UPCOMING CONCERTS AND PERFORMANCES
Unless otherwise noted, doors open for all performances 30 minutes in advance.Seating is open, though we can usually reserve seats for those with mobility issues if advised when the reservation is made. We ask that you reserve seats for all programs in advance if possible – this allows us to contact you if a performer is ill or there is some other scheduling problem.
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Album release: The Aidan Sears Quartet
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 7:30 PM
Aidan Sears is a saxophone phenomenon who has toured internationally with the current version of the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
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Thoughtful Feast Dinner with David Slay at Fête Bistro
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 6:30 PM
The Thoughtful Feast dining events return with a dinner at Fête Bistro in Manhattan Beach. Chef David Slay will use produce from his farm to curate a dinner that reflects his culinary journey through life. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to support Collage.
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"Excavations: traces beneath surface” by Nida Amin.
FIRST THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 6-9:30 pm
"Excavations: traces beneath surface” is a solo exhibition by Nida Amin of charcoal and pencil drawings exploring memory, change, and the traces left behind through making and unmaking.
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Candi Sosa sings Cuban Classics and Latin Jazz
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 7:30 PM
Candi Sosa returns to Collage to present a program of Boleros, Tangos, Cuban Son, Classical melodies and Jazz standards. She will sing in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, joined by violinist James Keene, bassist Julian Lampert, and Pianist Joe Rotondi. These four virtuosos will share the stage for the first time, and the result will be spectacular!
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Nida Amin Closing Reception & Free Drawing Class
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 4-7 PM
For the closing of the show of Nida Amin’s beautiful and challenging pencil drawings, we will have a reception that will include an artist interview and a short drawing workshop at which Nida will teach basic drawing techniques. You’ll have a new appreciation for her work after you hear about her inspirations and try your own hand at creating with a pencil and paper.
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Transcendental Bluegrass with Ettore Buzzini & Faultliner
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 7:30 PM
We don’t often schedule events on Mondays, but we’ll do it to host the first West Coast performance by banjo phenomenon Ettore Buzzini. His fresh take on bluegrass draws from romantic classical music and rock, and has won him awards and gigs with Del McCoury and Leftover Salmon. Come hear an 18-year old born in an Italian-speaking area of Switzerland who has something to add to American music.
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Turkish Music with Voice of Anatolia
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 7:30 PM
Turkish music comes in many styles and modes, from traditional folk tunes and the formal music of the Ottoman court to pieces that reflect Greece, the Balkans, and the Arab world. Voice of Anatolia will play their way through pieces that range from ancient to modern, from meditative to rousing. Come out for a taste of Turkish culture and the sounds of a complex and varied society.
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Musical Conversations with Pablo Calogero
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 7:30 PM
A virtuoso performer and composer whose career spans genres brings his new band to Collage for an exciting collaboration with top musicians. Pablo has been touring internationally since 1982, and his bandmates at this show are all celebrated jazz composers and musicians in their own right.
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Oddball Country with The Doohickeys and Special Guest Jordan Bush.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 4 PM
The Doohickeys offer a delirious, smart take on country music, laced with delicious wit and sarcasm but delivered with pure harmonies and down-home charm. The duo of Haley Spence Brown and Jack Hackett have played venues from the Ryman in Nashville to Hollywood’s Troubadour, and we’re delighted to bring them to San Pedro. Opening will be slide guitar and multi-instrumentalist Jordan Bush
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A Love Supreme Electric plays Coltrane & Sharrock
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 7:30 PM
A Love Supreme was recorded on December 9th, and what better way to commemorate John Coltrane’s 100th birthday than a new interpretation of that masterpiece? A Love Supreme Electric imagines what might have happened if Coltrane had lived a few more years into the amplified age. The band will play the whole album plus surprising covers by Sonny Sharrock and others.
Collage is an arts venue in San Pedro that opened in July 2021.
The mission of COLLAGE is to serve both the local and broader community with programs that are adventurous yet accessible. This is done by taking an expansive view of art that can include the visual, performative, culinary, and literary world, and making culture inclusive to consider ethnicity, affinity, ability, and emerging ways people are brought together. COLLAGE builds relationships with artistic and cultural communities and provides a space where they may come together to teach, learn, and entertain.