Free Family-Friendly Fun Offered This Week At Cedar Park 'Concerts In The Park'

CEDAR PARK, TX — Looking for a free event to take the kids to before they head back to school? If the kiddos are fans of country music with a splash of southern rock, you might consider the next Concerts in the Park performance scheduled on Wednesday.

The Mike Daniels Band is the next musical act scheduled for the summer series. The band will entertain the crowd from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Sculpture Garden, 1435 Main St.

Those planning to attend are urged to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets and pick a viewing spot from among the ample park expanse. Bear in mind that food won't be available on site, so you might think of packing a picnic meal and bring along an ice chest. Also — and this cannot be stressed enough — glass containers are prohibited.

Follow those simple guidelines, and be ensure an evening of music-filled fun for the entire family.

According to information found on their website, Mike Daniels Band members describe their collective as "...a great mixture of personalities, talents and musical preferences. We play a wide variety of music ranging from upbeat Country/Country Rock to Southern Rock/Blues."

The band enjoys prolific bookings, "...from small backyard parties to large festivals," band members write. The Mike Daniels band features covers from iconic bands as well as some of their original compositions. Band members aren't shy about straying from their country roots to cover songs by popular artists outside their musical core, but without abandoning the distinct twang of the country genre. Here's their enthralling cover of "Purple Rain" by the late artist Prince:

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