Tagged ‘Arts Access’
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,…
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…
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…
Celebrating Juneteenth Across the Levitt Network and Beyond
“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.” Malcom X This Sunday, June 19, marks the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States: Juneteenth. This federal holiday marks the day in 1865 when enslaved Blacks in Galveston, Texas finally…
Applications Now Open for the Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards
Posted OnApril 18, 2022 byBring free music concerts to your community! Applications for the Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards are now open through June 30, 2022! The Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards is an exciting, multi-year matching grant opportunity bringing the joy of free, live music to small to mid-sized towns and cities across the country. Catalytic…
AAPI Heritage Month: How Asian artists enrich the diversity and beauty of Levitt programming
From The Beatles’ use of the sitar in the 1960s to the homage of martial arts woven throughout Wu Tan Clan’s unique style in the 1990s to the hyper sounds of K-Pop dominating hearts and minds today, it’s undeniable the impact of Asian influence on Western music and in popular culture. In celebration of Asian…
Levitt venues and concert sites are jazzing up their free music series this season
Finding its roots in New Orleans in the 1880s, the music genre of jazz improvised its way from a blend of ragtime, marches, blues and other types of music as African American musical traditions mixed with European influences. Today, jazz is a broad style of music distinguished by syncopated rhythms and complex harmonies with regional…