Arpex performs Feb. 4-6 in Santa Barbara

Arpex photo courtesy of ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara!

¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! will present free concerts by Arpex, Conjunto de Arpa Grande de Michoacan, at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4 at Isla Vista School; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Theater Royal in Guadalupe and 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6 at the Marjorie Luke Theatre in Santa Barbara.

Arpex performs music of Tierra Caliente, the western region of this Mexican state, played on violin, vihuela and harp.

Doors open one-half hour before the start of the show.

For more information, call the Guadalupe Cultural Arts & Education Center at 805.343.2939, The Marjorie Luke Theatre at 805.884.4087, ext. 7 or the Isla Vista School 805.893.4979. Also visit www.myspace.com/vivaelartedesantabarbara or http://www.facebook.com/vivaelarte?sk=wall