Getty Announces Summer Hours and Slate of Events, 2015

Enjoy Friday Flights, Saturdays Off the 405, Garden Concerts for Kids, and a full schedule of talks, classes, and tours this summer

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May 13, 2015

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The Getty is gearing up for summer with extended evening hours and a full schedule of events.

Starting May 29, the Getty Center will remain open until 9:00pm on Friday evenings—in addition to Saturday evenings—giving visitors two nights a week to enjoy the galleries, gardens, and views of the sun setting over the city.

Beginning May 30, the Getty Villa will stay open until 9:00pm on Saturday evenings, creating an opportunity to linger in the galleries, and enjoy twilight in the gardens.

Both the Getty Center and the Getty Villa will be open on July 4, 2015, until 9:00pm.

And parking at both the Getty Center and the Getty Villa is $10 after 5:00pm, a $5 discount from the daytime rate of $15. The longer evening hours on Fridays and Saturdays also create perfect opportunities to get same-day parking at both the Getty Center and the Getty Villa for one $15 fee, taking advantage of the “Pay Once, Park Twice” program.

As if the sunset, breathtaking art, and discounted parking weren’t enough, the Getty also offers a full schedule of outdoor concerts and events beginning in May.

Saturdays Off the 405

Enjoy outdoor music and evening views of the city at the Getty Center’s signature Saturdays Off the 405, featuring performances by your soon-to-be favorite bands, along with DJ sets to open and close the night.

Cathedrals

Saturdays Off the 405 kicks off on May 16 at 6:00pm with Cathedrals, a San Francisco duo that simultaneously echoes Swedish pop, nineties trip-hop, and indie dreamwave with deeply soulful R&B-rooted vocals by Brodie Jenkins and Johnny Hwin’s styled and intense beats.

Shannon and the Clams

On June 20, Shannon and the Clams inject a cocktail of gritty garage-punk mixed with the weirdness of mid-60s psychedelia into the familiar sounds of doo-wop and rockabilly Americana. It’s a bit like tuning in to your favorite oldies radio station, only to find it possessed by a bizarre ghost of the counterculture era.

Mark your calendar—other dates for Saturdays Off the 405 are July 11, July 25, August 22, and September 19, with performers to be announced.

Friday Flights

Friday Flights brings together a network of Los Angeles-based musicians, visual artists, and creative thinkers for a vibrant evening of sounds and sights. Each session is hosted by artists whose work blurs the worlds of music and contemporary art. They bring together a range of creative collaborators to create an evening that is anything BUT a conventional concert.

Friday Flights kicks off on May 29 with an evening hosted by Total Freedom, a DJ, producer, and infamous party-maker, whose work has often surfaced in collaborations with contemporary artists like Ryan Trecartin. He is currently included in the New Museum’s 2015 Triennial, Surround Audience, a major exhibition of early-career artists which opened earlier this year in New York.

Friday Flights on June 26 features experimental art-band Lucky Dragons; July 24 is hosted by Ducktails, the solo project of Matt Mondanile, guitarist for indie headliners Real Estate; and August 28 is hosted by 5 Every Day, the L.A.-centric culture app created by dance band YACHT.

Garden Concerts for Kids

Bring a picnic and spread out on the lawn for Garden Concert for Kids, a joyous opportunity to dance and sing along to music that’s too good just for kids. Jazzy Ash and the Leaping Lizards kick it off on August 1 and 2, enchanting children and grown-ups with joyful original music inspired by traditional New Orleans jazz culture. On August 8 and 9, Lisa Loeb channels her wit, wacky humor, and sparkling creativity into children’s music with creative sing-along fun. On August 15 and 16, Seattle rockers The Not Its take the stage with their signature pink and black tutus and skinny ties to perform their bouncy pop and punk rock, giving kids their first “rock show” experience. All Garden Concerts take place 4:00–5:30pm

Family Activities

In addition, the Getty offers summer events for families at both the Center and the Villa. Join Saturday Art Adventures for Families at the Getty Center and Art Odysseys for Families at the Getty Villa. Stop by ArtQuest! at the Villa to learn how herbs and plants were used in antiquity as seasonings, scents, and medicines. Family Art Stops, Family Drawing Hour, Art Lab and Museum Game Zone are all up and running during the summer, offering new ways to enjoy art and the museum as a family.

Talks, Tours, Courses, and More

Tours are offered every day at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa, and talks and courses are plentiful. Create perfumes popular in 18th-century France, cook for a feast in Roman Gaul, or create a nature journal in the Central Garden.

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