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#musicmoves Trenton!

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@ashleyyreeed, thanks for sharing this great shot of fiery vocalist, Danielia Cotton, rocking the Levitt AMP Trenton stage! And kudos for summing up what we love most about the Levitt AMP Music Series—fun, music and community. 

With autumn only one day away, what better way to say farewell to summer 2015 than by enjoying some free, live music in the great outdoors? There’s still one more performance in the Levitt AMP Trenton Music Series, so if you’re in the area, be sure to head to Capital Green this Saturday for an evening you won’t forget. You’re bound to have a great time once the engaging and hilarious experimental rockers, The Dean Ween Group take the stage!

Keep sharing your Levitt concert pics on Twitter and Instagram with #musicmoves for your chance to win a $100 iTunes gift card—there will be a winner every month through October 31! See the #musicmoves August winner.

Spotlight Series: Los Lobos

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This Saturday, Los Lobos—East L.A.’s eclectic musical veterans, known and loved for their blending of cumbia, blues, R&B and roots rock—will treat Levitt Los Angeles audiences to a high-energy performance that is sure to get everyone dancing.

With over four decades of music making under their belts, it has become clear that the way the band described themselves in their 1978 album title—Just Another Band From East L.A.—could not be further from the truth. Since forming in 1973, this multi-GRAMMY-winning band has gained the love and respect of audiences across the globe. Continue reading →

Announcing our third #musicmoves winner!

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A hearty congrats to @DCGreene, last month’s iTunes gift card winner. Week after week, this #musicmoves poster extraordinaire has given us a taste of the Levitt AMP Middlesboro Music Series through his creative images and catchy captions…and we have enjoyed every post. Thank you for your support and enthusiasm for free, live music, Mr. Greene.

The Levitt AMP Middlesboro Music Series will be going strong for the next four weeks, so if you happen to be near Middlesboro, Ky., be sure to make your way over to the Levitt AMP Middlesboro Pop-Up Park!

You could be our next winner! Keep sharing your Levitt concert pics on Twitter and Instagram with #musicmoves for your chance to win a $100 iTunes gift card—there will be a winner every month through October 31!

Annual “Tribute in Light” installation returns to NYC tonight

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tribute_in_light_Photo by Vizzini...courtesy of MAS

Photo by Robert Vizzini, Courtesy of The Municipal Arts Society of New York

Today is 9/11, a day which 14 years ago claimed thousands of lives and two iconic towers in New York that will forever be etched in the minds of people across the globe. Six months following the attacks—on March 11, 2002—a public artwork emerged that has served as an international symbol of hope and remembrance ever since: “Tribute in Light.”

Illuminating New York City skies and visible to all those within a 60-mile radius every September 11th since 2002, “Tribute in Light’s” powerful beams of light return tonight, honoring “those who were lost and those who worked so hard to get…[New York City]…through that terrible trial” according to the Municipal Arts Society (MAS)—the presenter of this work for the first 10 years, before the 9/11 Memorial Museum took over the display in 2012. Continue reading →

Spotlight Series: Brave Combo

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Spotlight_Series_Brave ComboEveryone’s favorite mosh-pit polka band returns to Arlington, Texas, this Friday to kick off Levitt Arlington’s 2015 Fall Concert Series—continuing an annual tradition that started when the band kicked off the venue’s very first concert in 2008. This two-time GRAMMY-winning band has wowed Levitt audiences across the nation, with performances at Levitt Arlington (2008-2015), Levitt Los Angeles (2007), Levitt Shell (2008, 2011, 2013) and Levitt Westport (2009, 2012). With joyful music and contagious energy, Brave Combo is inspiring a new generation of polka fans.  Continue reading →

#musicmoves youngsters across Levitt lawns

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Nothing says ‘summer fun’ like youngsters running across a lawn hand-in-hand with free, live music in the background! @catebayles, thanks so much for capturing this joyful moment.

The 2015 Levitt AMP Sheboygan Music Series wraps up this Thursday, September 3 with a lively performance by Afro-pop musician Matthew Tembo, so be sure to come and join the fun if you’re in the area!

Keep sharing your Levitt concert pics on Twitter and Instagram with #musicmoves for your chance to win a $100 iTunes gift card—there will be a winner every month through October 31! See the #musicmoves July winner.

A colorful makeover for L.A.’s MacArthur Park Lake

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Over the past week, a colorful makeover seven years in the making has begun to take shape in MacArthur Park Lake…one floating, hand-painted orb at a time.

Upon its completion, Portraits of Hope’s vibrant installation, “Spheres at MacArthur Park” will be the largest public art exhibition Los Angeles has ever seen. It’s such a treat to see this explosion of color come to life right here in our own backyard in MacArthur Park, the home of Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles. Continue reading →

#musicmoves in Downtown Frederick!

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Draft_1_Music_moves_in Downtown FrederickWhat a fantastic shot—so many contagious smiles in one place!

Thank you for coming together and energizing Downtown Frederick, reminding us all that music really can move communities! We hope you all enjoyed spending your summer evenings listening to free, live music on Carroll Creek, as part of the Levitt AMP Frederick Music Series. Continue reading →

Spotlight Series: Dave Liebman Expansions

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Dave LiebmanTonight Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks audiences will meet one of jazz’s strongest voices—whether he’s shredding original charts on his saxophone or speaking about the importance of jazz education, Dave Liebman is bound to captivate listeners with all that he has to say. To see this jazz legend in action before tonight’s show, scroll down and check out the video below.

For this week’s Spotlight Series post, we are bringing you five pearls of wisdom straight from the mouth of the teacher, composer, National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master and Founder/Artistic Director of the International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ), Dave Liebman. Continue reading →

#musicmoves playful pups!

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Musicmoves playful pups

It looks like Levitt AMP Frederick’s Crawdaddies concert (8/4) was a howling good time for two-and four-legged audience members alike! Thank you @btwarner for capturing the fun with your #musicmoves photo collage.

The 2015 Levitt AMP Frederick Music Series wraps up tomorrow night with a performance by hometown favorite, Hard Swimmin’ Fish. If you’re in the area be sure to come by and check out this lively and versatile blues quartet!

Keep sharing your Levitt concert pics on Twitter and Instagram with #musicmoves for your chance to win a $100 iTunes gift card—there will be a winner every month through October 31! See the #musicmoves July winner.