Budget-conscious art lovers who have taken advantage of free evening parking the Getty Center and the Getty Villa are now going to have to contend with the budget-conscious J. Paul Getty Trust. Both facilities will now charge $10 for parking after 5 p.m. at both facilities, effective November 21. more ›

A stunning rendition of the ancient anti-war classic, Trojan Women (After Euripides), is playing at Getty Villa. The 2,426 year-old play depicts the brutal aftermath of the mythological Trojan War through dishonor, rape, infanticide, mass murder, enslavement, urban decimation, and despair. more ›

We’d have stayed awake in more of our college classes if the lectures were as informative and as entertaining as the program/tasting Uncorking the Past: Ancient Ales, Wines, and Extreme Beverages this past weekend at The Getty Villa. more ›

This weekend, the Getty Villa continues its presentation of the world premiere of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s new translation of Sophocles’ Elektra. [Side note: While the show begins hours after the regular patrons have migrated back home along the PCH, being at the Getty Villa after regular opening hours feels like you’re trespassing on some very rich person’s property. The guards tell you to be quiet and you almost feel obligated to tiptoe through the corridors until you reach the open-air amphitheater. But the production, thankfully, is worth the hassle.] more ›

The Getty Villa in the Pacific Palisades offers breathtaking views, refined tranquility, and the chance to immerse yourself in the collected Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities featured within the walls of the Roman-inspired architecture of the impressive structures. more ›

Yesterday the Getty Museum's Twitter feed reminded followers that the Getty Villa was marking its 36th anniversary of being open to the public. "In 1974, Getty opened the Getty Villa as his second museum in a re-creation of the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum, incorporating additional details from several other ancient sites," explains Wikipedia. They closed in 1997 for extensive renovations, and re-opened in January 2006. more ›

On December 15, 1892, John Paul Getty was born. The oil tycoon died in 1976, leaving behind a legacy and a lot of money and art that gave birth to the two Getty museum locations in Los Angeles. Currently on exhibition at the Villa is a collector's choice exhibit featuring Getty and his antiquities. more ›

The Heard of Elephants art collective presents comedy tonight at the Unknown Theater with live performances from Friends of the Family , Josh Duvendeck, Wobbly Bones and videos from daybyday, Good Neighbor, Tremendosaur and 5 Second Films. Doors at 10 pm. Tickets $5. Beer included. more ›

There’s a screening of the feature documentary Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade with live performances by Youth Brigade, 7 Seconds and Swingin Utters tonight at 7 pm at Nike Sportswear at the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood. BYO Records, the legendary LA punk label, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year with the release of the 'Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records' 31-track compilation box set and documentary. The concert follows the screening. Tickets are $17. more ›

Do you have aspirations to be the next Kevin Bronson or Josh Kun? Do you have a passion for all things music? Then think about coming tonight to 826LA East’s first adult writing seminar “Writing About Music.” Panelists Bronson and Kun will be joined by Justin Gage of Aquariumdrunkard.com, Pat McGuire of Filter, Randall Roberts of the LA Weekly, and freelance writers Jeff Weiss and Jessica Hundley. Moderated by Joshuah Bearman, the panelists will discuss the music business and writing about music in all forms of media. They’ll cover the creative and business sides of music journalism. Cost of the seminar is $25. The seminar begins at 7:30 pm in 826’s Echo Park location. more ›

The first contemporary art project at the Getty Villa, “Jim Dine: Poet Singing (The Flowering Sheets), ends its run today at 5 pm. The installation presented new sculpture and poetry by Jim Dine inspired by ancient objects in the Museum's collection. “Dine's highly personal vision finds further expression in a poem drawn on the walls, with its Orphic themes of travel, loss, and the possibilities of art.” more ›

Most insane picture and story of the day: a cruise ship strikes submerged ice in the Antarctic and begins to sink, 154 passengers escape to safety. I guess the holidays just really stress some people out: "a 27-year-old man turned himself in to police early this morning after allegedly shooting his brother-in-law to death following a Thanksgiving celebration." Christ, did somebody burn the turkey? And the long lines waiting for Black Friday deals weren't... more ›

This week, Fodor's online published a little Q & A with editor Jennifer Paull who recently spent a long weekend in our dear city. She wanted to catch up on all that's been recently new to her as a frequent(ish) tourist. Among that was the Griffith Observatory, The Getty Villa, restaurants Osteria Mozza and Röckenwagner Café in Venice and Moss, the high-design housewares store on Melrose. What caught our attention the most, though, was her... more ›

Says the nerd... Maybe 5 questions were too much to start with? Maybe they were too hard. Sadly, with only one serious response and only one correct answer out of those five - it's a sad state of affairs for LA City Nerdisms. Let's help correct that by at least adding 5 new tidbits of LA City Nerdism into the vernacular: 1. Before the 2005 opening of LAPD's Mission Division in the San Fernando Valley,... more ›

So after Sunday's Question and Monday's Answer, the LA City Nerd challenged LAist and you, our readers to a quiz: "I saw you posted a Pop Quiz on LAist, and thought I'd see if I could challenge your readers with an LA City Nerd Pop Quiz." So here you go kids, let's go at it! Put your guesses and answers in the comments section. 1. Before the 2005 opening of LAPD's Mission Division in... more ›

That there black goo bluging streets and seeping through manhole covers in downtown seems to be oil, indeed. Workers at a nearby oil well were flushing old lines with high-pressure water to get any last drops of oil out — and started wrecking havoc on Olive Street. more ›

Technically, it's in Pacific Palisades, but the Getty Villa — which reopens tomorrow — feels like it's a million miles from the PCH. more ›

In a coup of who cares, the LA Times Home section today features a story on the sleep industry. Yawn. The lead, with 9 whole pictures of the Getty Villa's gardens, is better than usual for them. But click on over to the NY Times and once again, our hometown rag wilts in comparison. New York has a gorgeously photographed Park Slope brownstone complete with audio tour slideshow, a Texas butler, and fantasies of wintertime plant orders. The NY paper does what shelterporn is supposed to: it stirs lust in your breast, for beautifully photographed plants, for a $1.5 million brownstone, even a chaste lust for your very own bow-tie wearing butler. Meanwhile back home we cover snoring. That's not shelterporn; it's shelter, old married couple with separate beds style. more ›

Perhaps those Getty Center signs promising that the old Getty Villa will reopen soon are coming true. more ›