Community Resources

Learn more about programming on the intersection of the arts and health and aging in Los Angeles.

GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE presents Am I Roxie?: In a fiercely funny one-woman tour-de-force based on her own life, writer/actor Roxana Ortega navigates the chaos of her mother’s mental decline with outrageous humor and unbreakable spirit, on stage through October 5. Learn more and purchase tickets here.

LA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE works to advance the intersection of arts, health, and community well-being. In collaboration with the Department of Public Health, Arts and Culture develops innovative programs and policy recommendations that harness the power of the arts to support healing, resilience, and community connection. These efforts integrate arts and culture into LA County’s health, civic, and social service systems.

Initiatives include the Creative Strategist–Artist in Residence program, the Trauma Prevention Initiative, and Creative Wellbeing, each demonstrating the transformative potential of arts-based approaches in promoting equity, health, and collective care.

LA OPERA CONNECTS is on a mission to explore the connections between music, wellness, and recovery, as part of our ongoing collaborations with Los Angeles medical, veteran and health partners. Arts & Health offerings include Music & Therapy, Wellness Resources, and Creative Care.

THE WALLIS Creative Aging Program has served close to 1000 students since it’s creation in 2019. Courses for older adults (ages 55+) are designed to stimulate creativity, connect to others and encourage students to share their personal stories through creative writing, movement and theater. Sessions are comprised of six weeks of instruction and culminate with a public performance of student’s work. Taught by master teaching artists, classes start several times per year.

For more information contact Debra Pasquerette, Director of Creative Aging Programs .

UNRAVELLED written by Jake Broder on stage at The Wallis Performing Arts Center October 17–19, 2025. A true story of transformation told through theater, music, and visual art. Learn more and purchase tickets here.

MUSIC HEALS MINDS provides engagement-centered programs for Memory Care communities. In each program, a professional singer leads an interactive singalong with piano or guitar accompaniment.