Levitt Pavilion Denver plans to build and operate an amphitheater in
Ruby Hill Park.
The facility will be a live-performance venue southwest of downtown Denver, with live music year-round and 50 free concerts annually featuring local, national and international artists. It’s part of a park revitalization project that will turn Ruby Hill Park, Located on the South Platte River south of West Florida Avenue, into a cultural and recreational oasis.
Levitt Pavilions has pledged $1.2 million over five years in addition to $100,000 each year in ongoing operational support for the project. The funds will be added to a $2 million bond appropriation announced by Mayor Michael Hancock in October, as well as a pledge and partnership with the Greenway Foundation.
The Levitt Pavilion Denver board includes cultural, business and community leaders from across the Denver metropolitan area, including Denver First Lady Mary Louis Lee, Denver City Councilman Chris Nevitt, Laurie Dannemiller, head of Denver Parks & Recreation, and Tad Bowman of Denver Arts & Venues
"The addition of the Levitt Pavilion at Ruby Hill Park is key to our long-term planning efforts to integrate arts and culture into our green spaces," Dannemiller said. "Forming strong public-private partnerships helps build a solid foundation for success, and we look forward to showing off Ruby Hill Park as the standard for developing and programming urban parks around the country."
Levitt Pavilion Denver will be the seventh ampitheater
Levitt Pavilions has built, joining Los Angeles; Pasadena, Calif.; Arlington, Texas; Memphis; Bethlehem, Penn.; and Westport Conn.
Contact Confluence Denver Development News Editor Margaret Jackson with tips and leads for future stories at margaret@confluence-denver.com.
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