Grand 1894 Opera House Presents Robert Irvine Live! This April

The Grand 1894 Opera House presents Robert Irvine LIVE! in a "No Recipe, No Script, No Holds Barred" afternoon on Sunday, April 17, 2016 4pm. Tickets may be purchased at The Grand's Box Office, 2020 Postoffice Street, by calling 409.765.1894, 800l21.1894 or online at www.thegrand.com.

Robert Irvine LIVE! is the final, delicious course in a full weekend of events when Chef Irvine takes the stage at The Grand 1894 Opera House on Sunday afternoon. As the acclaimed chef and Food Network star, Chef Irvine brings his signature culinary style to this high-energy theatre experience in an all new multi-media and multi-sensory event featuring never before seen interviews, cooking challenges, Q&A and a whole heaping of audience participation! Robert has no knowledge of the culinary challenges he is about to receive, and he'll need your help to conquer them. It's like nothing you've ever seen on stage before. You choose the challenges; he does the impossible. Following his show, guests will have the opportunity to meet Chef Irvine in Edna's Room at The Grand. A limited number of tickets are available for a pre-performance seminar with the Chef. Call the box office for more details. The Grand's performance is sponsored in part by the Galveston Island Food & Wine Festival.

The Grand has partnered with Hotel Galvez & Spa® - A Wyndham Grand® Hotel - and Yaga's Entertainment to offer an All-Access Weekend with Chef Robert Irvine during the seventh annual Galveston Island Food & Wine Festival, April 14 - 17. The weekend package- available Saturday, April 16 through Monday, April 18 - includes two nights' hotel accommodations - Saturday and Sunday - at The Hotel Galvez , hotel valet parking, two tickets to Saturday's Grand Tasting at the Galveston Island Food & Wine Festival, Sunday brunch for two at the Hotel Galvez, two tickets to see Robert Irvine LIVE! at The Grand 1894 Opera House on Sunday and breakfast for two on Monday at the Hotel Galvez.

Saturday's Grand Tasting - the highlight of the Galveston Island Food & Wine Festival - features a sampling of more than 100 wines and specialty foods from local restaurateurs and culminates with a live cooking demonstration and book signing by celebrity chef Robert Irvine. On Sunday, the weekend continues as Executive Chef Lance Fegen of Houston's Liberty Kitchen & Oyster Bar presents a distinct menu at the Hotel Galvez' legendary Champagne Brunch.

For ticket prices and more information, call The Grand's box office at 409.765.1894, 800.821.1894, or visit The Grand's web site at www.thegrand.com. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Grand 1894 Opera House is located at 2020 Postoffice Street in Galveston's historic downtown Cultural Arts District and is recognized as "The Official Opera House of the State of Texas." All major credit cards accepted.