Adopt the Arts Foundation

Harmonizing Futures, One Note at a Time: Empowering Elementary Education Through Music

💥 THE ROCK EVENT OF THE YEAR IS COMING TO PALM SPRINGS! 💥

Get ready for a night where ROCK ROYALTY meets PURPOSE!

On Monday, March 2, 2026, Adopt the Arts takes over the historic Plaza Theatre for the Adopt the Arts: Sound & Vision Awards honoring two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legends — PAUL RODGERS (Free, Bad Company) and GEEZER BUTLER (Black Sabbath).

🔥 Musical Director and on drums: Adopt the Arts Founder Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, The Cult)

And joining them on stage… an explosive all-star lineup:

⚡️ Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple)
⚡️ Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
⚡️ Corey Taylor (Slipknot)
⚡️ Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
⚡️ Robert DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots)
⚡️ Billy Duffy (The Cult)
⚡️ Phil X (Bon Jovi)
⚡️ Stevie Salas (Mick Jagger)

…and more special guests still to be announced!

🎟 TICKETS ON SALE NOW → https://www.palmspringsplazatheatre.com/events/detail/sound-and-vision

$100 • $250 • $500 • $1,500 (includes pre-show meet & greet + commemorative poster)

🌟 Want the ultimate rock-star experience?

Limited VIP Donor Packages ($5,000+) include an exclusive Sunday night reception with the artists at a Palm Springs estate plus 2 premium seats to the show.

For more information, please email: info@adoptthearts.org (subject line: VIP package)

All proceeds support music education for thousands of elementary students through Adopt the Arts.

💖 Rock out. Give back. Make some noise for the next generation of innovators!

About

Adopt the Arts is a non-profit charitable foundation dedicated to saving the Arts in public schools.

Adopt The Arts was co-founded by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and Grammy Award-Winning Musician, Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, Deadland Ritual, Kings of Chaos) and Founding Board Member, Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award-Winning Actor, Jane Lynch, in response to major budget cuts to the arts education budget in LAUSD Elementary schools.

Nearly 90% of California schools fail to meet state-mandated arts education requirements. Music programs are constantly in danger of being cut from shrinking school budgets even though they’re proven to improve academics. Students are not getting what they need and deserve.

Our Mission

It is the mission of Adopt the Arts to provide music and art classes to all students, regardless of where they live or go to school. We are building a movement, one school at a time, by bringing together artists, musicians, donors, public officials, businesses, entrepreneurs and creatives from around the country.

Why the Arts?

Research shows the arts impact every measure on the accountability dashboard

5x more likely to stay in school
3x more likely to get a bachelors degree
4x more likely to be recognized for academic achievement

The Arts are unique in their ability to lower anxiety, engage students and achieve academic goals in all other subjects

There are more than 2.7 million jobs in creative services in California and well-rounded students with access to Arts education will help feed that pipeline.

Schools with music programs have an estimated 90.2% graduation rate and 93.9% attendance rate compared to schools without music education, which average 72.9% graduation and 84.9% attendance.

Our Partners

FRIENDS AND AMBASSADORS

SCHOOLS

ADOPT THE ARTS 2025 – 2026
Rosewood STEM Magnet
Agua Caliente Elementary
Bubbling Wells
Della S. Lindley
Vista Del Monte
Cabot Yerxa Elementary
Cathedral City Elementary