Through an innovative program called 100 for the 100: Be Our Guest, the LA Philharmonic has announced that it will collaborate with the Board of Supervisors to distribute 10,000 free tickets to concerts during their anniversary season.

Over the last two years, Angelenos have galvanized around efforts to address homelessness, passing two public funding measures, and beginning to reduce the number of men and women living in cars, tents, and on the streets.

The LA Opera is presenting Don Carlo, starring Plácido Domingo and conducted by James Conlon. This year, the Opera at the Beach program is expanding to the Valley at El Cariso Community Regional Park for the first time—aptly dubbed Opera in the Park.

The West San Fernando Valley has seen a dramatic increase in households experiencing homelessness over the last five years, but little help is available in the area.