Media are invited.
Officials expect to break ground on the facility in about a year.
He has been a financial consultant with Merrill Lynch for 45 years, serving as vice president of the Private Client Group. Frech has a long history of involvement with the local arts community. In 1998, Frech was given the Life of Service Award by the Harbor Playhouse and a commemorative award for 25 years of service as president of the Corpus Christi Community Concerts. For more than two decades, he has served as master of ceremonies, earning accolades for his quick wit and comedic manner. Also last year, talk show host and actress Opra Winfrey honored Frech and Merrill Lynch for their Habitat for Humanity efforts during her Angel Network Dinner in Chicago.