It’s no secret that cultural endeavor is not the best state-supported way of life in these parts. The folks with their practiced hands on the national purse strings generally place the arts near the lowest rung in the financial assistance pecking order. Nonetheless, somehow, Israeli artists of all ilks keep on churning out entertaining and compelling quality goods.

That, in no small part, is due to the existence of the Levontin 7 music venue, which opened for business 18 years ago at the eponymous address near the southern end of Tel Aviv’s Allenby Street. For the past three years, Asif Tsahar, now the sole proprietor-manager, has held events at the Tel Aviv Museum that begin in the evening and continue through to the wee hours. Prior to the 2022 shift to the prestigious location, for one day a year, Tsahar had rolled out a multifarious slew of shows exclusively at the club, spread out across the month of July.

This year’s 18th follows programming suit, with a string of acts representing a broad cross-section of the Israeli music scene lined up to perform at Levontin over the next two or three weeks. But the landmark shebang kicks off at the museum this Thursday: retro musician Uzi Navon is due to open the proceedings with a blast from the past with more than a twist or two of 1970s Israeli pop. That will be followed, on the main stage, with a show fronted by 40-something ethnically inclined rocker Aviv Guedj and his band.

Thursday’s event features a plethora of gigs .