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 to Juno award winning guitarist Robert Michaels in March. If you would like to learn more about WESTAF please visit their website. http://www.westaf.org/
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
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 Salon. There will be delicious desserts, appetizers, and a cash only bar.
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. See you there.
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 band to arise from America,” and the Irish Echo ranked Solas among the “most exciting bands anywhere in the world.” Since then, the praise has only grown louder. The Philadelphia Inquirersaid they make “mind-blowing Irish folk music, maybe the world’s best.”The New York Times praised their “unbridled vitality“, the Washington Postdubbed them one of the “world’s finest Celtic-folk ensembles” and the Austin American-Statesman called them “the standard by which contemporary Celtic groups are judged.”
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 moving and shaking around Anchorage. Opening act is Valdez’s own Halluce -a-moose. Cash bar and fun awaits. Show is open to all ages.
Plans for our annual X-Mas show are proceeding well. The list of performers has been finalized and we’re just working out the kinks and last minute details. Right now we could still use a hand with more baked goods. The show should be great and we hope to see you there. Plan an hour and-a-half, two hours max. Please contact us to get involved.
Thanks and happy holidays from the Valdez Art’s council!
Valdez Arts Council
P.O. Box 31
Valdez, AK 99696
Telephone: (907) 835-2786
Email: vac@cvinternet.net
