Allegany County, the Mountain Side of Maryland, is excited to welcome the Levitt Amp Cumberland Music Series, hosted by the Allegany Arts Council, in downtown Cumberland’s Canal Place this summer, with events taking place every Thursday, June 1 through August 3, 2023. The 2023 season is the first season in a series of three, made possible by the Levitt AMP Grant Award. All performances are family-friendly, free to the public, and all are invited to attend.
The 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. This year’s Levitt AMP Cumberland Series performances include everything from Dixieland jazz, to a world guitar ensemble, to a classic soul singer.
Enjoy the beautiful and mountainous setting of the Canal Place Festival Grounds. Located on the Potomac River at the intersection of the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal Towpath bike trails, it is the heart of the city of Cumberland, making for the perfect backdrop of a central gathering place for community and the arts.
Because the series is intended to bring communities together, each concert is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, picnic blankets, food, and beverages, and attendees are also encouraged to patron restaurants and businesses in downtown Cumberland while they enjoy the music. Parking will be available in the Canal Place parking lot, located in front of the train depot building, or street parking may be found in and around downtown Cumberland. Paid garage spaces are available in the City Center Parking Garage.
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2023 LEVITT AMP CUMBERLAND MUSIC SERIES LINEUP
Blair Crimmins
June 1, 2023 - The Levitt AMP Cumberland Music Series is pleased to kick off the 2023 program with Atlanta, GA-based, Blair Crimmins & The…
Sugar Lime Blue
June 8, 2023 - Redefining Americana with influence by jazz, country and rock, Nashville, TN-based, Sugar Lime Blue, is a jam band that has a…
Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs
June 15, 2023 - New Orleans-based, Shamarr Allen & The Underdawgs is the definition of New Orleans! Hailing from the Lower 9th Ward, Allen…
Incendio
June 22, 2023 - The acclaimed Los-Angeles-based group INCENDIO performs original “world guitar” compositions, featuring incredible…
Driftwood
Thursday, June 29 - Binghamton, New York-based band Driftwood joins the Levitt AMP Cumberland stage as the June finale Anyone familiar with…
The Cold Stares
July 6, 2023 - For the past ten years, The Cold Stares have toured the world relentlessly as a duo, blowing away audiences across the US and…
Special EFX Featuring Chieli Minucci
July 13, 2023 - Guitarist, composer, producer, and arranger Chieli Minucci is a longtime leader of the Grammy-nominated jazz-fusion group…
Six One Five Collective
July 20, 2023 - Nashville-based, Six One Five Collective is a collaborative effort and creative brainstorm of four artists steeped in the…
Morgan James
July 27, 2023 - The Wall Street Journal heralded soul singer Morgan James as "the most promising young vocalist to come along so far this…
Jessica Lynn
August 3, 2023 - New York-based Jessica Lynn is being hailed by the press around the world as a rocket force and is quickly becoming a…
