Thanks to The Mortimer Levitt Foundation, the Overton Park Shell is alive and well. (The place has been a dump for as a long as I can remember, and it was almost destroyed in 1972 to make way for a parking garage. This is a HUGE deal, ladies.) Amy LeVere kicks things off on September 4th, and they plan on 50 performances a year, all free.
From the Levitt Shell site:
The Levitt Shell is located in the beautiful and expansive Overton Park in Midtown Memphis, Tennessee.Rock!
The park, an oasis of green in the middle of the city where art and culture come together has united Memphians for generations. The park itself is also home to miles of trails and a golf course, and is a natural setting for the creative spirit and young at heart since it is also home to the Brooks Museum of Art, the Memphis College of Art, and the Memphis Zoo.
Recognized as the site of Elvis Presley's first professional rock-n-roll show, The Levitt Shell has been an outdoor performing arts pavilion since the 1930s and is now ready for a new curtain call.
6 comments:
That's awesome! Maybe now you'll venture back to our old stompin' grounds more often!
I've been following this and am excited about it!
That's great. It was such a dump when we lived there. Hey, the Subteens can play for free, can't they?
We always did ...
Da Teens actually did play the Shell, once. Dave, did you guys ever?
Nope. We weren't 'gay' enough.
Not the way I remember it ...
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