The Levitt AMP Berea Music Series, presented by First Friday Berea, is fostering an inclusive creative economy in a small Appalachian town with abolitionist roots.

 

Since 2017, the Levitt AMP Berea Music Series has infused new life and energy into the city’s Old Town Artisan Village district. With close to 16,000 residents and home to Berea College, one of the country’s oldest racially integrated liberal arts colleges, Berea has seen the positive impact of the Levitt AMP Music Series, cultivating engaging and insightful conversations between locals and college students, creating a more unified community. Presented by First Friday Berea, the series celebrates the town’s abolitionist roots, creating an inclusive, family-friendly destination while enlivening the Berea City Park Expansion. The 2023 series continues to fuel Old Town’s economic recovery and realization as a welcoming hub for art, food and community gatherings.

Presented by First Friday Berea, a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring radical hope, encouraging camaraderie and building an enlivened community in Berea, Kentucky, in partnership with the Mountain Association.

 

 

Location

Berea City Park Expansion

Website

Visit

Season

August 1-August 31, 2023

Launched

2017

Series/Booking Inquiries

First Friday Berea
firstfridayberea@gmail.com
(423) 794-8632

 

 

Robinella

AUGUST 1 AT 4PM

Appalachian soul-inspired vocalist combining jazz, R&B, and folk

Magnolia Boulevard

AUGUST 4 AT 6:30PM

Rock band delivering soul-stirring vocals and blues-soaked guitar

Dark Moon Hollow

AUGUST 5 AT 6:30PM

High energy bluegrass outfit steeped in honky tonk influences

Black Sea Beat Society

AUGUST 11 AT 6:30PM

Brass dance party band bringing Balkan and Turkish folk tunes

The Afrophysicists

AUGUST 12 AT 6:30PM

Louisville ensemble presenting lively Afro-pop, Latin, and samba

Larry & Joe

AUGUST 18 AT 6:30PM

Genre-defying duo mixing Venezuelan and Appalachian folk sounds

Desmond Jones

AUGUST 19 AT 6:30PM

Melodic rock group delivering funky bass lines and groovy drum beats

Hot Brown Smackdown

AUGUST 26 AT 6:30PM

Energetic Louisville ensemble delivering mesmerizing newgrass fusions

Sistah Lala

AUGUST 25 AT 6:30PM

Jazz songstress bringing a soul blues flavor to the African American spirituals tradition

TAE & the Neighborly

AUGUST 31 AT 6PM

Pop-rock Wisconsin group unites their diverse talents for a captivating sound