¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! presents Mariachi Ángeles de Pepe Martinez, Jr. in performances featuring Pepe Jr., with 25 years as a leading member of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán. He brings experience, professionalism and leadership to his new 11-member group based in Los Angeles.

They will perform at Isla Vista School at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20; at Guadalupe City Hall at 4 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21; and at the Marjorie Luke Theatre, Santa Barbara Jr. High at 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22. For more details, visit www.facebook.com/vivaelartesb.
 
Inspired by the gift of music introduced to him at a young age by his father Don Pepe, Pepe Jr. has performed and taught for more than 30 years. Pepe Jr. is committed to making sure the next generation of mariachi musicians receive the highest quality and most authentic instruction possible.

Mariachi Ángeles de Pepe Martinez, Jr. is purposefully composed of musicians from a younger generation to teach them to carry on the mariachi tradition. Mariachi educator Mark Fogelquist dubbed Pepe Jr. “the Mozart of mariachi music.”
 
Following are the free workshop and concerts:

Workshop: Thursday, Sept. 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Franklin Elementary School, 1111 E Mason St., Santa Barbara.
Concert: Friday, Sept. 20, 7-8 p.m., Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Road, Goleta.
Concert: Saturday, Sept. 21, 4-5 p.m. and 7-8 p.m., Guadalupe City Hall, 918 Obispo St, Guadalupe.
Concert: Sunday, Sept. 22, 4-5 p.m. and 7-8 p.m., Marjorie Luke Theatre, Santa Barbara Junior High, 721 E. Cota St, Santa Barbara.

— Lyndsay Cooke for UCSB Arts & Lectures.