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Be sure to check out the link to our 40th Anniversary Season on the Events page.  We have some great artists lined up, and we are very excited!  Also, don’t miss the VAC annual picnic with burnable art.  There will be free food, and entertainment by 2wice as Good.

The Valdez Arts Council is proud to bring world class artists to our small town, and we couldn’t do it without the help of the Western Arts Federation.  WESTAF is committed to the development and preservation of the arts.  We can thank them for the fabulous Te Vaka show and outreach, and also look forward [...]

The Community Christmas Progam is Sunday, Dec. 11 at 4 PM.  Right now we are looking for Christmas themed acts, so if you have a talent to share turn in the Registration form. Community Christmas Program Performer Information and Registration

“…forceful rhythms, inspired melodies… stereotype-smashing glimpse into the true soul of the South Seas…” Wired, USA Just one of many quotes about the critically acclaimed Te Vaka.  See them at the Civic Center, Friday, October 28 @ 8 PM.  Learn more about Te Vaka.

Friday, September 23, 2011 at 7:00 pm is the Arts Council Fundraiser Cruise with Eric Bibb.  Those of you who have seen Eric Bibb perform know that it is not a show to miss.  Tickets are $60, and space is limited, so don’t wait!  Tickets are being sold at Rogue’s Garden and Nani’s Hair Design [...]

Calder Quartet visits the snowy little town of Valdez on March 10th.  Not sure what the program will look like, but these guys have a big repertoire.  Collaborating with indie rock groups like Vampire Weekend, recently releasing new works by American minimalist composer Terry Riley, and of course, the classics like Mozart.  Should be fun. [...]

Celtic music for Valentines.  Solas arrives and is sure to please.  If you check their website and youtube, you’ll see these guys and gals have talent.  Come on out tap your feet to the great Celtic sound.  See you there!

Calder Quartet comes to comes Valdez March 10th.  Check it out at:  

Solas February 14th @ 7PM.  From the Solas Website, “Since its birth in 1996, Solas has been loudly proclaimed as the most popular, influential, and exciting Celtic band to ever emerge from the United States. Even before the release of its first Shanachie CD, the Boston Herald trumpeted the quartet as “the first truly great Irish [...]

Big Fat Buddha has just been added for January 22nd.  We decided to try a rock-n-roll sort of event and do something in the civic center ballroom.  It’s our mission to provide a variety of events, and this time, we went electric so to speak.  These guys put on a great act and have been [...]