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Levitt 2024

Thank you for joining us!

We were thrilled to welcome you to the 2024 Levitt National Convening, which took place Thursday, January 25 through Saturday, January 27, 2024. Bringing together our Levitt family from across the country, we shared, learned, and were inspired by our collective commitment to build community through music and foster more equitable, thriving, and healthy communities.

The Levitt National Convening featured two full days of speakers, panels, and sessions for a robust exchange of ideas and insights, plus exciting social events designed to explore the city through food and culture. We concluded our gathering with a festive Saturday evening celebration with dinner, dancing, and live entertainment!

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Relive our favorite moments:
2023 Levitt National Convening

Bringing together 150+ people from across the Levitt network, the 2023 Levitt National Convening was a joyful gathering, inspiring exchange of ideas and celebration of collective impact. While Southern California sunshine was in short supply given the historic rainfall, the Levitt network’s spirit of collaboration and community-mindedness shone through brightly.

Read more about last year on our blog!

Schedule-at-a-Glance

Click on each day of the week to view the schedule-at-a-glance. For session descriptions and event details, please visit the Schedule page.

Thu Fri Sat

Thursday, January 25, 2024

2:00 pm

Pre-Convening Cultural Walking Tours

Various LA Neighborhoods

6:00 pm

Newcomers Reception

Metropolitan | Hotel Indigo

6:30 pm

Official Convening Kickoff | AMP + VIBE Reception

18 Social | Hotel Indigo

Official Convening Kickoff | FOL Reception

Globe | Hotel Indigo

7:30 pm

Convening Welcome Reception

Metropolitan | Hotel Indigo

Friday, January 26, 2024

8:00 am

Sound Bath (Optional)

Hollander | Hotel Indigo

Luna

8:30 am

Breakfast

Metropolitan | Hotel Indigo

9:30 am

Welcome

Orpheum | Hotel Indigo

Liz Levitt Hirsch

9:45 am

Reimagining Our Collective Future

Orpheum | Hotel Indigo

Sharon Yazowski

10:30 am

BREAK

Hotel Indigo

11:00 am

Levitt Network Panels

Levitt Panel | Bridging Diversity: The Art of Cross-Cultural Collaboration in Cultural Programming

Globe | Hotel Indigo

Maddy Olsen

Angela Peña

Dana Sonnenberg

Letatia Teykl

Kimberly James

Levitt Panel | Structuring Sponsorships for Success and Impact

Orpheum | Hotel Indigo

Sadie Ash

Nancy Halverson

Talicia Richardson

Victoria Bridenstine

Levitt Panel | Unexpected Partnerships To Advance Shared Priorities

Belasco | Hotel Indigo

Valerie Horn

Doe Kpaw So Paw

Meg Rego

Michelle Truett

Vanessa Silberman

12:00 pm

LUNCH

Metropolitan | Hotel Indigo

12:30 pm

Sound Bath (Optional)

Hollander | Hotel Indigo

Luna

1:00 pm

BREAK

Hotel Indigo

1:30 pm

Affinity Peer Group Breakouts

Hotel Indigo

Friends of Levitt Affinity Group

Levitt AMP + Levitt VIBE Affinity Group

3:00 pm

BREAK

Metropolitan | Hotel Indigo

3:30 pm

Plenary | Putting the “Be” in Belonging

Orpheum | Hotel Indigo

Kimberly Serrano

4:30 pm

Performance + Conversation | Kyshona

Orpheum | Hotel Indigo

Kyshona

5:00 pm

Closing

Orpheum | Hotel Indigo

6:30 pm

Group Dine-Arounds

Various Locations

Saturday, January 27, 2024

7:30 am

Sound Bath (Optional)

Hollander | Hotel Indigo

Luna

8:00 am

Breakfast

Metropolitan | Hotel Indigo

9:00 am

Collective Musicmaking

Orpheum | Hotel Indigo

Kira Willey

9:30 am

Plenary | Unleashing Your Civic Superpower through Creative Placemaking

Orpheum | Hotel Indigo

Eric Liu

10:30 am

Break

Hotel Indigo

11:00 am

Levitt Network Panels

Levitt Panel | Harmonic Healing: How Levitt AMP Communities Rebuild in the Wake of Natural Disasters

Belasco | Hotel Indigo

Lydia Chatmon

Valerie Horn

Becky Lind

Amber Withers, Ph.D

Levitt Panel | Inventive Individual Donor Programs to Deepen Engagement (And Support Your Bottom Line!)

Globe | Hotel Indigo

Meghan McNamara

Lisa Wagner

Sharon Yazowski

Levitt Panel | Strategic Collaboration: How Partnerships Amplify Outreach

Orpheum | Hotel Indigo

Allegra Padilla

Allie Thut

Christi Walden

Victoria Bridenstine

12:00 pm

Lunch

Metropolitan | Hotel Indigo

12:30 pm

Sound Bath (Optional)

Hollander | Hotel Indigo

Luna

1:00 pm

BREAK

Hotel Indigo

1:30 pm

Affinity Peer Group Breakouts

Hotel Indigo

Friends of Levitt Affinity Group

Levitt AMP + Levitt VIBE Affinity Group

3:00 pm

Break

Metropolitan | Hotel Indigo

3:30 pm

Artist Presentation | Larry & Joe

Orpheum | Hotel Indigo

Larry & Joe

4:00 pm

Closing

Orpheum | Hotel Indigo

6:00 pm

Celebration Dinner

Conga Room