Let the music play: Carson City picked for BAC summer Levitt Amp concert grant
The Brewery Arts Center in Carson City has been awarded a grant to bring a 10-week live music series to Carson City during the summer of 2016.
Sponsored by Levitt Pavilions, the national nonprofit that is behind the largest free concert series in America, the Brewery Arts Center learned Tuesday it is one of the 15 grant winners who competed in 2015 for Levitt AMP summer concert series funding.
“The Levitt Amp Carson City Music Series is a major victory for Carson City," said BAC executive director Gina Lopez Hill. "Everyone in Carson City will have access to barrier free live music. This funding will allow us to bring in major touring acts as well as always be a home for our local and regional performers.
The Brewery Arts Center will be among 15 nonprofits or municipalities partnering with a nonprofit to receive up to $25,000 each in matching funds to produce their own Levitt AMP Music Series — an outdoor, free concert series featuring a diverse lineup of professional musicians.
The successful campaign for Brewery Arts Center depended on community participation to get as many online votes as possible to bring the concert series to town. Levitt Pavilions reviewed the proposals of the top 25 vote-getting communities to determine the 15 Levitt AMP awards.
“This community is completely amazing, and this award confirms that fact to the whole country. We rallied together,” said Lopez Hill.
Brewery Arts Center submitted the proposal on behalf of Carson City. The venue site is Minnesota Street Stage.
Go here for a list of other winning cities and organizations.
The Levitt AMP Grant Awards is a matching grant program made possible by Levitt Pavilions, a national nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the social fabric of America through the power of free, live music. With Levitt AMP, the joy of free, live music is bringing communities together in small and mid-sized towns and cities across the country, according to its website.
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