Join us at beautiful River Island Art Park in downtown Woonsocket for the 8th of 10 FREE concerts for the Levitt AMP Woonsocket Music Series. Concerts will continue every Friday from June 17 - August 19.
August 5th features GINA CHAVEZ w/ local opening act LISA BELLO, MC’ed by Marlon Carey.
The Levitt AMP Woonsocket Music Series is FREE and open to the public. Come ready to eat, dance, and have a great time! Bring a friend and something to sit on.
SCHEDULE:
6pm - Opening Act Lisa Bello
7:30pm - Headlining Gina Chavez
See the entire concert schedule at www.levittamp.org/woonsocket
ABOUT GINA CHAVEZ
Gina Chavez is a multi-ethnic, Austin native is a queer, Catholic, internationally-acclaimed Latinx pop artist who is redefining Latin music in Texas and beyond.
A 12-time Austin Music Award winner—including 2015 Musician of the Year and 2019 Best Female Vocals—Chavez is an Austin icon. And word is getting out. With more than a million views on her NPR Tiny Desk, an hour-long PBS special, and a 12-country tour through Latin America, the Middle East and Central Asia as a cultural ambassador with the U.S. State Department, Chavez is ready for a bigger stage.
She is... La Que Manda.
Released on May 27, 2020, La Que Manda, (“The Woman in Charge”) is the story of a woman coming into her own power.
“I’ve spent my life playing nice and making myself small,” said Chavez. “Then I toured the U.S. and the world and saw how women everywhere -- from Nebraska to Uzbekistan to Argentina -- know what it means to be silenced in the face of power. This album is for them, for all of us. An anthem to reclaim our bodies, our hearts, our voices, and show the world what we’ve known the whole time: we are La Que Manda.”
ABOUT LISA BELLO
Lisa Bello is an award-winning R&B singer-songwriter who infuses her performances with the soul, swagger, and depth of feeling that make up the roots of this East Coast-bred artist.
Most comfortable on stage, Bello's latest self-titled album was written and produced in quarantine during the dark days of 2020s global pandemic and uprising for racial justice. It features collaborations with Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated producers, as well as her 7-year-old son Cassius (who appears on both of her studio albums and also serves as her publisher). A prolific performer, Lisa toured globally for her first EP, Tommy Boy, and is preparing to release a new EP in the spring as well as a tour for the Lisa Bello album.
Lisa is known and recognized for a lifetime of songwriting, vocal ability, and humanitarianism, having been awarded the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the Hip Hop category, Boston Music Awards Female Vocalist of the Year and R&B Vocalist of the Year, the New England Nightlife Independent Artist of the Year, and OUTMUSIC Awards Humanitarian Songwriter of the Year.
https://www.lisabellomusic.com
FOOD VENDORS
Cuff's Counter
Nessa's
The Sausage Guy
Others TBA
CRAFT VENDORS
Tree of Life
Lighthouse Fiber Arts
Gifts of Joy
B Joyful Boutique
TBD
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Concert Location & Parking Info:
RIVER ISLAND ART PARK
River Island Art Park is located at 95 Bernon Street, Woonsocket RI. The park offers plenty of open grass for seating and is right along the beautiful Blackstone River.
Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs to the open lawn concert setting. All ages are welcome, and admission is FREE.
Free parking is available at municipal lots throughout the city.
For inclement weather updates, check this Facebook page for the latest information.
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The Levitt AMP Woonsocket Music Series is made possible by the generous support of Levitt Foundation, NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley, City of Woonsocket
Grammy Level Sponsors: ON-Radio Worldwide, Citizens, Pomodoro
Album Level Sponsors: Milford Federal, Beacon Charter School for the Arts, the Downtown Woonsocket Collaborative, Autumnfest, Senators Murray & Picard and Representatives Casey, S. Lima & Phillips
EP Level Sponsors: Christopher's Kitchen & Bar, Coastal1 Credit Union/Pawtucket Credit Union
Demo Level Sponsors: Rotary Club of Woonsocket
Friends of Levitt: Andrew Arpin, Cherie Stabile, Sonia Schilling, Nancy Giambuso, Clarisse Dexter, Jeanne Michon, Meg Rego
The Levitt AMP Woonsocket Music Series is supported in part by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, a private foundation 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.