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Levitt Looks Back on an Extraordinary 2022 Season
From Alaska to Florida to multiple places in between, free Levitt concerts brought joy, connection, and a shared sense of community to more than 750,000 people this past year. The Levitt Foundation was proud to support 25 nonprofits in towns and cities nationwide, which presented more than 500 free concerts across the Levitt network of…
Advancing Equity to Create Thriving Downtowns: Key Takeaways From Levitt Leaders at IDA Conference
Over the past 15+ years, the Levitt Foundation has partnered with communities of all sizes to help bring thousands of free concerts to towns and cities across the nation, harnessing the power of live music to reinvigorate public spaces and strengthen the social fabric of communities by bringing people together of all ages and backgrounds….
Celebrating Indigenous Artists in Commemoration of Native American Heritage Month
Tribe leader Chief Seattle once said, “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” For centuries, the spiritual beliefs, artistic rituals, and governing practices of Native American culture have paved…
Levitt Artists Rack Up Nominations for the 2023 GRAMMY Awards
On Tuesday morning, the Recording Academy unveiled nominations for the 65th annual GRAMMY Awards. And as usual, artists who have performed on Levitt stages made a strong showing among the 91 categories, with a total of 28 artists spanning a wide range of music genres contending for statuettes on Music’s Biggest Night, a testament to…
Levitt AMP free concerts expanding to 33 small to mid-sized towns and cities in 2023
Can’t wait to get back onto a Levitt lawn? We can’t either…the countdown is on! Starting in 2023, you’ll have even more reasons to get up and let the music move you. The Levitt Foundation, a social impact funder supporting nonprofits nationwide at the intersection of music, public space, and community building, is thrilled to…
Why Free Concerts Matter
Why do free concerts matter? Because music belongs to the public. And without public spaces, music cannot exist for long. That idea might seem counterintuitive, considering the number of multimillion dollar corporations and glitzy private organizations whose very existence depends on monetizing and commoditizing live music. The business of live music is a lucrative one,…
Friends of Levitt Pavilion San Jose Hosts a Sneak Peak Fall Concert Series
Throughout the month of October, locals in San Jose, California are getting a taste of what’s to come in the city’s historic St. James Park with the launch of the Fall 2022 Levitt Concert Series, a free, all ages, community celebration of concerts presented by the nonprofit Friends of Levitt Pavilion San Jose. As planning…
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…
The Votes are In! Announcing the Levitt AMP Top 20 Finalists
Amplify community pride and a city’s unique character Enrich lives through the power of free, live Music Illustrate the importance of inclusive and vibrant public Places Together, these three goals of the Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards activate underused public spaces and build community through the power of free, live music. Congratulations to the…
Upcoming Festivals Celebrate National Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
Happy National Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month! Historically, this annual observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson; it was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to span a 30-day period from September 15–October 15, coinciding when many Latin American countries celebrate their national independence days. The Levitt Foundation honors…