Miller Outdoor Theatre
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Search complete. 16 mentions across 9 episodes found for "Miller Outdoor Theatre".
Oct 15, 2026
Brittany AlstonHOST
Oh, yeah.
Trevor BoffoneGUEST
Or, like, I have a thing I'm doing at Miller Outdoor Theatre.
Trevor BoffoneGUEST
I was supposed to do it, like, two weeks ago, but every day I've planned, it's, like, gloomy and not good weather, so I keep having to postpone it.
Trevor BoffoneGUEST
Um, so that's important.
Sean PendergastHOST
'Cause it was like 10 minutes, and I'll tell you, I'll tell you a funny story.
Sean PendergastHOST
The, the, the, the thing that I remember most about that is I was at Miller Outdoor Theater where the draft party was that night.
Landry LockerHOST
I was there, yeah.
Sean PendergastHOST
And when they were getting ready to draft C.J. Stroud, I had gotten a push notification that C.J. Stroud was up to minus 6,000 to get drafted with the next pick, so I'm like, all right, we know what's coming up here.
Claudia de VascoGUEST
Oh, I have so many.
Claudia de VascoGUEST
I'm also the executive director of Miller Outdoor Theater, where the work there is access free, radical access to the arts.
Claudia de VascoGUEST
What's really You know, at Hue Arts, what we were really trying to do this past year, as we were working together and bringing folks from the sector together, is to identify what makes Houston special and to start telling that story better.
Claudia de VascoGUEST
Because the truth is, as we all know, and it has earned its place as a city with just these amazing arts institutions, and somehow there are still folks within our town and even statewide and nationally that don't quite see us that way.
Claudia de VascoGUEST
Oh, that is a really big question.
Claudia de VascoGUEST
I believe public funding for the arts is at the core.
Claudia de VascoGUEST
The reason that Houston is such a strong arts and culture city is because of the funding that the city helps support through Houston Arts Alliance, through the grants that they give to organizations like Miller Outdoor Theater, but it's impossible without that public funding.
Claudia de VascoGUEST
This is just the way our sector is set up.
Claudia de VascoGUEST
I have so many.
Claudia de VascoGUEST
I'm also the executive director of Miller Outdoor Theater, where the work there is access, free, radical access to the arts.
Claudia de VascoGUEST
What's really... you know at hue arts what we were really trying to do this past year as we were working together and bringing folks from the sector together is to identify what makes houston special and to start telling that story better because the truth is as we all know and it has earned its place as a city with just these amazing arts institutions and somehow there are still folks within our town and even statewide and nationally that don't quite see us that way So part of that is not only telling the story of what amazing arts and institutions we have both through the institutions, but also the arts and culture that's created in folks' backyards when they hire a mariachi for a birthday, but also in our continuous work to create this free and radical access, which is at the heart of a lot of our institutions, including Hobby Center.
Tessa BarreraHOST
And Joel, you have played a huge role here at the Hobby Center, and you say there's real momentum as we head into these next years for our area culturally.
Claudia de VascoGUEST
Oh, that is a really big question.
Claudia de VascoGUEST
I believe public funding for the arts is at the core.
Claudia de VascoGUEST
The reason that Houston is such a strong arts and culture city is because of the funding that the city helps support through Houston Arts Alliance, through the grants that they give to organizations like Miller Outdoor Theater.
Claudia de VascoGUEST
But it's impossible without that public funding.
Michael AtkinsonHOST
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Michael AtkinsonHOST
So then if you want to take advantage of tomorrow and make the most of your Saturday, especially with this weather, the 37th annual Accordion Kings and Queens concert will be happening at the Miller Outdoor Theater.
Michael AtkinsonHOST
It's been going on there since 1989.
Michael AtkinsonHOST
This event spotlights the accordion's powerful role in Texas cultural communities and the many styles it brings to the stage.
Michael AtkinsonHOST
It will start at 7 o'clock, and the best part is it's free.
Tessa BarreraHOST
That's right.
Tessa BarreraHOST
Okay, I love Miller Outdoor Theater.
Tessa BarreraHOST
I also love the accordion.
SamHOST
[laughs]
RoulaHOST
Well, we were sledding down Miller Outdoor Theater with garbage lids-
SamHOST
Right
RoulaHOST
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Catherine AlcornGUEST
I will never forget it, you know.
Catherine AlcornGUEST
Where else did I play? We played New York City, Houston, Texas, at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Houston, Texas, a 16,000 seat amphitheatre.
Catherine AlcornGUEST
San Diego and LA.
Connor MullerHOST
Wow.
CaitlinHOST
What do you mean?
EricaHOST
[laughs] 47th annual Chicano Festival at Miller Outdoor Theatre, Thursday through Saturday.
EricaHOST
It is free.
EricaHOST
The three-day series brings headliners Marco Osorio on Friday, and Little Joe Y La Familia on Saturday.
Daniel BustamanteGUEST
They didn't want us there.
Daniel BustamanteGUEST
The Miller Theater in the 1970s was the venue for the fine arts.
Daniel BustamanteGUEST
And the city folk told me that it was the venue for the fine arts.
Daniel BustamanteGUEST
And that inspired me to pursue theater.
Daniel BustamanteGUEST
It is.
Daniel BustamanteGUEST
So in 1977, I had a concert at Moody Park on Easter Sunday, and the park department told me that I couldn't have any more events because they didn't have the facilities.
Daniel BustamanteGUEST
And I asked them why not, and that's when I started trying to get into Miller Theater.
Daniel BustamanteGUEST
And then an incident happened in my life.