Thursdays Rock at Discovery Green presented by Capital One Bank 

Try out your gaming skills at Thursdays Rock at Discovery Green – EXTREME Wii! presented by Capital One Bank. The wildly popular Nintendo Wii is a much more than a game and Discovery Green will give Houston fans an opportunity to showcase their Wii talents on the big screen on Thursday nights, beginning March 5.

Discovery Green Conservancy and HPL Express organize the eight-week free competitions in Guitar Hero 3 Legends of Rock, Mario Kartz, SuperSmash Brothers Brawl and Wii Sports. Hot Hits 95.7 will be on hand entertaining the crowd as they sign up and register beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Discovery Green. The first hour will feature competitors under the age of 18. Weekly winners will earn a chance to compete against each other with prizes for highest score, costume/stage performance and People’s Choice.

Schedule:

March 5 and 12                   Guitar Hero 3 Legends of Rock

March 19 and 26                 Mario Kartz

April 2 and 9                        SuperSmash Brothers Brawl

April 16                                Wii Bowling

April 23                                Wii  World Tour

As the summer seasons warm up, Concerts on the Green return May 7 through June 25. The family friendly concerts kicks off with Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie, the Creole cowboy and Zydeco master. Full schedule available at Discovery Green Entertainment Series.

What:                     Thursdays Rock at Discovery Green and EXTREME Wii!

When:                    Thursdays – Registration 5:00  - 6:30 p.m. – Competition begins at dusk

Anheuser-Busch Stage and Fondren Performance Space

Where:                  Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney in Downtown Houston, across from the GRB

Admission:             Free and Open to the public

Contact:                 www.discoverygreen.com or call 713.400.7336.

About Discovery Green

Located in downtown Houston, Discovery Green is 12 acres of urban green space including one-acre lake, children’s playground area, interactive water features, multi-use amphitheater stage and sloping lawn, small and large dog runs, and two restaurants, the Grove and Lake House operated by Schiller Del Grande Restaurant Group. The park is free and open to the public.

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