Omaha Summer Concert “Music at Miller Park” Returns For a Third Season

By: Xitlally Velasco

In partnership with Nelson Mandela Elementary School and the Minne Lusa and Miller Park Neighborhood Associations, Omaha Performing Arts announced the headlining artists for Music at Miller Park, a community-sponsored outdoor summer concert series.

All concerts are free, and no ticket is required. You’re welcome to bring blankets, chairs, sunscreen, bug spray, food, drinks (including beer and wine, but no hard liquor) and leashed pets. Shows will go on rain or shine.

Concerts will be held at the Miller Park Pavilion on the evenings of June 10, July 8 and Aug. 12, 2023.

Main performances:

Dreion: Saturday, June 10, 6:30-9 p.m.

An Omaha native, Dreion’s music combines gospel, soul, funk and R&B. Over his career as a singer and songwriter, he has opened for and collaborated with iconic artists such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Musiq Soulchild, Lalah Hathaway, Bootsy Collins and J. Ivy. Dreion grew up in foster care, is an activist for reform, and works with many national foster care organizations to bring about change. In 2020, original music from Dreion’s debut EP “I AM LIFE '' was featured in the film “Foster Boy" produced by Shaquille O’Neal to shed light on the challenges foster youth face daily.

Enjoli & Timeless: Saturday, July 8, 6:30-9 p.m.

Known by fans as "The Voice of the City," Enjoli quickly rose to recognition after the release of her album, Set the Mood, in 2013. In 2017, Enjoli formed her R&B/Soul band, Timeless. Enjoli & Timeless have opened for artists including Pleasure P, Juvenile, Angela Winbush and CeCe Peniston. The band also toured with the legendary rap artist Twista.

Héctor Anchondo Band: Saturday, Aug. 12, 6:30-9 p.m.

The final concert of the summer for Music at Miller Park will feature the famed Héctor Anchondo Band. Winner of the 2020 International Blues Challenge, Héctor’s smooth, smoky voice, the audacious groove of the melodies and the lyrical guitar mastery weaves stories of a life lived for the love of music. The Héctor Anchondo Band was most recently honored as “Artist of the Year” at the 2022 Omaha Entertainment Awards.

Xitlally Velasco is a University of Nebraska at Omaha journalism student with a concentration in public relations and advertising and a minor in Psychology. Velasco is the Digital Content Curator at Lozafina Marketing and Public Relations. Send your tips and story ideas to office@lozafina.com