Magical Moonshine Theatre is a award winning, international touring puppet theatre, founded in 1979, with performances live in eight languages in eighteen countries throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America. Michael studied puppetry with Jim Henson at the International Institute of Puppetry in France, and both Valerie and Michael are Artists in Residence, integrating core subjects with performing/visual arts at Salvador Arts Magnet Elementary School using Leonard Bernstein's Artful Learning framework.

The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) offers over 50 artistic classes for adults and children/youth. Classes include visual arts, dance, music, drama, literary arts, media arts, multidisciplinary arts, and special workshops. MCCLA also hosts the Multicultural Arts Summer (MAS) youth program during the summer for young people ages 7 to 13. The MCCLA has a gallery with year-round exhibitions, multicultural events, and is home to Mission Graficia, a studio for screen printing, etching, and relief printmaking.