CULLOWHEE – Guitar virtuoso Frank Vignola will perform Friday, Feb. 15, at Western Carolina University.

“An Evening with Frank Vignola,” part of WCU’s 2012-13 Galaxy of Stars Series, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Tickets for the concert are $20 for adults, $15 for WCU faculty and staff, and $5 for students and children.

Prior to his performance, Vignola will conduct a master guitar class at 3 p.m. in the Bardo Arts Center. The class is free and open to the public.

Vignola has collaborated with Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, Wynton Marsalis, the Boston Pops and the New York Pops, among many others. Recognized professionally as one of the best in the music business, the versatile Vignola is skilled in styles from gypsy and jazz to ...