While President Trump is crafting the new version of his immigration ban on seven Muslim majority countries, Iranian musicians Pezhham Akhavass and Shahin Shahbazi demonstrated what the ancient culture has to offer Friday night at the Red Poppy Art House in the Mission. The ban has affected the musicians directly. Akhavass’ sister, a painter, was recently accepted by universities in...
It is impossible to quantify the exchanges and relationships that have formed in the spaces that artist Todd Brown has created and curated in the Mission for nearly two decades. He’s been heavily involved in the Mission Arts & Performance Project, known as MAPP, which started in 2003 when Brown saw a need to connect local artists living within blocks from...
The Mission’s housing crisis was on center stage at the Red Poppy Art House on Saturday evening, and that stage had a hole in it. All afternoon and evening, artists convened around, peeked out of and disappeared into the small hole in the art house floor. They explained it symbolized the Mission’s present being built over its past, at the expense...
"All of these years," he says, "my question has been - 'How can a place be an arts center and still exist, without becoming an arts organization?'" En Español
First published Dec. 20 at 6 a.m. Consider the story of Mary and Joseph: a young couple with minimal rental history and a meager carpenter income move to a new city to find that an influx of new tenants make for an insanely competitive rental market. Finding no vacancies, and with a baby on the way, they instead make due...
A traditional Christmas procession celebrated throughout Latin America, Las Posadas re-enacts Joseph and Mary’s quest to find housing and their facing repeated rejections from Grinch-like landlords. Sound familiar? At a community celebration tonight of Las Posadas organized by the Red Poppy Art House, expect a candlelit procession along 24th Street, free food at various venues, traditional Mexican carols and a smattering of art performances about...
It only takes two to tango, but the Red Poppy Art House promises much more tonight. MamaCoatl will provide vocals along with guest singer Claudio Santome, while Damián Núñez handles piano duties during an evening that promises to explore “the song book of the classic ranchero and the timeless tango themes that make up our sentimental common ground.” Billed as...
It’s time for a new Mission Arts and Performances Project (MAPP). To help you plan for your night out, performers and locations are listed below. Organized by a neighborhood group of artists who meet at the Red Poppy Art House, MAPP takes place the first Saturday every other month and usually include 15 venues including garages, cafés, studios, gardens, and...
Anastasia Van Wingerden released her debut album, “Pacific,” in August 2012. She is originally from Carpinteria, Calif., and has been living in San Francisco for five years. Van Wingerden usually plays with her band, the Sunkeepers. For more information, visit her website here.
Raul Vargas and Vinicio Peñate, musicians formerly with La Malamaña, started Makrù about three years ago, along with Javier Monge, Bob Sanders and Izzy Weiser; the new member of the band is Martina Castro. Their music is a mixture of Spanish rumbas, reggae, ska, cumbia and more. They will play at Red Poppy tonight, August 26.
