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How Levitt Creates Stronger Communities
Are you curious how Levitt creates more equitable, thriving, and healthy communities through the power of free, live music? Read on! We’ve broken it down into three steps: Step 1: Creating Inclusive Gathering Places A Levitt venue presents free outdoor concerts in a public space, bringing together people of all ages and backgrounds. Acclaimed…
Levitt National Tour Artist La Santa Cecilia Comes Full Circle
Free Levitt Concerts Return Across the Country
The days are getting longer, the air is getting warmer, and all across the country communities are getting ready to present another exhilarating season of free music under the stars. This year, more than 650+ free Levitt concerts will be presented in 41 towns and cities—strengthening our social fabric, amplifying local pride, injecting joy into…
Celebrating 15 years of music, access, and community at Levitt LA
Posted OnNovember 2, 2022 byThis past fall, Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles (Levitt LA) wrapped up its 15th season of free outdoor concerts in MacArthur Park. Every year since the venue’s 2007 launch—with the exception of 2020, due to the pandemic—Levitt LA has filled the historic park with the sounds of summer, bringing together friends, families, and neighbors of all ages…
Spotlight on Main Streets: Fostering vibrant and welcoming historic downtown districts through the power of free, live music
Vibrant public spaces—places people of all backgrounds love—are essential to strong, connected communities. As a social impact funder, the Levitt Foundation partners with changemakers nationwide to create those destinations, leveraging the power of free, live music to amplify local pride, inject joy into underused public spaces, and foster more equitable, healthy and thriving communities. The…
Honoring RAMPD this Disability Pride Month
“Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn’t mean he lacks vision.” Stevie Wonder Creating vibrant, welcoming spaces for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to experience the power of free, live music lies at the heart of the Levitt mission. In honor of Disability Pride Month, we’re spotlighting Recording Artists…
Five ways to “keep moving” this MLK Day
Monday we’ll celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As a driving force behind nonviolent social activism in the 1950s and 1960s, Dr. King’s iconic words and courageous actions have fueled social change in the U.S. and across the globe. While Dr. King is no longer with us,…
Expanding the live music experience for concertgoers of all abilities
In August, the Shine Music Festival—billed as a “booty shaking, progress making, radically accessible music event”—brought hundreds of concertgoers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to Levitt Pavilion Denver’s expansive lawn to experience the healing power of music. Today we’re taking a closer look at this historic daylong celebration three years in the making and…
Celebrating Filipino-American History Month: 5 FilAm Artists You Need on Your Playlist
October is Filipino-American History Month and today we are highlighting talented and inspiring FilAm artists you should know! Established in 2009 by the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS), this month celebrates and brings awareness to the significant role Filipinos have played in American history, both past and present. The month of October commemorates the…