The Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) is hosting a benefit arts and music festival to commemorate its 40th anniversary.
The event dubbed LACHSApalooza will be celebrated by featuring performances from notable LACHSA alumni and Los Angeles trailblazers, including three-time Grammy Award-winning band Ozomatli, alongside a lineup of multi-Grammy-nominated artists such as jazz singer and performer Gretchen Parlato, pianist and composer Gerald Clayton, producer, singer and artist Jon B, Afro Unicorn founder April Showers, and more to be announced.
Presented by the LACHSA Foundation, the event is scheduled for May 30 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Tickets start at $72.35 via Tickertmaster.com.
LACHSA is a specialized public high school for the arts that has sought to foster student artistry in Los Angeles County since 1985. The public school offers a conservatory-level arts training across five disciplines, including music, theatre, visual arts, cinematic arts, and dance, alongside a college-prep academic education. From the ninth through the twelfth grades, LACSHA’s student artists receive training in all art forms at all levels.
Since its founding, the school has been the launching pad for notable alumni including, Phoebe Bridgers, HAIM, Josefina López, Josh Groban, Anthony Anderson, Ailey’s Associate Artistic Director Matthew Rushing, “Happy’s Place” actress Belissa Escobedo, “Saturday Night Live’s” Taran Killam, award-winning opera singer Angel Joy Blue, and visual artists Robert Vargas, Tomashi Jackson and Kehinde Wiley, among others.
According to a press release, the LACHSA Foundation aims to raise $2.5 million to support its mission to advance the school’s arts education programs, which impact 550 student artists each year.
Those looking to sponsor and support the initiative can visit lachsafoundation.org.
