Good morning. Welcome back.
8.44. Today you can celebrate
Cinco de Mayo at Miller Outdoor
Theater Hermann Park this
evening. You can enjoy a free
live concert featuring an 8
member ensemble that’s
preserving.
>> Mix tech culture. Since the
Seagull Davis managing director
at Miller, Outdoor Theater is
here to tell us more about this
special performance. It’s it is
going to be quite the Friday
It’s going to be a lot of fun
out there.
>> Hermann Park Miller, Outdoor
Theater. We love celebrating
Cinco de Mayo. It’s an
important holiday at the most
important to the Mexican state,
right? Not it’s like the second
most important holiday to them
celebrates the battle of Puebla
where the Mexican army.
Defeated the French. It’s just
wonderful one of those major
battles. But tonight we got
a group Positano Park, a stop.
They actually were supposed to
be here in
2020.
>> All right. So we’ve been
trying to get the river cents.
They’ve really this is a proof
that was founded. for Music
College College students at
the National Institute of
Music.
We’re not being taught the
music that they grew up with.
This music from So they set
about to rescue.
We’ve I interpret those songs
that they grew up with.
>> The from the Haka most
particularly the new stake people. So that’s what it’s
people. So that’s what it’s
about. It’s festive. It’s fun.
>> There’s Bridge rights
history, but it’s also music
that people are not necessarily
always familiar with. I love
that. A great way to celebrate
in more power
to them. Absolutely.
Absolutely. You know, so fun
watching them. We just showed
that clip as you are speaking.
And and you know, I I love I
personally love when you when
you have something in the new
interpret it and then you
shared with others actually is
the gift that keeps on giving
the gift that keeps on giving.
It brings the children who
might have never experienced
that. All of a sudden it’s
like.
I want to play and it’s played
on the original instrument
scene of the hop and
Instruments.
>> So it’s fabulous for us.
One of the things we love to do
it know it.
We share all the coaches have
absolutely people have a chance
to experience something that is
not their own.
When a very safe friendly,
welcoming environment.
>> With people who they may
have never met before by the
end of the evening. Everybody’s
laughing, right cheering.
They’re enjoying the same
thing. You know. So that’s
>> this is such a great race
and truly a fabulous experience
are are tickets still available
for you to still available?
>> And they’ll be available
till noon. And at 7 o’clock,
the box office will open and
people might not have gotten a
ticket before him will be able
to walk up to the window.
We usually have tickets there
and also people who get
tickets. But one reason other
cat come. So they turned their
seats back in. So don’t be
afraid to come on out. And of
course, if you want to set up
on the Hill now, tickets
necessary, bring your blankets,
bring your lawn chairs and all
your food out on your kids and
all your neighbors. And just
come enjoy one of Houston’s
best amenities. And I’ll tell
you, Larry, those lawns heats
are that to me that makes the
experience of sitting out there
on the Hill that absolutely
love that. Okay. So in addition
to this, Miller is marking a
huge milestone 101 years.
>> And actually May 12th next
Friday night is the actual
anniversary date. Miller Open
1923. on May.
The 12th and the original
theater was a concrete
bandshell very different from
the theater that people see
today. Very different kind of
programming, right? You know
what makes Miller specialist
up? He has been in Hermann Park
the
100 years welcoming yes,
citizens and visitors to
incredible performances.
Always free of charge to the
public and generational.
You know, grandparents who
might have enjoyed as a child
are now bringing their get
grandchildren. That’s exactly
right. That multi generations
people are smiling.
>> You know, you don’t come
out to lure to be sad, right?
That’s what a great place to
come when you are sad
because it they would have to.
I love it. I love 60 for more
information. Where can people
go? Miller, outdoor theater
dot com and that’s T H E A T
R E.
>> Dot com. All the information
about all performances, how to
get tickets and what the rules
and regs are. We want people
to come out and enjoy
everything that Miller has to
offer.
>> We love it and it’s going to
be a blast. We know we, of
course, will put all this
information on our website.
Click 2 Houston dot com as well
says he again. Thank you.
Thank you so much. Great to be
with you. Thank you. If you
want to learn more about the
holiday Cinco de Mayo and what
it means for Mexican American
culture to elaborate on what
says he just said head on over
to our website. Click 2 Houston