Valley Performing Arts Center

Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan
Longstanding Mexican group Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan was formed in 1898 in the town of Tecalitlan by Gaspar Vargas, Manuel Mendoza, and by two violinists. In December of 1934, the group traveled to the capital of Mexico to be present at the induction ceremony of President Lazaro Cardenas, and acted as the city's official Mariachi band....

Irish Chamber Orchestra
From its beginnings in Dublin in the early 1970s the Irish Chamber Orchestra set itself high artistic standards, working with musicians such as James Galway and Bernadette Greavy, and under the artistic directorship of conductor André Prieur....

David Sedaris
David Sedaris is a best-selling author, playwright, commentator, and National Public Radio humorist. Sedaris was born on December 26, 1957. His first collection of short stories, entitled Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays, was published by Bay Back Books in 1994....

The Oak Ridge Boys
One of the longest-running groups in country music, the Oak Ridge Boys started life as a gospel quartet before gradually modernizing their style and moving into secular country-pop. Yet even at the height of their popularity in the late '70s and early '80s -- when they were big enough to cross over to the pop charts -- their sound always remained deeply rooted in country gospel harmony....

Chita Rivera
Born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero in Washington, D.C., Chita Rivera is best known as a multi-talented Broadway performer. She first appeared on-stage in the 1950s and has specialized in musicals....