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In Conversation with 2024 Levitt National Tour Artist, The War and Treaty
This summer, multi-GRAMMY-nominated duo The War and Treaty will headline the 2024 Levitt National Tour, performing their sonic blend of blues, gospel, soul, bluegrass, and country for Levitt audiences across the country. Formed by husband and wife team Tanya and Michael Trotter, the band will play at Levitt Pavilion Arlington (Friday, June 21); Levitt Pavilion…
Spotlight on Levitt Volunteers During National Volunteer Month
Across the country, the 2024 Levitt concert season is springing to life in nearly 45 towns and cities, bringing joy to audiences of all ages and backgrounds through 650+ free concerts. None of this would be possible without the committed volunteers fueling each series. From setup and hospitality to helping with sound and lighting; marketing…
Sharing the Levitt Model at the South & Appalachia Creative Placemaking Summit
Have you ever wondered what goes into planning a free outdoor concert series, like the kind that takes place at Levitt venues and concert sites across the country? Well, you’re in the right place—and so were attendees of the 2024 Creative Placemaking Summit South & Appalachia, which unfolded in March in Atlanta, where creative placemaking…
Sharing Insights & Nurturing Connections at Folk Alliance International 2024
When we’re not supporting diverse communities across America to present free, high-caliber outdoor concerts in transformed public spaces, we’re harnessing the power of music in other exciting ways—including supporting festivals, conferences, and field-building events that help expand access and nurture a vibrant, equitable arts and music ecosystem. One great example is our decade-long-plus partnership with…
The Eras Tour, Renaissance & the Power of Live Music at the Box Office
In 2023, concert lovers won. In a refreshing change of pace, free outdoor music performances in public places, like the more than 650 shows presented in towns and cities across the country throughout the Levitt network, weren’t the only spaces for live music lovers of varied socioeconomic backgrounds to foster connections while experiencing the arts….
Four Levitt Artists We Love Who Are Making Black History in 2024
Congrats to These Eight Levitt Artists who Won 2024 GRAMMYs!
Posted OnFebruary 8, 2024 byA bright note in an otherwise exceptionally rainy evening in Los Angeles this past Sunday, The 66th GRAMMY Awards featured many memorable moments: Female artists won each of the “big four” categories (Album, Record, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist); Joni Mitchell performed on the GRAMMY stage for the first time ever; and…
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Strength to Love & the Role of Philanthropy in Society
Each year the United States honors the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As a federally designated National Day of Service, MLK Day encourages Americans to embrace “a day on, not a day off” by serving their communities while schools and businesses close in observance of the holiday. And, like clockwork,…
Levitt Staff Favorites 2023: 14 New Songs We Kept on Repeat
When it comes to music, the Levitt Foundation team has capital-T taste. This might not come as a surprise, given that our whole raison d’etre is building community through the power of free, live concerts. So it makes sense that if you were to swing by the Levitt offices any given weekday, you’d probably find…