Levitt AMP Trenton Music Series

The Levitt AMP Trenton Music Series has been postponed until 2021, due to the continued coronavirus uncertainty (Read Full Statement), but the Levitt AMP Virtual Music Series is well underway!

From virtual concerts to livestreams, local favorites to nationally acclaimed artists, join Levitteers across the country each week for a stacked lineup of diverse and entertaining artists showcasing talent handpicked by Levitt AMP communities coast to coast-all summer long and all for FREE!

It's time to get ready to show your Trenton pride by tuning in to our virtual show on August 16th featuring Sarah Dash, Trenton's Music Ambassador and one of the world's most celebrated soul, funk and disco singer-songwriters.

But this isn't any ordinary virtual concert. Sarah is celebrating her 75th birthday, along with other all-star performers-and everyone's invited!

Sarah Dash Birthday Bash 
Sunday, August 16th, at 8 pm
Livestream
www.levittamp.org/virtual

Sarah is best known as a powerful one-third of the groundbreaking group LaBelle, whose hit single "Lady Marmalade" cemented her place in music history. Yet, the Trenton native is also a Grammy Hall of Fame inductee who topped the international dance charts with the classic "Sinner Man" and has collaborated with everyone from Nile Rodgers to Sylvester to The Rolling Stones. Sarah was also the only female member of Keith Richards' super group, The X-Pensive Winos.

Join us for a night of music that has lifted our spirits, shaped our lives and united us over the span of several decades. If you love Trenton, or music, or community, this is not an event you will want to miss! 

TDA Brings Art and Joy to Trenton With the Return of Murals on Front Street

Although there will be no live Levitt AMP Trenton Music Series concerts this year, the mural paintings will go on, thanks to funding from the New Jersey Councilon the Arts.

Once again, one of Trenton's most celebrated graffiti artists, Leon "Rain" Rainbow, will be
bringing together an amazing group of artists to repaint panels on Front and
Broad Streets. This annual event, called "Murals on Front Street," will run from July to September, with new murals from 12 artists starting every Thursday.

The first two murals will be created from July 30 to August 2 by Dean
"RAS" Innocenzi and R Fab. RAS, who picked up a can of spray paint in 2007
and never looked back, is best known for his signature style of semi-realism. R Fab
is an experienced self-taught artist who works primarily in aerosols, acrylics and
tattooing, but has experience with a wide variety of mediums.

READ PRESS RELEASE HERE

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for weekly updates on the murals, and info on each of the artists

And be sure to stroll down Front Street to watch the creativity explode!

Murals on Front Street is a project of TDA and the New Jersey Council on the Arts.

A Thankful Message

Last year would not have been possible without our Team, Jacque Howard; Series MC, Jay Steinhauer; Stage Manager, Breon McRae; Series Ambassador, Jeff Stewart; Series Photographer, Princeton Partners, Inc.; Marketing Partners; Leon Rainbow; Murals on Front Coordinator, Meaghan Singletary; Series Producer/Development Manager, Tom Gilmour; Executive Director, Jennifer Rosado; Operations Manager, Amanda Donald; Marketing Manager.

And a HUGE THANK YOU to our enthusiastic, dedicated and all around wonderful volunteers, muralist, community organizations and sponsors, this event would not be what it is without you all. Levitt Foundation, NJM Insurance Group, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, City of Trenton NJ - City Hall, Reed Gusciora, Mercer County, New Jersey, Mercer County Park Commission, Russo Music Hamilton, Event FX / Fennelli Design, Passage Theatre at the Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton Parking Authority.

Remember to take a look back down memory lane in our photo albums, tag, yourself, family, co-workers, and friends! http://bit.ly/LevittAMPTrenton2019Photos

Follow the series on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/levittamptrenton and visit Trenton's official page on the Levitt Foundation page here: http://concerts.levittamp.org/trenton

About The Series

Trenton was named one of 18 small to mid-sized towns and cities across America to win a Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Award of $25K in matching funds to present a free concert series at Mill Hill Park in 2019. TDA submitted the grant proposal and is presenting the concert series. In an effort to inspire and engage communities across the country around the power of creative placemaking, the Levitt Foundation invited the public to choose the Top 25 finalists through online voting. Learn more about the winners and the 180 free Levitt AMP concerts across America at http://levittamp.org. Of those 18 cities, three cities were awarded a multi-year commitment to fund the Series until 2021 by the Levitt Foundation and Trenton was one of them. This is the fifth consecutive year that Trenton qualified for a grant from the foundation. You can learn more about the series http://www.levittamp.org.

About The Levitt Foundation

The Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation is a national funder of creative placemaking that empowers towns and cities across America to transform underused public spaces into thriving destinations through the power of free, live music. Learn more at levitt.org.