Events

Original Jazz, Sultry Blues, and Chamber Sounds Where Charles Mingus meets Doris Day, resident artists Camille Mai, Nahuel Bronzini, and Schuyler Karr kick off their first West Coast tour as […]

The Poppy is especially honored to welcome the Villalobos Brothers, as their hopeful lyrics invite an optimism that seamlessly aligns with the Poppy's mission as a socially conscious art space […]

"Best Band" by SF Bay Guardian Best of the Bay The band got their name one fateful summer night in the alleyway beside City Lights Bookstore in North Beach. The […]

This MAPP will present #wheredoyoubelong, a OutLook Theater Project investigation in collaboration with 14 Black Poppies.  OutLook Theater Project and 14 Black Poppies present their first interactive, multi-disciplinary performance showcase as part […]

South Indian Classical Music Meets Jazz  Praised for their emotional energy and musicianship, VidyA has been featured at venues such as SFJazz, San Jose Jazz, Yoshi's, Asian American Film Festival, […]

Spontaneous Improvisational Tunes  In 1999, The Supplicants recorded their debut album, previously un-rehearsed, at a loft apartment in the Fillmore District of San Francisco, and have since focused on bringing […]

Hip Hop and Classical Genres Collide Red Poppy group-artist-in-residence Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN) has been turning heads in the Bay Area Music scene with their innovative collision of classical and […]

An Evening With Four Latin American Poets The Red Poppy Art House is delighted to bring you an evening of poetry from Roger Santivañez, José Antonio Galloso, Arturo Dávila and […]

An Evening of Chilean Folklore and Song Natalia Contesse is a singer/songwriter who works in the tradition of Chilean “cantoras” - women who tell stories through song. Natalia weaves a […]

New Music for the Traveler's Café Inspired by musical traditions from around the world, the pickPocket ensemble inhabits a country all their own. Original, fresh and engaging, the pickPocket ensemble creates contemporary chamber café music that moves […]

A Night of Cuban Rhythm & Dancing Evoking feelings of romantic Havana nights, Los Boleros produces an electric, distinctly Cuban rhythm. Together, they play a range of musical styles including […]

New Innovations for the Accordion The Rob Reich Quintet features the original music of multi-instrumentalist and composer, Rob Reich. Considered by many to be a virtuoso of the accordion, Reich […]

The Red Poppy Art House cordially invites you to Praise for the Poppies: Benefit and staff celebration on Saturday, August 23 at 6:00 p.m. The event is all ages, Doors […]

Harmonious Jazz Collaboration Kathy Kosins and Adam Shulman bring to the Poppy a musical conversation between voice, piano, and visual art, presenting material from Kosins’ 5 internationally acclaimed CD’s, including […]

Creole, Swing & Soul Unite Tiffany Austin, current artist resident at the Red Poppy, will perform her Creole Music Project, mixing swing, blues, soul and hip-hop. Performing in French Creole […]

Lavay Smith promises to re-imagine the 1920s by performing her favorite pieces within the songbook of classic jazz artist; Sarah Vaughan. Lavay Smith is the vocalist and bandleader of the […]

La Salsa Cubana: Film Screening, Q&A, Dance Lesson & Dance Party The Red Poppy's interdisciplinary film series, Red Reels, presents a screening of the exuberant dance documentary, La Salsa Cubana. […]

The Fresh Sound of Blended Folk & Rumba Flamenco Entertaining audiences since 1999, David’s music combines Latin folk and rumba flamenco rhythms with a hint of middle eastern melodies, creating […]

A HOT NIGHT IN OLD HAVANA Bringing their own blend of traditional sounds to The Red Poppy Art House, Tito y Su Son de Cuba will take you back to […]

7-Piece Neo-Folk Revival Orchestra Patchy Sanders is a 7-piece folk orchestra which goes beyond categorization. Some have hesitantly distinguished their sound as alternative, noir-grass, or perhaps neo-folk. Either way, this […]

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, guitarist Gonzalo Bergara arrived in the States in 2000, and rapidly became one of the lead figures in the style of guitarist Django Reinhardt, Gypsy […]

Different Roots from a Single Tree Led by long-time Poppy performer Darren Johnston, this all-star cast of musicians has come together to produce wide-ranging music including raucous violins and exciting […]

Intimate Songs from a Lagos Sojourn The Red Poppy Art House is very excited to announce a special two-night, four show engagement with critically-acclaimed vocalist and songwriter Somi.  These two […]

Intimate Songs from a Lagos Sojourn The Red Poppy Art House is very excited to announce a special two-night, four show engagement with critically-acclaimed vocalist and songwriter Somi.  These two […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]