Miller Outdoor Theatre

Since 1923, Miller Outdoor Theatre in Houston’s Hermann Park has been one of the area’s most beloved cultural treasures, a gathering place for the community and the site of thousands of memorable free performances.  

Labor Day weekend will be loaded with two free shows beginning Friday, Sept. 2, with Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Arooj Aftab at 8 p.m. Aftab’s hauntingly beautiful music, “an incandescent love letter to the light” (Pitchfork), has been rapturously praised across the globe and this evening will be a celebration of her gorgeous work.

Aftab is a Brooklyn-based Pakistani vocalist, music composer, and producer. She works in various musical styles and idioms including jazz, minimalism, and neo-Sufi. She is the first-ever Grammy Award-winning Pakistani female artist, winning Best World Music Performance for her song “Mohabbat” in April. She was Spotify’s March 2022 artist of the month and sings on and co-produced the hit Coke Studio song “Mehram.”

There’s something magical that happens when musicians gather to perform for the fun of it. You can experience that same magic as Mercury performs favorites including showpieces by Vivaldi, Elgar, Fritz Kreisler, George Gershwin and more Sat., Sept. 3, at 8 p.m.

The Mercury Chamber Orchestra, which was founded in 2000, has a mission to bring music to live and to people across Houston and beyond. Mercury continues to receive critical and audience acclaim for innovative and welcoming performances, while also impacting the lives of young musicians through award-winning music education programs.

Tickets can be downloaded online at milleroutdoortheatre.com. Miller Outdoor Theatre is located at 6000 Hermann Park Dr. in Houston. For more information, view the website or call (832) 487-7102.