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LOVE Stories: Call & Response, Curated by Mi’Jan Celie – 11th Annual Lit Crawl SF

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Five writers with fresh work and crazy talent will read on the topic of evolving love. The stories will range from the funny, surreal, soul-crushing and redeeming aspects of loving people, language, culture, community and self. About Lit Crawl: The 11th annual Lit Crawl will span over three hours in the Mission District's Valencia Street corridor, featuring […]

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Flying Under the Radar Presents LOAN at the Red Poppy Art House

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Flying Under the Radar and the Red Poppy Art House join together to present an evening of poetry and live music featuring LOAN. LOAN, founded by poet Tongo Eisen-Martin and guitarist Peck the Town Crier, is a collective of artists that integrates new generation black avant-garde poetry with virtuosic musical exploration. LOAN gives musical shape to the longing […]

$10 – $20

Altar para mi barrio: Art, Poetry, Food & Live Music for Day of the Dead

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Día de los Muertos is an extraordinarily auspicious time for the Mission community, and the Red Poppy Art House is humbled to participate in the annual celebration that honors the ancestral memory of the departed. We invite all of our community to join us on Sunday, November 1 and Monday, November 2 for a weekend of […]

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Shades of Love: Padams & Javalis

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

In this concert, Ganesh Vasudeva and Snigdha Venkatramani showcase a selection of poems from South India through Bharatanatyam, a form of Indian classical dance that originated in the temples of Tamil Nadu. These male-oriented and heroine-based poems are taken up to portray myriad shades of love. Featuring: Ganesh Vasudeva - abhinaya (miming) Snigdha Venkatramani - […]

$15

LOAN: Revolutionary Poetry & Music ft. Tongo Eisen-Martin & Peck the Town Crier

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Music, poetry, and history converge powerfully in LOAN, a collective of artists integrating new-generation, African-American avant-garde poetry and jazz-influenced musical exploration. The quartet, founded by poet Tongo Eisen-Martin and guitarist Peck the Town Crier, aims to give musical shape to the longing for revolution by way of word and chord. Featuring: Tongo Eisen-Martin – poet […]

$10 – $20

RPAH Speaker Series: Community-Engaged Arts Presenting ft. Regina Y. Evans

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Anti-trafficking activist Regina Y. Evans headlines the Poppy's November professional development session with a performance and discussion on fighting sex trafficking in the Bay Area. The second-generation Oakland native will perform excerpts of her 52 Letters, a theater piece that looks at the fight against trafficking through the lens of slavery. The play, which won […]

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Brian Andres and the Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel ft. Sandra Garcia Rivera: Latin Jazz Meets Spoken Word

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Nuyorican poet/cultural worker Sandra Garcia Rivera joins the Grammy-winning musicians and educators of Brian Andres’ Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel for a special performance of original compositions and exciting arrangements of Cuban, Puerto Rican, Mexican, and U.S. classics. Featuring: Brian Andres - drum set Javier Cabanillas - congas Aaron Germain - bass Christian Tumalan - piano Sandra […]

$10 – $15

Avotcja & Modúpue: Jazz, Latin Jazz, and Blues with Poetry

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Acclaimed Bay Area poet/playwright/percussionist/radio host Avotcja (pronounced “ah-va-cha”) returns to the Red Poppy with her quartet, whose name means “gratitude” in Yoruba. Expect a set of jazz, blues, Afro-Cuban polyrhythms, and powerful poetry. Featuring: Avotcja - poetry, percussion Jon Jang - piano Sandi Poindexter - violin Francis Wong - saxophone, flute “Heshima” Mark Williams - […]

$15 – $20

Naina & Salma: In Search of Eternal Love

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Performance artist Naina Shastri and visual artist Salma Arastu collaborate on a show that uses Indian classical dance, poetry, video projection, and live music to connect 13th-century Persian mystic Mevlana Rumi and 16th-century Indian saint Meera Bai, who both spoke of finding salvation in love. Featuring: Naina Shastri - dance Salma Arastu - Rumi poetry […]

$10 – $20

Three Poets and Their Music: LOAN, Contraband, and Fried Axolotl

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Music, poetry, history, and future converge powerfully when three poets–Tongo Eisen-Martin, Bonnie Kwong, and Josiah Luis Alderete–explore themes of immigration, migration, language, cultural identity, social justice, revolution, and love through collaborations with guitarists Peck the Town Crier, Oliver Mok, and Eli Carlton-Pearson. Featuring: LOAN (Tongo Eisen-Martin, poetry; Peck the Town Crier, guitar) Contraband (Bonnie Kwong, […]

$15 – $20

Four Poets and Their Music: Internationalist Poems & Music of Resistance

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Music, poetry, and future converge powerfully when Bonafide Rojas, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Bonnie Kwong, and Josiah Luis Alderete explore themes of imperialism, cultural identity, cultural resistance, love, and revolution through collaborations with guitarists Peck the Town Crier, Oliver Mok, and Eli Carlton-Pearson.   FEATURING: Bonafide Rojas - poetry, guitar Tongo Eisen-Martin - poetry Peck the Town […]

$15 – $20

SOLD OUT – “Neruda: The Poet’s Calling” Book Release Party – Celebrating 15 Years of Pablo at the Poppy

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Mark Eisner, one of the founding members of the Red Poppy Art House, is joined by friends to celebrate the publication of his new book, Neruda: The Poet's Calling. The evening features a reading from the author; poetry by Jennifer Barone, Cristina García, Ingrid Keir, William O’Daly, Carolina de Robertis, and Michael Warr; as well […]

$10 – $15

PC Muñoz: Album & Book Release

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Drummer/poet PC Muñoz returns to the Red Poppy to celebrate the release of his new album, Physical Science, and its companion chapbook, Inside Pocket of a Houndstooth Blazer. The night features two sets of originals and unusual re-inventions through jazz-informed improvisation, art-funk rhythms, electronic soundscapes, and lyrics that deal with America's darkest open secrets. Joining […]

$15 – $20

3 + 3: A Collaboration Between 3 Poets & 3 Musicians

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Three musician-poet pairs each perform a set—one new poem inspired by an original song, one new song inspired by an original poem, and one piece of pure collaboration.   FEATURING: Heather Bourbeau - poet Raman Osman - musician Maw Shein Win - poet Evan Karp - musician Nick Johnson - poet Arula - musician   […]

$15 – $20

Lara Solnicki ft. Jeremy Siskind: Poetic Art Songs

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Lara Solnicki makes her Red Poppy debut in a program featuring new music from her soon-to-be-released album, The One and the Other—a cinematic, creative music project produced by multi-award-winning Canadian musician and composer Jonathan Goldsmith. The concert also includes music from her sophomore release, Whose Shadow?, tunes from the Great American Songbook, as well as […]

$15 – $20

15th Annual Lit Crawl SF: Lighten Up / Squaw Valley

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, United States

One of the most anticipated literary nights of the year, San Francisco's Lit Crawl is a massive, one-night literary pub crawl throughout the city’s Mission District. Lit Crawl SF brings together 500+ authors and close to 10,000 fans for the world’s largest free pop-up literary event. Started in 2004, Lit Crawl cultivates a unique, resonant […]

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