WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 7 PM

Catch a groove as we play through jazz standards and free jams for two hours of creative improvisation. We have a piano and drum kit, and a house guitar and bass, and welcome all sorts of instruments. The jam will be led by Grant Hungerford, a trumpet player who studied at Juilliard and the Manhattan School of Music and has performed with the LA Philharmonic. Grant was professor of Trumpet at UC Santa Barbara and is also a private teacher, and he knows how to work with students at all levels.  

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2 PM

Join Taeri Schiffman and Katie Blanchard of Popoki House every Third Sunday of the month from 2 PM to 4 PM for our revamped Ukulele Jam.  Sign up in advance to get a list of tunes to be played and  the sheet music. There will be time for solo tunes if there is a favorite you would like to share.  All skill levels welcome!

MONDAYS, JANUARY 5, 12, 19 AND 26, 6 PM

Interested in developing skills that will help you be successful in live theater or in front of a camera? Award-winning actor William August works with a small class to develop your talent. This is one of a series of workshops with friendly, supportive coaching that can lead to casting in productions great and small.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 7 PM

Love making music with your drums, and looking for a session that’s about finding that groove and embellishing it? Professional musician and drummer Jon Poli anchors this evening that includes a little music education and a lot of playing along. Bring your congas, bongos, bodhran, darbuka, or whatever - we have a few to loan, but you may have to share those. We’ll have our kit set up and ready for an evening of percussion magic.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 1PM

The Songmakers organization is an outgrowth of a songwriter’s circle that formed in LA in 1953, and they’ve been hosting “Songmaker’s Hoots” ever since. We had one at Collage in October and it was a delightful afternoon of songs and music, and we’re happy to have them back. Bring your guitar or other instrument and join the circle - original or traditional pieces are welcome. Come enjoy an old tradition that is renewed at every circle - it’s free, but please RSVP so we’ll know you’re coming

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 7 PM

Sea shanties have been sung in San Pedro since the days when square-riggers were the main form of transportation here, and old sea songs and new ring out at Collage on the second Wednesday of every month. Join leaders Steve Saunders and Chris Halsted for an evening of nautical merriment, and engage with the community that loves this music. 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 7:30 PM

LPS is a local poetry society keeping poetry vibrant and accessible. Each 75-minute event features 20 randomly drawn readers sharing one poem—creating a lively, democratic celebration of language and community. Join us & share a poem! (It doesn’t have to be your own.) Raffle ticket included - your chance to win a book!

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 7:30 PM

Austin-based Scott Strickland’s music is based in Americana but channels the lyrical honesty of Tracy Chapman and the soulful resonance of Seal. His songs grapple with chaos and faith, and are delivered with just his acoustic guitar and a voice infused with grit and grace. Strickland is playing his first Los Angeles shows as part of his Winter 2026 tour, and will take you along on his sonic road trip of the American Southwest.  

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 7:30 PM

Join us for an evening with two of Southern California’s finest internationally-touring solo artists, Shane Alexander and Shawn Jones. Each of these accomplished storyteller - musicians will perform their own captivating sets, and also perform a few songs together.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 7:30 PM

The acoustic guitar has been a popular instrument for hundreds of years, and The South Bay Guitar Quartet is interested in all of them. Moises, Zach, Victor, and Alfredo met in a music program at Cal State Dominguez, and bonded over a love of the instrument. They’ll play music from the baroque period to the present day in this show, exhibiting precision and passion in their performance. 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2 PM

What was it like to enjoy a conversation with Lewis Carroll, Edgar Alan Poe, and A.A. Milne? Dr. Bradley Bobbs presents an afternoon with these three characters in full costumes, bringing literary scholarship and whimsy to his portrayals of some of the greatest authors of the nineteenth century. Spend an afternoon in another century with three creative eccentrics brought to life!   

SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 3 PM

The Pennyroyal Players have attracted a following for their musical and theatrical explorations of American history and culture, and Piecin’ It Together may be their most ambitious. They blend original and traditional music in this song cycle of the settlement of the American West, which is illustrated with handmade quilts. The songs, stories, costumes, and visuals depict the hardships and joys of those who ventured West in the wagon train era, and this show is not to be missed. 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 6 PM

Looking for a place to break out that guitar, fiddle, mandolin, or banjo and celebrate American music? Join the circle at Collage for an evening of music and song that celebrates traditions including Appalachian, old-time, country blues, and acoustic folk. Rebecca Lynn will lead the session, which will finish with a jam on a classic.  Sign up to get a list of some tunes that will be played during the evening, or drop in! 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 7:30 PM

The Jakob Heinemann Quartet draws from a diversity of influences, including Klezmer and Ethio-Jazz, expanding outward into new and unpredictable terrain. Fellow creative improvisers in cellist Grace Dashnaw, drummer Greg Miles Lewis, and altoist Ivan Cunningham round out the group. The unique instrumentation provides versatility, spanning the precisely orchestrated textures of chamber music to freewheeling collective improvisation.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 4 PM

 In the two months before the plane crash that took his life at the age of 22, Buddy Holly wrote some of his most beautiful and introspective songs, which he captured in a demo tape recorded in his apartment. Renowned performer J.P. McDermott takes a deep dive into these songs and explores where they came from, how Buddy’s recent move to Greenwich Village affected the young man from Texas, and where those songs might have taken him had he not boarded that plane.