Red Poppy Art House

October 3rd MAPP (Online): Building Community Resilience Through the Arts
2020-10-03 11:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Click here on the date of the event to see the live performance streaming Live on Facebook.
Launched in 2003, the Mission Arts & Performance Project (MAPP) is a homegrown bi-monthly, multidisciplinary, intercultural happening 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 Local Impact Grant. We are excited and grateful to continue our work in presenting unique artistry to the communities that we serve.
In an effort to continue presenting this deeply important program, Red Poppy Art House is presenting our third online MAPP. Visual Art workshop and performances live stream from artist’s homes to your homes on October 3rd, 2020.
Now, more than ever, we need your support to continue facilitating relationships between the artists and our community, and building a sonic bridge between today’s challenging time and a brighter future. Please consider investing in the future of the artists and the important role of the live performing arts in our community.
Make a gift to Red Poppy Art House today!
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TEAM:
Curator and Moderator: Dina Zarif / Artistic Director
Special guest and presenter: Jennifer Friedenbach / Executive Director of Coalition On Homelessness
Tech support: Leeav Sofer
PR and Digital Marketing: Jennie D. Legary

RPAH PROGRAM (ONLINE) October 3rd

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD

Visual Art | The Window Exhibition at RPAH | COH Art Auction

Time
Performance/Event
Description
Artists/ Presenter

11:00 -11:05 am
Introduction, Artist meet and greet
Curator Dina Zarif will greet the artists and presenters

11:05- 11:25
“Art Auction” by Coalition On Homelessness
| The window exhibition at RPAH
Presentation about Coalition On Homelessness SF and the Art Auction
Jennifer Friedenbach Executive Director of Coalition On Homelessness

11:30 am-12:30 pm
“Posters for Change” Workshop by Jennifer Bloomer
Create our own posters with messages of change we wish to see in our communities and out in the world
Jennifer Bloomer / Visual Artist

Performing Art

7:00 -7:10 pm
Introduction, Artists meet and greet
Curator Dina Zarif will greet the Artists and present the performance program

7:10 – 7:50 pm
Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini duo
Music of Brazil, Impressionism, and the Great American Songbook
Natalie Cressman/Trombone
Ian Faquini / guitar

7:55 – 8:30 pm
Aya Safiya and Tano Brock
Traditional music from Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean
Aya / Vocals, violin, laouto Tano /Vocals, clarinet, laouto

8:35 – 9:15 pm
Strings of the Near East with Gari & Elana
Compositions inspired by the traditional music of Greece and Turkey
Elana Brutman / Lyra with Sympathetic Strings
Gari Hagedus / Oud, Saz

9:20 -10:00 pm
Power Rumba | Dos BandOLEros
“Struggle Makes Our Music Stronger”
Mixing Spanish covers and original compositions for a danceable fun show
Alberto Gutierrez / Guitar, Vocals
Raúl Vargas / Cajón, percussion, Vocals

“ART INTO AUCTION” BY COH (ONLINE)
11:00 – 11:30 am, SATURDAY OCTOBER 3rd

“Art into Auction” by the SF Coalition On Homelessness
Jennifer Friedenbach, Executive Director of Coalition On Homelessness will present the Art Auction
Red Poppy Art House is honored to join SF Coalition on Homelessness for their 20th annual Art Auction and Exhibition and Art walk to feature some of the auction artworks to preview in-person at the “Red Poppy’s Window Exhibition”.
The “Window Exhibition at RPAH” will preview works by Jennifer Bloomer, Megan Wilson & Ronni Goodman.
The SF Coalition on Homelessness Art Auction and Exhibition will be a week-long online art auction event, with all artwork available to preview online and featured artwork available to preview in-person in some local venues at the SF Mission District!
For more information check the Art Auction website at here

COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS
The Coalition on Homelessness organizes unhoused people and front line service providers to create permanent solutions to homelessness while protecting the human rights of those forced to remain on the streets. The organization has a 30 year history of winning tangible change for our unhoused neighbors, including thousands of units of housing, jobs, treatment, and human rights utilizing a variety of tactics from protest, legislation, ballot initiatives, creative media to legal action.

Jennifer Friedenbach / Executive Director of Coalition On Homelessness
Committed to a struggle to end mass homelessness by addressing the structural causes and crafting permanent fixes. Her work is about developing consensus on solutions to the homeless crisis centered on the experience and expertise of those who have survived or are still living without housing. Excellent meeting facilitation, policy development, messaging expertise, and unsticking ambivalence and entrenched mindsets. Jennifer is always learning from the brilliance around me and knows how to stay positive. Adept at moving controversy to collective problem-solving. Working in collaboration with many others has led to literally thousands of people in SF stabilizing in housing, rising out of poverty, averting homelessness, and addressing the many side effects of homelessness in order to flourish. However, due to rising rents, alongside immoral inaction on the part of policymakers, her work has a long way to go. Urgent meaningful action is what she works for.

ONLINE AUCTION

Art Auction 20, Transforming Art into Action will feature over 100 pieces of art, taking place online starting October 1st and ending October 8th. Many of the art pieces will be displayed in storefronts in the Mission District, and supporters can do their own art walks at any time convenient to them. This is a major annual fundraiser for the Coalition on Homelessness and is deeply connected with our use of art to communicate complex social problems, whether that be through printing posters with unique art or the production of our twice-monthly street newspaper Street Sheet. The newspaper serves as a creative outlet for unhoused community members through artwork, poetry, creative writing, and journalism. The newspaper is sold by impoverished vendors who keep 100% of the proceeds and ensures San Franciscans can hear directly from those who are so personally standing at the intersection of the housing crisis, racism, and the deep structural inequities that drive homelessness.
View the Art Auction 20 Art Walk Venue Map here
All artwork will be available for preview online

“Red Poppy’s Window Exhibition” October thru December
The “Window Exhibition at RPAH” will preview works by Jennifer Bloomer, Megan Wilson & Ronni Goodman. This exhibition is a part of the Art Auction by COH.

“The Stains and Misdirections of Manifest Destiny”
Megan Wilson
Growing up as a fifth-generation Montanan, Megan Wilson was surrounded by the mythology and iconography of the American West, and specifically that of the cowboy. Images of rugged men with their code of stoic endurance, self-reliance, loyalty, courage, and camaraderie, on horseback riding across the plains, wrangling cattle and spitting chew were everywhere – from the paintings of Charles M. Russell, Frederick Remington, and Will James to the landscape itself. However, the reality is the painful and violent history of manifest destiny that annihilated much of the indigenous peoples and wildlife of the West. The 19th-century doctrine gave American settlers the rationale of a ‘God-given destiny’ to expand westward across North America and beyond. Framed in the context of morality, divinity, freedom, and the presumed greatness of a white America, the ideology was used to justify the forced removal of Native Americans from their land, the subsequent genocide of their people, and later, claims to Pacific islands. The mass migration also served industrialists who benefited from the labor force that established in the west to build the railroads, work the land, build the cities, and mine the natural resources.
Wilson’s latest body of work, The Stains and Misdirections of Manifest Destiny explores and calls attention to the painful history of manifest destiny and its lasting racist, imperialist influence on American social and political ideology today.
The Stains series uses the traditional craft of quilling (paper filigree) to create intricate drawings that evoke 19th-century quilt patterns set against a stained foundation. The handicrafts of quilling and quilting spread from England to the American colonies and then to the American West. Wilson began quilling as a child when her grandmother passed on the fashionable craft of her childhood to her granddaughter.
The Misdirections series counters the glorification of the west using revisions of existing historical texts branded into leather hides and stretched over wood placards to create new narratives and new directions for moving forward from a past rooted in the arrogance of manifest destiny.
Kemp-Greene-Wilson-Metzner is a series of suede works with narratives and ornamentation from Wilson’s ancestral history of pioneer families who migrated from Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa to Utah, Idaho, and Montana in the 19th century as a protestant, Mormon, and Jewish settlers, homesteaders, miners, and railway workers.
Megan Wilson’s quilling drawings at Red Poppy Art House are part of the Stains series.

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Ronnie Goodman was a self-taught homeless artist and former distance runner living in San Francisco. He was inspired by the beauty of this city and its diversity, balanced with the struggles of human despair. With his brush, Ronnie tried to capture these raw emotions in painted images. Rest in Power Ronnie.

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Posters for Change
Jennifer Bloomer
Jen is an artist, facilitator, and founder of Radici Studios in San Francisco. For the past two decades, she has painted and taught art in Guatemala, India, Italy, Colorado, Eritrea, Thailand, Kenya, and California. Jen has a BA in Latin American Studies, a Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Painting, and a Masters Degree in Expressive Arts Therapy. She has created art with people aged 1 to 81 giving space for them to find their unique creative voice in the world through the arts. Jen’s own activist art can be seen in local murals, at marches for social justice across the country, and across social media. Her work has been shown internationally by Amplifier Art and is included in the Library of Congress archive. Jen believes that the intersection of creativity, connection, and community holds the answer to our personal and collective healing.

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11:00 am – 12:30 pm, SATURDAY OCTOBER 3rd

Posters for Change / Workshop by Jennifer Bloomer
Create our own posters with simple materials with messages of change we wish to see in our communities and out in the world
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I believe in the power of creativity to create tangible, powerful, change in the world. Art has the ability to go beyond words and move hearts and change minds. My art and workshops aim to energize individuals and communities to reflect, listen deeply to one another and come together as a community to rally for justice, respect, and love.
WORKSHOP:
In this art workshop, we’ll be making posters with messages of change we wish to see in our communities and out in the world. I will share my own brainstorming process and walk you through how to come up with your own images and words to invigorate others about issues you care about. We’ll create our own posters with simple materials you might have around your house. No experience art-making- all are welcome!
Materials:

Piece of Cardboard (15″ x 20″ or bigger)
Acrylic paint
Paintbrushes
Sharpies or Markers

PERFORMANCES (ONLINE) OCT. 3RD

Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini
A uniquely intimate duo featuring original material in three languages, drawing from the music of Brazil, Impressionism, and the Great American Songbook.
Featuring:
Natalie Cressman – Trombone
Ian Faquini – guitar
Trombonist and singer/songwriter Natalie Cressman and Brazilian composer, guitarist, and singer Ian Faquini have created a uniquely intimate collaboration, drawing from impressionism, jazz, and the great Brazilian songwriting tradition. The duo’s global take on music is largely expressed through the distinct compositional voice of Faquini, with occasional lyrics penned by Cressman. Their original material features songs in three different languages and encompasses a vast spectrum of musical ground. With the warm instrumentation of acoustic guitar and trombone and two-part vocal harmonies hugging the Brazilian-accented Portuguese, Cressman & Faquini weave their musical voices together to create a fully orchestrated sound befitting a much larger ensemble.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Natalie Cressman has spent the past ten years touring the jam band circuit as a horn player and vocalist with Phish’s Trey Anastasio, while also collaborating with many illustrious figures on the New York City jazz scene. When she’s not performing her own music, Cressman can be found collaborating with some of the most illustrious figures in rock, funk, jazz and beyond, which have included Phish, Big Gigantic, Carlos Santana, Escort, Wycliffe Gordon, Nicholas Payton, Anat Cohen, The Motet, and Umphrey’s McGee.
Born in Brasília and raised in Berkeley, Ian Faquini was a member of the renowned Berkeley High School Jazz program before going on to study at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley and, immediately after graduating, joined the faculty there. He has performed throughout Europe, Japan, Brazil and the United States and has shared the stage and recording studio with such names as Guinga, Brad Mehldau, Chris Potter, Spok, Lee Konitz, Fleurine, among many others.

Aya Safiya and Tano Brock
Traditional music from Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean
Featuring:
Aya Safiya – vocals, violin, laouto
Tano Brock – vocals, clarinet, laouto
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
Aya Safiya and Tano Brock have been musical collaborators for over a decade. They met at a music camp in their teenage years, and began playing Greek and Balkan music together. In 2014, along with Cecilia Peña-Govea and Miguel León, they formed Taraf de Locos, a SF Bay Area group that created a unique blend of Balkan and Afro-Latin music styles. Following an album release and tour with Taraf de Locos, Aya and Tano traveled to Eastern Europe together to discover and study music. They have since been collaborating on a regular basis; continuing to play Greek and Balkan traditional styles, as well as contemporary original music. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Aya and Tano have been frequently performing live-stream concerts from their home studio, both independently and as a part of larger concerts/festivals.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
With strong messages and emotional vulnerability, Bay Area raised artist Aya Safiya reveals her diverse and complex identity in her singing and songwriting. Her first EP “Aya Safiya,” released in 2018, was a transitional introduction to her electronic singer-songwriter career initiated after decades of working as a Greek/Mediterranean/Balkan-music singer and violinist. Aya was 15 when she first started performing and has since gone on to perform at Greek festivals in the US and in Greece, as well as at venues such as The Great American Music Hall in SF, the Grand Prospect Hall in NYC, and the House of Blues in Boston. She has also taught classes in regional Greek violin and Greek/Balkan singing at community-based music schools such as The Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley, the Sierra Music and Arts Institute in Central California, and Apapachoa in Nicaragua. In July 2020 she released her 2nd EP, “My Other Half.” While the new EP is a continuation of her singer-songwriter project, through it she explores new grounds, incorporating her Japanese-American roots and writing all lyrics in Japanese. Although Aya’s music “lives between the lines of genre and culture,” (Jocelle Koh, Asian Pop Weekly) and “defies standard categorization,” (Mitch Mosk, Atwood Magazine) her intimate, nostalgia evoking songwriting, ethereal singing, and hazy production with help from producer Tano Brock, distinctly conquers a vibe.
Tano Brock is a 24-year-old musician, songwriter, producer, and engineer. Born and raised in San Francisco, CA, Tano began studying and performing music at a young age and had an almost supernatural knack for it ever since he began banging on a drum at only a few months old. Throughout his childhood, Tano accompanied his family to various music camps in California where he was exposed to music from all over the world. At 6 years old, he began studying darbuka, a Middle Eastern drum. He then started studying piano at age 7, and at 12 began teaching himself guitar. In his early teens, he started playing saxophone/clarinet, as well as exploring the world of digital recording and production. At age 18, he released his self-produced debut solo album “Bandit” (2014) – which garnered significant success and launched his career as a composer for synch licensing. In 2019, Tano graduated from Berklee College of Music with a degree focused on performance and music production & engineering. During his time at Berklee, he explored his deep affinity with world music traditions, traveling to Turkey to study with master musicians, and to Cuba for recording sessions in Havana. He is currently producing and mixing for various artists of different styles such as: reggaetón artist La Doña, Indie/J-Pop artist Aya Safiya, pop artist Liv Young, multi-percussionist/vocalist Miguelito Leon, and Ecuadorian vocalist Gerson Eguiguren.

Strings of the Near East with Gari & Elana
Compositions inspired by the traditional music of Greece and Turkey
Featuring:
Elana Brutman —Lyra with Sympathetic Strings
Gari Hagedus — Oud, Saz & more…
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
Gari and Elana will play original compositions inspired by the traditional music of Greece and Turkey and influenced by their own cultural understanding of music. Their repertoire is rooted in sentiment, contemplation and a deep respect and love for distant parts of the world.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Gari Hegedus plays violin, viola, and a variety of lutes from Greece and Turkey, including laouto, oud, and saz. Along with playing in Teslim, he also performs with global music group Stellamara, as well as Bay Area groups Janam and The Helladelics. Hegedus has studied with oud master Naseer Shamma and has studied, recorded, and performed with Ross Daly and Kelly Thoma. He has toured with the Mevlevi Dervish Order of America and continues to participate in Turkish ceremonial and devotional gatherings around the country. In addition to being a composer and performer, Hegedus is a talented luthier, repairing stringed instruments of every variety; coaxing sound from sazes, violins, and rebabs; restoring lutes and lyras; making bows; and finding ingenious ways to allow the true voice of an instrument to come forth.
Elana Brutman has dedicated the recent years of her life to the intensive study of the lyra with sympathetic strings, an instrument whose design is based on the traditional Cretan lyra and incorporates elements of the Byzantine lyra and Indian sarangi. She has spent countless hours in deep study with her teacher, Kelly Thoma, in Crete, and has spent many summers in Greece studying with master musicians from Greece, Turkey and Iran.

Power Rumba | Dos BandOLEros
Struggle Makes Our Music Stronger
Featuring:
Alberto Gutierrez – Guitar, Vocals
Raúl Vargas – Cajón, percussion, Vocals
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
Dos BandOLEros is a Spanish Rumba Duo founded by Raul Vargas (Makrú) and Muchacho Mandanga in the Bay Area. Mixing Spanish covers and original compositions, Dos BandOLEros offers a really danceable fun show, full of energy and positive messages.

PREVIEW THE MUSIC

Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini

Aya Safiya and Tano Brock

Gari Hagedus

Power Rumba | Dos BandOLEros
https://www.facebook.com/dosbandOLErossf/videos/3245185558868276

ONLINE EVENT DETAILS

Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Visual Art Workshop / 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm performances
Admission: Free (donations welcome)
Tune in 10 minutes before each event starts to test your devices for connection.
The event will be streamed live through the Red Poppy Art House Facebook page

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August 1st & 2nd MAPP (Online): Building Community Resilience Through the Arts | Workshops
2020-08-02 11:00 - 14:00 | CA
Aug 1 @ 7:00 – 10:00 pm (Performances)
Aug 2 @ 11 am – 12:15 pm (Kitchen Printing, Workshop by Ali Blum) |1:00 pm 2:00 pm (Possibilities, Workshop by Elena Mencarelli)
Click here on the day of the event to see the live performance streaming Live on our Facebook page.
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Launched in 2003, Mission Arts & Performance Project (MAPP) is a homegrown bi-monthly, multidisciplinary, intercultural happening 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 Local Impact Grant. We are excited and grateful to continue our work in presenting unique artistry to the communities that we serve.
In an effort to continue presenting this deeply important program, Red Poppy Art House is presenting our second online MAPP. Workshops and performances live stream from artist’s homes to your homes on August 1st and 2nd.
Now, more than ever, we need your support to continue facilitating relationships between the artists and our community, and building a sonic bridge between today’s challenging time and a brighter future. Please consider investing in the future of the artists and the important role of the live performing arts in our community.
Click here to make Make a gift to Red Poppy Art House today!
TEAM
Curator and Moderator: Dina Zarif / Artistic Director
Workshop #1 Introduction: Renee Baldocchi / Visual Artist / Leadership team
Workshop #2 Introduction: Puja Kapur/ Visual Artist / Leadership team
Tech Support: Leeav Sofer / Musician
PR and Digital Marketing: Sarika Dagar / Filmmaker & Designer
AUGUST 2nd WORKSHOPS (ONLINE)

Time
Performance/Event
Description
Artist

11:00 – 11:15 am
Introduction, Artist meet and greet
Guest presenter Renee Baldocchi will greet
the artist and present the workshop program

11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Workshop: Kitchen Printing with Ali Blum
Monoprinting and Stamping, Styrofoam Prints
Ali Blum / Visual Artist

1:00 – 1:10 pm
Introduction, Artists meet and greet
Guest presenter Puja Kapur will greet
the artist and present the workshop program

1:10 – 1:50 pm
Workshop: Possibilities,
the Art of Resilience
Create your own shadow box transforming
a challenge into an exciting possibility
through the power of resilience
Elena Mencarelli / Visual Artist

11:00 am – 12:30 pm, SUNDAY, AUGUST 2nd

Kitchen Printing / Workshop by Ali Blum
Create your own artwork using printmaking techniques including mono-printing, food stamping, and foam prints

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ali Blum received her BFA from Cornell University in Painting and her MFA in Printmaking from Washington University in St Louis. She has had residencies at Curtiduria Printshop in Oaxaca, Mexico, and the De Young Museum in San Francisco. Ali actively exhibits and selected group and solo shows include De Young Museum, Cornell University Hartell Gallery, San Francisco Public Library, Museo de la Filatelia de Oaxaca, Ligne Roset, Front Gallery, Somarts, Paxton Gate Curiosities for Kids, The Mission Cultural Center, and The San Francisco Jewish Library.
Ali teaches at Drew School and the students serve as a constant source of energy and inspiration. She has conducted workshops and Live art demonstrations at the SFMOMA, De Young Friday Night Events, The Academy of Sciences, Asian Art Museum intern program, and The Jewish Museum. She is a member of the California Printmaking Society.
More info: Facebook | Instagram | Website

ARTIST STATEMENT
Art has been a constant in my life. I am interested in capturing the moment when something changes and the magic in the everyday. Hiraesh- a homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home that maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for the lost places of your past is essential to my work. My interior world is of memories of childhood, books, songs, and nature all of which steers my work.
I have always loved the versatility of printmaking and work mostly in mixed media including mono-printing, screen printing, transfers, drawings, and gouache. I arrive at my images through the process of mono-printing.
Folktales and myths have also been integral to my understanding of the world. Over time, hybrid creatures and genetic engineering have blended with mythological images of my childhood and I find myself drawing connections- the web of life to the environment, politics, climate change, fires, food production, COVID19, and our planet.
The last several months teaching my high school art classes virtually, I found myself turning to options around the house and especially the kitchen to inspire new printing ideas and make it increasingly accessible.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
In this workshop, we will learn a variety of printmaking techniques including mono-printing, food stamping, and foam prints. Emphasis is on experimentation and play. All ages are welcome to participate and enjoy!
In the first part of the workshop, we will explore mono-printing and stamping. In the second half, we will move into foam printing and mixed media. Each section has two materials lists. The first specialized and the second back to basics meaning that you can purchase specific materials or look around and use what you have in your home. Feel free to ask questions and share along the way.

MATERIALS
Monoprinting and Stamping

A Back to Basics List:

Bucket with water
Palette: Flat surface to roll out ink
Ink: Tempera or acrylic are fine though they dry more quickly
Paper: Construction or copier
Printing Matrix: Flat surface perhaps a cookie tray or on styrofoam
Printing Tool: Wooden spoon Paint brushes, sponges
Removal of color: Paper towel, cotton swabs, paperclip
Printmaking stencils: Paper to cut stencils and scissors, onion, baking potato,
feathers, apple, leaves, cut paper, tinfoil, lace, glass, or jar rim or lids.

A Specialized List:

Sink
Palette: Flat surface to roll out ink
Ink: Blick Water Soluble Block Printing Ink
Paper: 10 pieces of printmaking 100% cotton cut to a little larger than the size of your plate
Works best including Stonehenge, Arches, and Strathmore 500
Printing Tool: Plexiglass plate
Printing Tool: Barren
Blow dryer
Removal of color: Kitchen towel or paper towel, cotton swabs, paperclip, knife
Printmaking stencils: Pencil for drawing into styrofoam, cotton swabs for removing ink, onion,
baking potato, feathers, apple, leaves, cut paper, tinfoil, lace, glass, or jar rim or lids.
Paper to cut stencils and scissors

Directions:

Squeeze ink onto a palette and roll out with roller or spread with a brush
Ink up a printing matrix using a roller or brushes
Place stencils down on plate – paper cut out shapes
Place paper on top when you have completed design and print with barren or spoon
Blow-dry and print the next object
You may start a new print and not use a matrix
Ink up leaves in another color and press print
Ink up the plate and use stencils again
Carve potato and stamp onto new paper or the same print
Play, experiment, share out and ask questions

Styrofoam Prints

A Back to Basics List:

Pencil
Sink
Palette: Flat surface to roll out ink
Ink: Tempera or acrylic are fine though they dry more quickly
Paper: Construction paper, copier paper, pages from an book
Printing Matrix: Styrofoam picnic plates, styrofoam meat/vegetable container, or take out containers
Printing Tool: spoon
Paper towel and blow dryer

A Specialized List for Styrofoam Prints:

Pencil
Bucket with water
Palette: Flat surface to roll out ink
Ink: Blick Water Soluble Block Printing Ink
Paper: Printmaking 100% Cotton works best including Stonehenge, Arches, and Strathmore 500
Printing Matrix: Styrofoam specialized plates
Printing Tool: Baren
Blow dryer

Directions:

Squeeze ink onto a palette and roll out with roller or spread with a brush
Draw into styrofoam with pencil
Ink up plate
Place paper on top of the plate and print using barren or spoon
ReInk plate and print again. Pull several prints
After you have pulled four prints wash your plate and dry it
Now add more details into your plate using a pencil.
Ink up the plate with added details and register first pull onto second inking and print (this will be shown during class)
Now you have a two-color print
You may do another reduction or experiment with mixed media. I recommend oil pastels

1:00 – 2:00 pm, SUNDAY, AUGUST 2nd

Possibilities, the Art of Resilience / Workshop by Elena Mencarelli
Create your own shadow box transforming a challenge into an exciting possibility through the power of resilience.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Elena Mencarelli is a polyhedral visual artist. She started making art when she was little, and throughout the years she used painting, objects manipulation, writing, photography, and botanical art to express herself. Her work has been exhibited in Milan (Ita), Melbourne (AUS), and San Francisco (USA).
The different cultural settings she encountered during her travels in different parts of the world, and during her life experiences, helped to develop an interest in multiple creative practices. Nonetheless, her works are unified by an honest love for figurative art. Art Nouveau, Surrealism, and Narrative Art inspire her art practice, while Symbolism and Mythology feed her conceptual research.
In 2016, she accomplished a Master’s Degree in Visual Arts at the DAMS University (ITA). In 2018 she collaborated on the text of A Better Landscape exhibition’s catalog (Unimedia Modern, Genoa, Italy), and in 2019 she published a monographic essay with Silvana Editor (M. R. Ballestra, A Phenomenology of Posthumanism). She worked for Red Poppy Art House as a performances host and art curator from 2016 to 2020.

ARTIST STATEMENT
I have always been fascinated by nature and found objects, and through my art practice, I manipulate these two elements with a poetic language. My artworks tell stories of reinvention, of hope, and of beautiful human fragilities. As a cultural worker with a career started in Italy and developed in international settings, my aim is to unify and nourishing the several communities I encountered along the years through inspiring art projects that can foster values such as human connection and empathy.
Through my last work Possibilities, linked to the “Manifesto of Uncertainty” that I wrote for the Italian art platform Resilience, I hope to encourage anyone to use his/her own creativity to become a more resilient person. Resilience allows us to live life challenges in a constructive way, and to cope with the uncertain historical moment positively.
“Creating art and culture represents the prayer of those who don’t settle for mundane promises and dogmas, of those who suffer, of those who think, of those who can’t express themselves with the limited vocabulary of the common language. Creating art saves us from the world collapsing. Any artwork realized in the midst of this ruins is a talisman preserving hope”. Elena Mencarelli, Manifesto of Uncertainty. More info Website

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
“Possibilities, the Art of Resilience” is a fun workshop where we will build together an art shadow box taking inspiration from a personal challenge. Possibilities is a project conceived during the lockdown for Covid-19. Between April and June 2020 I have created 5 shadow boxes representing different moments lived during the shelter-in-place; each one of them transfigures a challenge produced by the social isolation and by the fear of uncertainty into a possibility for personal growth. This is the power of resilience! Let’s use our creativity and our imagination to cope with these odd times. We’ll take what we think it’s for us unbearable today, and change it into a treasure chest of wonders!
If you can’t build the shadow box with me, you will still learn how to stimulate your resilience and your creativity, and how to apply them through craft skills in the future. You don’t need to have any previous artistic background to enjoy the workshop.
During the workshop, we’ll create the shadow box “Carpe diem” — how to change the grief for an ended experience into a celebration for a new life phase. Using resilience, we can elaborate “endings” as meaningful transitions towards changes.

MATERIALS

Wooden box with a lid (see Blick or Amazon), about 6’’w x 9’’h. If not, you can use cardboard boxes, like a shoe box
Super strong liquid glue
Long wheat stem. If not, use anything that looks similar
Small candles, about 2,50’’h (the dimension that fits into the box’s border)
Box of matches
Dried flower petals
Gold marker/gold paint

What you can add to your list:

Glitters (if so, bring a glue stick to fix them onto the box)
1 small picture representing one of your dreams (could be a place you want to visit, an object you’d like to possess,
a job you’d love to do, a person you miss.) — I suggest glue stick or double-sided tape to bring along

*You can paint the box of your favorite color ahead of time.

ONLINE EVENT DETAILS

Time: 11am – 12:15 pm (Visual Art Workshop #1) | 1:00 pm – 2:00pm (Artist talk and Visual Art Workshop #2)
Admission: Free (donations are encouraged)
Tune in 10 minutes before each event starts to test your devices for connection.
The event will be streamed live through Red Poppy Art House Facebook page
Tune in 10 minutes before each event starts to test your devices for connection.
The event will be streamed live through Red Poppy Art House facebook page
Ali’s Facebook event page

Elena’s Facebook event page

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August 1st & 2nd MAPP (Online): Building Community Resilience Through the Arts | Performances
2020-08-01 19:00 - 22:00 | CA
Aug 1 @ 7:00 – 10:00 pm (Performances)
Aug 2 @ 11 am – 12:15 pm (Kitchen Printing, Workshop by Ali Blum) |1:00 pm 2:00 pm (Possibilities, Workshop by Elena Mencarelli)
Click here on the day of the event to see the live performance streaming Live on our Facebook page.
Donate
Launched in 2003, Mission Arts & Performance Project (MAPP) is a homegrown bi-monthly, multidisciplinary, intercultural happening 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 Local Impact Grant. We are excited and grateful to continue our work in presenting unique artistry to the communities that we serve.
In an effort to continue presenting this deeply important program, Red Poppy Art House is presenting our second online MAPP. Workshops and performances live stream from artist’s homes to your homes on August 1st and 2nd.
Now, more than ever, we need your support to continue facilitating relationships between the artists and our community, and building a sonic bridge between today’s challenging time and a brighter future. Please consider investing in the future of the artists and the important role of the live performing arts in our community.
Click here to make Make a gift to Red Poppy Art House today!
Check the Visual Art workshops on August 2nd Here
TEAM
Curator and Moderator: Dina Zarif / Artistic Director
Workshop #1 Introduction: Renee Baldocchi / Visual Artist / Leadership team
Workshop #2 Introduction: Puja Kapur/ Visual Artist / Leadership team
Tech Support: Leeav Sofer / Musician
PR and Digital Marketing: Sarika Dagar / Filmmaker & Designer
RPAH PROGRAM (ONLINE) AUGUST 1st & 2nd
SATURDAY AUGUST 1ST

Time
Performance/Event
Description
Artist

7:00 – 7:10 pm
Introduction, Artist meet and greet
Curator Dina Zarif will greet the Artists and
present the performance program

7:10 – 7:45 pm
Balkan and beyond on bellows and mallets
Songs from Eastern Europe and beyond
Balder ten Cate – Cimbalom
Diana Strong – Accordion

7:50 – 8:10 pm
Live from Argentina: Claudio Santomé
Italian and Argentinian arias and
songs by Claudio Santomé
Claudio Santomé / Opera Singer /
Tenor

8:15 – 8:45 pm
“Luminance” Sounds from the Outside
Harp and Trumpet Explorations
Amelia Romano – Lever Harp
Matt Ebisuzaki – Trumpet

8:50 – 9:25 pm
“Accordion + Circus = Rollercoaster of
Music and Magic”
A silly, magical circus experience from longtime
Circus Bella collaborators Calvin Kai Ku
and Rob Reich
Rob Reich – Accordion
Calvin Kai Ku – Magician

9:30 – 10:00 pm
Bianca Rodriguez and Gopal Slavonic
Flamenco dancer accompanied by
Gopal Slavonic on guitar
Bianca Rodriguez – Flamenco dancer
Gopal Slavonic – Guitar

SUNDAY AUGUST 2ND

Time
Performance/Event
Description
Artist

11:00 – 11:15 am
Introduction, Artist meet and greet
Guest presenter Renee Baldocchi will greet
the artist and present the workshop program

11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Workshop: Kitchen Printing with Ali Blum
Monoprinting and Stamping, Styrofoam Prints
Ali Blum / Visual Artist

1:00 – 1:10 pm
Introduction, Artists meet and greet
Guest presenter Puja Kapur will greet the artist and
present the workshop program

1:10 – 1:50 pm
Workshop: Possibilities,
the Art of Resilience
Create your own shadow box transforming
a challenge into an exciting possibility
through the power of resilience
Elena Mencarelli / Visual Artist

AUGUST 2nd WORKSHOPS (ONLINE)
11:00 am – 12:30 pm, SUNDAY, AUGUST 2nd
Kitchen Printing / Workshop by Ali Blum
Create your own artwork using printmaking techniques including mono-printing, food stamping, and foam prints

For more information click here

1:00 – 2:00 pm, SUNDAY, AUGUST 2nd
Possibilities, the Art of Resilience / Workshop by Elena Mencarelli
Create your own shadow box transforming a challenge into an exciting possibility through the power of resilience.

For more information click here

AUGUST 1st PERFORMANCES (ONLINE)

Balkan and Beyond on Bellows and Mallets
Bay area locals Balder ten Cate (cimbalom) and Diana Strong (accordion) present a short set of songs from Eastern Europe and beyond
FEATURING:
Balder ten Cate – cimbalom
Diana Strong – accordion
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born into a musical family, Balder ten Cate grew up in the Netherlands but was steeped in eastern European music from a young age. He studied Romanian music with cimbalom master Giani Lincan, as well as, after moving to California in 2008, music from the Balkans with Rumen Sali Shopov. Currently, Balder lives in the Bay Area and performs with the local group’s Orchestra Euphonos, Yeraz Ensemble, and Shasta Power Trio, and the international Trio Dulce Amar and Trio Czinka Panna. Outside of music, Balder is a software engineer and computer scientist working at Google.
Diana Strong’s musical training is grounded in classical piano, along with a lifetime of folk music camps and a wide variety of influences. She picked up the accordion in 2006 and plays an eclectic range of styles including Brazilian forró, klezmer, Balkan, Scandinavian, French musette, swing, and of course original tunes. Current and past projects include Dona Francisca (Brazilian forró), Wind Weavers (original and eclectic instrumental music), Sweet Moments of Confusion (original music for accordion and cello), The Patty Dukes (ukulele and vocal duo with cousin Juliet Strong), Dan Cantrell, Justin Ancheta, Zumpthing (swampy klezmer), Sabaya (Balkan and original), The Red Hot Chachkas (klezmer), the Accordion Babes Calendar (2009 and 2013 issues). Theatrical projects include Mother Courage (Ubuntu, Feb 2019), Uksus (a chamber opera by Erling Wold, 2016), The Red Virgin (Central Works, 2013). Diana has also performed as a dancer/singer in MoToR (body music troupe led by Evie Ladin). She completed her level III Orff Shulwerk music education certification in 2017, teaches private piano and accordion lessons in Oakland and elementary/Orff music in Walnut Creek and Oakland.

Live from Argentina: Claudio Santomé, Tenor
Italian and Argentinian arias and songs by Claudio Santomé
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Claudio Santomé, Tenor; completed training as a music teacher in Buenos Aires with masters from the Teatro Colón where he also sang Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida. After emigrating to the US in 1997, he performed Ariel Ramirez’s Misa Criolla in California, Michigan, Switzerland, Italy, and Argentina. He specializes in Belcanto repertoire singing from Mozart, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, and Puccini. In the symphonic repertoire, he sang Carmina Burana, as tenor and baritone, Gustav Mahler’s Ruckert, and Des Knaben Wunderhorn. He is the music director, stage director, and choir conductor of Andanza Spanish Arts, performing famous Zarzuela or Spanish Opera scenes in the US. Since 2009 he has performed Argentine Classical and Popular repertoire from A.Ginastera and C.Guastavino to folk and tango songs. In February 2015, he presented the show “Marplatenses por el Mundo” at Teatro Colon in Mar del Plata with artists from the Buenos Aires Opera House and La Scala di Milano from Italy with a selection from Rigoletto, Carmen, La Traviata.
Recently he has sung as soloist Beethoven 9th Symphony with Revolution Orchestra at Grace Cathedral and Il Trovatore as Manrico with Teatro Mistral.

Sounds from the Outside
Harp and Trumpet Explorations
FEATURING:
Amelia Romano – lever harp
Matt Ebisuzaki – trumpet
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
Luminance performs original works inspired by the Yuba River in Northern California and Cottonwood Trees of Aspen Colorado. Turning to nature to restore and remain resilient, their sound features lush trumpet melodies and the rhythmic flair of classical and Latin American harp styles. This duo’s rich combination delights in sound and style.
Formed in the San Francisco Mission district, Luminance performs original works inspired by Latin American music styles and classical traditions. featuring amelia romano on acoustic and electric lever harp, Matt Ebisuzaki on c-rotary-valve trumpet and saul Richmond-Rakerd on cello, the trio bridges fiery rhythms, lush chords and soaring melodies with classics – Chicago’s “color my world” and Vera Lynn’s “a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square,” to create a subtle yet charismatic musical experience.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
An eclectic blend of austere serenity and kinetic vibrancy, Amelia Romano takes what is known about the conventional harp and surpasses every time. Pulling from first-hand experiences in South Africa and from her roots in a cultural hotbed in San Francisco, Amelia not only plays music from the repertoire but reprises them and creates originals. Latin, gypsy, jazz are all genres that she touches but her music defines its own path.
A San Francisco native, she began her lessons on a lever harp, at the age of 9, with Diana Stork, who inspired early compositions, improvisation, and playing in a variety of youth ensembles, including the Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble. She graduated from the San Francisco School of the Arts High School, performing Laura Zaerr’s “Celtic Concerto,” and releasing her first solo album, “Seeking Peace,” in her senior year. Amelia earned a B.A. in interdisciplinary studies at U.C. Berkeley in 2010, while continuing her music education. She spent the following year working in a township music school outside Cape Town, South Africa, sponsored by the “Playing for Change Foundation.” South Africa deeply shaped her musical creativity and desire to re-conceive her sound. With her return to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2011, she took up the electric harp and formed “StringQuake,” in 2012 and Luminance Ensemble, Fall 2016. Amelia has been performing in the S.F. Bay Area for over 15 years, and toured in Mexico, the states, and Europe, (June of 2016). In March 2017, she will release her second full-length album, “New Perspectives,” featuring the electric harp and local talent. Moving from Latin rhythms to blues and nostalgic storytelling, “New Perspectives” invites the listener to re-imagine the role of the harp in today’s musical landscape.

Accordion + Circus = Rollercoaster of Music and Magic
A silly, magical circus experience from longtime Circus Bella collaborators Calvin Kai Ku and Rob Reich
Rob Reich will perform a set of his original music for accordion and he will be joined by part of his set by Calvin Kai Ku. Together they will present an Eccentric Circus Experience
FEATURING:
Rob Reich – accordion
Calvin Kai Ku – magician
PROGRAM:
Funnyface Zoom-ba Class
Magic Ring Act
Ride the Roller Coaster
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
Rob Reich has performed in concert halls, circus tents, dance clubs, and chapels. This breadth of experience has made him a foremost performer and composer in the Bay Area. Reich’s music defies genre, combining strong melodic ideas, rhythmic drive, and a spirit of irreverence and experimentation. His many musical projects include serving as a long-time musical director for Circus Bella. Reich recently released an album of original swing music, “Swings Left”. He’s also known for his work with Tin Hat & Gaucho.
Calvin Kai Ku is the Executive-Artistic Director of the Medical Clown Project and professional Magician & Variety Entertainer. With over 10+ years of experience providing joy and laughter into healthcare and professional theatrical productions, he strives to build resilience and enhance human connections through humor and play.

Bianca Rodriguez and Gopal Slavonic
Flamenco dancer accompanied by Gopal Slavonic on guitar
FEATURING:
Bianca Rodriguez – flamenco dancer
Gopal Slavonic – guitar
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Bianca Rodriguez began dancing Spanish Classical/Ballet at the age of 3 in Laredo. Her first teachers were Mina Gutierrez, Cristina Greco, and Jose Greco II. She graduated with a degree in Dance with an emphasis in Flamenco from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Upon studying at UNM she was fortunate enough to perform with Juan Siddi, Yjastros, and Antonio Granjero. Bianca was featured as a soloist in the National Hispanic Center’s production of El Pintor. During her time studying in Sevilla, Bianca’s Flamenco idol Juana Amaya told her during class that she had “peso” a characteristic in Flamenco which is innate and seen in many great dancers. Bianca toured with Flamenco Vivo in their North Carolina residency where she discovered her passion for teaching children. She has choreographed for all ages, recently at St. John’s Catholic School in San Francisco with Katy Alaniz of World Dance Fusion. Under the direction of Carola Zertuche/Theatre Flamenco, she worked with legendary singer Juana la del Pipa, Adela Campallo, Pastora Galván, and Carmen Ledezma. Bianca’s biggest moments in Flamenco have been dancing in Antonio Rey’s Dos Partes de Mi along with Mara Rey, and José del Tomates álbum debut Plaza Vieja produced by Eddie and Catherine Diaz of SJFS. She has performed at the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles, Brava Theatre, and Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. Rodriguez performed in Madrid at a tablao called La Cueva de Lola, where she worked with up and coming artists. She currently teaches in Berkeley and performs regularly through the Bay Area.
Gopal Slavonic trained at the prestigious ‘Fundacion de Arte Flamenco Cristina Heeren’ in Sevilla, Spain where he studied intensively with leading flamenco guitarists. In his 27 years of dedication to flamenco guitar, Gopal Slavonic has returned to Spain to further his studies several times, most frequently to Jerez de la Frontera. In 2008, Gopal released his CD ‘Dos Orillas’. He has been a resident performer at Copper Spoon in Oakland, Thirsty Bear Brewing Company in San Francisco, Peña Pachamama in San Francisco, Sausalito Seahorse in Sausalito for the last 10 years. He currently lives in Oakland, California regularly performing as an accompanist to song and dance, soloist, and teaching flamenco guitar.
PREVIEW THE MUSIC

Balder ten Cate

Diana Strong

Claudio Santomé

Amelia Romano

Rob Reich

Bianca Rodriguez

ONLINE EVENT DETAILS

Time: Aug 1st, 7:00 pm -10:00 pm (Performances) | Aug 2nd, 11am- 2pm (Visual Art Workshops)
Admission: Free (donations are encouraged)
Tune in 10 minutes before each event starts to test your devices for connection.
The event will be streamed live through Red Poppy Art House Facebook page

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Canceled: Redwood Tango Ensemble: contemporary tango & new visions
2020-06-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Redwood Tango Ensemble (Oakland CA) present a new set of cutting-edge tango compositions by bandoneonist and bandleader Charles Gorczynski, as well as music from some of the most innovative composers in tango today.

FEATURING:
Charles Gorczynski – bandoneon
Elyse Weakley – piano
Ishtar Hernandez – violin
Clare Armenante – violin
Elyse Ader – viola
Anton Estaniel – vello
Sascha Jacobsen – contrabass

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Celebrating their new album for 2020 “We Become The Night Sky, Vol. 1” Redwood Tango Ensemble is a leading North American sextet dedicated to contemporary tango music.
Known for their visceral and powerful stage performances and innovative original music, Redwood Tango Ensemble is a singular voice within the new generation of cutting edge tango composition and future-driven chamber music in North America.
“Bandoneonist and composer Charles Gorczynski, along with Redwood Tango Ensemble, are forging a distinctly new idiom of American tango music.”  – Morgan Luker, Program Director, Tango For Musicians, Author of The Tango Machine
Learn more: Website | Facebook | Bandcamp

EVENT DETAILS

Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-25 / (Door) $25 general, $20 student & senior with valid ID
Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door.
Purchase advance tickets for this event:
Note: Purchasing an advance ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee seats. Seating is first come, first served.

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June 6 MAPP(Online): We are Present
2020-06-06 | CA
June 6th (Online Program) @ 11:00 am – 12:15 pm (Visual Art Workshop) | 7:00pm-10:00 pm (Performances) | Free
This event will be streamed live through Red Poppy Art House facebook page. Click here to see MAPP performances online on June 6, 2020. Tune in 10 minutes before each event starts to test your devices for connection.
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Launched in 2003, Mission Arts & Performance Project (MAPP) is a homegrown bi-monthly, multidisciplinary, intercultural happening 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.
Red Poppy Art House is deeply grateful for the generous grants we recently received from California Arts Council Local Impact Grant and CCI – San Francisco Arts and Artist Relief Fund. We are excited and grateful to continue our work in presenting unique artistry to the communities that we serve.
In an effort to continue presenting this deeply important program, Red Poppy Art House is hosting our first virtual MAPP. We are excited to welcome you to join us with this first experiment of presenting our live workshop and performances online
Curator: Dina Zarif / Artists Director
Workshop Introduction: Renee Baldocchi / Managing Director
Tech support: Sarika Dagar / PR and Digital Marketing Manager

RPAH PROGRAM (ONLINE)

Time
Performance/Event
Description
Artist

11:00-11:15 am
Introduction, Artist meet and greet
Renee Baldocchi will greet
the artist and present the
workshop program

11:15 am-12:15 pm
The Art of Japanese Book Making
Book Making Workshop,
A field guide for these times
Adele Shaw/ Visual Artist

7:00-7:15 pm
Introduction, Artists meet and greet
Curator Dina Zarif will greet
the Artists and present the
performance program

7:15-7:50 pm
Sergiu Popa
A musical journey from Moldova,
Romania, through the Balkans
and beyond
Sergiu Popa / Accordion

7:55-8:30 pm
Songs of Light and Movement
Mexican songstress performs
a musical set on guitar, accompanied
by dancer Stephanie Sherman on a
few pieces
Diana Gameros/ Vocal & Guitar,
Stephanie Sherman / Dance

8:35-9:10 pm
Levoná Ensemble
Flamenco, Arabic &
Jewish Music & Stories
Asaf Ophir / woodwinds & vocals
Faisal Zedan / percussion & vocals
Josh Mellinger / percussion
David McLean /flamenco guitar

9:15-9:50 pm
Javi Jiménez & Ross Howe
Gypsy Jazz Night
Javi Jiméne/ guitar
Ross Howe/guitar

ABOUT THE PROJECTS & ARTISTS

WORKSHOP (ONLINE)

The Art of Japanese Book Making / Workshop by Adele Shaw
Create your own personal journal to draw, sketch and write in. A field guide for these times

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Adele Louise Shaw was inspired by her grandmother’s oil paints when she was six years old. She knew since then that art would allow her to best express herself. In 1989 she received a B.F.A. from the Maryland Institute, College of Art, and went further with artistic studies in Italy, Thailand, Japan, New York, Vermont, California, most recently in Mexico.
Following her formal and informal education in the arts, Adele has made her life and livelihood in California. She has found kinship with likeminded people with whom to work and collaborate. Her career has been punctuated with wildly diverse artistic explorations. She lived, worked and exhibited in San Francisco for twenty years. In the 1990’s she owned and maintained a thirty-two machine laundromat to support herself. After learning digital art skills, her creative design work has been hired by Warner Brothers, Neil Young and other creative luminaries. As part of the Hearts in San Francisco project, Adele was commissioned to maintain a public art installation over a five year period which included twenty-one different projects in total. She recently received her second Arts and Cultural Affairs Grant from the City of Davis for her work with Second Bite: the Wisdom of the Apple, a large-scale, immersive, multimedia art installation.
Adele’s work is influenced by her spiritual practices, music and the powers of nature. Her work fuses contemporary art, impressionism and action painting. Since 1998, she has been working with encaustic painting and has been leading encaustic workshops since 2001. She leads a variety of classes and workshops from book binding to geometric designs to painting.
Adele’s artwork has been exhibited extensively throughout the United States and can be found in numerous private and public collections. For more information visit Adele’s Website
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Making hand bound books: build community, chronicle these unprecedented times to create durable historical records. These days/weeks/months are so very different from ever before. Binding books is a great way to chronicle the experience and meaning of these times. Books facilitate journaling, drawing, sketching, haikus or poems and the recording of events. Uniquely personal; handmade books are a great way to maintain our roots during these extraordinary times and to share and document our experience.
Handmade books facilitate nearly any type of expression. Whether you’re a writer, reader, visual artist, collage artists or just like to feel the spark of putting pen to paper, hand-bound books embrace countless uses, needs and mediums.
In this Zoom workshop you will learn how to bind your own book. The patterns are reusable countless times and can lead to binding paper, or other matter, into unique collections that are an enduring legacy for yourself, or a gift.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am a painter and a book artist. I grew up surrounded by my grandmother’s oil paints and my great-grandparents’ hand-bound books. Both of my great grandparents were part of the Roycroft movement in western New York. Both of these elements fascinated me.
My formal bookbinding studies started with classes in Japan and Thailand where I traveled and worked in different studios to learn their methods. My current book work is focused on a different, newish, book form referred to as “Artist Books”. As an avid experimenter, I continually try new methods and materials, seeking to put my vision into people’s hands.
Most of my hand-bound books are derived from my work as a painter. Many contain original art works, hand painted or printed. My books include recycled materials from everyday life. These artist books become both objects and containers and invite viewer’s participation.
My artist books combine elements of art and found objects that are bound together to create unique works of art. As one book naturally gives way to another, I find endless sources of inspiration to translate into an intimate book form. I see these books as a lasting catalog of passing time.
I believe in building community through the arts. I teach classes out of my studio in Davis, California. I will be co-juror and host of a show of artist books titled: “C O N T E N T : an Artist Book Exhibition” in January, 2021. You can view more of my work on my Website.

MATERIALS
The list of materials to have ahead of time:
A very good list:

1 piece of cardboard for practice – approx 5” x 7”
An awl to poke holes with
Waxed linen thread (4 ply)
Large eyed needles for tapestry or leather stitching
20 sheets of paper folded in half – either direction. This could be computer paper, a pad of paper without lines or specialty paper pencil
2 sheets card stock/thicker paper for front and back covers

Get by with list:

1 piece of cardboard for practice – approx 5” x 7”
An awl – or nail – something to poke holes with
Sewing needle – the larger the eye the better – does not have to be sharp
Thick, strong thread – whatever will fit into the eye of your needle

THE BOOKMAKING INSTRUCTION

PERFORMANCES (ONLINE)

Sergiu Popa
A musical journey from Moldova, Romania, through the Balkans and beyond.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Sergiu Popa, originally from Moldova, has become an important part of Montreal’s active world music scene since his arrival in 2002. A Conservatory-trained virtuoso accordionist from a Roma family dynasty of musicians, he is a specialist in traditional music from across the region of Eastern Europe, including folk, Roma (gypsy) and Klezmer styles. Sergiu also, however, has an exceptional capability to absorb a wide variety of influences from the worlds of jazz, Latin and Middle-eastern music, bringing a fresh perspective and inspired improvisations to every performance. Sergiu is also a sought-after teacher of accordion, having taught privately to pupils of all ages and levels, as part-time faculty at Concordia University, Cégep de Drummondville, and offering workshops at camps such as CAMMAC Music Centre, KlezKanada (both in Quebec), Django in June (Massachusetts) Cotati Accordion Festival (California) and the EEFC’s Balkan Camp (New York).
Winner of the Radio Canada Étoiles Galaxie prize (2007), the first Prix Diversité (2008) and finalist at the national Roland V-accordion competition (2009, 2013), Sergiu has performed and recorded as a soloist, and toured Quebec’s major festivals and Maisons de la culture as leader of the multicultural Sergiu Popa Ensemble. He is also a frequent guest artist and collaborator with other local artists such as SoCalled, Kaba Horo, Yves Lambert, Paul Audy and OktoEcho. Sergiu has independently released two solo albums, Obsession Accordéon (2006) and Tous en accord (2014), as well as an instructional DVD, Gypsy & East European Accordion with Sergiu Popa (2010).
Photo credit: David Afriat

Diana Gameros , Songs of Light and Movement
Mexican songstress performs a musical set on guitar, accompanied by dancer Stephanie Sherman on a few pieces.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
If difficult times call for extraordinary voices, Berkeley singer-songwriter Diana Gameros is the woman for the hour. The Mexican-born songstress draws on her long experience without papers to explore the plight of border crossers of all stripes, bringing luminous humanity to a topic defined by searing heat rather than light. Her albums, Eterno Retorno, and Arrullo, are an artistic triumph for these dark times. Gameros has shared the stage with the San Francisco Symphony, Taylor Mac, Bebel Gilberto, Natalia Lafourcade, and her songs and story have been featured on Billboard, Mother Jones, NPR, and PBS, to name a few.
Stephanie Sherman is a dancer, choreographer, scholar, teacher and bilingual poet with a PhD in Performance Studies from UC Berkeley and an MFA in Dance from Tisch School of the Arts, NYU. From 2018-2019, she received a Fulbright Postdoctoral fellowship to explore the intersections of gender, blindness, and embodied movement at the Centro Universitario de Teatro of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma Mexicana and with Teatro Ciego in Mexico City. In 2006, she received a Fulbright scholarship to choreograph dance-theater in Ecuador, and in 2007, she won the National Performance Network’s Red Latinoamericana’s choreographic residency in Ecuador. She has been faculty at Mexico’s prestigious Academia de la Danza Mexicana of its National Institute of Fine Arts as well as visiting professor at the renowned Universidad de las Américas Puebla.

Levoná Ensemble
Flamenco, Arabic & Jewish Music & Stories
Combining flamenco guitar, ethnic percussion, klezmer clarinet, and folk songs from the Middle East, Levoná Ensemble follows melodies and styles that traveled from one side of the ancient world to the other, bringing them together to explore new possibilities. This celebration of sounds is intermingled with storytelling, drawing from folk traditions as well as original stories.

FEATURING
Asaf Ophir – woodwinds, vocals
Faisal Zedan – percussion, vocals
Josh Mellinger – percussion
David McLean – flamenco guitar

ABOUT THE PROJECT
Levoná began as the band for the highly acclaimed Bay Area musical Love Sick , winning the Theatre Bay Area Award for Best Ensemble in 2017 along with the cast. Love Sick went on to receive the prestigious Glickman Award for Best New Play in 2018, and audiences and critics alike praised its vibrant music as the heart of the play’s energy and wide appeal. Levoná have since continued to perform as an independent group, keeping that same energy alive in both dance and concert halls.

Javi Jiménez & Ross Howe
Gypsy Jazz
Javi Jiménez, a spanish guitarist based in San Francisco Bay Area presents a night of gypsy jazz along with Ross Howe celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli and the Hot Club of Paris. Javi and Ross have been playing gypsy jazz together for over 5 years. Their style is very open and often incorporates latin or flamenco style influences while always maintaining the jazz concept of the improvisation.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in Madrid Spain, Javi Jiménez has been playing and studying guitar for over 25 years. In 2007, after graduating from the Conservatory of Jazz Music in Barcelona, Spain, Javi performed all over Europe. During this time, he discovered the music of Django Reinhardt, falls in love with it, and starts studying it. In 2010 Javi arrived in California and has been performing & working as a studio musician and teaching music. He composes, arranges and performs in his own band Barrio Manouche – A Blend of flamenco, gypsy jazz and latin rhythms. The band recently played at the Monterey Jazz Festival and Stern Grove Festival. Learn more: Website
Ross Howe grew up in the Bay Area and was heavily influenced by the vibrant local music scene. In his early 20’s he discovered the music of Django Reinhardt and fell in love with it. Ross started playing Piano at the age of 8 and then turned to cello at 11. By the time he turned 12 has started playing guitar and has been in love with it ever since. His style of playing incorporates elements of classical tradition with the vocabulary of contemporary jazz, and gypsy jazz Manouche music, while always maintaining respect of the jazz guitar traditions and it’s forefathers, particularly the immortal Django Reinhardt. When not composing, playing or teaching guitar, Ross spends as much time as possible surfing and racing sailboats. Ross tries to breathe a bit of fresh air into the art of improvised music through contemporary aesthetics that he hopes his audience will find refreshing. Learn More: Website

PREVIEW THE MUSIC

Sergiu Popa

Diana Gameros

Levoná Ensemble

Javi Jiménez & Ross Howe

ONLINE EVENT DETAILS

Time: 11:00 am – 12:15 pm visual Art Workshop / 7:00pm-10:00 pm performances
Admission: Free (donations welcome)
Tune in 10 minutes before each event starts to test your devices for connection.
The event will be streamed live through Red Poppy Art House facebook page

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CANCELED:: Rumberos de Radio Habana: Monthly Community Rumba
2020-05-24 14:00 - 17:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Rumba music originated in the Afro-Cuban neighborhoods of Havana and Matanzas as the soundtrack to community, partnered dancing and get-togethers as a means of cultural expression. Its global diaspora means rumba rhythms have found their way into other genres of music such as country, rock, and blues, and continue to impact the genres of today. Rumberos de Radio Habana bring their own contribution to the Red Poppy on the fourth Sunday of each month for a free afternoon of beat-making, hip-shaking, and good company.

EVENT DETAILS

Time: 2:00pm event
Admission: Free; donations accepted for musicians ($5-10)
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CANCELED: Rumberos de Radio Habana: Monthly Community Rumba
2020-04-26 14:00 - 17:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States

CANCELED: April 4 MAPP
2020-04-04 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Out of an abundance of caution and to align with current public health
recommendations regarding COVID-19, we’ve made the difficult decision to
cancel all programs and performances at Red Poppy Art House through
April 15. We will be in touch with anyone who has purchased tickets and we will
refund you.
This is a very difficult time for many so let us all make sure to share
kindness and a smile and take good care of each other.
This link is insightful and shares much needed information about the virus.
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Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now
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Red Poppy Art House
Mission Arts & Performance Project

Launched in 2003, the Mission Arts & Performance Project (MAPP) is a homegrown bi-monthly, multidisciplinary, intercultural happening 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.

RPAH PROGRAM:
TBA

To get involved as a host venue, artist, or street-level curator (and curate a space of your own!), come out to the next MAPP meeting. For more information, visit mappsf.com, contact info@redpoppyarthouse.org, or find us on Facebook.

CANCELED: Jessica Fichot: French Chanson & Shanghai Jazz
2020-03-28 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Out of an abundance of caution and to align with current public health
recommendations regarding COVID-19, we’ve made the difficult decision to
cancel all programs and performances at Red Poppy Art House through
April 15. We will be in touch with anyone who has purchased tickets and we will
refund you.
This is a very difficult time for many so let us all make sure to share
kindness and a smile and take good care of each other.
This link is insightful and shares much needed information about the virus.
Feel free to share with others as the author has given permission to do so.
Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now
Warmest regards,
Red Poppy Art House
Accompanied by her accordion, toy piano, and fiery band, Los Angeles-based chanteuse and songwriter Jessica Fichot draws from her multi-ethnic French/Chinese/American heritage to create an intoxicating multilingual blend of original French chanson, 1940s Shanghai jazz, gypsy swing and international folk. (Photo by Nicolas Kaviani)

FEATURING:
TBA

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
BLos Angeles-based chanteuse/songwriter Jessica Fichot is a lot like her hometown of Paris; French at heart, but with a soul that’s truly international. Drawing from her multi-ethnic French/Chinese/American upbringing, her music takes the listener on a twisting journey out of the French chanson tradition, into the land of 1940’s Shanghai jazz, gypsy swing, international folk, and into the wilderness of her imagination.
With 3 acclaimed albums under her belt, Jessica has charmed audiences around the world – performing her lively songs at concert halls, festivals and clubs in China, Mexico, Canada and across the US and western Europe. Featuring scorching performances from her bandmates on clarinet/sax, upright bass and guitar, as well as her own beautiful, clear vocals in French, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English, Fichot’s music is truly a dazzling trans-world journey.
Fichot is also an active composer, who has written hundreds of children’s songs for various educational programs, as well as music for many independent video games.
“Brings an art-song sensibility to delightfully catchy tunes.” – LA Times
“Enchantingly original.” – LA Weekly
“A delicious blend of acoustic styles” – San Francisco Chronicle
“A mélange of multicultural inspiration as rich and nuanced as her gorgeous expressive singing voice.” – Seven Days Vermont
Learn more: Website | Facebook | Instagram

EVENT DETAILS
Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-25 / (Door) $25 general, $20 student & senior with valid ID
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CANCELED: Steven Lugerner: SLUGish Ensemble
2020-03-27 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Out of an abundance of caution and to align with current public health
recommendations regarding COVID-19, we’ve made the difficult decision to
cancel all programs and performances at Red Poppy Art House through
April 15. We will be in touch with anyone who has purchased tickets and we will
refund you.
This is a very difficult time for many so let us all make sure to share
kindness and a smile and take good care of each other.
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Red Poppy Art House
Steven Lugerner performs the music from SLUGish Ensemble’s debut album “An Eight Out of Nine,” plus new selections from an upcoming 2020 release on Slow & Steady Records. Named one of “The Best Jazz Albums of 2018” by Bandcamp and Jazziz Magazine describes the album & ensemble as “Northern California’s less extravagant answer to LA’s thriving crossover jazz-scene… original, earnest and immediate.”

FEATURING:
Steven Lugerner – bass clarinet & baritone saxophone
Keith Ganz – guitar
Javier Santiago – piano
Steve Blum – prophet synthesizer
Giulio Xavier Cetto – bass
Michael Mitchell – drums

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
SLUGish Ensemble is an amoeba-like band under the direction of composer & multi-instrumentalist Steven Lugerner. Their music utilizes traditional acoustic instruments to create layers of pocketed-grooves and melodies that blur the lines between pop, rhythm & blues, jazz improvisation and minimalism. As a band leader, Lugerner has released multiple albums to critical acclaim. His compositions have been described as “A textured, nearly seamless blend of composition and improvisation” – The Village Voice
“Lugerner’s approach to making music is very much his own; and he seems to be pursuing it to impressive advantage.” – The San Francisco Examiner
In a relatively short period of time, the 31-year-old Bay Area native has collaborated with a heavyweight roster of jazz masters including, Grammy nominated pianist Fred Hersch, pioneering pianist Myra Melford, drum legends Albert “Tootie” Heath, Matt Wilson, John Hollenbeck and Allison Miller, saxophonists Jane Ira Bloom, Dayna Stephens and Anat Cohen, trumpeter Ralph Alessi, flutist Jamie Baum and bassist Todd Sickafoose.
Lugerner works full-time at the Stanford Jazz Workshop as Faculty Director / Camp Director, and he is also the director of Slow & Steady Records, a non-profit record label dedicated to showcasing west coast’s creative music.
Learn more: Website | Bandcamp

EVENT DETAILS
Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-25 / (Door) $25 general, $20 student & senior with valid ID
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CANCELED: Rumberos de Radio Habana: Monthly Community Rumba
2020-03-22 14:00 - 17:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Out of an abundance of caution and to align with current public health
recommendations regarding COVID-19, we’ve made the difficult decision to
cancel all programs and performances at Red Poppy Art House through
April 15. We will be in touch with anyone who has purchased tickets and we will
refund you.
This is a very difficult time for many so let us all make sure to share
kindness and a smile and take good care of each other.
This link is insightful and shares much needed information about the virus.
Feel free to share with others as the author has given permission to do so.
Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now
Warmest regards,
Red Poppy Art House
Rumba music originated in the Afro-Cuban neighborhoods of Havana and Matanzas as the soundtrack to community, partnered dancing and get-togethers as a means of cultural expression. Its global diaspora means rumba rhythms have found their way into other genres of music such as country, rock, and blues, and continue to impact the genres of today. Rumberos de Radio Habana bring their own contribution to the Red Poppy on the fourth Sunday of each month for a free afternoon of beat-making, hip-shaking, and good company.

EVENT DETAILS

Time: 2:00pm event
Admission: Free; donations accepted for musicians ($5-10)
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CANCELED: Pedro Pastrana & Miguelito Martinez: musical dialogue between Puerto Rico and Mexico
2020-03-21 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Out of an abundance of caution and to align with current public health
recommendations regarding COVID-19, we’ve made the difficult decision to
cancel all programs and performances at Red Poppy Art House through
April 15. We will be in touch with anyone who has purchased tickets and we will
refund you.
This is a very difficult time for many so let us all make sure to share
kindness and a smile and take good care of each other.
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This show will present Pedro and Miguelito’s collaboration just how it started at Miguelito’s kitchen – organic, highly improvised and gluten free. It will feature original compositions from both artists as well as familiar tunes that will show how their sound blends together.

FEATURING:
TBA

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Pedro Pastrana grew up playing Puerto Rico’s national instrument cuatro. His passion to explore led him to move out of Puerto Rico and travel to different countries allowing him to discover other musical cultures. After years as a sideman, all of these collaborations helped him find his own voice. Rooted in folk music, Pedro brings his dynamism and shows the versatility of the instrument in contemporary music.
Born in Chiapas, Mexico, Miguelito Martinez studied music and transversal flute at the University of Science and Art in Chiapas and La Universidad Veracruzana, with training in Kodály and Orff. He is the founding director of the Mexican-Caribbean ensemble Corazon Sur and the co-director of Balamcoatl – a collaborative project focused on promoting the rich music and dance traditions of the indigenous people of Mexico.
Learn more: Website | Website

EVENT DETAILS

Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-25 / (Door) $25 general, $20 student & senior with valid ID
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CANCELED: Javi Jiménez & Ross Howe: Gypsy Jazz Night
2020-03-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Out of an abundance of caution and to align with current public health
recommendations regarding COVID-19, we’ve made the difficult decision to
cancel all programs and performances at Red Poppy Art House through
April 15. We will be in touch with anyone who has purchased tickets and we will
refund you.
This is a very difficult time for many so let us all make sure to share
kindness and a smile and take good care of each other.
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Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now
Warmest regards,
Red Poppy Art House
Javi Jiménez, a spanish guitarist based in San Francisco Bay Area presents a night of gypsy jazz along with Ross Howe celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli and the Hot Club of Paris. Javi and Ross have been playing gypsy jazz together for over 5 years. Their style is very open and often incorporate latin or flamenco style of influences while always maintaining the jazz concept of the improvisation.

FEATURING:
Javi Jiménez – guitar
Ross Howe – guitar
Sascha Jacobsen – upright bass
Eric Rodgers – violin

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Born in Madrid Spain, Javi Jiménez has been playing and studying guitar for over 25 years. In 2007, after graduating from the Conservatory of Jazz Music in Barcelona, Spain, Javi performed all over Europe. During this time, he discovered the music of Django Reinhardt, falls in love with it, and starts studying it. In 2010 Javi arrived in California and has been performing & working as a studio musician and teaching music. He composes, arranges and performs in his own band Barrio Manouche – A Blend of flamenco, gypsy jazz and latin rhythms. The band recently played at the Monterey Jazz Festival and Stern Grove Festival. Learn more: Website

Ross Howe grew up in the Bay Area and was heavily influenced by the vibrant local music scene. In his early 20’s he discovered the music of Django Reinhardt and fell in love with it. Ross started playing Piano at the age of 8 and then turned to cello at 11. By the time he turned 12 has started playing guitar and has been in love with it ever since. His style of playing incorporates elements of classical tradition with the vocabulary of contemporary jazz, and gypsy jazz Manouche music, while always maintaining respect of the jazz guitar traditions and it’s forefathers, particularly the immortal Django Reinhardt. When not composing, playing or teaching guitar, Ross spends as much time as possible surfing and racing sailboats. Ross tries to breathe a bit of fresh air into the art of improvised music through contemporary aesthetics that he hopes his audience will find refreshing. Learn More: Website

EVENT DETAILS
Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-25 / (Door) $25 general, $20 student & senior with valid ID
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CANCELED: Levoná Ensemble: Flamenco, Arabic & Jewish Music & Stories
2020-03-19 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Out of an abundance of caution and to align with current public health
recommendations regarding COVID-19, we’ve made the difficult decision to
cancel all programs and performances at Red Poppy Art House through
April 15. We will be in touch with anyone who has purchased tickets and we will
refund you.
This is a very difficult time for many so let us all make sure to share
kindness and a smile and take good care of each other.
This link is insightful and shares much needed information about the virus.
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Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now
Warmest regards,
Red Poppy Art House
Combining flamenco guitar, ethnic percussion, klezmer clarinet, and folk songs from the Middle East, Levoná Ensemble follows melodies and styles that traveled from one side of the ancient world to the other, bringing them together to explore new possibilities. This celebration of sounds is intermingled with storytelling, drawing from folk traditions as well as original stories.

FEATURING:
Faisal Zedan – percussion, vocals
Josh Mellinger – percussion
David McLean – flamenco guitar
Asaf Ophir – woodwinds, vocals
Travis Hendrix – bass

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Levoná began as the band for the highly acclaimed Bay Area musical Love Sick , winning the Theatre Bay Area Award for Best Ensemble in 2017 along with the cast. Love Sick went on to receive the prestigious Glickman Award for Best New Play in 2018, and audiences and critics alike praised its vibrant music as the heart of the play’s energy and wide appeal. Levoná have since continued to perform as an independent group, keeping that same energy alive in both dance and concert halls.
Learn more: Website | Facebook | YouTube

EVENT DETAILS
Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-25 / (Door) $25 general, $20 student & senior with valid ID
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CANCELED: Huarango: Afro-Peruvian Music
2020-03-14 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Out of an abundance of caution and to align with current public health
recommendations regarding COVID-19, we’ve made the difficult decision to
cancel all programs and performances at Red Poppy Art House through
April 15. We will be in touch with anyone who has purchased tickets and we will
refund you.
This is a very difficult time for many so let us all make sure to share
kindness and a smile and take good care of each other.
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Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now
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Red Poppy Art House
Huarango is a contemporary proposal of Afro-Peruvian music, with influences of classical music, jazz and funk, anchored in the strong presence of Afro-Peruvian percussion such as cajón, cajita and quijada de burro (donkey’s jawbone).

FEATURING:
Pierr Padilla ​(Peru) – performer
Javier Trujillo ​(Peru) – guitar
Kyla Danysh ​(USA) – violin
Pedro Rosales ​(Peru) – percussion
Alex Farrell (USA) – bass guitar

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Huarango is a new musical project born in the city of Oakland, California, based in Afro-Peruvian musical roots and the cultural heritage of its people. Huarango has the purpose of being an agent of diffusion of Afro-Peruvian culture in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Learn more: YouTube

EVENT DETAILS
Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-25 / (Door) $25 general, $20 student & senior with valid ID
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Canceled: Northern Harmony: singing styles from across the world
2020-03-13 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Out of an abundance of caution and to align with current public health
recommendations regarding COVID-19, we’ve made the difficult decision to
cancel all programs and performances at Red Poppy Art House through
April 15. We will be in touch with anyone who has purchased tickets and we will
refund you.
This is a very difficult time for many so let us all make sure to share
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Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now
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Nine brilliant young singers present a program of harmony singing styles from across the globe. South African songs and dances, traditional music from Corsica, Georgia & the Balkans, American shape-note singing, and renaissance works.

FEATURING:
Larry Gordon
Avery Martin
Howe Pearson
Stuart Wheeler
Hannah Levy
Sora Harris-Vincent,
Sarina Partridge,
Linnea Sablosky,
Maisie Dolan.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Led by Larry Gordon, Northern Harmony is the highest level performing group under the umbrella of the Vermont based world music organization Village Harmony. Since 1993 they have toured and performed widely throughout America and Europe to great critical acclaim.
Most of the members have sung with Village Harmony since their teenage years, have studied traditional singing styles first hand with native teachers in South Africa, Bulgaria, Corsica and Caucasus Georgia, and many are singing leaders in their own right. Northern Harmony director Larry Gordon founded Village Harmony in 1989 and has led regular Village Harmony singing camps in South Africa, Bulgaria, Georgia, Macedonia, Italy, Germany and England. With Northern Harmony he has led 18 extended European tours.
Learn more: Website

EVENT DETAILS
Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-25 / (Door) $25 general, $20 student & senior with valid ID
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Canceled: Sergiu Popa: a musical journey from Moldova and beyond
2020-03-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Out of an abundance of caution and to align with current public health
recommendations regarding COVID-19, we’ve made the difficult decision to
cancel all programs and performances at Red Poppy Art House through
April 15. We will be in touch with anyone who has purchased tickets and we will
refund you.
This is a very difficult time for many so let us all make sure to share
kindness and a smile and take good care of each other.
This link is insightful and shares much needed information about the virus.
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Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now
Warmest regards,
Red Poppy Art House
Moldovan accordion virtuoso Sergiu Popa will take the audience on an enchanting musical journey from Eastern Europe, the Balkans and through the Middle East. The passionate, inventive, and versatile performance artist will be joined by friends for an enchanting and nourishing evening of soul-wrenching ballads, village-style tunes and high-energy wedding dances.

FEATURING:
Noémy Braun – cellist
Khatchadour Khatchadourian – vocalist
Rumen Shopov – singer
Valy Lautar – violinist

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Sergiu Popa was born in Chisinau, Moldova. From a young age, he studied traditional folk and Roma (Gypsy) music with his father, Ion Popa (a well-recognized Gypsy accordionist in Moldova, Turkish, Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian music). After moving to Montreal in 2002, Sergiu immersed himself into Middle Eastern and North African repertoire. He is widely celebrated for his ability to seamlessly bend these different styles of music. He has collaborated with many of the great names in Eastern European and Balkan music, such as Dan Armeanca, Carmen Piculeata, Fanfara Ciocarlia, Vadim Kolpakov, and Petar Ralchev.
In this exceptional show, Sergiu will be joined by several guest artists for different parts of the performance, including: Noémy Braun — a cellist since the age of five, Noémy Braun has collaborated on numerous projects in classical, contemporary, jazz and various regions of the world. A great improviser, she is active on the musical stages of Canada and Europe.
Khatchadour Khatchadourian – vocalist grounded in the musical traditions of the Middle East and Armenia, and a Duduk woodwind player based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Rumen Shopov – singer, multi-instrumentalist, and music teacher Rumen Sali Shopov born and raised in the Turkish/Muslim Romani (Gypsy) mahala (neighborhood) of Gotse Delchev, a crossroads in Southwestern Bulgaria’s Pirin Mountain region.
Valy Lautar – violinist graduated from the Conservatory of Moldova, worked for five years as a musician on transatlantic cruise lines, before permanently settling in the new world. Valy specialized in a wide array of styles of music, including traditional music from Moldova and other parts of Eastern Europe.
Learn more: Website | Spotify

EVENT DETAILS

Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $25-30 / (Door) $30 general, $25 student & senior with valid ID
Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door.
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Lior Ben-Hur & Sol Tevél: bringing it back to the roots
2020-03-07 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Lior Ben-Hur & Sol Tevél, with their positive message, uplifting melodies and a distinctive approach this San Francisco-based band represents a new generation of reggae music.

FEATURING:
Lior Ben-Hur – lead vocal, guitar
Yoel Bibas – drums
Brett Cavanaugh – percussion
Jenevieve Francisco – vocals
Rebecca Nobel – vocals
Luis Mayorga – bass

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Born in Jerusalem, Israel with Greek and Iraqi roots, Lior Ben-Hur has traveled to over a dozen countries where he spent time learning, performing and sharing experiences with musicians and artists around the globe. Since 2004, Lior has made his home in San Francisco, CA. He formed his band in 2011, which in 2012 released an eclectic music album under the name Sol Tevél. The album sheds new light with contemporary interpretations of old jewish texts, ideals and mysticism.
Along with his 8-piece band, Lior Ben-Hur continues to focus on his passion for reggae music, which has been a key inspiration on his music, creativity and spirituality. In June 2015, the band released their self-titled reggae EP, and have since shared the stage with legendary roots reggae artists such as Stephen Marley, Black Uhuru, Tarrus Riley, Groundation, Richie Spice, Israel Vibration and Don Carlos. In February 2017, Lior Ben-Hur and his San Francisco-based band, Sol Tevél, released a full-length album titled, So I Wander. The album debuted at #14 on billboard charts for top reggae albums.
Produced by Marcus Urani (of Groundation), So I Wander features leading artists such as; Kumar Bent (of Raging Fyah), Jah Levi, Yossi Fine, Iraqi-Israeli world music expert Yair Dalal, and Palestinian rapper, Saz. The album reveals Lior Ben-Hur deep passion for reggae, and demonstrates the band’s ability to perform high-energy roots music.
Learn more: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

EVENT DETAILS
Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-25 / (Door) $25 general, $20 student & senior with valid ID
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Bass Winds with B'kongofonic Spirit: bass clarinet, bass flute & tenor saxophone
2020-03-06 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Bass clarinetist Paul Austerlitz joins bass flutist John Calloway and tenor saxophonist Hafez Modirzadeh for a program of highly original work influenced by the spiritual traditions of Cuba, Iran, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. This, along with the music of Yusef Lateef, raises global jazz consciousness through what Modirzadeh calls the B’kongofonic ear – hearing from below their instruments’ surface engraving, the heartbeat of a resistance continuum.

FEATURING:
Paul Austerlitz – bass clarinet
John Calloway – bass and alto flutes
Hafez Modirzadeh – tenor saxophone
Keshav Batish – drums
Alex Farrell – bass
Simon Lace – guitar

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Paul Austerlitz, John Calloway, and Hafez Modirzadeh are multi-reed Instrumentalists, composers, and creative jazz musicians, whose combined forces include Paul’s artistic scholarship as an ethnomusicologist specializing in Afro-Caribbean music, John’s prolific Afro-Cuban and Latin American musical credits, and Hafez’s visionary cross-cultural concepts.
Learn more: Paul Website | John Website | Hafez Website

EVENT DETAILS

Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $25-30 / (Door) $30 general, $25 student & senior with valid ID
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Halie Loren: award-winning jazz & pop vocalist
2020-03-01 19:00 - 20:15 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Halie Loren returns to San Francisco, after a run of February Jazz Festivals in the Pacific Northwest.

FEATURING:
Halie Loren – vocalist, piano
Lee Kohler – piano, backup vocals
Rob Kohler – bass

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
With a career spanning ten albums and several continents, Halie Loren is known for her heartfelt and multilingual set lists. Among many distinctions, her albums have reached number one on the Billboard Japan Top 20 Jazz Albums charts, and her music video for “NOAH” recently won a Southern EMMY for “Best Music Video”. She is currently touring in support of her new original music album, From the Wild Sky, produced by UK tour-de-force Troy Miller and beginning work on several new recording projects and collaborations.
Learn more: Website | Spotify | YouTube

EVENT DETAILS

Time: 6:30pm doors / 7:00pm – 8:15 pm show
Admission: (Online) $25-30 / (Door) $30 general, $25 student & senior with valid ID
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Proteus Trio: Classical Piano Trio Playing Electric Originals
2020-02-29 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
“A string-centric power trio that brings together three of the most versatile and adventurous musicians in the Bay Area. Proteus Trio doesn’t so much ignore genre conventions as embrace every musical practice. Steeped in clave and capable of swinging with authority, this triumvirate has honed a repertoire that includes delicate chamber pieces and shredding rockers.”— Andrew Gilbert, East Bay Express
FEATURING:
Jonathan Alford – piano
Evan Price – violin
Lewis Patzner – cello

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Violinist Evan Price earned two Grammy Awards during his decade-long run with Turtle Island Quartet and continues his two-decade-plus tenure in the pioneering Hot Club of San Francisco. Peabody Institute-trained cellist Lewis Patzner is best known as a prolific studio musician sought out by rock and pop acts, and for leading his instrumental metal band Judgment Day. Pianist Jonathan Alford has earned a sterling reputation as an accompanist for some of the region’s finest jazz vocalists and Latin bands.
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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-25 / (Door) $25 general, $20 student & senior with valid ID
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Ramana Vieira & Ensemble Presents: A Night in Portugal
2020-02-28 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Take a journey to the world of fado, often described as the Portuguese version of the blues. Following her recent performance of the TAP Airlines inaugural flight out of SFO, Ramana Vieira’s performance will reflect her original compositions along with beautiful Fado pieces by Amalia Rodrigues the legendary fado singer from Portugal.

FEATURING:
Ramana Vieira – vocals
Stephen La Porta – percussion
Dan Keller – bass
Jeff Furtado – guitar

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Ramana Vieira, a Northern California native of Portuguese descent, has been described by The New York Times as an American at the forefront of the fado resurgence. The San Francisco Examiner calls her “the Rising Star in World Music.” Her authentic and individual style, brilliant musicality, and colorful heritage appeals to a wide audience.
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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $25-30 / (Door) $30 general, $25 student & senior with valid ID
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Rumberos de Radio Habana: Monthly Community Rumba
2020-02-23 14:00 - 17:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States

The Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble: San Francisco Septet
2020-02-22 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
The Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble students will be performing classic Latin jazz music as well as their own originals.
FEATURING:
TBA

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
The Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco is a performing group of talented musicians ages 10 to 18. They play Latin jazz classics and original compositions at a level that has landed them gigs at the San Jose Jazz Festival, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, and the world-renowned jazz club Yoshi’s. Their mission is to preserve the traditions of Latin jazz and Afro-Cuban music by teaching it to youth and to create role models for aspiring student musicians.
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EVENT DETAILS

Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-25 / (Door) $25 general, $20 student & senior with valid ID
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Beyond the Pale: New Acoustic Klezmer & Balkan Music
2020-02-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Beyond the Pale is one of Canada’s most innovative and exciting acoustic roots ensembles. Klezmer and Balkan styles serve as the point of departure for their sound, which is shaped by everything from jazz and classical music to bluegrass and reggae.

FEATURING:
Dejan Badnjar – accordion
Aleksandar Gajic – violin
Bret Higgins – bass
Eric Stein – mandolin
Martin van de Ven – clarinet

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
With stellar musicianship, distinctive songcraft, and exuberant energy, Beyond the Pale’s music can range from a raucous roar to the most intimate “chamber-folk.” Now in their 22nd year together, Beyond the Pale is a three-time Canadian Folk Music Award winner (seven-time nominees) and has toured extensively across Canada, the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Brazil. (Photo by: Avital Zemer)
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EVENT DETAILS

Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-25 / (Door) $25 general, $20 student & senior with valid ID
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Alex Conde, John Santos & Jeff Chambers: Descarga for Bud Powell (TWO SHOWS)
2020-02-15 19:00 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Following the success of Descarga for Monk, Alex Conde, John Santos, and Jeff Chambers Trio present Descarga for Bud Powell, a flamenco and Latin jazz tribute to the genius of American jazz pianist Bud Powell.

FEATURING:
Alex Conde – piano
John Santos – percussion
Jeff Chambers – bass

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Alex Conde is a graduate in classical music from the Jose Iturbi Conservatory of Music and in jazz piano from el Liceu de Barcelona. He won a scholarship to attend the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he received the Jazz Revelation Award and earned a degree in jazz performance in 2009, as well as a master’s degree in piano jazz performance at the Aaron Copland Conservatory in New York City. Conde has performed on world-class stages such as Blue Note NY, Panama Jazz Festival, Eurojazz Mexico, and PDX among others. (Photo by: Tom Ehrlich)
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EVENT DETAILS

Time: (First Show) 6:30pm doors, 7:00-8:15pm show / (Second Show) 8:30pm doors, 8:45-10:00pm show
Admission: (Online) $25-30 / (Door) $30 general, $25 student & senior with valid ID
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Ricardo Peixoto & Julio Lemos: An Evening of Classic Brazilian Music
2020-02-14 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Brazilian guitarists Ricardo Peixoto and Julio Lemos join forces to explore classic sambas, choros, bossa novas, as well as some original compositions.

FEATURING:
Ricardo Peixoto – guitar
Julio Lemos – guitar

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Originally from Rio de Janeiro, guitarist, composer, and arranger Ricardo Peixoto came to the Bay Area by way of a scholarship to Boston’s Berklee College of Music. He has performed throughout the U.S., Europe, Canada, Japan, and Brazil with artists such as Claudia Villela, the Berkeley Choro Ensemble, Flora Purim and Airto, Paul McCandless, Bud Shank, Dom Um Romão, Sivuca, Toots Thielemans, Dori Caymmi, Guinga, Arturo Sandoval, and Terra Sul among others. His 2019 release, Scary Beautiful, received a DownBeat Editor’s Pick.
Julio Lemos is professor of music at the Federal University of Goias, Brazil, where he received a master’s degree in guitar. He is now working on his PhD at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and at SF State. Lemos has performed in Brazil and throughout South America, Europe, the U.S., and China. His group Brasil in Trio released records in 2014 and 2019. The latter, Brasil in Trio interpreta Jarbas Cavendish, features Carlos Malta, Jarbas Cavendish, and Arismar do Espirito Santo. Lemos’ 2016 DVD includes guests Marco Pereira and Gabriel Grossi, and in 2019, he also released a CD of original compositions.

EVENT DETAILS

Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
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Pezhham Akhavass & Navid Kandelousi: Persian Classical Duet(TWO SHOWS)
2020-02-08 17:00 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
This collaboration between two world-class musicians from Iran brings their lifetime experience in music and art through their heart and friendship. Pezhham Akhavass and Navid Kandelousi will create moments and flow of traditional, folk, and modern Persian music rooted in radif—a collection of Iranian melodies in the modal system—and poetry based on circle rhythmic patterns.

FEATURING:
Pezhham Akhavass – tombak, daf
Navid Kandelousi – kamancheh, violin

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Pezhham Akhavass is a world-class percussionist and modern-day virtuoso of Persian percussive instruments tombak and daf. His studies in youth music theory and tombak began at the age of five, and with the support of his father, he studied tombak with Naser Farhang Far and Saeid Roudbary. Akhavass worked professionally in his 20s with the renowned Persian vocalist Shahram Nazeri from 2000-2007. He has since recorded and performed with many master world-class musicians such as Hossein Alizadeh, Aliakbar Moradi, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. In addition to tombak and daf, Akhavass is knowledgeable about Persian instruments setar, tambour, and oud, and has studied Indian tabla under the guidance of Ostad Zakir Hussain. Currently residing in San Francisco, he works on different productions and projects, teaches private lessons, and gives lectures and demonstrations in Persian music and performances.
Navid Kandelousi began studying music on the violin at the age of six. He studied Western classical music in Italy (Verdi Conservatory) and Moscow. Since 1999, he has performed as a soloist in the Iranian National Orchestra and has been invited as an international violinist in many symphonies around Europe. Kandelousi has played the main violin repertoire of Paganini, Beethoven, Sibelius, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky. A winner of several violin competitions and music awards in Iran, he has also performed in numerous concerts at Carnegie Hall (New York City) as the first violin with GateWay Symphony, Kennedy Center with maestro Yo-Yo Ma, as well as Walt Disney Concert Hall.

EVENT DETAILS

Time: (First Show) 4:30pm doors, 5:00-6:30pm show / (Second Show) 7:00pm doors, 7:30-10:00pm show
Admission: (Online) $25-30 / (Door) $30 general, $25 student & senior with valid ID
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Fula Brothers: West African Grooves & Global Guitar
2020-02-07 19:30 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Fula Brothers are a high-spirited meeting of veteran performers from West Africa and America, each with a history of innovation and collaboration with some of the beloved musicians of these cultures. Together they weave West African hunter’s harp, fingerstyle guitar, drums, vocals, and a bounty of improvisation into an ecstatic groove-based dialogue which the heart, and the feet, cannot resist.

FEATURING:
Mamadou Sidibe – kamale ngoni (hunter’s harp)
Walter Strauss – guitar

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Master kamale ngoni player Mamadou Sidibe is from the Wassoulou Region of Mali, West Africa. Twenty-five years ago, Sidibe played a groundbreaking role in the transformation of this region’s music from its origins in hunters’ sacred melodies–played on six-string donso ngoni (hunter’s harps)–to a music of philosophical observations, politics, and daily life. Sidibe has won several awards for songwriting including the Billboard World Music Award and the John Lennon Songwriting competition.
Fingerstyle guitarist Walter Strauss’ multi-layered style draws on American roots, jazz, classical, and cultural guitar traditions, but what makes his playing utterly distinctive is how it is informed by other global stringed instruments. He has delved deep into the harp traditions of West Africa, integrating elements of their richly layered styles and rhythmic sensibilities with his own and rendering traditional pieces on the guitar.
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EVENT DETAILS

Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
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February 1st MAPP: MAKE LOVE NOT WAR / Haz el amor y no la guerra
2020-02-01 16:33 - 22:00 | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Launched in 2003, the Mission Arts & Performance Project (MAPP) is a homegrown bi-monthly, multidisciplinary, intercultural happening 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.

RPAH PROGRAM

Time
Performance/Event
Description
Artists

4:33-5:00pm
“Art by Mara Hernandez”
Visual Art Opening Reception
Mara Hernandez

5:00-6:00pm
Explore the Intersections of Visual Art and Poetry
Workshop & Demonstration by Mara Hernandez
Mara Hernandez

7:03-7:07pm
Adrian Arias
MC/Curator/Visual Poet in Movement
Adrian Arias

7:07-7:37pm
The Genie
Looping Guitar Innovator
The Genie (guitar)

7:49-8:19pm
Genie Santiago
Spiritual & Sensual Voice, R&B & Hip Hop from Boston
Genie Santiago (vocals), Stephanie Houten (guitar, vocals), Anais Azul (cajon, vocals)

8:33-9:03pm
Anais Azul Trio
New Medicine Music
Niko Umar-Durr (violin), Sam Marston (piano), Anaís Azul (vocals, ukulele)

9:19- 9:59pm
LoCura
Visual Poet in Movement
Luna Fuentes–Vaccaro (drum set), Danny Cao (trumpet), Bob Sanders (guitar), Joaquín Zamudio (bass), Kata Miletich (vocals)

ABOUT THE PROJECTS & ARTISTS

The workshop will begin with a presentation outlining the historical and conceptual basis for visual poetry and introducing exemplars of “vispo” works. Participants will be invited to play with words and create a community “Dream Catcher Poem”. Each participant will create a feather poem; which will be assembled into a dream catcher, weaving together the visual narratives that emerge. An array of tools and materials will be provided, including but not limited to stencils, and other writing instruments, such as pens, pencils, markers.
Poets, visual artists, and general public are encouraged to participate.
Mara Patricia Hernandez is a Mexican visual poet, digital artist, and designer; who creates multifaceted visual poetry. In her work, she combines both digital and traditional techniques, her attention to the form of a letter or the shaping of a word places language and text at the tactile and metaphoric center of her work. Much of her visual poetry has been published and exhibited around the world. She currently lives and works in the Bay Area. Learn more: Website

ABOUT THE GUEST CURATOR:
Adrian Arian is a poet, visual artist, performer, art teacher and South American cultural activist based in the Bay Area for two decades. His poetry and visual art have won awards and local and international recognition. His work has been presented at the Young Museum, San Marcos Museum, Poetic Nights of Struga, Macedonia, Benamil Residence in Spain, Venice Biennale, Latin American Biennial of Lima, etc. Creator of the multidisciplinary event Illusion Show, and the Poem of the Day. Learn more: Website | instagram | facebook.
(Adrian Arias will have solo moments in between performers)

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Spanish Guitar by Genie is an electro-acoustic project by San Francisco looping innovator The Genie. It consists primarily of finger-style Spanish guitar interpolations of modern artists such as Radiohead, Bjork, Portishead, Sade, etc. blended with his unique live-looping style. Integrating aspects of jazz and flamenco to his guitar covers, he brings forth sultry interpretations of inspiring songs from iconic artists.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Described as spiritual and sensual, Genie Santiago is a Boston based singer, poet and visual artist. Her art draws from her experience growing up in poverty as a Queer Latina. Genie is unafraid to empower others to overcome trauma, decolonize the mind, promote sexual freedom, and stray from the ideals of self-hatred that society places upon us. She can be found blessing many stages performing originals from her EP, “Know Your Worth”, and her newest single, “Spirit Party”.

FEATURING:
Genie Santiago – lead vocals
Stephanie Houten – acoustic guitar and supporting vocals
Anais Azul – cajon and supporting vocals

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Peruvian first generation immigrant Anaís Azul (they/them) is a Bay Area based singer-songwriter, composer, and teaching artist. Described as “stunningly honest and vulnerable,” their artistry engages with music as a tool for community building, cross-genre collaboration, and collective healing. Anaís writes music that is in conversation with jazz harmony, classical melodies, and Latin American singer-songwriter traditions. Their songs are bilingual (Spanish and English) and primarily about mental health and queer love. Learn More: Website

FEATURING:
Niko Umar-Durr – violin
Sam Marston – piano
Anaís Azul – vocals and ukulele

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
For the past 13 years, Oakland-based band LoCura has crafted their own distinct musical identity Califas Canto, a remix of rhythms and vocal expressions from Spain to California. With the cajón drum as the pulse, LoCura weaves a tapestry of migratory beats together with lyrical poetry evoking the cultural kaleidoscope of their hometown Oakland. Their themes draw on cultural resilience, immigrants rights & border issues and making another world possible. Ana Tijoux meets Manu Chao with a touch of Lhasa.

FEATURING:
Luna Fuentes-Vaccaro – drum set
Danny Cao – trumpet
Bob Sanders – guitar
Joaquín Zamudio – bass
Kata Miletich – vocals

EVENT DETAILS

Time: 4:33pm Visual Art Opening Reception / 5:00pm Visual Art Workshop / 7:00pm Performances
Admission: Free (donations welcome)
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