It was another beautiful night for Concerts in the Park in Portage la Prairie.

Flin Flon musician Maria Mango took to the stage with her guitar and performed for one of the smaller crowds out to Island Park in Portage, but she was still impressed with the venue and the crowd.

"This is a lovely, lovely park," says Mango. "The crowd was great and everyone was really friendly. This was my first time playing in Portage la Prairie."

The crowd was still loud after each song despite a small drop in numbers from the previous week. (Photo by Aaron Wilgosh)

Mango says he met a few people from Flin Flon while she was in town, one of which was Golden West's Ryan Simpson, and everyone was very welcoming.

"I believe these small grassroots concerts like this need to happen more often all over Manitoba," adds Mango. "Annette puts in a lot of work to make this happen and it's really paying off here."

You can check out Mango's work on her website. Next week is the final Concert in the Park and will feature Johnny Dietrich.