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Mayer Hawthorne’s Big Love

By Mara Gladstone | Published: July 9, 2010
Mayer Hawthorne, dancers, and The Getty Museum

With heart-shaped LPs and fizzy mint juleps in hand, energetic fans welcomed Mayer Hawthorne and the County’s dazzling retro-crooning act on June 12 at our second outdoor concert of the summer. It was a stylish show. Mayer set the fashion bar… More»

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Saturdays Off the 405 Blasts Open with Les Savy Fav

By Mara Gladstone | Published: June 1, 2010
Les Savy Fav's opening song, complete with Getty umbrella

Saturday early evening in the museum courtyard. An audience surrounded the outdoor stage. The bright L.A. sunshine was softening, and a peculiar figure wove through the crowd, dressed in white linen, a neon fur cape, and a white and silver… More»

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Natalie Merchant on Art, Poetry, and Music

By Emily Ho | Published: May 5, 2010
Natalie Merchant. Photo: Mark Seliger
Natalie Merchant. Photo: Mark Seliger

On a rainy afternoon at the Getty Center, two dozen students and teachers anxiously awaited the arrival of Natalie Merchant. Stopping at the Getty on her national tour, the singer-songwriter had invited them to attend a workshop on the theme… More»

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      Eye-to-eye with Saint John, from this 16th century Ethiopian gospel book.

      Ethiopia was one of the earliest centers of Christianity, and illuminated manuscripts were an integral part of religious service. 

      This manuscript is written in Ge’ez, the language of early Christian Ethiopia. You can hear this manuscript read aloud here, or…

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