LA West Elite Event At The Getty

I couldn’t be more impressed with my LA west debut event. I have always enjoyed the Getty, and was sure it would be a perfect venue for a classy party, but this was just amazing. First of all, the string quartet didn’t just play the soothing sounds of centuries past, but also some great renditions of R.E.M. and other modern classics. The service was warm while being efficient. The ambiance was– well– 360 views of LA, pacific included. The food was a perfect mix of healthy tomato salad with to die for Brie-​en-​croute, which I prolly had more than was expected for a human being. The wine and beer selection left nothing to be desired, and a good classy time was had by all. It was really cool to end up sharing an über pool to the event with other elites, and am excited to meet some more on times to come! Thank you Unilocal for an awesome night!

Any visit to The Getty is a good one — but this event made it great! Thank you, Brittany!
We certainly felt like royalty: eating mushroom brie, sipping wine, sitting out on the terrace overlooking the garden… The event was tied into FIDM and was celebrating the opening of «A Kingdom of Images: French Prints in the Age of Louis XIV» at The Getty Research Institute. Note that this event is open through September 6^th — be sure to stop by.
We met some other awesome Unilocalers and mingled with the FIDM students — some of whom had their artwork on display. So many excellent photo opportunities!

What an amazing event! Big thanks to Brittany for putting it together.
The Getty has never been more beautiful. The string quartet, sunset and wine made for an enchanted evening.
We had so much fun exploring the garden that we almost missed the Louis XIL exhibit.
I could plan for a better Friday night.

First time at the Getty Center. I have to say thank you to Brittany for making this event possible. It was super fun. We and my guest very lucky to see the Louis XIL, 1660 – 1715 expo.
After checking you go the garden terrace where you had excellent music to start off. After couple minutes you got some excellent drinks and food. You could not ask for a better event on early evening on a Friday night. What a beautiful event from Unilocal and great community manager.
This would not be possible without the staff at the Getty Center. Thank you Getty for showing us you’re beautiful grounds to all the lovely Unilocal people.

What a great event! There was beer and wine, tasty h’ordeurves and a lovely view. It was quite enjoyable walking around the Getty Garden with a buzz on. I was especially fond of the Louis XIV themed wigs at the photo-​booth. The wig allowed me to channel the nobility of yesteryear, as I looked through my vast lands over the horizon.

Such a fun event!
Thank you Unilocal for allowing me and a friend to schmooze at The Getty with King Louis XIV! The appetizers were delicious and way more than I was expecting for appetizers! An open bar always adds a fun touch to the evening! Complete that with a fun history themed photo booth and you’ve got yourself a party!
O yeah, and there was an exhibit opening here too: P
I jest! The exhibit was awesome. The detail put into the art was amazing. I love going to The Getty and this trip takes the cake!

Beautiful venue! Stunning views, great music and art. Delicious food. Perfect way to start the weekend!
The photo booth was a ton of fun. They had an open bar with beer and wine, which was very nice and the bartenders were very friendly.
Food was delish! I LOVED the pesto brie and the tomato salad. Plenty of everything for people to nibble.
Not very crowded and lots of seating. We stayed to the very end enjoying the music and atmosphere.

It was my first time going to the Getty museum and I used this event to tour the Getty for realsies.
Food/​Bevs:
My coworker was my +1 and he doesn’t drink (either) so we only had water, but we both smashed the French food buffet. The food was overly plentiful and really good. I died over those huge wheels of brie, as it’s my favorite cheese. 3 different flavors offered, I tried the herbed and the apricot. I don’t know how to say this, but the breaded chicken balls were also the main attraction on my plate. They were served with le moutard francais (French mustard, and I literally just made that up) which was Dijon-​delicious.
String Quartet:
I almost lost my ish when I heard the strings start the beginning of «Under Pressure» (which sounds almost ear-​dentical to Ice, Ice Baby.) The string quartet and outdoor setting of the event an hour prior to sunset was lovely, romantic and relaxing. I was wearing a tiny dress and my big girl shoes and if this were a wedding I was crashing I would’ve danced.
The Rich People:
Yes there was a lot of Old Money that night, and they were in costume, and I had to roll my Panhandle tongue back into my mouth and try not to stare. Mama taught me manners but when you put me in a cluster of the haute bourgeoisie I tend to forget myself…
This one LADY was killing the game in a long black frock and a tall gold choker necklace. She had an Anna Wintour air about her and she clearly hadn’t eaten since the late ‘90s. Oooh she was my spirit animal for when I turn 100.
The tour: didn’t do it. The etchings: didn’t really look at them. The francofilia: I thought that was a word we don’t say in pleasant company until 5 minutes ago.
Brittany: thank you very much for the tickets. The Getty museum was truly beautiful and a relaxing and enjoyable way to spend a Thursday.
I will return for the Summer Series (check the Getty’s website!) for live music and d-​a-​n-​c-​i-​n-​g.

This was my first LA West Elite event & my first time to The Getty! I recently relocated to the LA area and was delighted to get into this event with a +1. It was well organized and the food & drink were top notch. The grounds were beautiful and the views were stunning. The music was very enjoyable as well. The photo booth and props were fun as well. I look forward to attending future events and going to the Getty again!
WELL done– Unilocal!!!

This was my first Unilocal elite event, & it was better than I could have imagined. A great spread of food, open beer & wine bar, complementary parking, a photo booth, all at the fancy Garden Terrance at the Getty center.
The exhibit/​tour was pretty interesting. It was a great event with great weather.

What an amazing place! Getty is already one of my favorite places in LA. You add a Unilocal event with with food + drinks with a classical instruments it becomes magical. Even the the normal parking charge was covered. They had to ask me to leave.

Wonderful food, surprisingly empty and good string quartet. My partner and I wondered whether half the audience even realized that the string quartet was covering songs by Oasis and Nirvana as some of the people here looked like they were still old back in the 90s and would not get the song references. The attendees were an interesting mix of nouveau internet (us) and old money (THEM).
Oh and I’m going to say it — the actual Louis XIV exhibition opening that this reception was celebrating was kind of tedious and needed more ’splaining. I felt like it was a collection of ornate pages of events from a French Baroque history book for a college course that I got a C in. The coolest Louis XIV or monarchy-​related image was of a print of skeletons of dead kings and queens still wearing their crowns.
Even a true Francophile like my partner (who speaks French and was a history major) said that taking in two or three extremely detailed pictures side by side by side was a bit too extreme. Each of these 17^th and 18^th century images are packed with tiny historical details of events happening in each one. Seeing that there were people in attendance who were French, I assume that the intended audience here has an extensive knowledge of the historical events. We didn’t have a tour guide as we came too late, but having more of them scheduled after 7pm would have certainly helped um clarify this encyclopedia of an exhibit.

What a great event. Not only was the Getty a wonderful venue as always, the reception was held in a very nice, open, spacious patio area overlooking the gardens and had a view of the city.
I didn’t partake in the food but I did try some of the truffles which were awesome. The bar was standard fare beer and wine. The real stand out was the wait staff. They were polite and attentive but most of all they had personality!
My main complaint is the availability of the guided tour. It filled up before I got there and I was ontime. As I am not an an buff, I need the art being displayed to be put in context for it to be interesting to me. I would have appreciated continuous tours throughout the night along with some announcements about the exhibit itself.
Other notables were a well organized photobooth and an entertaining string quartet that played both classical standards and top 40 covers.
Thanks Brittany for another great event. Missed out at this one! Hope the south of France is good!

Another fantastic event by Unilocal.The Getty is one of my favorite places to bring guests. Not only do they have an amazing variety of artwork, but the buildings themselves are art. The views of LA are fabulous and the garden is a treat to stroll through.
This particular event, we were one of the first to view prints made during the reign of Louis XIV. The exhibition is laid out very well, and you are able to stroll through all the prints without having to backtrack. The descriptions of the prints were on point and very informative.
The food was delicious. I really enjoyed the apricot brie and went back a number of times for those delicious truffles! The tomato salad was super fresh and the croquettes had a lot of flavor and weren’t oily.
The live music was a great variety of classical to covers. We had a great time guessing what the covers were and were seriously impressed with the musicians! I also greatly enjoyed the photo booth and got some hilarious pics. Met some super cool Unilocalers and had a great laugh with them
Enjoyed myself thoroughly — thanks Unilocal

This is one of my favorite Unilocal Elite events! The Getty is gorgeous at sunset. There was a spread of salads, croquettes, baked brie (truffle mushroom, pesto, and apricot) on the Garden Terrace. A string quartet was in the corner covering modern music. We caught Oasis’ «Wonderwall» at one point and tried to Shazam the other songs, but alas, poor reception on the Terrace had us humming along but racking our brain as to the lyrics.
We were told to sign up for the guided tour by 6:30, but I couldn’t find the sign in area and no one on the Terrace was able to tell me where to sign up for the tour, so that was a bummer. After we ate, my friend and I went upstairs to check out the exhibit by ourselves, and caught the start of a new tour!
The venue was amazing. The guided tour was a fun break from food and chatting. There was a cute photobooth with wigs and we took home some pictures as souvenirs. Great job (as always) Brittany!

It’s a good thing I decided to dress up classy for this event instead of showing up in vans and a t-​shirt.
I always feel like I should be going classy to the Getty anyhow… but as I neared the reception area I could hear classical music.
As soon as I descended the stairs I was taken aback by live musicians playing classical music which was a nice cool surprise.
Plenty of munchies and booze to keep your hands from idling too long.
And the King Louis exhibit was cool. Those pictures in the history books and I’m right here staring at these real pictures. That’s a surreal feeling. Also a funny realization is that King Louis wasn’t attractive at all even though people claimed he was.
Poor standards apparently back then. :P
The photo-​booth was also a nice touch. It wasn’t a generic photo booth but one that actually stuck with the theme of the evening.
Thanks Brittany for using your Unilocal magic/​connections to make this night happen. If you ever run for president you got my vote!

First Elite Unilocal event held at a museum for us.
Huge spread of Brie, booze and salads before the tour.
Oh and chocolate truffles. (Todiefour)
A guided tour of Louis XVI artworks. Remarkable fine detail.
Another unique and very enjoyable event.
Thanks Brittany.

Another great event for us Unilocal Elites. The French Prints of Louis XIV exhibit were really fascinating and the guided tour was sensational. The food and the music were stellar and it was truly a great night. The cooler weather in the afternoon made it more fun to walk around The Getty.
Always a great time at The Getty. Thank you Brittany F. for putting this event together.

My second visit to the Getty and I was lucky enough to be invited to the Elite Event celebrating the Summer Solstice and the exhibit: A Kingdom of Images: French Prints in the Age of Louis XIV, 1660 – 1715.
There was a lovely reception on the Garden Terrace with food, drinks, and a string quartet that played an interesting selection of music. I especially loved hearing «Under Pressure» as an instrumental. The food was French themed and included green bean salad, a fresh tomato salad, brie en crote, chicken and potato croquettes, lavender cookies, and the most amazing chocolate truffles. There was also a bar serving beer, wine, and other assorted sodas/​water. The wait staff was on top of everything and kept the tables cleared and the guests happy.
The exhibit itself was amazing. It celebrates the time of King Louis XIV and his interest in printmaking. The prints were extremely detailed and hand drawn. Very beautiful to look at. The magnifying glasses spread throughout the exhibit were a big help to see the fine details of the print.
It was a lovely night and after viewing the exhibit, we took a quick walk through the beautiful gardens.
Thank you for the free parking and the Unilocal Elite lanyard. Thank you Brittany for the lovely evening! Hope you are enjoying your trip to France.
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This was a really cool event. We joined the VIP list at the Getty summer solstice celebration for a beautiful evening on the garden terrace filled with food, drinks, and a string quartet.
As I watched the gorgeous sunset — while enjoying the music and meeting fellow Unilocalers (hi Susy B.) — I, along with my +1, knew that we were definitely in for a treat! The sweeping views of the city alone made coming worthwhile.
After eating, we strolled through the garden before walking through the King Louis XIV exhibit. It was a relaxed evening and the perfect place to spend a Friday night.
Thanks to Brittany F. (we missed you!) and to The Getty for getting us into a wonderful event! And thanks for the Unilocal lanyards!