LitCrawl 2025 One of the most anticipated literary nights of the year, LitCrawl SF brings together authors and fans for the world's largest free pop-up literary event! Saturday, October 25, 2025 Time: 5:00pm – 9:00pm Admission: FREE 5:00pm – 6:00pm Between Borders & Belonging 6:30pm – 7:30pm The Tall Grass in Your Eyes: A reading […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Vardari Shared Balkan Melodies Experience the vibrant sounds and rhythms of balkan music that will transport you to the heart of the Balkans. Vardari is an exploration of shared Balkan melodies, celebrating the interconnected musical traditions of the Balkans with […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. Sirvan Manhoobi / Striking Strings World music/ Middle eastern music/ Iranian music/ improvisation Striking Strings is a captivating performance by Iranian virtuoso Sirvan Manhoobi, featuring the Oud, Setar, and Tanbour. Blending Persian, Kurdish, and Iranian folk roots with improvisation and […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Teagan Faran, ft. Paul Sussman and Breakfast Calculus "Middle Child" Album Release show / Violin, Flute, Storytelling, and more! Join us for a live performance of Teagan Faran's new album "Middle Child," a […]
Holding the Thread: A Gathering for Life & Dignity MAPP (Mission Art Performance Project) Saturday, December 6th, 2025 In a moment when many communities are experiencing heightened fear, repression, and instability—both here and globally—we gather to hold the thread of humanity. This event brings together Palestinian, Iranian, Mexican, and Jewish artists—communities whose histories carry occupation, […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Mostly Kosher Los Angeles-based Klezmer-Rock Mostly Kosher, the acclaimed Los Angeles-based Klezmer/Rock band, radically reconstructs Judaic and American cultural music through ravenous global beats and arresting Yiddish refrains. Their original voice resounds with […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Of Persian Poetics Live Persian Music Duet Performance Behfar Bahadoran: Setar and Tanbur' Nariman Assadi: Tombak, Bendir, and Daf Friday, December 19, 2025 Time: 6:30 pm doors, 7:00 pm show Admission: (Online) $25 […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Sarangi & Tabla - A Raga Recital "Sarangi - The String with 100 Colors" / Raga Music of India with Sarangi and Tabla A duet between Suhail Yusuf Khan on sarangi and Sameer […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Ricardo Peixoto & Carlos Oliveira Brazilian Guitar Music Brazilian guitarists Ricardo Peixoto and Carlos Oliveira return to the Red Poppy for a reunion concert during Carlos’ visit to the Bay Area from his […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Warango The Sounds of Afro-Peruvian Music / Afro-Peruvian Rhythms Warango is a musical project born in 2019 in Oakland, California. Its music is based on vibrant Afro-Peruvian rhythms. This proposal is a meeting […]
Standing with the People of Iran: Echoes of Stolen Lives On December 28, 2025, millions of Iranians took to the streets, calling for dignity, freedom, and an end to decades of repression. In response, the Islamic Republic of Iran unleashed one of the deadliest crackdowns in its history. Tens of thousands were killed, many shot […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: The Musical Art Quintet "The LOVE concert" "Valentine's Day Concert a Love Theme" The music of The Musical Art Quintet will get your heart racing, and awaken your passion. The theme of the […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Sudamericanto Blending jazz with Latinamerican, Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms Sudamericanto’s unique brand of latin-american music combines Brazilian jazz with South and Central American folk rhythms, taking audiences along a journey through traditions from […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: IAN MAKSIN: "Songs of Love & Peace" New Album Tour An incredible musical journey with world acclaimed one-man cello orchestra multilingual vocalist Ian Maksin Get immersed in the deep sounds of Ian Maksin's […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Contemporary Tango Paris Meets the Bay: A Night of Tango This concert will feature the Paris based Tango trio: Colombo/Kociolek/Frontini trio in collaboration with our very own Bay Area violinist Basma Edrees. The […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Echoes of Solidarity Coming Together with Music and Movement In these challenging times, coming together through music, movement, and shared artistic expression is one of the most powerful ways to nurture solidarity and […]
April 4th MAPP Saturday, April 4, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom @23rd Curator: Dina Zarif 7:15 pm – 7:45 pm: The Genie, live looping Artist 8:00 pm – 8:45 pm: Lau Paiva, Brazilian music 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Inti Mystica, Latin Fusion Exhibition: Andrea […]
RSVP to the Facebook event: BĀZ-TĀB As part of A Season for Iran, we are honored to present BĀZ-TĀB—meaning reflection—an immersive performance and installation rooted in the architectural memory of Iran. Through large scale charcoal hand-drawing, paper sculpture, sound, and spatial performance, the work reconstructs the dreamlike fragments of places remembered: courtyards, domes, wind towers, and […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Season for Iran - Kamân duo: Mazdak Alipour, Nariman Assadi Voices of Resilience: Music from Lorestan Presented as part of Season for Iran. From the mountains of Lorestan, melodies rise carrying memory, endurance, […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Warango Trio The Soul of the Cajon Warango is a musical project that bridges Afro-Peruvian rhythms with jazz. In their upcoming concert, Afro-Peruvian Jazz Grooves: The Soul of the Cajon, the Warango Trio performs […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Garotas da Lua Brazilian Vocal Harmony Ensemble “Garotas da Lua” is an exciting new three voice harmony group, singing MPB, Samba and Bossa Nova. The group honor the great tradition of Brazilian Vocal groups […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Rebecca Kleinmann Quintet Venezuela to Brazil The Red Poppy presents the Rebecca Kleinmann Quintet featuring East Coast based flutist and vocalist Rebecca Kleinmann in collaboration world class Venezuelan musicians cuatro player/percussionist Jackeline Rago and […]
Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. RSVP to the Facebook event: Cuerdas Tropicales PuertoRican Trova and Latin-american classics meet Brazilian choro, samba and Brazilian standards Featuring: Ricardo Peixoto, brazilian guitar Brian Rice, pandeiro and drumset Madeleine Zayas, voice and hand percussion Special Guest: Daniel Zamalloa, […]
June 6th MAPP THIS IS A FREE EVENT Saturday, June 6, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Red Poppy Art House MAPP (Mission Art Performance Project) 2698 Folsom @23rd Curator: Dina Zarif 7:15 PM – 7:45 PM Soundscapes (A Soulful Melodic Journey) Eliot Valz - Solo guitar 8:00 PM – 8:45 PM […]
RSVP to the Facebook event: ShadowLight Productions Earth Paper Cut: Shadow Performance & Puppet Workshop Created and performed by ShadowLight's Jess Nguyen, Earth Paper Cut is a youth-scripted, surreal story translated into a shadow show: Earth Paper Cut follows two children navigating the moral quandaries around staying or leaving their planet behind at the […]
ICU (I See You) A one-woman staged reading inspired by Iran's "Women, Life, Freedom" movement Presented by Red Poppy Art House and Golden Thread Productions present a special theatrical reading of ICU (I See You) by Leyla Modirzadeh and Domenique Lozano, a one-woman play performed by Bridgette Loriaux. Dates Friday, June 19 Doors: 7:00 PM […]
ICU (I See You) A one-woman staged reading inspired by Iran's "Women, Life, Freedom" movement Presented by Red Poppy Art House and Golden Thread Productions present a special theatrical reading of ICU (I See You) by Leyla Modirzadeh and Domenique Lozano, a one-woman play performed by Bridgette Loriaux. Presented by heading aside — paste continues […]
ICU (I See You) A one-woman staged reading inspired by Iran's "Women, Life, Freedom" movement Presented by Red Poppy Art House and Golden Thread Productions present a special theatrical reading of ICU (I See You) by Leyla Modirzadeh and Domenique Lozano, a one-woman play performed by Bridgette Loriaux. Dates Friday, June 19 Doors: 7:00 PM […]
Join us to learn about mending clothes, bags, and fabric items, and even work on your project with guidance and materials from Verda Bursal. You can bring your own item(s) in need of mending and/or work with scrap pieces from Verda’s stash. Thread and tools will be provided, including a sewing machine if you’re feeling […]
August 1st MAPP: Songs Across the World THIS IS A FREE EVENT Saturday, August 1st, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Join us for an evening that celebrates the richness of our global musical landscape. Songs Across the World brings together four distinct performances that span continents, traditions, and contemporary expressions, offering […]