Emmy Award-winning writer and comedian, Greg Fitzsimmons, will perform 6 and 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6.

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The Vista Center for the Arts, 15660 N. Parkview Place, will feature  stand-up comedian Greg Fitzsimmons Friday, Nov. 6, and Cirque Kalabanté: Afrique en Cirque Saturday, Nov. 7.

Part of the Surprise Arts, the city of Surprise invites residents and visitors to performances at The Vista Center for the Arts, which brings professional touring artists to the community for live music, comedy, dance and special events throughout the year.

Upcoming events:

Emmy Award-winning writer and comedian Greg Fitzsimmons will perform 6 and 8 p.m. Nov. 6, sharing his observations, personal stories and conversational style.

A frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show and The Joe Rogan Experience, Fitzsimmons also appeared on The Tonight Show, Conan and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He built a career across television, radio and podcasting, including writing and producing for The Ellen DeGeneres Show and hosting FitzDog Radio. The performances will be in the Playhouse at The Vista Center for the Arts.

Cirque Kalabanté: Afrique en Cirque will perform 4 p.m. Nov. 7, at The Vista Main Theater. Inspired by daily life in Guinea, West Africa, the production combines acrobatics, African dance and live drumming with gravity-defying feats, human pyramids and dynamic choreography set to Afro-jazz, percussion and kora.

Afrique en Cirque was created by Yamoussa Bangoura, a multidisciplinary artist of Guinean origin and founder of Kalabanté Productions. Bangoura created the company to share African arts through circus, dance and music, and the company now performs for audiences worldwide.

Tickets: SurpriseArts.com.