After a very close public voting competition, we’re thrilled to announce 2016’s Top 25 Levitt AMP finalists! A huge thank you to the thousands of voters who participated—bringing their towns and cities one step closer to a $25K Levitt AMP matching grant! Meet this year’s Top 25 finalists and learn more about the public spaces they’re looking to revitalize through the Levitt AMP Music Series (listed in alphabetical order by city name):
ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY
Asbury Park Music Foundation | Springwood Park
CARSON CITY, NEVADA
Brewery Arts Center | Minnesota Street Stage
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
WTJU Radio | IX Art Park
CLEVELAND, MISSISSIPPI
Delta State University’s Delta Music Institute | Crosstie Walking Trail
DENISON, TX
Denison Main Street, Inc. | Heritage Park
DIXON, ILLINOIS
Dixon Main Street and Riverfront | Dixon Riverfront
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
City of Fayetteville Parks and Recreation | Gulley Park
FREDERICK, MARYLAND
Downtown Frederick Partnership | Carroll Creek Amphitheater
GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND
Blackrock Center for the Arts | Blackrock Center for the Arts
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
Artsgreensboro | Jimmie I. Barber Park
JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS
Jacksonville Main Street | Central Park
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA
Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center | Shea Homes Stage and Plaza
MIDDLESBORO, KENTUCKY
Discover Downtown Middlesboro | Levitt AMP Middlesboro Pop-up Park
MIDVALE, UTAH
Midvale Arts Council | Midvale Outdoor Stage in the Park
NEW ALBANY, MISSISSIPPI
The Levitt Riverstage Music Series | The Park Along the River
NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS
MCLA Berkshire Cultural Resource Center | Colgrove Park
OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY
Friday After 5, Inc. | Owensboro Riverfront
OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI
Yoknapatawpha Arts Council | Armory Pavilion
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau | Davis Park
ROXBURY, NEW YORK
Roxbury Arts Group | Kirkside Park
SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN
John Michael Kohler Arts Center | Arts & Culture Plaza on 8th Street
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS
Cross Timbers Fine Arts Council | Birdsong Amphitheater
TAHOE CITY, CALIFORNIA
Concerts at Commons Beach | Commons Beach
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY
Trenton Downtown Association | Capital Green
UTICA, NEW YORK
Cornell R2G Utica Urban Studio | Rutger Park
What happens next? With online public voting now over, Levitt is currently reviewing the Top 25 proposals and will announce the 15 winners on January 5, so stay tuned!