This Week at the Levitt: Touring Big Bend in Music & Stunning Video

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This Week at the Levitt Pavilion

Sept. 19-22

Music and video combine for one-of-a-kind concert experience

Thursday: Concert week begins with a bonus concert at 8 p.m., when the pavilion is the site for Arlington Gives!, the annual North Texas Giving Day event hosted by the Arlington Tomorrow Foundation. Genre-defying Indie singer/songwriter, Daphne Willis, performs a free concert for the event that includes food trucks and a nonprofit organization showcase that begins at 6:30 p.m. During the evening, the Arlington Tomorrow Foundation will award bonus grants to Arlington charities and nonprofits, including a People's Choice bonus grant for the organization that gets the most votes that night. North Texas Giving Day is an annual day set aside for online charitable giving with donations partially matched through Communities Foundation of Texas.

Friday: Cuban/Caribbean rhythms with a hip-hop beat take over the Levitt for an 8 p.m. performance by Flow Tribe, presented by the University of Texas at Arlington. The six-member band is comprised of NOLA natives who have dubbed their music "backbone-cracking music" that melds R&B, soul, rock and hip-hop beats with second-line brass and Cuban/Caribbean rhythms for a high-energy performance.

Saturday: One of Arlington's hometown record labels, Spyder Pop Records, showcases three of its artists at the Levitt at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. The evening includes The Pengwins (THE party band in the '70s), who have performed with The Drifters and The Guess Who. They stopped touring in 1992, but got the band together again a decade or so ago to record and play select venues. Lannie Flowers, a standard bearer for power pop music, also is featured in the showcase. In addition to touring as part of The Pengwins, Flowers won the 2013 LA Music Awards Record of the Year. Rounding out the performances is Danny Wilkerson, another original Pengwin, who went on to launch his own music company.

Sunday: If you've never been to Big Bend National Park, and even if you have, you can take a trip there in music, poetry, folklore and stunning video from the comfort of your lawn chair at 8 p.m. with Montopolis: The Legend of Big Bend.
Critically acclaimed Indie classical group, Montopolis, turns West Texas tales into song for a concert that weaves history, poetry and personal stories into music inspired by the land and the people who have walked upon it. Music and story are accompanied by breathtaking video on the Levitt video screen that captures the epic grandeur of the vast high desert wilderness. Led by composer Justin Sherburn, Montopolis combines country, folk and rock styles into modern classical arrangements that the Austin Chronicle has called "stunning" and "transcendent." The musicians include members of the Austin Symphony, Okkervil River, The Polyphonic Spree and the Tosca String Quartet. The dynamic seven-piece group accompanies a gorgeous video portrait of West Texas and legends of the Texas Rangers and Native Americans. This one-of-a-kind concert night is made possible by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts.

Click on each artist's name to hear a sample song.

Listen to this fall's artists on Spotify!
We have a Spotify station! Follow the link to hear the Levitt 2019 Fall Playlist with songs from all the artists appearing this fall. You also can relive all of your favorite artists from last year's concerts and other Levitt playlists. Listen on Spotify

This week's Baylor Arlington health tip!

Tickets to 38 Special on sale now!

When it comes to explosive classic southern rock, it doesn't get much better than 38 Special, best known for their arena rock/pop smash hits that include, "Hold On Loosely" and "Caught Up in You." 38 Special brings their signature brand of "muscle and melody" to the Levitt Saturday, Oct. 5, for a fall benefit concert presented by Texas Health/Arlington Memorial Hospital. Special guest, Garrett Lebeau, will perform his super soulful mix of R&B, blues, funk and folk at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are on sale for the 38 Special concert by clicking on the link below. General admission is $40, and reserved seats are $95. Proceeds from the 38 Special concert will help support Levitt Pavilion Arlington's mission of offering more than 50 free concerts a year that everyone can enjoy.

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For those about to rock the Levitt!

Dates & Times

The 2019 Baylor Scott & White Orthopedic & Spine Hospital Fall Concert Season runs through Oct. 13. Concerts are at 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Cost

All fall concerts are free and family friendly except for one concert. The only concert that requires a ticket is the benefit concert with 38 Special on Oct. 5.

Location

The Levitt Pavilion is located in Founders Plaza at the intersection of Abram and Center streets, directly across the street from City Hall. The street address is 100 W. Abram St.

Where to Park

Construction continues in Downtown Arlington, but there is still plenty of free parking, especially at First Baptist Church and in the UTA parking garage south of the Levitt, and at the new 101 Center parking garage on the northeast corner of Abram and Center streets. There is a parking map and updates on street closures on our website and on our Levitt Arlington mobile app. Click here to see the parking map and the latest on street closures.

Let Waze Lead the Way

The City of Arlington has partnered with the free Waze mobile app to get you to the Levitt and free music. Waze will have up-to-the-minute street closures and best routes. Click here to download Waze to your phone.

Handicapped Parking & Access

All of the parking lots around the Levitt have designated handicapped parking. The Levitt is completely accessible, and wheelchairs can easily roll onto the sidewalks and the grass.

What to Bring

Guests are seated on an open lawn and can bring blankets, lawn chairs, picnics and coolers to enjoy the free outdoor concerts. Beer and wine are allowed, but no glass containers , please. You also might want to bring mosquito repellent. Chairs, coolers, outside food and drinks, and pets are not allowed for the 38 Special concert.

Concessions

Our friends at J. Gilligan's will be cooking burgers, chicken, veggie burgers, Irish nachos and quesadillas, and selling beer and wine. Steel City Pops and Spun craft cotton candy will be on site most nights. A variety of food trucks will be at the Levitt for some concerts throughout the season. Please download the free Levitt Arlington mobile app to see what food trucks are available that night. Food truck availability is subject to change, and food trucks are not scheduled for every concert.

Restrooms

There is a bathroom trailer in addition to traditional porta-potties, including accessible ones for the physically challenged.

Pets

Dogs are allowed, but must be on a leash at all times and cleaned up after. If your dog disturbs others or acts aggressively, you will be asked to come back another time. Please consider if the sound level of the concerts is appropriate for your dog's sensitive ears.

Smoking

Arlington city ordinance prohibits smoking within 50 feet of a city park. Smoking is not allowed on the concert lawn, including e-cigarettes and vapor smoking.

What if it Rains?

Texas weather is unpredictable and changes very quickly. We try not to cancel concerts if at all possible and often wait until close to concert time to make a decision. If we have to cancel, we will post it on our 24-hour information line, on our Facebook and Twitter, and on our mobile app. You also can sign up for Weather Alerts on our Levitt Arlington app, and receive updates directly to your phone. Click here to download the Levitt app. The concert is considered on unless we specifically say it's cancelled through our communications tools.

Levitt Info 24/7

Call our 24-hour information line anytime, 817.543.4301.

The Levitt Pavilion

for the Performing Arts
100 W. Abram St. in Founders Plaza
817.543.4308

24-Hour Information Line

817.543.4301

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