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With more than four million albums sold and nearly a dozen Top Ten hits to her credit, Terri Clark has emerged as a singular voice on the country music landscape. This seven-time, fan-voted Canadian Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year brings her solo acoustic show to the Vilar Performing Arts Center.
Born at a Senate staff Christmas party in 1981 and inspired by incumbent president and former actor Richard Nixon, a group of Senate staffers determined that if entertainers could become politicians, then politicians could become entertainers. Working under the motto “we put the MOCK in democracy,” with skits and satirical humor, spoofing all things political. The Capitol Steps are the VPAC audience favorites and return to Beaver Creek for more hilarity.
Freddie Mercury’s music is alive and well! In “One Night of Queen,” tribute band Gary Mullen and The Works recreate the singular sound of this great rock group. “One Night of Queen” plays renditions of the rock anthems that made Queen so successful: “We Will Rock You,” “We Are the Champions,” “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and more come to life on stage in Beaver Creek Wednesday, March 10 at 7:30pm.
“Jazz without compromise, invention without fear.” - New Zealand Herald
Chick Corea is creatively restless and an imaginative jazz artist. The 15-time Grammy winner is equally at home in acoustic and electric settings. The master pianist-keyboardist-bandleader-composer has revved up his lifelong prolific artistry a notch or two. He makes his anticipated return to the VPAC for a solo piano performance. Come to the Vilar in Beaver Creek Saturday, March 6 at 7:30pm.
The Grammy Award-winning Los Lonely Boys have made a niche on the American music scene. They call it Texican Rock n’ Roll, with elements of rock and roll, blues, soul, country and Tejano. The band is made up of three brothers, Henry (guitar, vocals), Jojo (bass guitar, vocals) and Ringo (drums, vocals). Their debut single “Heaven” was a Number One hit on the Billboard adult contemporary chart and reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2004. Rocker Alejandro Escovedo joins them and is critically acclaimed for creating rock music that places him “in a genre all his own.” They play the Vilar in Beaver Creek on Saturday, February 27 at 7:30pm.
The Russian National Orchestra amazed audiences in the 2007-08 Vilar Performing Arts Center season, accompanied by pianist Yuja Wang, sought-after as a soloist. In demand throughout the music world since its 1990 Moscow premiere, this is the first Russian orchestra to perform at the Vatican and in Israel. The RNO maintains an active international tour schedule, appearing frequently in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Soprano Renee Fleming is “the people’s diva,” singing on opera stages and concert halls. She is the first woman to headline the Metropolitan Opera opening night gala. She sang at the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and performed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. She performed at President Obama’s Inaugural Celebration and is a two-time Grammy Award-winner. The Vilar Performing Arts Center is pleased to present Renee Fleming on February 26 at 6:30pm.
Teatro Lirico d’Europa performs Verdi’s La Traviata and Strauss’s Die Fledermaus at peformances on Saturday, February 20 and Sunday, February 21. Both performances are at 6:30 pm. Verdi’s beloved opera La Traviata, or “the fallen woman,” was inspired by Alexandre Dumas’s La dame aux camelias, telling the tale of a conflicted courtesan, her devoted lover and his disapproving father. Die Fledermaus is a story of mistaken identities, physical humor and irony. Teatro Lirico d’Europa’s singing is lusty and whole-hearted. They provide wonderful evenings of opera.
The Seventh Annual Gala and Vail Valley Success Awards is a themed awards ceremony, dinner and dancing event. The new theme, “Candle Light Ball”, will set the stage for this lavish event, recognizing the winners and starts of the Vail Valley Success Awards. The Success Awards honor local businesses in six categories including Non-Profit of the Year, Vail Valley Salvation Army, to which a portion of the evening’s proceeds are donated. A silent auction will be held throughout the night with fantastic items. The success awards will be the main feature of the night with clips from all finalists. The awards ceremony will be followed by dancing. Bid today at www.vvp.cmarket.com and help support the Vail Valley Salvation Army!
Sample auction items include:
1. 5 day/4 night vacation to Cancun, Mexico (starting bid at $300)
2. Autographed Jimmie Heuga Sports Illustrated Cover and Frame (starting bid at $100)
3. Enclosed White Gold Mama Bear Necklace (starting bid at $165)
4. WILLIE NELSON Autographed 12 String Acoustic Guitar (starting bid at $671)
5. Lodging packages including Aspen, Las Vegas, Boulder, Vail, Beaver Creek and more
6. Many, many more Vail Valley restaurants, shops, activities and services!
Pepi’s Bar is a place to sing along or sit back and relax apres-ski. Rod Powell has been singing to adoring crowds for over 25 years, and he knows all the songs. Pepi’s is on Bridge Street just before the Covered Bridge when you come down the hill from skiing. Give it a try, and you’ll become a regular.
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