Host of the PBS travel show "Daytripper" Chet Garner will be in Friendswood in April as part of the "Our Downtown is Your Downtown" lecture series.

The visit is sponsored by the Friends of Downtown Friendswood Association. Garner will speak on the revitalization of Texas towns at 7 p.m. April 5 at Hope Village, 15403 Hope Village Road. Tickets are free and are available through the association website, www.fdfa.org.

Garner's show, which airs on KUHT and other PBS stations, features trips around the state of Texas and encourages visitors to get to know their state.

“Chet delivers a very entertaining and inspirational talk on the importance of small towns across our great state,” FDFA President Brett Banfield said. “We invite the Friendswood community to meet and hear the Daytripper and see what revitalization is all about.”