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Brewery Arts Center announces 2022 Levitt AMP Carson City summer concert series lineup

Live outdoor concerts in Carson City return this summer with a lineup that's sure to sizzle Saturday nights from June through August.

The public is invited to bring their own picnics, blankets and lawn chairs to the concerts, which will have an open setting. There will be food trucks, drink vendors and kids activities at every concert. The Levitt AMP concert series is located at the Brewery Arts Center campus, 449 West King Street at the corner of King and Minnesota Streets. Admission is free.

The Levitt AMP Carson City Music Series is supported in part by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, which partners with towns and cities across America to activate underused public spaces through the power of free live music, creating welcoming, inclusive destinations. Presenting a broad array of music genres and cultural programming, Levitt venues and concert sites are community anchors where families, friends and neighbors of all ages and backgrounds come together.

The 2022 Levitt Amp concert series will kick off June 25 on The Change Companies stage featuring samba-reggae-funk headliner SambDa and opening for them is Liz Broscoe’s Interactive Drum Circle.

“SambaDa is always a crowd favorite,” says Brewery Arts Center Executive Director Gina Lopez, “it’s been four years since they have performed in Carson City and we are excited to bring them back as they are sure to get the entire crowd on their feet. The whole night will be an interactive experience as accomplished performer and educator Liz Broscoe will be leading the crowd in an interactive drum circle before SambaDa takes the stage.”
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On July 2, the Brewery Arts Center is proud to present International music star and humanitarian activist Rocky Dawuni who is currently up for a Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album to be presented on Sunday, April 3.

“To have a Grammy nominee of this magnitude playing a free show in Carson City this summer is pretty special and we hope the whole community gets behind him to root for a Grammy win on Sunday night”, says BAC Director of Operations, Mikey Wiencek, “we love being able to continually bring this caliber artist our city.”

The headliners also scheduled to perform are Young Dubliners on July 9, Whitney Myer on July 16, Tropa Magica on July 23, The Vindys on July 30, Bad Mother Nature on Aug. 6, past Grammy nominee for Best Blues Album Danielle Nicole on Aug. 13, Eddie 9V on Aug. 20 and High Step Society on Aug. 27. Each night begins at 7pm with a local band opening the show and the headliner taking the stage at 8pm.

Visit breweryarts.org for a full schedule of concerts, directions and information on parking and wheelchair accessibility.

About the Brewery Arts Center
The mission of the Brewery Arts Center is to enrich the quality of life by cultivating arts and culture for all. The campus of the Brewery Arts Center is lively multi-generational and multi-cultural art organizations dedicated arts and cultural experiences that expand horizons, bring people together in ways that create opportunities for meaningful conversation, challenge assumptions, and ultimately, enrich our daily lives while creating a positive economic impact on the community through the arts.

The BAC encompasses 2 city blocks, has 3 performance facilities, the Nevada Artist Association, classrooms, murals, an Artisan Gallery, workshops, and artist services.

The Change Companies has come on board as this year’s title sponsor. The Brewery Arts Center is proud to be aligned with such an important company comprised of a team full of warm, hard- working and talented individuals, driven by their shared mission of promoting positive behavior change. It’s a perfect fit for this series. The BAC is also looking for more sponsor for those businesses and individuals looking to align with such an important series for the community.

About Mortimer & Mimi 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. In 2019, more than 550 free Levitt concerts will take place in 26 towns and cities, all featuring a rich array of music genres and high-caliber talent. Learn more at levitt.org.

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