DAPHNE, Ala. — The Daphne Civic Complex sets the stage for six free concerts to take place this weekend at the plaza.

There’ll be rock on Friday, rhythm and blues on Saturday and jazz on Sunday. Rock performances by Best Left Unsaid and Hamelin will take place at 6 and 7:30 p.m., respectively; R&B artists Flite Time, as well as Luther Kent and Trick Bag will play at 6 and 7:30 p.m.; and The Jazz Guardians and The Joe Occhipinti Band will round things out at 6 and 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s final performance will include dancers, which organizers hope will help inspire the crowd to bust some of their own moves, Megan Matrone, the city’s recreation programs coordinator, said in an e-mail.

Throughout the event, several sponsors will set up shop including Huntingdon College, Dorsett Productions Unlimited, Microtel Inn and Suites, Workshops Etc! and Wilmer Children’s Home, she said.

This is the city’s second annual three-day music festival. Previous events featured musical performances on one evening called Jazz in the Plaza, she said.

Another change from past years is the exclusion of the T-shirt art competition — and of T-shirts all together.

“The main idea behind the art was to be able to sell T-shirts with the art displayed.

T-shirts sales did not go over very well last year, and it ended up costing us rather than helping us,” Matrone said.

The recreation department tries to spend their events budget in the most beneficial way, she said.

“We decided to use the resources of in-house promotional design and use money that would have gone towards the art and T-shirt to bring in a high quality band line-up,” she said.

Art decisions for coming years have not been made, though being frugal with the city’s money is important, Matrone said.

“I think that when you are working with a budget that is bringing a free event to the community, it is important to re-evaluate what went well in the past and what did not and then prioritize,” she said. “When it comes to the events the city produces for the public, it is important that every dollar spent is spent wisely and for the greatest enjoyment of the community.”

Last year’s event was still a hit; it brought six bands and drew 1,500 people throughout the three days, she said.

“I think that live music is the easiest way to bring the community together,” she said. “Nothing is better than spending an evening outside listening to great music.

Adding food options is a plus.

Vendors on Friday and Saturday will include Greek Island, Nanny’s Old Fashion Lemonade and Chick-Fil-A.

For more information on Music Under the Stars, call the Daphne Recreation Department at 621-3703.