Enjoy music with a view as two of L.A.'s best contemporary music series heat up for fall.

Friday Nights at the Getty
Our eclectic, electric series explodes into its 11th season on September 14 with Bethany & Rufus, who blend haunting vocals and soulful strings to transport traditional folk into an electrifying realm of dark luxury and gritty intensity. On September 21, Friends of Dean Martinez share atmospheric instrumentals and moody covers of American standards.

Free; reservations required. Reservations available beginning Tuesday, August 21, at 9:00 a.m.

Learn more, make reservations, and see what else is coming up in Friday Nights at the Getty.

Fridays Off the 405
L.A.'s synth-pop geniuses Ima Robot bring their delicious bizarreness and garage-band energy to the Museum Courtyard on September 7. Setting the mood is Ima Robot bassist and floor-filling DJ Filip Nikolic.

Free; no reservations required.

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Explore the sacred music of the Middle Ages in this exhibition featuring some of the most lavishly illustrated manuscripts in the Museum's collection. Discover how music was used in religious ceremonies, learn the secrets of early musical notation, and hear the pages come to life in chants specially recorded for the exhibition.

Hear more medieval music in a free lecture on Gregorian chant on Sunday, September 16, and a two concerts by Pomerium on October 19 and 20.

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Explore performance art, photojournalism as art, and treasures from the Black Sea. Plus: last days for Manet's Bar at the Folies-Bergère and Zoopsia: New Works by Tim Hawkinson.

See current exhibitions to explore everything that's on now, and future exhibitions for a look at what's coming, including masterpieces of Roman glass.

Feed your creativity with these stimulating evenings of sketching from the masters in the Museum galleries. Your guide in September and October is painter Salomón Huerta, a master of line and color whose work is helping to redefine Latino art.

Free; sign up at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 6:00 p.m. the day of the program. All experience levels are welcome.

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Why did Edward Weston try to erase Los Angeles from his past, even going so far as to destroy photographs and papers he created during his 17 years here? Historian of photography Beth Gates Warren, who has spent the last decade piecing together the story of Weston's early career in L.A., reveals the photographer's ambivalence toward this city of extremes in a lecture complementing the exhibition Edward Weston: Enduring Vision.

Free; reservations required.

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For decades, looters have been destroying the cultural heritage of West Africa. Join archaeologist Susan McIntosh for a look at the effects of looting on one particularly stunning aspect of this heritage—the ancient terracotta figures of Mali, Nigeria, Ghana, and Niger—and a look at what is being done to stop the destruction.

Free; reservations required.

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A shipwreck begets slapstick and song in this Roman comedy bursting with bawdiness and boisterous behavior. Adapted and directed by Meryl Friedman from an original translation by Amy Richlin of Plautus' Rudens, Tug of War is theater for people who take their silliness seriously.

Tickets are $35; students/seniors $30. Previews are sold out.

This production contains material that may not be suitable for young children.

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Get to know treasures in the Museum's collection in this fun, half-hour gallery program that's perfect for a relaxed weekend outing. Learn about art through team activities such as puzzles, drawing projects, role-plays, even an artistic version of Mad Libs.

Free; sign up at the Museum Information Desk 30 minutes before the program starts.

Learn more about Family Art Stops.

Be part of the arts by volunteering at the Getty! You'll learn about art, meet people from all over the world, and enjoy beautiful surroundings as you greet visitors, answer questions, assist with special events and projects, and more. No art experience is necessary. Call (310) 440-7303 or e-mail volunteer@getty.edu to apply.

Learn more about docent and volunteer opportunities at the Getty.

Enjoy the final days of summer with an outing to the Getty Center or the Getty Villa. See everything that's coming up on our event calendar.

Explore your artistic side with a studio or gallery course, or take a free tour of the gardens and galleries.

Most events are FREE.

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