Social Science Research Council\, and the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. She teaches at Stanford University. \n  \n\n\n\n\nPREVIEW THE ARTISTS:\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nSAN FRANSISCO INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL (SFIAF):\n\n\n\n\n\nSFIAF celebrates the arts by bringing together a global community of artists and audiences. SFIAF presents innovative projects that focus on increasing awareness and understanding within and across cultures. Their core values are based on principles of cultural and economic equity and coordinating the shared resources of multiple organizations in order to reach mutually beneficial goals. \nSFIAF presents the work of innovative artists from the Bay Area and around the world; many of the international artists make their US debut at the Festival. From 2003-23\, SFIAF and more than 100 presenting partners have coordinated\, presented\, and/or produced performances by over 600 arts ensembles from California and 60 other countries\, and presented hundreds of educational and community engagement activities with diverse communities. \nIn addition to working with larger institutions\, SFIAF places a high priority on the participation of culturally diverse and smaller entities—in particular\, communities whose histories have been marginalized or left out of the prevailing American narrative. Activating and supporting relationships between such organizations and artists is a key component of SFIAF. \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, May 4th\, 2024\nTime: Doors & Brunch 11:00 am\, Performance 11:30 am\nAdmission: Early Bird: $20 / Advance: $25 / Door: $28 (Brunch included with ticket purchase) \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 Early Bird 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/sfiaf-west-oakland-to-west-africa/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,May ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SFIAF-Karla_Brundage_and_SIr_Black_in_Time_and_Space_1400x900.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240428T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240428T193000 DTSTAMP:20240416T050750Z CREATED:20240415T190428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240416T050750Z UID:15224-1714327200-1714332600@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:Facing West Shadows(Free) ShadowLight residency at Red Poppy Art House DESCRIPTION:RSVP in advance for this event! \n\n\n\n\nFacing West Shadows(Free) ShadowLight residency at Red Poppy Art House\nFree Live shadow play by Lydia Greer’s performance of Facing West Shadows: The Endless End\nJoin us for our monthly ShadowLight program at Red Poppy Art House with Lydia Greer’s performance of Facing West Shadows: The Endless End! \nLydia Greer will demonstrate a short segment of the extended cinema performance version of Facing West Shadows: The Endless End\, demonstrating shadow and mirror puppetry (phantasmagoria) and guiding audiences to create their own shadow puppets inspired by the local Bay Area natural world. \nAppropriate for children and families. Puppet-making supplies and instruction will be provided by ShadowLight. \nThis program is part of ShadowLight artists in residence at Red Poppy Art House. It is a Free Monthly program with hands-on workshop activities for families on the fourth Sunday of each month. \nFeaturing Artists:\nLydia Greer \n\n\n\nSunday\, April 28th\, 2024\nTime: 6:00pm – 7:30pm\nAdmission: FREE and Donation \nThis event is appropriate for both children and adults.\nAdmission is on a first-come\, first-served basis.\nThis event is free to the public.\nDue to limited capacity\, RSVP is strongly recommended. \n\n\n\n\nABOUT FACING WEST SHADOWS: \nFacing West Shadows: The Endless End is a cinematic\, sculptural installation also performed as extended cinema that illuminates the perpetuation of extinction and survival; the disrupted life cycles of native plants and animals\, aquatic systems\, and fire ecologies as affected by anthropogenic climate change. The viewer’s attention is guided through projected moving images\, hand-made animation\, and cast shadows with a multi-dimensional soundscape. Collapsing and expanding time\, species will live and die over the span of an hour of looping overlapping\, multichannel\, and multidirectional projection. In a sculptural environment\, our role as animals within a system and as the planet’s apex predator is illuminated. \nAs in proto-cinematic cave paintings and ancient shadow theatre storytelling traditions\, Facing West Shadows seeks to understand non-human species and our relationships with them. Among their inspirations are the Bay Area’s own precarious and diverse ecologies and Eadweard Muybridge’s electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal movements. By weaving multiple moving images of Bay Area ecologies\, mycorrhizal networks\, fire\, and water\, Facing West Shadows: The Endless End takes the viewer on a time-based and immersive journey through cycles of ecological and species extinction and sometimes\, survival. \nFacing West Shadows principal members: Lydia Greer (artistic director) and Caryl Kientz (theatrical director) in collaboration with artist Ya Wen Chien is a collective of artists\, puppeteers\, filmmakers\, and musicians hybridizing art forms to create magical acts of rebellion as experimental art that is sustainable in the current gold rush climate of the Bay Area. \nFacing West Shadows combines analog shadow theatre with original animation\, video projection of found footage\, and sometimes Opera performed live. Expanding into film\, theatre\, and installation\, Facing West Shadows depicts stories re-imagined with unique visual storytelling to create surprising experiences for the audience by seamlessly combining old and new technologies and art forms. \nFor more information\, visit the project website https://www.facingwestshadows.com/ \nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCGu1LZhFrE/ \n\n  \n\nABOUT THE FEATURED ARTIST: \nLydia Greer is a widely exhibiting interdisciplinary visual artist\, filmmaker\, animator\, and the artistic director of Facing West Shadows\, a Lumia arts collective working with shadow casting/ hybridizing art forms to create magical acts of rebellion as experimental art in the gold rush climate of the San Francisco Bay Area. Expanding into film/animation\, theater/opera\, puppetry\, and sculptural installation\, Facing West Shadows creates surprising experiences for the audience by seamlessly combining old and new technologies and art forms. Her layered\, mixed media work includes sculptural and video installation\, hand-made stop motion animation\, single and multiple channel video\, puppet theater\, and works with paper. \n  \nABOUT THE WORKSHOP:  \n\nRed Poppy Art House has partnered up with ShadowLight Productions for free monthly programs by ShadowLight artists for children and families. With instruction and guidance by ShadowLight teaching artists\, attendees will be given the opportunity to make a shadow puppet\, learn performance techniques\, and use our screen and lights to perform their own short plays. This event is appropriate for children ages 3 to 12. \nThis FREE event creates an opportunity for youth in our neighborhood (Mission)\, who may otherwise not be able to attend such an event for lack of funds\, to have access to art education with high-caliber teaching artists. By providing an opportunity to watch\, interact\, and play\, we are encouraging participation and engagement with a vital storytelling art form. Storytelling is an important skill; it helps us to understand ourselves and one another\, encouraging empathy. \n\n  \nShadowLight Productions was founded in 1972 by filmmaker/theatre director/shadow artist Larry Reed. We have served San Francisco as a nonprofit theater company for nearly 30 years. \nThe mission of ShadowLight Productions is to expose the general public to the art of Shadow Theater. The means of providing such exposure includes but is not limited to live theater\, film\, and other media. We strive to preserve indigenous shadow theater traditions and to explore and expand the possibilities of the shadow theater medium by creating innovative interdisciplinary\, multicultural works. \nWebsite: https://www.shadowlight.org/\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShadowLightProductions\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowlightproductions/\nTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shadowlightproductions \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSunday\, April 28th\, 2024\nTime: 1:00pm – 3:30pm\nAdmission: FREE and Donation \nNote: A limited number of seats are available for this event. Reserving a ticket guarantees admission\, but does not guarantee seats. Seating is first come\, first served. \nRSVP in advance for this event! \nRSVP to the Facebook event:\n \n \n  \nVolunteer for this event! URL:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/event/facing-west-shadowsfree-shadowlight-residency-at-red-poppy-art-house/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:April,Events,Workshops, Discussions, and Films ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/01_GREER_The-Endless-End.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240427T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240427T210000 DTSTAMP:20240312T212657Z CREATED:20240312T212657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T212657Z UID:15063-1714246200-1714251600@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol feat. NEA Jazz Master Billy Hart 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\nThe Dynamic Miss Faye Carol feat. NEA Jazz Master Billy Hart\nAll-Star Assembly of Jazz Masters \nJoin legendary vocalist The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol and this all-star band of giants for an evening across the musical spectrum. Featuring some of the greatest musicians of our time including legendary drummer and NEA Jazz Master Billy Hart\, renowned bassist Tarus Mateen\, and pianist Joe Warner this once-in-a-lifetime combination of heavy-hitters is sure to swing you from here to the cosmos. \nFeaturing: \nFaye Carol – vocals\nBilly Hart – drums\nTarus Mateen – bass\nJoe Warner – piano \n\n\n\nSaturday\, April 27th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $25 – $30/ (Door) $25-$35 \n  \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS: \nThe Dynamic Miss Faye Carol is known as an icon in the Bay Area and beyond\, highly regarded for her powerful voice\, astonishing versatility\, and gift of connecting with her audience. Over a 60-year career in music\, this living legend has developed her own unique authentic sound and style in Black Music – drawing from funk\, blues\, gospel\, and straight ahead swingin’ – and cultivated an audience that remains as diverse as her uplifting music. She has maintained a high level of musicianship in her groups\, mentoring some of the Bay Area’s brightest young talent including pianist Benny Green\, bassist/composer Marcus Shelby\, and her daughter\, pianist/compser Kito Kamili. Her vocal proteges include international superstars Kehlani and Ledisi. Miss Faye has shared the stage with Marvin Gaye\, Ray Charles\, Pharaoh Sanders\, Joan Baez\, Billy Higgins\, Albert King\, Bobby Hutcherson\, Sister Rosetta Tharpe\, Buster Williams\, Dennis Chambers\, Bernard Purdie\, Robert Randolph\, Mistah F.A.B.\, Gary Bartz\, Cedar Walton\, Ledisi\, Philly Joe Jones\, Dorothy Donegan\, Pete Escovedo\, David Murray\, Charles Brown\, and Eddie ‘Cleanhead’ Vinson\, among others. \nwww.fayecarol.com \n\nPREVIEW THE MUSIC: \n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, April 27th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $25 – $30/ (Door) $25-$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/the-dynamic-miss-faye-carol-feat-nea-jazz-master-billy-hart/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:April,Artist Salons,Events,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/April272024_eventbrite-poster-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240420T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240420T210000 DTSTAMP:20240405T081030Z CREATED:20240405T080032Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240405T081030Z UID:15180-1713641400-1713646800@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:Mónica María Fimbrez ft. Jose Roberto Hernandez 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\nMónica María Fimbrez featuring Jose Roberto Hernandez\nBoleros\, rancheras\, sones jarochos\, musica original y más \nMónica María Fimbrez y Jose Roberto Hernandez perform together for the first time\, presenting boleros\, rancheras\, sones\, original music y más. This will be a night of intimate vocals\, colorful harmonies\, and nourishing rhythms. While Monica often focuses on her original music\, tonight she will be accompanied on guitar and vocals by the masterful Jose Roberto\, offering a spectrum of songs that have deeply influenced her over the years. Two powerful solo artists performing as one\, we can’t wait to share this evening with you. \nFeaturing:\nMonica Maria Fimbrez – lead voice\, jarana\, leoncita\, guiro\nJose Roberto Hernandez – guitarra\, voice \n\n\n\nSaturday\, April 20th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 – $30/ (Door) $30 \n  \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS:\nMónica María Fimbrez is a singer\, songwriter\, and multi-instrumentalist (jarana\, leona\, guitar\, bass\, minor percussion) from Modesto\, CA. She holds a BA in music from SFSU\, has been performing in the Bay Area for over 20 years\, and regularly spends time in Mexico performing\, studying\, and collaborating. Monica released her debut album “Nuevos Caminos” in 2020 which includes original music and spoken word\, and is currently in the works to record and release more music. Son jarocho\, son cubano\, boleros y rancheras are some of her favorite genres to perform as well as some of the music that has most influenced her compositions. Monica has had the honor to work with musicians such as Laura Rebolloso\, John Calloway\, Jesus Diaz\, Anthony Blea\, Jackeline Rago\, Sinuhe Padilla Isunza\, Arancha\, Helio Martin del Campo and Jeronimo Gonzalez. \nhttp://monicamariamusic.com \nhttps://www.instagram.com/thisismonicamaria/ \nJose Roberto Hernandez Is a multi-instrumentalist\, singer\, composer\, arranger\, producer\, musical educator\, and ethnomusicologist. In the San Francisco Bay Area\, where he resides\, he is one of the most respected exponents of folkloric music. \nBorn in the city of Cardenas\, Tabasco\, Mexico\, his musical career began in Tabasco and continues in the state of Oaxaca\, Mexico City\, and the United States. Surrounded by master folklorists\, he roots his career in traditional music and discovers that this is his greatest passion. Jose Roberto has worked and recorded with renowned masters and prestigious institutions like Orestes Vilato\, John Santos\, Jesus Diaz\, Bobi Cespedes\, Marina Lavalle\, Lalo Izquierdo\, Kat Parra\, Edgardo Gambon\, Carlos Caro\, David Pinto\, and many more. \n\n \n \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, April 20th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 – $30/ (Door) $30 \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/monica-maria-fimbrez-featuring-jose-roberto-hernandez/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:April,Events,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Monica_SoulyAgua-3-of-19-1-scaled-e1712303367991.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240412T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240412T213000 DTSTAMP:20240312T211852Z CREATED:20240312T211852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T211852Z UID:15058-1712952000-1712957400@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:Charles Gorczynski Tango Quartet West 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\nCharles Gorczynski Tango Quartet West\nContemporary Tango Music \nCharles Gorczynski Tango Quartet West plays contemporary and original tango music. Featuring tango classics by Osvaldo Pugliese and Astor Piazzolla\, as well as completely new material featured on the groups 2023 release “The Conservatory”\, the quartet presents the visceral and imaginative cutting edge of tango music today. \nFeaturing:\nCharles Gorczynski – Bandoneon\nBasma Edrees – Violin\nElyse Weakley – Piano\nSascha Jacobsen – Contrabass \n\n\n\nFriday\, April 12th\, 2024\nTime: 7:30 pm doors\, 8:00 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $25 – $30/ (Door) $30-$35 \n  \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS:\nMinneapolis-based composer and bandoneonist Charles Gorczynski works in contemporary tango\, new music\, and studio production. He leads the acclaimed modern tango outfits Charles Gorczynski Tango Quartet and Redwood Tango Ensemble\, and is the director of the Twin Cities Tango Collective. \nCharles is a deeply established musician and community organizer with a distinct voice in creative new music\, stemming from his upbringing in jazz/improvised music and decades of tango composition and performance. His projects Redwood Tango Ensemble and Colorlist have toured North America and Europe extensively\, playing hundreds of performances annually and producing four albums of original contemporary tango music. Charles has premiered his compositions with Chamber Music Northwest Festival and the San Francisco International Arts Festival\, worked with the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra\, the Chicago Chorale\, the California Symphony\, Vocal Essence at Orchestra Hall\, Mason Bates’ Mercury Soul Orchestra\, and many other orchestral and chamber music organizations. Charles has recorded and toured with international tango projects\, including Mariano Barreiro Tango Trio\, Tango BC Quartet\, Alejandro Ziegler Cuarteto\, Maxi Larrea Trio\, Maldito Tango\, and Los Tangueros Del Oeste. \nhttps://www.charlesgorczynski.com/\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCslBNz49Qa3lK_Ktk-25W1A\nhttps://www.instagram.com/redwoodtango/\nhttps://www.facebook.com/charles.gorczynski \n\n\n\n\nPREVIEW THE MUSIC: \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nFriday\, April 12th\, 2024\nTime: 7:30 pm doors\, 8:00 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $25 – $30/ (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/charles-gorczynski-tango-quartet-west/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:April,Artist Salons,Events,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-02-29-at-2.32.43-PM-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240411T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240411T210000 DTSTAMP:20240312T210731Z CREATED:20240312T210624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T210731Z UID:15051-1712863800-1712869200@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:Jason Yeager & Doug Pet Duo 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\nJason Yeager & Doug Pet Duo\nModern and traditional jazz traversing global folk traditions \nDynamic duo improvisations featuring a range of jazz\, classical\, and folk traditions \nNew York pianist/composer Jason Yeager and Bay Area saxophonist/composer Doug Pet rekindle their longstanding collaboration with an evening of chamber jazz duets. The music features spontaneous interplay\, Latin rhythms\, original compositions\, and American Songbook standards. This reunion marks Yeager & Pet’s first public performance as a duo in more than a decade\, and builds on over 18 years of playing each other’s music in a variety of settings. \nFeaturing:\nDoug Pet – tenor and soprano saxophones\nJason Yeager – piano \n\n\n\nThursday\, April 11th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 – $30/ (Door) $25-$35 \n  \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS: \nWhat do Kurt Vonnegut\, Thelonious Monk\, and Latin American folk music have in common? All find their way into the music of award-winning New York-based pianist/composer Jason Yeager. Having recorded seven acclaimed albums as a leader\, including Unstuck in Time and Hand in Hand (with Julie Benko)\, Yeager will release Sanctuary (Sunnyside Records) with violinist Jason Anick this October. An Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music\, Yeager has worked with such luminaries as Miguel Zenón\, Sean Jones\, and Luciana Souza. \nAcclaimed SF-based saxophonist/composer Doug Pet has been a vital member of a number of Bay Area bands\, including The Sam Chase and the Untraditional and the Alchemist Quintet. A board-certified neurologist\, Dr. Pet currently serves as Assistant Professor of Neurology at UCSF. Prior to his medical training\, Dr. Pet graduated from the Tufts/New England Conservatory Double Degree Program alongside dear friend and colleague Jason Yeager. \nwww.jasonyeager.com\nSocials (Instagram\, tik tok\, Facebook): @jyeagermusic \n\n\n\n\nPREVIEW THE MUSIC: \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \nEVENT DETAILS\nThursday\, April 11th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 – $30/ (Door) $25-$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/jason-yeager-doug-pet-duo/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:April,Artist Salons,Events,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/April112024_eventbrite-poster.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240406T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240406T220000 DTSTAMP:20240408T125523Z CREATED:20240329T162630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240408T125523Z UID:15133-1712428200-1712440800@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:April 6th MAPP DESCRIPTION:April 6th MAPP\nClosing Reception for the Red Poppy Art House’s Interior Mural\n“SAY HER NAME” by Mara Lea Brown and Emma Timberlea Brown \n \n  \n  \nSaturday\, April 6th\, 2024 | 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.\nMural Closing Reception 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. \nJoin us in celebrating the mural\, “SAY HER NAME” by Mara Lea Brown and Emma Timberlea Brown\, on the RPAH’s interior walls at its closing reception with introductions and an interactive dance performance by Aisan Hoss\, followed by more MAPP performances. \nThe program is as follows: \nRed Poppy Art House \n2698 Folsom @23rd \nCurator: Dina Zarif\nClosing reception: Interior mural “SAY HER NAME” byMara Lea Brown and Emma Timberlea Brown\n6:30 – 7:45 “SAY HER NAME” closing reception \n7:15- 7:30 Interactive dance performance by Aisan Hoss\n7:45 – 8:05 The Butterfly Effect (Shadow puppet short play)\n8:20 – 9:00 Diaspora Ensemble (Music of Mediterranean & beyond)\n9:15 – 10:00 LOUDA MUSIC \nInterior mural “SAY HER NAME”\, by Mara Lea Brown and Emma Timberlea Brown \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. \n RED POPPY MAPP TEAM: \nArtistic Director | Managing Director: Dina Zarif  \nPR and Digital Marketing: Anjali Varma \nMAPP APRIL 6TH\, 2024 PROGRAM\n\n\n\nTime\nPerformance/Event\nDescription\nArtists\n\n\n\nClosing Reception: \n“SAY HER NAME” by Mara Lea Brown and Emma Timberlea Brown \n\n\n\n6:30 – 7:45 pm\nClosing Reception\n“SAY HER NAME”\, a mural on Mahsa Amini the 22-year-old Iranian female whose death inflamed thousands of women and men to rise against police brutality and oppression in Iran.\nMara Lea Brown and Emma Timberlea Brown\n\n\n7:15- 7:30 pm\nInteractive dance performance\nInteractive dance performance by dancer and choreographer from Tehran\, Iran\nAisan Hoss\n\n\n7:45 – 8:05 pm\nThe Butterfly Effect\nShadow puppet short play on the magnificent local insects\nShadowLight Productions\nJessica Nguyen – Entomologist\, puppeteer\n\n\n8:20 – 9:00 pm\nDiaspora Ensemble\nMusic of the Mediterranean & beyond\nLeah Sirkin – Violin and vocals\nTano Brock – Clarinet and vocals\nSteven Brock – Tabla and kanjira \n\n\n9:15 – 10:00 pm\nLOUDA MUSIC\nIntimate and acoustic Nuevo Latin Soul originals and standards\nDave Eagle – Percussion \nLeo Nava – GuitarMarley \nEdwards – BassLaura \nCamacho – Vocals\n\n\n\n  \nInterior mural “SAY HER NAME” | Mara Lea Brown & Emma Timberlea Brown\n“Women\, Life\, Freedom” \n \nShe rises…\nher hair flying in the wind…\nher voice lifting to the sky…\nher being becoming the fire that melts the frozen grounds of time… \nSAY HER NAME…\nsay it loud… \nMahsa Amini the 22-year-old Iranian female whose death enflamed thousands of women and men to rise up. For\, the future is female…\nA monumental uprising for feminism and women’s rights\, against police brutality and oppression is happening in Iran right now… \nSay Her Name… \nBe the voice of the voiceless… \n#MahsaAmini \n \nMara Lea Brown is a Bay Area Artist. Her work explores human singularity and relationships through realistic charcoal drawing and mixed media with elements from nature. Having been born in California and grown up in Southern Spain\, diversity and a search for connection are always subtly present in her work. In her portraiture\, Mara enjoys the process of learning from the individual as well as from a phenomenological exploration of the human form. Recently Mara has been working on a series examining human relationships to ancestry\, immigration\, travel and belonging. She uses motifs\, such as roots and wings\, to illustrate the beauty and struggle of this search for the self. For her work on the interior mural “SAY HER NAME” she collaborated with her daughter Emma Timberlea Brown at Red Poppy Art House. \n  \nABOUT THE MURALIST\n \nMara Lea Brown is a Bay Area Artist. Her work explores human singularity and relationships through charcoal drawing\, painting\, and mixed media with elements from nature. Mara was born in California\, grew up in Southern Spain\, and moved back to the USA as an adult. Incommensurability and a search for connection are always subtly present in her work. In her portraiture\, Mara enjoys the process of learning from the individual as well as from a phenomenological exploration of the human form. Recently Mara has been working on a series of drawings reflecting on the effects of the pandemic on her community. \nwww.maraleabrown.com \n  \nABOUT THE ARTISTS\n\nAisan Hoss\nInteractive dance \nAisan Hoss is a dancer and choreographer from Tehran\, Iran. She started studying and performing Iranian dances at the age of twelve and teaching at the age of eighteen. While doing her BS in Business Management at Azad University in Tehran\, Aisan attended a study-abroad English language program in London where she first encountered contemporary dance. She became drawn to the form’s unlimited possibilities for individual self-expression and experimentation of form and content. After graduating\, she moved to London to pursue contemporary dance as her career. At the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Contemporary Dance in London\, Aisan completed a one-year diploma in dance followed by a BA in Dance Theatre. At Trinity Laban\, she found her passion in choreography and dance pedagogy\, which inspired her to spend one year teaching contemporary dance in Iran and to then pursue her MFA in Dance and Choreography at Mills College in Oakland\, California. While at Mills\, she received an Innovator Award sponsored by the E.L. Wiegand Foundation. For Aisan\, her passion for dance and choreography has been a means for gaining insight into her identity as an Iranian living outside of her home country. Specifically\, several of her choreographies have explored the ways in which having physical distance from her home country provides a deeper sense of intimacy with its cultural essence. Aisan uses movement as a tool to find beauty in her history and identity. Inspired by modern Iranian culture\, she aims to give voice to the quietest elements of her culture through choreography. \n  \n  \n\n\nThe Butterfly Effect\nShadow puppet short play on the magnificent local insects \nCollection of shadow puppet ponderings on the magnificent local insects found in the Bay Area with a nod to our relationships to these local and endangered species. This is a short shadow play performance created and performed by visual artist and part-time entomologist\, Jessica Nguyen. Following the performance\, Jessica will talk about some of our Bay Area insects and their habitats. \nFeaturing:\nJessica Nguyen – Entomologist\, puppeteer \nJessica Nguyen is a science illustrator\, educator\, dancer\, shadow puppeteer\, and circus artist turned to the dark side. Her favorite medium is mischief and punnery but confesses that a bit of paper and ink will always lift the spirits. She currently works and lurks in the East Bay\, and loves waxing poetic about flora and fauna and bones and stones over a warm cup of tea.\nJessica is a frequent collaborator with ShadowLight Productions. \nShadowLight Productions was founded in 1972 by filmmaker/theatre director/shadow artist Larry Reed. We have served San Francisco as a nonprofit theater company for nearly 30 years. \nThe mission of ShadowLight Productions is to expose the general public to the art of Shadow Theater. The means of providing such exposure includes but is not limited to live theater\, film\, and other media. We strive to preserve indigenous shadow theater traditions and to explore and expand the possibilities of the shadow theater medium by creating innovative interdisciplinary\, multicultural works. \n  \n\n  \n\n\n\nDiaspora Ensemble\nMusic from the Mediterranean and beyond \nDiaspora plays music of the Eastern Mediterranean region. The Sefardic songs they cover have roots in the musical traditions of Medieval Spain. The soulful and lively songs in varied meters are sung in Ladino (Judeo-Spanish). Diaspora also plays music from Greece\, Turkey\, the Balkans\, and Afghanistan. \nFeaturing:\nLeah Sirkin – Violin and vocals\nTano Brock – Clarinet\, laouto\, guitar\, and vocals\nSteven Brock – Tabla\, frame drum and kanjira \nLeah Sirkin\, Tano Brock\, and Steven Brock are the core members of this family band from Bernal Heights. Diaspora has been performing at venues and events in the Bay Area and beyond since 2010. They had their Red Poppy debut in 2018 and are excited to return for Spring 2024 MAPP. \nLeah Sirkin was raised in a singing\, music-loving family and started playing violin at age eleven. She became more passionate about playing music as an adult and owes her inspiration to music camps she has been attending since 2000\, notably the Middle East & Balkan Camps in Mendocino. Leah has performed with the Aswat Arabic Ensemble\, Helm\, and the Silk Road Caravan. 
Leah is also a playwright and songwriter and has recently written a musical based on the life of Mirabai. \nTano Brock is a multi-instrumentalist\, recording artist\, and producer. Born with a sixth sense for rhythm\, he grew up attending music camps and began playing darbuka and piano at age seven. Tano’s current main instruments are clarinet and sax. He founded the Sarma Brass Band while in school on the East Coast and he co-leads Kali Orkestar in San Francisco. A graduate of Berklee College of Music\, Tano is based in LA\, where he produces music for a wide range of artists. He performs regularly with La Doña and directs the kids’ band at the Mendocino Balkan Camp. \nSteve Brock has been playing tabla for over 30 years\, studying with the master Swapan Chaudhury at the Ali Akbar College of Music. He has been playing and studying kanjira with two South Indian master musicians for the last decade. Steve is also a professional photographer and bookmaker. \n\n  \n  \n\n\n\nLouda y Los Bad Hombres\nIntimate and acoustic Nuevo Latin Soul originals and standards \nCollaborating since 2017\, Laura\, Leo\, and Jeff have organized over 200 performances including community havens\, private events\, street and seasonal festivals\, local restaurants\, elementary schools\, and on tour at known venues across California\, Illinois\, and Oregon. Their inspiration to write and perform original music comes from their mix of cultures as young Latinx kids growing up in the 90s in San Diego\, Hemet\, and Chicago\, and their experiences as friends and artists in the Bay Area. \nFeaturing:\nDave Eagle – Percussion\nLeo Nava – Guitar\nMarley Edwards – Bass\nLaura Camacho – Vocals \nTheir last two studio releases\, Deja Que Baila and Dejanos en Paz\, Capitalist debuted shortly after shelter-in-place. Lyrics and songs circulate themes of human empowerment and social justice as well as more personal moments of a child struggling to focus during remote learning\, expressing a need to move and dance instead and lamenting cumbias that speak to the struggles of desperation from overworking without proper compensation\, nations being denied vaccination\, children and families separated. \nNewly written and unreleased are two singles\, Que Sera and Maldita Palomita – just as raw as their previous compositions. Que Sera questions; what will happen when the sun weakens\, who taught you to build mansions\, who is accepting of police brutality\, and who is willing to come together to create joyful spaces to survive? Maldita Palomita is about the love/hate dependence of in a car-centric society. Is it a place to live\, a work tool\, a luxury? Additional originals come from LOUDA’s pop and R&B catalog rearranged by the musicians. Supported by hits made famous by Celia Cruz\, Edyie Gorme\, and Selena – this group will keep you in motion and leaning in to listen with your heart. \n https://loudamusic.com/losbadhombres \n  \nLeo Nava is from San Diego. He has spent a lifetime studying\, composing\, teaching\, and playing music. He graduated from the California Jazz Conservatory in 2016 with a BM in Jazz Studies. Since then he has focused on teaching and composing and arranging music for Louda y Los Bad Hombres. After finishing his Masters of Jazz Guitar Performance from San Francisco State University\, his goal is to continue blendling music from his Latinx heritage with modern jazz and hip-hop. \nMarley Edwards is from Redwood City. He has studied Jazz music for 10 years\, first at the College of San Mateo\, and then at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley where he received a B.M. in Jazz studies in May 2019. Marley is interested in playing different styles of music in an authentic way\, especially music from other countries. Hearing music from his mother’s home country of Nicaragua has no doubt led to this interest. \nLaura Camacho\, Chicago native\, has been creating in the Bay Area since 2017. Since co-producing Los Bad Hombres\, and enduring the pandemic\, Laura has been expanding alongside artists in both cities. Her network is a testimony to her enthusiasm for working on stage and dedication behind the scenes. She is returning from a hiatus of performing\, due to teaching credential coursework to be a K – 12 music teacher. Hurray for teachers! She plans on releasing Louda and Los Bad Hombres new music later this year. \nDave Eagle is a Berkeley native greatly influenced by his father\, who is a conga drummer and a collector of world music\, and Capoeira Mestre who introduced him to Brazilian culture and music. Now you can find him in the community playing weekly at a church and at many senior centers throughout the Bay Area. He also plays most nights at local venues with different bands\, playing many styles and instruments; including New Orleans\, Boogie and Blues washboard\, Brazilian\, Latin\, Reggae\, and more. Dave lives his life trying to spread the love of music to make people happy and dance! \n\n  \nPREVIEW THE PERFORMANCE\nAisan Hoss \n \n  \nDiaspora Ensemble \n \n  \nLouda y Los Bad Hombres \n \n \n  \nPREVIEW THE PERFORMANCE\n \n\n\n\n\nIN PERSON EVENT DETAILS\nTime: April 6th\, 2024\, 6:30pm- 10pm (IN-PERSON) \nAdmission: Free! \n\n \n  \nDONATE URL:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/event/april-6th-mapp/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,MAPP ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MAPP-April-6-2024-Web-poster-Template-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240406T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240406T134500 DTSTAMP:20240401T145334Z CREATED:20240326T225334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T145334Z UID:15106-1712404800-1712411100@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:The Family Art Program (Arte entre familia) - Eclipse Adventure: Discovering Science through Art DESCRIPTION:The Family Art Program\nEclipse Adventure: Discovering Science through Art\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 \n\n\n\nFor this Family Art class\, join Luana\, a NASA Solar Eclipse Ambassador\, for an immersive journey in preparation for the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8th. Through bilingual presentations blending science\, cultural astronomy\, and poetry\, we’ll explore the wonders of solar eclipses. Dive into diverse cultural interpretations\, uncover the science behind the phenomenon\, and engage in interactive activities. Let’s celebrate the art and science of eclipses together!\n\n\n\n \nThe Family Art Program is a safe and creative space for children\, youth\, and parents to explore art.\nAll ages are welcome and the program is bilingual.\nThis event is free to the public.\n\n\n \nPlease join us!\n \nSaturday\, April 6th\, 2024\nTime: 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm\n\n\n\n \n\n\nAdmission: FREE\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMEET THE INSTRUCTORS:\n \n\nLuana Melnek dos Anjos\, a planetarium presenter at Morrison Planetarium\, blends her passion for astronomy with community engagement as a Solar Eclipse Ambassador with NASA. While pursuing her studies in astrophysics at San Francisco State University\, she actively contributes to social causes\, embracing the intersection of art\, mindfulness\, and science. Luana seeks to ignite curiosity and foster connections across diverse backgrounds. https://linktr.ee/astrolatinx\n \n\nSofia Elias (she/her/ella) 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\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\, April 6th\, 2024\nTime: 12:00 pm – 1:45 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-eclipse-adventure/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Family Art Activities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/White-Neutral-Aesthetic-Spring-Photo-Collage-Facebook-Cover-e1711672462199.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240324T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240324T153000 DTSTAMP:20240321T225052Z CREATED:20240321T214104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T225052Z UID:15075-1711285200-1711294200@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:The Butterfly Effect (Free) ShadowLight Residency DESCRIPTION:RSVP in advance for this event! \n\n\n\n\nThe Butterfly Effect by ShadowLight Residency\nFree Live shadow play & workshop by visual artist and part-time entomologist Jessica Nguyen\, for children and families\nJoin us for our monthly ShadowLight program at Red Poppy Art House with Jessica Nguyen’s performance of The Butterfly Effect! \nThe Butterfly Effect is a collection of shadow puppet ponderings on the magnificent local insects found in the Bay Area with a nod to our relationships to these local and endangered species. This is a short shadow play performance created and performed by visual artist and part-time entomologist\, Jessica Nguyen. Sponsored by ShadowLight Productions and Red Poppy Art House. Following the performance\, Jessica will talk about some of our Bay Area insects and their habitats. A hands-on insect shadow puppet-making workshop will follow the performance. \nAppropriate for children and families. Puppet-making supplies and instruction will be provided by ShadowLight. \nThis program is part of ShadowLight artists in residence at Red Poppy Art House. It is a Free Monthly program with hands-on workshop activities for families on the fourth Sunday of each month. \nFeaturing Artists:\nJessica Nguyen – puppeteer \n\n\n\nSunday\, March 24th\, 2024\nTime: 1:00pm – 3:30pm\nAdmission: FREE and Donation \nThis event is appropriate for children ages 3 and up.\nAdmission is on a first-come\, first-served basis.\nThis event is free to the public.\nDue to limited capacity\, RSVP is strongly recommended. \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE WORKSHOP:  \n\nRed Poppy Art House has partnered up with ShadowLight Productions for free monthly programs by ShadowLight artists for children and families. With instruction and guidance by ShadowLight teaching artists\, attendees will be given the opportunity to make a shadow puppet\, learn performance techniques\, and use our screen and lights to perform their own short plays. This event is appropriate for children ages 3 to 12. \nThis FREE event creates an opportunity for youth in our neighborhood (Mission)\, who may otherwise not be able to attend such an event for lack of funds\, to have access to art education with high-caliber teaching artists. By providing an opportunity to watch\, interact\, and play\, we are encouraging participation and engagement with a vital storytelling art form. Storytelling is an important skill; it helps us to understand ourselves and one another\, encouraging empathy. \n\nABOUT THE ARTIST: \nJessica Nguyen is a science illustrator\, educator\, dancer\, shadow puppeteer\, and circus artist turned to the dark side. Her favorite medium is mischief and punnery but confesses that a bit of paper and ink will always lift the spirits. She currently works and lurks in the East Bay\, and loves waxing poetic about flora and fauna and bones and stones over a warm cup of tea.\nJessica is a frequent collaborator with ShadowLight Productions. \nWebsite: https://bcrqt.com/ \nShadowLight Productions was founded in 1972 by filmmaker/theatre director/shadow artist Larry Reed. We have served San Francisco as a nonprofit theater company for nearly 30 years. \nThe mission of ShadowLight Productions is to expose the general public to the art of Shadow Theater. The means of providing such exposure includes but is not limited to live theater\, film\, and other media. We strive to preserve indigenous shadow theater traditions and to explore and expand the possibilities of the shadow theater medium by creating innovative interdisciplinary\, multicultural works. \nWebsite: https://www.shadowlight.org/\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShadowLightProductions\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowlightproductions/\nTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shadowlightproductions \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSunday\, March 24th\, 2024\nTime: 1:00pm – 3:30pm\nAdmission: FREE and Donation \nNote: A limited number of seats are available for this event. Reserving a ticket guarantees admission\, but does not guarantee seats. Seating is first come\, first served. \nRSVP in advance for this event! \nRSVP to the Facebook event:\n \n \n  \nVolunteer for this event! URL:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/event/the_butterfly_effect_shadowlight/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops, Discussions, and Films ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2B4045D5-FDBD-4010-A971-334827B143F4_1_105_c-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240310T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240310T160000 DTSTAMP:20240306T061819Z CREATED:20240306T061130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240306T061819Z UID:15040-1710079200-1710086400@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:Mark Coggins in Conversation with Randal Brandt: Geisha Confidential 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\nMark Coggins in Conversation with Randal Brandt: Geisha Confidential\nJoin us for an intimate Q&A event with award-winning author Mark Coggins\, in conversation with Randal Brandt\, discussing ‘Geisha Confidential\,’ a Tokyo Crime Fiction novel.\nMark Coggins is the Choctaw and American author of the August Riordan series. His work has been nominated for the Shamus and Barry crime fiction awards and selected for best-of-the-year lists compiled by the San Francisco Chronicle\, the Detroit Free Press\, and Amazon.com\, among others. \nFeaturing: \nMark Coggins – Author \nChoctaw and American author of a series of novels featuring private eye protagonist August Riordan. \nRandal Brandt – Interviewer \nRandal Brandt is a librarian at the University of California\, Berkeley\, where he catalogs rare books and is the curator of the Bancroft Library’s California Detective Fiction Collection. \n\n\n\nSunday\, March 10th\, 2024\nTime: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm \nAdmission: FREE \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \n\nMark Coggins \nBorn in the Four Corners region of New Mexico\, Mark Coggins is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation. He earned two degrees and a Phi Beta Kappa Key from Stanford University and has worked for a number of Silicon Valley computer and venture capital firms\, including Netscape Communications and Hewlett Packard Company. \nWhile at Stanford\, he studied literature and creative writing with Tobias Wolff\, N. Scott Momaday and Ron Hansen and wrote the first story featuring his series character August Riordan in a class taught by Hansen. This story\, “There’s No Such Thing as Private Eyes\,” was later published in The New Black Mask\, vol. 4\, Harcourt\, Brace Jovanovich. \nHis books have been nominated for the Shamus and the Barry crime fiction awards and have been selected for best of the year lists compiled by the San Francisco Chronicle\, the Detroit Free Press and Amazon.com\, among others. \nRunoff and The Big Wake-Up won the Next Generation Indie Book Award and the Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) respectively\, both in the crime fiction category. The Immortal Game was optioned for a film. \nCoggins has published short fiction in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and the anthology Masters of Technique\, as well as nonfiction in View Camera and Distributed Object Computing magazines. \nHe is also a photographer. He works with a range of subjects\, but focuses on candid\, black and white images taken in public—aka “street photography.” He has won numerous awards and competitions\, including being shortlisted in the 2023 Photo Review Competition\, receiving an award of excellence by the All-Japan Association of Photographic Societies and winning first place in the 2023 Ribbet Emerging Photographer Competition. \nHis work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States and Europe and has been featured in a variety of on-line and print publications\, including cover images for both fiction and nonfiction books. His own photography monograph\, Street Stories\, was published by Poltroon Press in 2021. \nRandal S. Brandt \nHe is Head of Cataloging at The Bancroft Library\, University of California\, Berkeley. Prior to joining Bancroft in 2001\, he held a variety of special collections cataloging positions on the Berkeley campus: Water Resources Center Archives (1994-2001); California Indian Library Collections\, Hearst Museum of Anthropology (1992-1994); and\, the California Maps Project (1991-1992). \nHe has been an active member of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College & Research Libraries since 2003\, serving as Chair of the Bibliographic Standards Committee (2007-2009). He also served as one of the editors of Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Serials)\, published by the Library of Congress in 2008\, and Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Cartographic)\, published by the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section in 2016. \nRandal Brandt received a B.A. in English (1987) from California State University\, Fresno and a M.L.I.S. (1990) from the University of California\, Berkeley. \n\n\n\nHome \n \nRandal S. Brandt \n \n\n\n\n \n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSunday\, March 10th\, 2024\nTime: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm \nAdmission: FREE \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. \nReserve your advance ticket for this event \nNote: Acquiring 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/mark-coggins-in-conversation-with-randal-brandt-geisha-confidential/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:All,Events,Exhibitions and Receptions,March ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_703206969_232479659298_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240309T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240309T210000 DTSTAMP:20240209T053053Z CREATED:20231227T195838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T053053Z UID:14912-1710012600-1710018000@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:Ramana Vieira: Contemporary Fado 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\nRamana Vieira: Contemporary Fado\nExploring the music of the legendary Fado artist out of Portugal\, Amalia Rodrigues and beyond.\nThis music is sometimes called “Portuguese Blues”. Ramana’s work captures the essence of Fado and well beyond. She performs and records music that ranges from the soulful haunting ballads and catchy playful songs of Fado\, to her own original compositions. \nFado is a performance genre incorporating music and poetry. In 2011 Fado became a part of UNESCO World Heritage. Ramana is an internationally acclaimed recording artist and a northern California native of Portuguese descent. She also is a stunning vocalist\, a proficient pianist\, and a gifted songwriter who has composed\, performed\, and recorded many of her own original Fados which have been nominated for best Fado performance with the International Portuguese Music Awards. \nFeaturing:\nRamana Vieira – Voice\nJeff Furtado – guitar\nDavid Parker – bass\nVincent Tolliver – violin/viola/Portuguese Mandolin \n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 9th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $25 – $30/ (Door) $25-$35 \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS:  \n\nRamana is an internationally acclaimed recording artist and a northern California native of Portuguese descent. She also is a stunning vocalist\, a proficient pianist\, and a gifted songwriter who has composed\, performed\, and recorded many of her own original Fados. Several of these have been nominated at the largest Portuguese music awards organization: the International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA). She has performed throughout California\, San Francisco\, Los Angeles\, the Central Valley\, SLO\, Portugal\, Macau\, China\, East Coast including New York\, Hawaii\, Florida the Pacific Northwest\, and Mexico. Ramana just returned this summer of 2023 headlining in her parents’ homeland of Madeira\, Portugal at the Art’Camacha festival. She was also featured on the RTP international network while in Madeira. \nOver the course of her 20-plus-year musical career and five album releases\, she has opened for Mariza and headlined at several World Music festivals. Performed for the President of the Azores\, Portugal at the invitation of Congressman Jim Costa. Her original composition\, “Unido Para Amar\,” was played at the awards ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino\, Italy. Her music has been chosen to be featured on TAP Airlines\, the flag carrier of Portugal with over 2500 nights per week to 34 countries. Her new album\, Tudo De Mim will be out in early spring of 2023. Most recently her new single\, Fado La La La\, ranked #4 for song and her latest new video ranked 3# in North America on the Ethnocloud music platform. \nThe critics have heaped praise upon Ramana. The San Francisco Chronicle said “Ramana is the rising star in World Music” and “No one in the United States is doing more to breathe new life into Fado than Ramana Vieira\, a sultry dramatic singer.” Andrew Gilbert of The Boston Globe said “Raman Vieira deserves a prominent place in the front rank of today’s Fado singers” Vieira was born in San Leandro\, California with the beat of Portuguese rhythms coursing through her veins. Her parents had immigrated to the United States from Portugal\, where her grandfather was a well-known musician and composer from Madeira Island. She grew up listening to American pop\, alongside traditional Portuguese music. “During my childhood\, I sang with my mother to Amália Rodgrigues and other fabulous fadistas that were part of her special record collection\,” said Vieira. \nEarly in life\, it was apparent that Vieira possessed exceptional musical talent and went on to study at The American Conservatory Theatre. However\, a spontaneous trip to Portugal shifted her professional vision and catalyzed an exploration deep into the world of fado. \nIn Portugal\, Vieira connected with her roots and found that fado ignited her spirit and set her soul aflame. She began to study intensively with local fado musicians and had the opportunity to perform. She was loved by her fans in Portugal; her authentic and individual style was refreshing and well-received. \nVieira’s brilliant musicality and colorful heritage appeal to a global audience. In addition to the traditional fados\, and her masterful original compositions\, Vieira has now compiled a synergetic repertoire that reflects the full scope of her identity by incorporating her background of American theater\, blues\, and soulful classics into her sets. Through this multifaceted fusion\, Vieira has finally fulfilled her fado\, fate.\nIn her own words\, “I love being Portuguese and singing my roots. I just feel now is the time for Ramana to embrace “all of me”–my American and Portuguese heritage. I am sitting at the precipice of something amazing and excited to see where this is going to take me and my group. Yes\, it’s time.” \nShe is joined by a very talented cast of musicians: Jeff Furtado\, a Portuguese American guitarist and singer/songwriter who lives in California. His mother is from Madeira and his father is from San Miguel. David Parker on bass\, Vincent Tolliver on violin/viola/Portuguese Mandolin who taught the famous Zendaya music while teaching in Oakland\, and Joe Sam on percussion. \nWebsite: http://ramanavieira.net \n\n\n\nPREVIEW THE MUSIC: \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, March 9th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $25 – $30/ (Door) $25-$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/ramana-vieira-contemporary-fado/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,February,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/415210476_6971124426330387_6722269450431245710_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240309T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240309T133000 DTSTAMP:20240117T172558Z CREATED:20240117T172558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240117T172558Z UID:14939-1709985600-1709991000@redpoppyarthouse.org 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 join us!\n \nSaturday\, March 9th\, 2024\nTime: 12:00-1:30 pm\n\n\n\n \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\, March 9th\, 2024\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-5/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Family Art Activities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Family-Art-Facebook-event-poster-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240225T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240225T153000 DTSTAMP:20240222T200637Z CREATED:20240221T051653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240222T200637Z UID:15022-1708866000-1708875000@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:The Lunar New Year Story by ShadowLight Productions DESCRIPTION:RSVP in advance for this event! \n\n\n\n\nThe Lunar New Year Story by ShadowLight Productions\nFREE Live shadow play performance by ShadowLight artists for children and families followed by hands-on workshop\nCome and celebrate The Lunar New Year at Red Poppy Art House! \nShadowLight teaching artists\, Jessica Nguyen and Fred C. Riley III will perform a short shadow puppet play about Lunar New Year. After the performance\, take a tour backstage\, learn about how to transform a children’s story into a shadow play and make your own dragon puppet. (templates and other supplies provided). \nThis program is a part of ShadowLight artists in residence at Red Poppy Art House\, Free Monthly program with hands on workshop activities for families. \nFeaturing Artists:\nFred C. Riley III – puppeteer\nJessica Nguyen – puppeteer \n\n\n\nSunday\, February 25th\, 2024\nTime: 1:00pm – 3:30pm\nAdmission: FREE \nThis event is free to the public.\nThis event is appropriate for children ages 3 to 12.\nAdmission on first come\, first served basis.\nDue to limited capacity\, RSVP is strongly recommended. \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE WORKSHOP:  \n\nRed Poppy Art House has partnered up with Shadow Light Productions for a Live shadow play performance by ShadowLight artists for children and families followed by hands-on workshop. With instruction and guidance by ShadowLight teaching artists\, attendees will be given the opportunity to make a shadow puppet\, learn performance techniques\, and use our screen and lights to perform their own short plays. This event is appropriate for children ages 3 to 12. \nThis FREE event creates an opportunity for youth in our neighborhood (Mission)\, who may otherwise not be able to attend such an event for lack of funds\, to have access to art education with high caliber teaching artists. By providing an opportunity to watch\, interact and play\, we are encouraging participation and engagement with a vital storytelling art form. Storytelling is an important skill; it helps us to understand ourselves and one another\, encouraging empathy. \n\nABOUT THE ARTIST: \nShadowLight Productions. ShadowLight was founded in 1972 by filmmaker/theatre director/shadow artist Larry Reed. We have served San Francisco as a non profit theater company for nearly 30 years. \nThe mission of ShadowLight Productions is to expose the general public to the art of Shadow Theater. The means of providing such exposure includes but is not limited to live theater\, film and other media. We strive to preserve indigenous shadow theater traditions\, and to explore and expand the possibilities of the shadow theater medium by creating innovative interdisciplinary\, multicultural works. \nWebsite: https://www.shadowlight.org/\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShadowLightProductions\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowlightproductions/\nTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shadowlightproductions \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n \n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSunday\, February 25th\, 2024\nTime: 1:00pm – 3:30pm\nAdmission: FREE \nNote: A limited number of seats are available for this event. Reserving a ticket guarantees admission\, but does not guarantee seats. Seating is first come\, first served. \nRSVP in advance for this event! \nRSVP to the Facebook event:\n \n \n  \nVolunteer for this event! URL:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/event/the-lunar-new-year-story-by-shadowlight-productions/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Family Art Activities,February ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Shadow-light-Feb-25-eventbrite-poster.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T210000 DTSTAMP:20240214T054710Z CREATED:20240214T054058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T054710Z UID:15013-1708803000-1708808400@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:Mostly Kosher 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\nMostly Kosher\nKlezmer Rock Music\nMOSTLY KOSHER\, the acclaimed Klezmer/Rock band\, radically reconstructs Judaic and American cultural music through ravenous klezmer beats and arresting Yiddish refrains. Mostly Kosher is a musical feast that explodes into a global food-fight of Jazz\, Latin\, Rock\, and Folk. In response to the poetry and folk music of Judaic roots\, their original voice resounds with themes of social justice\, human dignity\, and mutual understanding. Led by frontman Leeav Sofer\, one of Jewish Journal’s “30 under 30” most accomplished professionals in the Los Angeles Jewish diaspora\, Mostly Kosher is comprised of some of the highest regarded Los Angeles musicians: violinist Janice Mautner Markham\, drummer Eric Hagstrom\, bassist Adam Levy\, accordionists Gee Rabe and Nigel Wilson\, trombonist Bob Lawrence\, and Ben Tevik on clarinet and sax. Longtime collaborators also include Aníbal Seminario\, Taylor Covey and Will Brahm. \nFeaturing:\nLeeav Sofer – vocals\nJanice Mautner Markham – violin\nAdam Levy – bass\nBob Lawrence – trombone\nBen Tevik – clarinet\n\n\n\n  \nFriday\, February 24th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $25 – $35/ (Door) $30-$35 \n  \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS:  \n\nMostly Kosher is a fixture at renowned California stages such as the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre\, Skirball Cultural Center\, Torrance Center for the Arts\, and Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center. They have also graced the stage of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for a live television broadcast to over half a million viewers in 2015\, 2017\, 2019\, and 2021. The ensemble has headlined multiple summer festivals including the Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival and Claremont Folk Festival. Mostly Kosher had the honor of being the first Jewish music ensemble at the Disney parks with 2022 marking their sixth season performing during the 2-month long Festival of Holidays. Mostly Kosher was credited for “stealing the Festival of Holidays Show” by the acclaimed Fresh Baked Disney podcast. For the 2017 holiday season\, Mostly Kosher added Epcot Center in Florida to their list of holiday performance venues\, becoming Disney’s first Jewish cultural music performed on both coasts.\n \nStaying true to giving back to the community\, Mostly Kosher is proud to be teaching artists for Urban Voices Project\, performing and educating in underserved areas in and around Southern California including prisons\, community clinics and shelters serving men and women suffering from homelessness. Mostly Kosher is also a mentor ensemble to the Jewish Youth Orchestra\, a project of the Jewish Federation of San Gabriel Valley\, offering performance opportunities and ongoing workshops for middle school and high school musicians.\n \nThe band’s self-titled debut album has won international acclaim by World Music Network\, Songlines Magazine\, and BBC radio. The first track\, Ikh Hob Dikh Tsufil Lib (I Love You Much Too Much)\, was recognized as one of World Music Network’s Top 6 Songs of 2014. Mostly Kosher’s music videos have been garnering accolades on the film festival circuit\, receiving two nominations at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema and Best Music Video at the Glendale International Film Festival. 2021 will mark the indie film debut of Mostly Kosher\, as they will be featured in the wedding scene of the upcoming feature film\, “The Accursed”\, starring Izabela Vidovic and Melora Walters.\n \nMostly Kosher kicked off their 2022 live performance schedule with a long-anticipated record release of “This World is Yours” on February 24th at the Skirball Museum\, and a tour of Arizona beginning with the magnificent Chandler Performing Arts Center. Other performances in the 2022-2023 season include the debut of the Mostly Kosher family show\, “Roots and Wings”\, headlining the Ashkenaz Music Festival in Toronto\, the largest Jewish & Eastern European event in the western hemisphere\, and performing for “Sunday Funday” at the Wallis Annenberg Theatre. Mostly Kosher was honored to be included in the flagship series\, “Secret Chord”\, a live concert taping sponsored by the UCLA Department of Music and the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.\n \nmostlykosher.com\n@mostlykosher\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPREVIEW THE MUSIC: \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\nEVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, February 24th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $25 – $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/mostly-kosher-2/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:February,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/mostly-kosher.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240223T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240223T210000 DTSTAMP:20240201T211639Z CREATED:20240201T211639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T211639Z UID:14990-1708716600-1708722000@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:Ensamble A Contratiempo 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\nEnsamble A Contratiempo\nAfro Venezuelan Jazz\nENSAMBLE A CONTRATIEMPO – AFRO VENEZUELAN JAZZ is one of the most versatile jazz bands on the scene today. They fuses a wide range of jazz\, world music\, and electronic elements with his native Afro-Venezuelan roots to create a fresh and original urban sound\, all with a Latin jazz heart. This Band uses conventional instruments in unconventional forms of music\, a spirit of beauty\, spontaneity\, and jazz improvisation. Afro-Venezuelan Harp\, Cuatro (Guitar from Venezuela)\, Violin\, Bass\, and Afro-Venezuelan Percussion will be an unforgettable experience. \nFeaturing:\nAngel Tolosa – Venezuelan Harp\nLuis Tolosa – Venezuelan Cuatro\nMargaret Gonzalez – Violin \nGuests:\nAmelia Romano – Electric Harp\nJacky Rago – Afrovenezuelan Drums \n\n\n\nFriday\, February 23rd\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $25 – $35/ (Door) $30-$35 \n  \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTIST:  \n\nAngel Tolosa / Luis Tolosa \nRenowned Musicians\, Educators & Researchers \nProlific Explorers of Venezuelan\, World\, and Classical Music \nAngel and Luis Tolosa are widely considered by many industry leaders to be two of the most prolific\, trailblazers and arts entrepreneurs of their generation. They are Venezuelan Harp and Venezuelan Cuatro virtuosos with world-class credentials respectively\, very well-schooled in the history of the harp and guitars in the Americas. \nAngel Tolosa is leading together with Luis Tolosa on Venezuelan Harp and Venezuelan Cuatro the internationally-renowned Ensamble A Contratiempo Band\, which provides superior musicianship and an unforgettable experience. \nHailed for their spirited performances and their masterly connection between Venezuelan music\, classical\, contemporary urban sounds\, and world music as well as their unparalleled creativity with an artistic output that is simply staggering. From straight ahead to avant-garde\, Venezuelan music to fusion\, children’s songs to chamber music\, along with some far-reaching forays into symphonic works\, the Tolosa Brothers have touched an astonishing number of musical bases in their illustrious career while maintaining a standard of excellence that is awe-inspiring. A tirelessly creative spirit\, Angel and Luis Tolosa continue to forge ahead\, continually reinventing themselves in the process. \nThey are the Founder\, CEO\, and Artistic Director at International Harp Fest in Venezuela\, Mexico\, and New York City respectively\, they have presented many concerts\, workshops\, and conferences in more than 30 countries such as the United States of America\, France\, Canada\, Mexico\, Costa Rica\, Panama\, Spain\, Belgium\, Trinidad and Tobago\, El Salvador\, Colombia\, Argentina\, Chile\, Czech Republic\, Paraguay\, United Kingdom\, Ecuador\, Brazil\, Italy\, Venezuela\, Austria\, Croatia. \nInnovators and Pioneers \nSince embarking on a solo career in 1994\, Angel and Jose Luis Tolosa have been at the forefront of Venezuelan music\, both as a renowned Harpist and Cuatrist forging new ground with their acoustic bands and as an innovative electro/acoustic “Ensamble A Contratiempo”\, besides Tolosa Brother’s have contributed in building an essential vocabulary to learn the Latin Harp – Guitar and the redesign of the Venezuelan Harp. \nTheir extensive discography boasts three foremost albums\, beginning with their 2007 classic Album “Katuketi” 2007\, and a couple of exclusive recordings “Venezuelan Sounds” to Radio France – Czech National Radio 2011\, and “Ancient Roots” to Universal Studios 2020. \n*Venezuelan Cuatro (small guitar four-stringed from Venezuela) \nWebsite: https://626447fadc8bf.site123.me/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nFriday\, February 23rd\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $25 – $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/ensamble-a-contratiempo/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,February,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_687434789_232479659298_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240217T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240217T210000 DTSTAMP:20240109T223103Z CREATED:20231226T225800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T223103Z UID:14898-1708198200-1708203600@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:Sudamericanto Romántico 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\nSudamericanto Romántico\nTraditions from South America and the Caribbean fusion with a Brazilian jazz twist\nSudamericanto’s unique brand of Latin-american and Caribbean music takes audiences along a journey through traditions from South America and the Caribbean fusion with a Brazilian jazz twist. \nFeaturing:\nMadeleine Zayas – vocals and hand percussion\nMarcos Silva – keyboard\nDavid Pinto – bass\nMichaelle Goerlitz – percussion \n\n\n\nSaturday\, February 17th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 – $30/ (Door) $30 \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS:  \n\nTheir eclectic repertoire is inspired by the Nueva Cancion/Nueva Trova tradition of celebrating Latin American poetry and rhythms while educating about culture and pressing social issues. Featuring multi-faceted Puerto Rican vocalist/interpreter Madeleine Zayas and high caliber Bay Area musicians/educators natives from Puerto Rico\, Perú\, Brazil\, Chile\, and the US coming together to play original compositions and innovative arrangements of carefully selected classics from the Latin American/Caribbean songbook. \nTheir very ecclectic repertoire is influenced by Afro-Peruvian rhythms such as landó\, zamacueca and festejo\, marinera\, Chilean cueca\, Brazilian samba and maracatú\, Argentinian sambas and chamamés\, stylized plena\, bomba and guaracha Puertorriqueña\, son Cubano and boleros\, all tied together with rhythmic precision and intertwined with jazzy flavors. \n\n\n\nPREVIEW THE MUSIC: \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, February 17th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 – $30/ (Door) $30 \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/sudamericanto-romantico/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,February,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/415122151_6969824839793679_6337394964932596679_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240216T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240216T210000 DTSTAMP:20240209T054250Z CREATED:20240201T210053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T054250Z UID:14986-1708111800-1708117200@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:POSTPONED - Amadeus Never Gives Me The Blues 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\nAmadeus Never Gives Me The Blues\nA Tour de Force of Singing and Storytelling\nAMADEUS NEVER GIVES ME THE BLUES is an original staged play written and performed by Amy Bouchard with songs from opera\, Broadway\, and the Great American Song Book. Amy is an up-and-coming opera singer\, torn between equal desires for career and family. She meets and falls in love with Luis just as her career is taking off\, forcing her to make choices in situations she doesn’t know how to handle. A second narrator\, Amy’s grandmother\, Colleen\, is a young woman with a national singing career\, which she abandons to marry a Navy pilot when the United States joins World War II. When things go wrong with Luis and the instability of a performer’s life hits home\, Amy looks to her grandmother’s life for answers. \nFeaturing:\nAmy Bouchard – Writer/Singer/Actor\nDaniel Lockert – Pianist \n\n\n\nPOSTPONED: TBD\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $25 – $35/ (Door) $30-$35 \n  \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTIST:  \n\nAmy Bouchard won a 2021 TITAN Award from Theatre Bay Area and a “Best Up and Coming” award at The Marsh International Solo Festival 2022 for her performance of an excerpt from AMADEUS NEVER GIVES ME THE BLUES. She has performed at The Marsh\, Solo Sundays\, Tell It On Tuesday. As an opera singer Amy has performed lead and supporting roles with Opera Santa Barbara\, West Bay Opera\, and Livermore Valley Opera among others. Recent theatre credits include Jack’s Mother/Cinderella’s Mother/Granny (INTO THE WOODS) with Berkeley Playhouse and Claudia (NINE) with San Jose Playhouse.  \nWebsite: www.amybouchard.net \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nPOSTPONED: TBD\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $25 – $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/amadeus-never-gives-me-the-blues/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,February,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/425308105_7103053156470846_6124179557469467350_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240210T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240210T133000 DTSTAMP:20240117T172737Z CREATED:20240117T172549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240117T172737Z UID:14936-1707566400-1707571800@redpoppyarthouse.org 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 join us!\n \nSaturday\, February 10th\, 2024\nTime: 12:00-1:30 pm\n\n\n\n \nNext Programs:\nMarch 9th\n \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\, February 10th\, 2024\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-4/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Family Art Activities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Family-Art-Facebook-event-poster-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T220000 DTSTAMP:20240201T020234Z CREATED:20240131T225856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T020234Z UID:14955-1706986800-1706997600@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:MAPP February 3rd\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:MAPP February 3rd\, 2024\n \n  \n  \nSaturday\, February 3rd\, 2024 | 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.\nRed Poppy Art House \n2698 Folsom @23rd \nCurator: Dina Zarif\nCelebrating RPAH’s Window Altar installation:\n“Fuego Creador” (Fire creator) \n7:05 – 7:35 Steel & Hammers Duo (Piano\, Vox\, Cello & Drums)\n7:50 – 8:20 Indian Drum Duet (Rohan & Nilan)\n8:30 – 9:00 Classical Meets Classics (Harp & woodwinds)\n9:15 – 10:00 Dos Bandoleros trío (Spanish Rumba / Latin fusion) \nAltar installation “Fuego Creador” (Fire creator) by Arturo Méndez-Reyes\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. This 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. \n RED POPPY MAPP TEAM: \nArtistic Director | Managing Director: Dina Zarif  \nPR and Digital Marketing: Jennie D. Legary and Anjali Varma. \nMAPP FEBRUARY 3RD\, 2024 PROGRAM\n\n\n\nTime\nPerformance/Event\nDescription\nArtists\n\n\n\nCelebrating Altar installation\n“Fuego Creador” (Fire creator) by Arturo Méndez-Reyes \n\n\n\n7:05 – 7:35 pm\nSteel & Hammers Duo\nPiano\, Vox\, Cello & Drums\nElyse Weakley – Piano and voice\nAnton Estaniel – Drums\, Cello\n\n\n7:50 – 8:20 pm\n Indian Drum Duet\nIndian classical percussion duet featuring Carnatic (mridangam\, ghatam\, khanjira) & Hindustani (tabla) drums and vocal percussion\nRohan Krishnamurthy – mridangam\, ghatam\, khanjira\, Vocal\nNilan Chaudhuri – tabla\, Vocal\n\n\n8:30 – 9:00 pm\nClassical Meets Classics | With a touch of Latin Flare!\nStrings & Woodwinds\nAmelia Romano – Harp\, vocals\nAsaf Ophir – Saxophone\, flute\, vocals\n\n\n9:15 – 10:00 pm\n Dos Bandoleros trío \nSpanish Rumba / Latin fusion\nAlberto Gutiérrez – guitar and vocals\nRaul Vargas – cajon and vocals\nJavier Jiménez – Guirarrista and vocals\n\n\n\n  \nABOUT THE ARTISTS\n\n \nSteel & Hammers Unplugged\nKeys\, Vox\, Cello & Drums \nLive music duo Steel&Hammers will play a mix of original music and re-imagined cover tunes but will leave the Nord at home in favor of the beautiful acoustic piano at Red Poppy. \nFeaturing:\nElyse Weakley\, – Piano and voice\nAnton Estaniel – Drums\, Cello \nAnton Estaniel (cello and drums) with Elyse Weakley (keyboard and voice) make up the cross-genre duo Steel & Hammers. Weakley and Estaniel\, both classically trained\, have taken part in a wide array of musical projects including Middle Eastern and Latin music\, and currently work together in the Hurd Ensemble\, recently featured at the Kennedy Center\, and Redwood Tango Ensemble presenting contemporary tango music. Their recording projects include collaborations with acclaimed rapper MC Squadda B and Grammy award-winning composer Mason Bates. \n  \n \nIndian Drum Duet\nRohan Krishnamurthy + Nilan Chaudhuri \n\nIndian classical percussion duet featuring Carnatic (mridangam\, ghatam\, khanjira) & Hindustani (tabla) drums and vocal percussion. \nFeaturing:\nRohan Krishnamurthy – mridangam\, ghatam\, khanjira\, Vocal\nNilan Chaudhuri – tabla\, Vocal \nRohan Krishnamurthy\, Indian-American percussionist\, composer\, and educator Dr. Rohan Krishnamurthy is one of the leading voices of Indian classical and cross-genre music in the South Asian diaspora. Acclaimed as a “musical ambassador” by The Times of India\, he received mridangam training from the legendary maestro\, Sri. Guruvayur Dorai. Distinguished as a soloist\, composer\, and collaborator\, Rohan performed with legendary Indian classical musicians and Grammy Award-winning global artists. Rohan leads The Alaya Project\, an Indo-jazz-funk collective featuring celebrated saxophonist Prasant Radhakrishnan and keyboardist Colin Hogan. The group’s recently released debut album has been praised by Jazziz Magazine\, NPR\, San Francisco Chronicle\, and more. Rohan holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Eastman School of Music and directs the RohanRhythm Percussion Studio with students from across the globe. Rohan is the recipient of international awards and grants including commissions from the San Francisco Arts Commission\, Zellerbach Foundation\, and Goethe Institute (Germany). He has taught at renowned institutions and his patented RohanRhythm drum tuning system is available worldwide. \nNilan Chaudhuri has spent his life immersed in the tradition of Indian classical percussion. Initiated into Tabla studies at the age of five by his father\, Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri\, Nilan has performed as a Tabla soloist and accompanist for over two decades. He’s shared the stage with some of Indian Classical Music’s most celebrated artists at venues such as Carnegie Hall\, The Fillmore\, Fox Theater\, and San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center\, and The Kennedy Center. In addition to maintaining a busy performing schedule\, Nilan has dedicated his life to teaching Tabla worldwide privately and as a faculty member at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael and Chitresh Das Institute in San Mateo\, California. \n\n  \n \nClassical Meets Classics | Strings & Woodwinds\nWith a touch of Latin Flare! \nA celebration of strings and woodwinds in classical and Latin American traditions.\nDrawing on their roots in folk\, jazz\, and classical music\, Amelia Romano and Asaf Ophir present a program of music adapted for harp and woodwinds which both honors these traditions and celebrates their diverse upbringings. \nFeaturing:\nAmelia Romano – Harp\, vocals\nAsaf Ophir – Saxophone\, flute\, vocals \nAsaf Ophir began his professional career in musical theaters in Israel\, on some of Israel’s most distinguished stages. Having moved to the United States in 2014\, Ophir can most often be seen in world music projects on Jewish\, Arabic\, and Balkan stages. Throughout his career\, he has shared the stage with artists such as Miri Mesika\, Avi Kushnir\, Galit Giat\, David De’or\, Rana Farhan\, and Barbara Streisand. The San Francisco Chronicle writes: “Asaf Ophir gives the clarinet the timbre of a trumpet\, then a violin\, then a raspy scream… the instrument’s wail almost becomes too plaintive and beautiful to bear.” \nAmelia Romano (harp\, voice) is a concertizing lever harpist\, programming classical re-imaginations alongside original works. She received her master’s in classical lever harp performance at San Francisco State University under the tutelage of Karen Gottlieb\, retired second harpist of the San Francisco Symphony. Her latest album\, “Levers Engaged: Classical Works Re-imaged for Harp ” and the sheet music collection “Classical Re-imaginations\,” present the instrument as a valid voice in classical music. A composer\, arranger\, and trailblazer in the lever harp world\, she is equally at home writing Latin America-inspired works for solo harp as she is adapting classical pieces for chamber collaborations. \n\n  \n \nDos Bandoleros ft. Javier Jimenez \nSpanish Rumba / Latin fusion \n\n\nFeel the heat with this Spanish duo as they bring back their fiery flamenco rumba sounds\, infused with a Latin twist. It’s an authentic\, pulse-pounding performance that redefines traditional rhythms. \nFeaturing:\nAlberto Gutiérrez – guitar and vocals\nRaul Vargas – cajon and vocals\nJavier Jiménez – Guirarrista and vocals \nDos Bandoleros is a flamenco rumba/Latin fusion duo formed by two people from Madrid: Raúl Vargas and Muchacho Mandanga. \nRaúl Vargas is the biggest bandit\, he sings and is in charge of percussion\, he’s a great guy\, he writes songs almost without breaking a sweat. Only his concerns are comparable to his ideals and only his creativity is comparable to his talent\, which on the other hand is not bigger than his soul. He will never have enough space in this world because he has a heart that does not fit in his chest. \nEl Muchacho Mandanga is the minor bandit\, he plays guitar and sings\, although he is not great\, he often verges on genius\, always unintentionally\, of course\, and even aware of the effect that music has on people\, he continues to write songs oblivious to the impact or the repercussion that this may cause in society. \nTogether they waste talent\, they save effort\, they are pure mathematics. They form a perfect duo\, indivisible\, without cracks or ties. They are capable of conquering the world with the simple melodies that they feel and arrive late but always on time to the hearts of the people. \nWINDOW INSTALLATION: ‘Fuego Creador’ (Fire creator)\n \n‘Fuego Creador’ (Fire creator)\, is a multidisciplinary altar installation of Indigenous Futurism.\nThis magic-totemic altar intends to connect our modern lives to our ancestral lineage through education\, ritual\, and song. \nIts primary aesthetic and narrative are rooted in Otomí and Nahuatl cosmovision and the tradition of the Day of the Dead altars in Huaquechula\, Puebla\, and Tenango\, Hidalgo. \nThis is a sacred altar found hidden in nature and represents an interdimensional portal to reconnect with the ancestors. In the tradition of the four directions\, is understood that through practicing sacred ritual we open a portal in space and time that connects us with those who have engaged in this ritual before us for thousands of years\, imbuing us with their love\, and wisdom\, and above all\, the hope that they had for the future world. Our ancestors cared for us. \n  \n\n\n  \n\n\n  \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n‘THE FIRE IS ON\, KEEP HOPE ALIVE’ \nThat is the message that the central figure of the piece\, the Hummingbird is delivering to us\, its figure represents the messenger between the dimensions\, communicating the voices of our ancestors\, and inviting us to be the bridge between those who practiced this ritual before us\, and those who will in the future. This ‘Hope’ is the Fire Creator\, the inspiration for us as future ancestors\, to create the world that we’re leaving to our future generations. \nAs we fight against colonization and cultural erasure I am reminded that there is no wrong way to reconnect with our heritage\, we have to follow our intuition and trust the guidance of our ancestors. \n  \n  \n\n\n  \n  \n\n\nABOUT THE ARTIST\nArturo Méndez-Reyes (he/they)\, is a cultural producer\, curator\, visual artist\, musician\, and community organizer\, advancing cultural equity in SF. Founder of community empowering projects including Arts.Co.Lab\, La Diáspora Festival\, and Urban Prophets Illustrated and a producer for the Mission Arts and Performance Project (MAPP) since 2016. \nHe has curated shows for the Exploratorium\, Harvard and Cornell University\, and the United Nations\, recipient of the CALI Catalyst Grant from CCI\, the Cultural Equity Initiatives Grant by the SFAC\, and fellowships with the Intercultural Leadership Institute ‘22\, and the Emerging Arts Professionals SF/BA ‘19. \nHis work strives to create generative narratives to empower people through arts and culture for collective joy and liberation\, and to advocate for institutional policies and practices that center the voices of people from the most vulnerable communities.\n“Culture is an essential tool to pursue dignity for all people”. \n  \n\n  \n\n\n\nMAPP GENERAL PROGRAM\nJoin us in MAPP at all other spaces throughout the Mission District. \n \n \nPREVIEW THE PERFORMERS\nFirst Act: \nSteel & Hammers Unplugged\nKeys\, Vox\, Cello & Drums \n \nIndian Percussion Solo\nRohan Krishnamurthy \n \nTabla solo\nNilan Chaudhuri \n \nClassical Meets Classics | Strings & Woodwinds\nAmelia and Asaf \n \nLastAct: \nDos Bandoleros \nSpanish Rumba / Latin fusion \n \n\nIN PERSON EVENT DETAILS\nTime: February 3rd\, 2024\, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.(IN-PERSON) \nAdmission: Free! \n\n \n  \nDONATE URL:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/event/mapp-february-3rd-2024/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,MAPP ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MAPP-FEB-3-2024-Poster-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240127T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240127T210000 DTSTAMP:20231227T214917Z CREATED:20231227T212134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231227T214917Z UID:14901-1706383800-1706389200@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:The SticklerPhonics & The Supplicants 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\nThe SticklerPhonics & The Supplicants\n Composition meets improv\nA night of improvised music by two interesting Bay Area ensembles. Get ready for a ride! \nFeaturing: \nSticklerPhonics:\nScott Amendola – drums\, percussion\, electronics\nRaffi Garabedian – tenor saxophone\nDanny Lubin Laden – trombone \nThe Supplicants:\nSameer Gupta – Drums\, Tabla\, Percussion\nDavid Ewell – Acoustic Bass\nDavid Boyce – Tenor Sax\, Soprano Sax\, Bass clarinet\, Percussion \n\n\n\nSaturday\, January 27th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 – $30/ (Door) $30 \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS:  \n\nThe Sticklerphonics: Scott Amendola\, Raffi Garabedian\, Danny Lubin-Laden: Drums\, saxophone\, and trombone\, why not? With each player in The SticklerPhonics\, the concept of working as a unit is crucial. Playing in the pocket\, giving each other space\, getting the audience to move… Like nothing you’ve heard. Let’s DO this. \nThe Supplicants remind us that we are more than human\, that our collective consciousness speaks of the enlightenment of the cosmos. We are interstellar vibratory beings resonating with the essence of life\, the sounds and frequencies of forces set into motion. Music will be our salvation and we must choose to embrace its magic and healing properties. Cultures from all over the world view music in this light. \nwww.sticklerphonics.com \nInstagram: @sticklerphonics \nFacebook: Sticklerphonics \nhttps://sameergupta.bandcamp.com/album/balance \n  \n\n\n\nPREVIEW THE MUSIC: \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, January 27th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 – $30/ (Door) $30 \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/the-sticklerphonics-the-supplicants/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,January,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/410407052_796644019143700_1290518230981210181_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240127T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240127T133000 DTSTAMP:20240117T172745Z CREATED:20240117T172542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240117T172745Z UID:14933-1706356800-1706362200@redpoppyarthouse.org 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 join us!\n \nSaturday\, January 27th\, 2024\nTime: 12:00-1:30 pm\n\n\n\n \nNext Programs:\nFebruary 10th\nMarch 9th\n \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\n \nSaturday\, January 27th\, 2024\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-3/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Family Art Activities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Family-Art-Facebook-event-poster-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T210000 DTSTAMP:20240117T190218Z CREATED:20231226T225012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240117T190218Z UID:14893-1705779000-1705784400@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:Esotérica Tropical 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\nEsotérica Tropical\nCaribbean Music for Full Spectrum Healing/Harp\, Electronics\, and Afro-Puerto Rican Rhythms\nBorn and raised in Puerto Rico\, Oakland’s Esotérica Tropical is a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who knows that music is a potent force for full-spectrum healing. Steeped in the percussion-driven Afro-Puerto Rican tradition known as bomba\, she presents her new musical project that blends Caribbean and Latin American electronic landscapes with bomba and folk harp\, creating lush and propulsive settings for songs that are prayers to both our ancestors and our future selves. \nFeaturing:\nMaría José Montio – harp\nDenise Solis – drums \nSofía Magdalena – vocals and maraca \n\n\n\nSaturday\, January 20th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $25 – $35/ (Door) $30-$35 \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS:  \n\nEsotérica Tropical\, a queer Boricua bruja\, shatters boundaries with her intuitive folk harp wizardry\, Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba rhythms\, and electronic innovation. Her music transcends mere auditory experience\, leading listeners on a mystical journey through magical\, decolonial\, and transcendent realms. \nhttps://www.esotericatropical.com/ \n\n\n\nPREVIEW THE MUSIC: \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, January 20th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $25 – $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/esoterica-tropical/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,January,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/413905649_6957501894359307_7188808270897586366_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240119T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240119T210000 DTSTAMP:20231226T224305Z CREATED:20231226T224305Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231226T224305Z UID:14890-1705692600-1705698000@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:Colin Cotter & Sumaia Jackson 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\nColin Cotter & Sumaia Jackson\nRipping Fiddle Tunes & Soulful Folk Songs\nSumaia Jackson (5-string fiddle) and Colin Cotter (guitar\, vox) put their virtuosity to work in a performance featuring Sumaia’s original tunes\, Colin’s original songs\, and repertoire from the Americana & Celtic worlds. The duo masterfully moves from blazing fiddle tunes to beautiful slow songs\, sings tight harmony vocals\, pulls off tightly arranged pieces\, and lets loose with improvised solos and arrangements\, all the while highlighting the beauty of organic interplay between musicians playing live. \nFeaturing:\nColin Cotter – guitar & vocals\nSumaia Jackson – 5-string fiddle & vocals \n\n\n\nFriday January 19th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 – $30/ (Door) $30 \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS:  \n\nWith a driving groove and a smooth\, open sound\, fiddler and tunestress Sumaia Jackson is a quintessential modern West Coast fiddler. Jackson weaves together various fiddle traditions with easy virtuosity and melodic elegance. Born and raised in Santa Cruz\, Jackson spent years soaking up tunes and styles at vibrant fiddle camps. On a full scholarship\, she holds a Bachelor’s degree from Berklee College of Music in the American Roots Music department. \n\n\nColin Cotter is a multi-instrumentalist\, singer\, and songwriter who has performed from coast to coast in the USA and toured internationally in Canada\, Ireland\, and Spain. His current musical endeavors include duos with fiddlers Sumaia Jackson\, Ryan McKasson (Old Growth Graveyard)\, and Adrianna Ciccone. He has released albums with the bands MAC (Perfectly Manufactured Reality\, 2018) and A Thousand Years at Sea (4 releases between 2009 and 2014) and played guitar on several tracks for Sumaia’s 2019 record\, Möbius: Trip. \nAs a duo\, their performance includes many of Sumaia’s original tunes\, Colin’s original songs\, and repertoire from the Americana & Celtic worlds\, featuring a great energy range from blazing fiddle tunes to beautiful slow songs\, harmony vocals\, tightly-arranged pieces\, improvised solos and arrangements\, and organic interplay between the musicians. \nhttps://www.sumaiajacksonmusic.com/ \nhttps://colincotter.com/ \n  \n\n\n\nPREVIEW THE MUSIC: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nFriday January 19th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 – $30/ (Door) $30 \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/colin-cotter-sumaia-jackson/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,January,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/413839442_6957441651031998_3015015449567733544_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240112T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240112T210000 DTSTAMP:20240109T221654Z CREATED:20231226T223436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T221654Z UID:14887-1705087800-1705093200@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:Dawayer Huda Asfour 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\nDawayer Huda Asfour\nA solo for oud\, looper\, and voice\nHuda’s latest solo project for oud\, looper\, and vocals. In this improvisation-based journey\, Huda presents new and old songs and compositions\, revisited after the pandemic\, and more recently after the war in Gaza\, through the lens of repetitions\, exploring the concept of a loop and our perception of it. The project premiered in Alexandria Egypt in 2020 and has since been performed at theaters like the Kennedy Center\, The Arabic Music Institute in Cairo\, the Arab American National Museum in Michigan\, the Oldtown School of Folk Music in Chicago\, and the Brooklyn Museum in NY. \nFeaturing:\nHuda Asfour – oud\, looper\, voice \n\n\n\nFriday January 12th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 – $30/ (Door) $30 \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTIST:  \n\nHuda is a firm believer in transcending boundaries\, evident in her roles as a musician and educator. A polymath with works in the fields of music\, biomedical engineering\, signal and image processing\, and\nsocial work\, she is a natural storyteller whose music\, through the tenderness of her oud and the lyricism of her compositions\, challenges taboos\, and stereotypes. Her musical journey began early in conservatories in Tunisia and Palestine\, culminating in collaborations with artists spanning countries from the USA to China. Since the establishment of her first band with Tamer Abu Ghazaleh in 2003\, Huda has released two studio albums; “Mars… Back and Forth” (2011) funded by The Culture Resource\, and “Kouni” (2018)\, supported by a grant from the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture. Over the past 10 years\, she has collaborated and performed with artists across the globe. She is the co-founder of the DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival and Mashriq Maghreb\, LLC. In March 2019\, she was nominated for the Aga Khan Music Awards for the Performance category. Huda has also composed music for film and multimedia projects and has collaborated and featured with musicians internationally. She is currently developing improvisation curricula for conducted improvisations with a keen focus on the intricate nuances of Arabic musical aesthetics and its interplay with language. \nIn addition to her work in music\, Dr. Asfour is also a Biomedical Engineer with over 10 years of research and teaching experience. \nhttps://www.hudaasfour.com/ \nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/music.huda \nInstagram: @hudasmusic \n\n\n\nPREVIEW THE MUSIC: \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nFriday\, January 12th\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 – $30/ (Door) $30 \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/dawayer-huda-asfour/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,January,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/415218988_6969773343132162_5899867537231355939_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231216T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231216T210000 DTSTAMP:20231027T234342Z CREATED:20231027T233922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231027T234342Z 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/396709555_768043085337127_354420413094088768_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231216T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231216T133000 DTSTAMP:20231211T230423Z CREATED:20231010T164457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231211T230423Z UID:14732-1702728000-1702733400@redpoppyarthouse.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Family-Art-Facebook-event-poster-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231209T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231209T210000 DTSTAMP:20231027T232848Z CREATED:20231027T232848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231027T232848Z UID:14780-1702150200-1702155600@redpoppyarthouse.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/396702982_768032118671557_4869057229328475917_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231202T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231202T220000 DTSTAMP:20231130T233953Z CREATED:20231129T171725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231130T233953Z UID:14817-1701543600-1701554400@redpoppyarthouse.org 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 CATEGORIES:Events,MAPP ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Final-MAPP-Dec-2023-Web-poster-Template.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231118T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231118T210000 DTSTAMP:20231112T220458Z CREATED:20231027T210116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231112T220458Z UID:14768-1700335800-1700341200@redpoppyarthouse.org SUMMARY:Latin Rhythms Unite 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\nLatin Rhythms Unite\nA Musical Journey with Jackeline Rago and Alejo Cordero!\nJoin us for an enchanting night of Latin American music as we bring together the fantastic talents of Jackeline Rago (Venezuela) and Alejo Cordero (Colombia). \nThese two renowned musicians share a deep love for Latin American folk music\, and their collaboration vows a vibrant tapestry of rhythms\, instruments\, and ancestral traditions. Jackeline and Alejo will feature the captivating sounds of the Bandola Llanera\, the Venezuelan cuatro\, maracas\, and the captivating beats of Caribbean percussion. With a repertoire that spans Joropos\, valses\, boleros\, choros\, and porros\, “Latin Rhythms Unite” is your ticket to a unique and immersive musical experience that celebrates the rich heritage of Latin American music. \nFeaturing:\nJackeline Rago – Cuatro\nAlejo Cordero – Bandola \n\n\n\nSaturday\, November 18th\, 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\nJackeline Rago is a multi-instrumentalist\, composer\, arranger\, producer\, and educator focused on her native Venezuelan folk music and diverse Latin American and Caribbean traditions. Holding a BA in music and certified as an Orff music teacher\, Jackeline serves as the musical director for two prominent Bay Area bands\, the “Venezuelan Music Project” and the “VNote Ensemble.” Additionally\, she plays an essential role in shaping musical education as the head of the lower school music program at Park Day School in Oakland\, California. With over 25 years of experience as a performer and workshop leader\, Jackeline has left her musical imprint nationally and internationally\, having conducted workshops and performances in countries such as the USA\, Canada\, Costa Rica\, Japan\, Spain\, Finland\, Thailand\, Venezuela\, Brazil\, St Croix\, Barbados\, and Ghana. A significant milestone in her career was the honor of participating in Jon Batiste’s premiere of the American Symphony at Carnegie Hall in New York in September 2022. \n  \nAlejo Cordero\, was born on April 25\, 1995\, in Cali\, Colombia. At the age of four\, he moved to San Martin de Los Llanos. It was there\, at the age of ten\, that he discovered the bandola guitar\, an instrument that has since become his life’s passion. While he is the only musician in his family\, his father\, who was the director of the house of culture at the time\, played a significant role in shaping his musical interests. \nAlejo quickly became a highly skilled bandola player and started participating in national festivals\, consistently achieving first place. His talent caught the attention of Carlos “Cuco” Rojas\, the director of the Cimarron band. From 2012 to 2016\, Alejo played the Cuatro Venezolano and the bandola in the band\, taking part in 11 international tours to France\, India\, the USA\, Mexico\, Nicaragua\, San Salvador\, Uruguay\, Argentina\, and Colombia. \nAfter his Cimarrón’s experience\, Alejo enrolled at the Francisco José de Caldas District University to study music at the ASAB arts faculty. In early 2017\, he joined Palo Cruzao\, winners of the Latin Grammy 2016\, and toured various regions of Colombia\, including Valle del Cauca\, Tolima\, Cundinamarca\, and Meta. He also performed at international festivals such as the Harp Festival in Veracruz Mexico\, and the Sunfest Festival in Canada. \nThroughout his musical career\, Alejo has worked as a music theory and instrumental language pedagogue\, facilitated Llanero music workshops\, provided musical advice\, and worked as a session musician. He has performed at prestigious venues like the Movistar Arena (Bogotá\, Colombia)\, the Julio Mario Santo Domingo Theater\, the Colón Theater\, and the Sergio Arboleda University Auditorium. \nIn 2017\, Alejo received his first academic scholarship to study contemporary music technique at the School of Music\, Media\, Audio\, and Technology (EMMAT). During his academic program\, he obtained a second scholarship to study at Berklee Latino in Bogotá\, where he later won a third scholarship to attend the Summer Program Guitar Session at Berklee College of Music in Boston in 2019. In 2020\, Alejo took an admission exam to earn a Professional Diploma at Berklee College of Music and was awarded a $23\,000 scholarship. \nIn the same year\, Alejo collaborated on a song that received a nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the Latin Grammy Awards. This album (“Fonseca and Andres Cepeda\, Compadres.”) later won the Latin Grammy Award. Additionally\, in 2020\, he founded his own music school called Chamarreo\, which aims to train new bandola players with a more universal concept of the instrument\, preserving its native sound while exploring world music. \nAlejo Cordero is the author of the book “Acordes y Escalas para Bandola Llanera\,” which contains 1104 chord diagrams and 840 scale diagrams. \nAs a soloist\, Alejo Cordero drew inspiration from great guitarists such as Yamandu Costa and Tommy Emmanuel. With his dream of pursuing a solo career\, he relocated to California US\, where he currently resides. \nAlejo Cordero dedicates his days to developing new sounds and offering his listeners a world music experience. He incorporates various genres into his performances\, including classical and South American music. Continually inspired\, he creates new music in the hopes of opening doors and introducing the world to a unique and different musical concept of the bandola llanera. \n\n\n\nPREVIEW THE MUSIC: \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, November 18th\, 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/latin-rhythms-unite/ LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,November,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/391701803_763841912423911_3667351452304526980_n.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR