The Red Poppy Art House PresentsThe First Annual Cross Pollination People & Performance Festival September 24th-28th, 2014Curated by lu-Hui Chua, Todd Thomas Brown, and Melody Wang This September, the Red Poppy Art House is producing a new festival aimed at bringing together artists and audiences from different communities and artistic disciplines. It's all about creating a […]

Featuring the current resident artists of the Red Poppy Art House! Ensemble Mik Nawooj Tiffany Austin The View from Bernal Hill Family Art Activities: 1pm-4pm Red Poppy Resident Artist Performance Night: 7pm-10pm 7:00PM: Vocalist Tiffany Austin - Creole and Jazz 8:00PM: Live music by The View from Bernal Hill 9:00PM: Live chamber hip-hop with EMN - Ensemble Mik […]

Originally from Rio de Janeiro but currently based in the Bay Area, guitarist/composer Ricardo Peixoto is among the top representatives of Brazilian guitar in the US today. He deeply explores the melodic and compositional structures of his country's rich traditions, and strong Brazilian influences can be heard in both his original works as well as […]

"His compositions...move against the current, by retracing the arc from West to East ...not for a departure from Iranian form nor the emulation of Western genres, but arrival at the point where binaries and boundaries bleed and blend until they dissolve completely.” - Frontline, PBS.org Fared Shafinury is an artist that best represents the hyphenated-generation of Iranian-Americans […]

Alex Conde is an internationally renowned pianist and Spanish native who has a versatile background stemming from classical, jazz, and Spanish religious folklore. Beginning his career in Boston as a composer, Conde released his first album entitled, "Jazz and Claps", which included guest artists from around the world, and received considerable praise. Now residing in […]

Featuring the Hothouse Transplants Writing Group! The Lit Crawl was created by San Francisco’s Litquake Literary Festival in 2004 with a simple concept: transform a bar crawl into a fast-paced mob scene of literary mayhem. Lit Crawl takes over a neighborhood, adding pop-up events to every conceivable venue - bars, cafes, bookstores, galleries, clothing boutiques, furniture showrooms, parking lots, laundromats, […]

GPS stands for a title that is malleable and varied, much like the group's frontman. David James visits the Poppy with a musical background of playing in settings ranging from ambient/noise (Thessalonians) to Hip-Hop (The Coup, Spearhead). His music is as diverse as the range of places he has performed. For this special night, David […]

Wil Blades and Scott Amendola first became a duo when Scott had the vision of performing Duke Ellington's "Far East Suite" with Wil on his Hammond B3. Originally written for big band, translating the suite for a duo was quite a daunting task. With Wil's extensive knowledge of the Hammond organ and Scott's desire to […]

'TARIMBA' is believed to be the African root word of 'tarima', which is the most important instrument and symbol of the Son Jarocho tradition of Veracruz, Mexico. TARIMBA is a band comprised of local Bay Area musicians who have embraced the traditional genre of Son Jarocho music from southern Veracruz, Mexico. The members of TARIMBA […]

This Sunday's celebration will open at 1pm with a rumba by well-renowned Bay Area rumberos, hosted by Afro-Cuban percussionist Miguelito Leon. This rumba serves as both a celebration of life and to express resistance to oppression and cultural violence. An open jam continues from thereafter, featuring local members of Taraf de Locos and La Familia […]

The Red Poppy Art House is pleased to present a double bill featuring Sang Matiz and Gringa for a night of Latin and Afro-inspired Brazilian music that will transport you to the shores of Rio. "Afro-Rumba Funk and Brazilian-Flavored Pop" Sang Matiz has developed a mix of Afro-Brazilian/Peruvian rhythms fused with funk and R&B. Comprised […]

Endangered Species is an exciting new collaboration of friends, featuring Oakland-based accordionist, pianist and composer Rob Reich, New York-based reedman Tom Abbott and trombonist, vocalist and composer Emily Asher. This ensemble brings together an unusual alliance of accordion, bass saxophone and trombone to explore, compose and improvise. At the intersection of American popular song, early […]

Taught by Todd Thomas Brown, assisted by Mia Paschal 6 week course: Mondays, November 10th - December 15th A half-hour for first-timers... 6:30pm-7:00pm: The basic of basics - introduction to weight-shift and maintaining axis in the embrace (if you have never taken a tango class, you should make sure to arrive for this segment) Regular class begins.... […]

Hailed by Rolling Stone as “one of the year’s very best albums,” Gabriel Kahane’s major label debut, The Ambassador, is a meditation on the underbelly of Los Angeles seen through the lens of ten street addresses: one song per address. Named for the demolished hotel that housed early Academy Awards ceremonies and where Bobby Kennedy was assassinated, The Ambassador is […]

Taught by Todd Thomas Brown, assisted by Mia Paschal 6 week course: Mondays, November 10th - December 15th A half-hour for first-timers... 6:30pm-7:00pm: The basic of basics - introduction to weight-shift and maintaining axis in the embrace (if you have never taken a tango class, you should make sure to arrive for this segment) Regular class begins.... […]

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this performance has been cancelled. Please check back for an update!

Ganesh Vasudeva and Srinivas Pisharath join to present an evening of captivating Bharatnatyam dance and Carnatic singing. Along with violin and percussion, they will be performing these classical forms of Indian dance and music through lyrically enchanting romantic ballads called Padams and Javalis. The theme of these compositions is always Shringara, or Love, in its […]

The Bernal Hill Players is an adventurous chamber music ensemble from San Francisco whose diverse repertoire includes European classics, Latin American discoveries, and newly-commissioned pieces from both North and South America. Their program includes North American works by Katrina Wreede, Libby Larsen, and Beth Custer, and Latin American works by Silvestre Revueltas, Carlos Guastavino, Eduardo […]

Taught by Todd Thomas Brown, assisted by Mia Paschal 6 week course: Mondays, November 10th - December 15th A half-hour for first-timers... 6:30pm-7:00pm: The basic of basics - introduction to weight-shift and maintaining axis in the embrace (if you have never taken a tango class, you should make sure to arrive for this segment) Regular class begins.... […]

Featuring the Americano Social Club, accordionist Rob Reich, and chanteuse Anna Laura Quinn. We invite you to join us for a night of fun and laughter, friends new and old, drinks and of course some beautiful music! The Americano Social Club, led by Michael Zisman, will present "music for la dolce vita:" romantic and eclectic songs […]

The Red Poppy Art House is excited to warm you up with two hot dance sets of original tunes and unique arrangements of Latin Caribbean classics by La Mixta Criolla . “La Mixta Criolla is a home grown stew flavored with Puerto Rican melaza and Bay Area salsa picante. This magical Music will heal your […]

Taught by Todd Thomas Brown, assisted by Mia Paschal 6 week course: Mondays, November 10th - December 15th A half-hour for first-timers... 6:30pm-7:00pm: The basic of basics - introduction to weight-shift and maintaining axis in the embrace (if you have never taken a tango class, you should make sure to arrive for this segment) Regular class begins.... […]

Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight's performance with The Beth Custer Ensemble is cancelled.  The Beth Custer Ensemble is a veritable crème de la crème of Bay Area musicians and has been delighting audiences for fifteen years from across the US to abroad. On this night the ensemble will perform music from their vast repertoire and new tunes […]

For the Dec 6th MAPP, the Red Poppy Art House presents a moving international space of convergence, for a series of multidisciplinary performances featuring five artists from the Poppy’s new Resident Artist Cohort, along with special guests Alejandro y Maria Laura, on tour from Peru (and who recently headlined at the 33rd Encuentro del Canto Popular). We […]