It may be the last days of summer but instead of wiling it away by the pool, get out and do stuff, i.e. fight for a good cause, win a paddle boat race, take in an edgy striptease…. BTW, from now on I decided to include my fave video of the week in this post however random it may be.

Thursday, August 14

More Summer Sales: Rachel Pally and LF Stores
It’s almost the end of summer and that means sales! Two great ones kick off today: Rachel Pally’s warehouse sale where you can get 50-90% off her soft jersey tops and dresses and LF Stores’ seasonal sale with 60% off the entire spring/summer womens’ collection.

• Rachel Pally sale thru August 17. 2001 S. Santa Fe Ave., #F, Los Angeles (map). (818) 512- 9472. LF Stores sale at all locations.

Friday, August 15

Peepshow Deluxe Opening Night at the Viper Room
Enjoy a striptease with a rock-n-roll twist. Rock burlesque show Peepshow Deluxe premieres at the Viper Room, featuring the bump-and-grind stylings of the gorgeous Kitten Deville, Flame Cynders, Audrey Delux and Lucy Fur (love those names!) along with a DJ set of punk, soul and New Wave. Those of you may remember that the Pussycat Dolls started off as a burlesque act at the Viper Room. So this could be a big thing.

• 8pm. Tickets: $12 advance, $15 at the door. Viper Room, 8852 W. Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood (map).

Saturday, August 16

Love Honor Cherish Wine Tasting Fundraiser
Fight Prop 8, the anti-marriage Constitutional amendment, while enjoying wine tasting, music and hors d’oeuvres. This fun night goes down at the Angles Gallery in Santa Monica where you can enjoy wine provided by Silver Lake Wine and music by djBK. All of the proceeds from the event will go to EQCA Issues PAC. RSVP to RSVP [at] lovehonorcherish.org.

• 6:30-9pm. $65 at door. Angles Gallery, 2230 Main Street, Santa Monica (map).

Sunday, August 17

Pamper Yourself Fabulous
Treat yourself to a body bronzing by Sunset Tan, a mani by OPI, a massage by El Leon Spa and perhaps a makeover by Artform Studio. That’s just a few of the beauty treatment options you have at the Pamper Me Fabulous event held in Downtown’s Ford Brady Loft. Plus enjoy free-flowing champagne, food by Ciudad and sweets galore. Every guest also gets to take home a swag bag with about $300 worth of goodies! It’s $165 a ticket but if you enter “caroline” as the discount code (tickets must be purchased in advance) you’ll receive $30 off your ticket. 10% of ticket proceeds will go to nonprofit Step Up Women’s Network.

• 12-5pm. $165 regular ($135 with “caroline” discount). Ford Brady Loft, 718-720 North Figueroa Street, Downtown (map).

Echo Park Lake Paddle Boat Regatta
Another fun event for a great cause: 826LA is hosting a paddle boat race to raise money for its free writing and tutoring programs for the kids. Teams of two paddle boat racers will compete to be deemed “The World’s Best Paddle Boat Racers.” And the more money the team raises, the closer to the finish line they get to start! Sign up now and start your own team (there are limited space with 15 boats per heat and only 3 heats) or go online and donate to your fave team to better their chances of winning. Afterwards enjoy a post-race concert at The Echo, featuring The Damselles and Super Duper ($10).

• 4pm. Echo Park Lake, 1714 W Sunset Boulevard, Echo Park (map).

I was afraid to look up at myself in the mirror. Usually when getting a haircut I won’t let myself look in the mirror until the hairstylist is completely done or else I’ll just freak out. You see, I get so anxious every time I get my hair cut. I’m really attached to my hair; it’s part of my identity. But in this case I made the mistake of peeking at myself and boy, was I disappointed. But, wait, it’s not as bad as you think.

I had gone to Studio DNA Salon in Santa Monica instead of my usual, Floyd’s in West L.A. I figured that since this was going to be for my blogiversary (which I’ll blog about in the near future) I should do something extra special and treat myself. Reviews on Yelp cited Studio DNA as one of the top rated salons. The reviewers themselves raved about the stylists and the happiness with their new ‘dos.

So I made an appointment for the morning of my blogiversary. I know, one should never get a haircut on the day of the big event, but I was feeling pretty optimistic. I showed up at 10am and was the first client there. My hairdresser was Tina, a cute little Asian chick with long light brown hair.

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Time for that annual stocking up on low-priced designer goods! Clean out your closets today so you can fill it up with new stuff from Barneys New York Warehouse Sale tomorrow.

Enjoy 50-75% discounts off the original prices of designer clothing, shoes and accessories for the mens and the womens.

Prada shoes, Diane Von Fursternberg dresses, C&C California tees, so many good stuff. You know how this works; the earlier you get to the 10-day sale, the better your chances of scoring the good stuff.

Hours:

• Thursday, August 7 and Friday, August 8 — 8am-9pm
• Saturday, August 9 — 9am-7pm
• Weekdays 10am-8pm, weekends 10am-7pm

EVENT: THURSDAY, AUGUST 7 to SUNDAY, AUGUST 17

Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport
3021 Airport Avenue
Santa Monica, California 90405 (map)
(310) 777-5700

My talented friend Jeannine Denholm, who happens to have her own jewelry line, gave me a lovely hand-made vintage-esque piece to bestow on one lucky and fashionable crackhead during my blogiversary party. Whose ever lucky number (I’m going with tickets after all) I pull out of the hat will get this vintage white cameo wrapped pendant with Swarovski crystals hanging from a 16-inch hand-crocheted gold chain from Jeannine’s vintage pendant line. Retail value is $85.

La Bijou Belle jewelry consists of old grandma vintage pieces turned new again, from lovely lucite from the ’50s to classic bridal designs.

Man, I hope a girl wins this one cuz it’s really sweet.

La Bijou Belle Jewelry
info [at] labijoubelle.com; (323) 633-3528

Blogiversary Giveaway #1: Leyna’s Kitchen Cupcakes
Blogiversary Giveaway #2: $50 Gift Certificate for South in Santa Monica
Blogiversary Giveaway #3 and #4: Gift Certificates for Citizen Smith and La Cantina

I decided to take the plunge into girldom by acquiring a set of eyelash extensions. “But that’s so 2005!” you’re probably saying. And I’d beg to differ. Actually I did already try them a couple of years ago with a friend’s longtime facialist who only charged $90 for a full set and did the procedure in her living room in Rowland Heights. Sketchy, yes. It turned out that she put the glued bits of lash too close to my lash line or something because my eyeballs stung every time my eyes watered.

You see, my eyes have the tendency to tear up when I laugh, watch a touching commercial, encounter a cute puppy, etc. So every time any of that happened I’d suddenly feel like someone poured Windex in my eyes and then I’d double over in pain. After two months of that misery I swore off extensions.

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Since three’s the magic number, I thought I’d go big with this 3rd blogiversary by making CoC t-shirts and such for the occasion. Yeah, it felt weird at first, and vain, making T-shirts with my name on it (flashbacked me to when I was running for student body secretary in high school) but then I thought, why the hell not? This will be fun and it’s really the only time I’ve tried to market myself or make money off this blog. (Google ads just don’t cover cocktails.)

My favorite t-shirts of the bunch besides the CoC one is the Don’t You Know Who I Am? ones. I always thought that phrase would make a funny t-shirt and it does. If you have any suggestions for a good t-shirt or different colors or how to make these (and the shop) better, I’d love to hear from you.

Anyhoo, my dear crackheads, if you sport one of these babies during the partay and show off your crackhead pride, you’ll get five more entries for the giveaways during the event. There will be prizes sponsored by Leyna’s Kitchen, South, Citizen Smith and more so you’ll want to increase your chances to get the good stuff.

But thanks for all the support and I hope you vote for me for your student…oh, never mind.

It probably wouldn’t surprise you to know that I have a small collection of bar t-shirts. There’s that raunchy Irish pub in San Luis Obispo, that lazy mai tai bar in Maui and that meh martini bar in West L.A.

OK, it’s a very small collection but I just realized that I had it. And then I thought how cool would it be if there was a site that listed every bar that sold a shirt. That way you could just buy it online instead of having to hunt them down, especially if it was a bar in New Orleans and you were just feeling nostalgic.

I was just about to mail this idea to myself when I read a blurb about Destee-Nation on Thrillist. Destee-Nation is an online and retail store that sells T-shirts from real places, including bars! Each T-shirt description is even good enough to provide a little background of the bar, some pictures and address and hours info!

So far, it seems, for SoCal, they only have tees for Shellback Tavern in Manhattan Beach, Reel Inn and Paradise Cove in Malibu, Newport Beach Brewing Company, and Longboard Restaurant & Pub and Huntington Beach Beer Co. in Huntington Beach. But they’re on the lookout for more tees to add to their collection, so you can add them to your own.

If you have a favorite drink spot (or SoCal spot) that you think deserves to have a tee made of it, submit your suggestion via the nifty Suggest a T-Shirt form. If the Destee-Nation folks like what they read, they’ll go check out the establishment.

Sooo, what are some good bars? I’d say the Good Luck Bar, definitely Tiki Ti, and, ohhhh The Edison. Those would make really cute tees that I’d proudly wear.

Flickr Shot by dotsara

OK, not the way I want to start a Monday but I’m soo bummed about George Carlin. It’s not like he was a close personal friend but he made me laugh and cringe and go, “Ooooooh.” And I loved him as Rufus in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. May he rest in peace.

In lighter frivolous news, wanna deal with this heat and get your toes summer pretty? Today and tomorrow you can enjoy a free pina colada at nail salon Bellacures with any service you choose. You may want to pair it with the special June service, the coconut soak mani ($50) and/or pedi ($70), if you want to keep the tropical theme going.

Verdugo Bar is having a “special private” IPA tasting next Sunday, June 29 from 5:30 to 8pm but I don’t know if that means I’m not supposed to tell anyone or if it’s just because there’s limited seating. Well whatev, it’s $20 to participate and pre-payment is required to save your space. RSVP asap to tasting list [at] verdugobar.com or call (323) 257-3408.

The Colony Cafe in West L.A. has extended its hours now so that it’s open at 8am through 8pm Monday through Friday. FINALLY! Now you can actually enjoy a breakfast (Bagel Press sandwich) and a dinner (bacon-wrapped hot dog or BTLA burger) there. And I can now pick up my beloved Tropical Bliss smoothie on my way to work! I know the Web site still says the short hours of 11am to 5pm on weekdays, but I’m going by the huge banner on the restaurant and the signs on its doors.

Google users, FYI, I have a special gadget you can add to your customized Google page. I update it every time I blog something new so you don’t have to wait for the newsletter or Twitter. I think it’s pretty nifty.

Thanks to Thrillist for this heads-up, but there’s this site called RepairPal where you can estimate how much it would take to repair your car. The site also gives you a list of common problem areas for your particular car and a list of repair shops in your hood. No word on if or when they’ll cover Vespa repair shops.

Speaking of Vespas, yesterday I tried to pick up my new Vespa at the dealership. It’s taken me this long because I couldn’t decide if I wanted the LX 150 or if I wanted to pay $800 more for the cute vintage-looking LXV. But regardless, they were completely sold out of LX 150s. Vespas seem to be pretty popular lately in light of the outrageously high gas prices. Anyhow, apparently the 2008s don’t come in the plum color I wanted. So I now have to wait til next week to get the Portofino Green 2008. Next week! Boo.

BTW, I HATE hate hate the DMV, especially the one in Santa Monica. Flames…on the side of my face…burning, heaving….

Duude, lots going on this weekend and it’s going to be a hot one. What to do? What to do? BTW, I had to include the above New Kids on the Block video for this post. Hey, it’s about the summer.

Friday, June 20

Taschen Warehouse Sale
When I used to work at Book Soup on Sunset, I came to know Taschen books as those huge but affordable coffee table books about quirky and questionable subjects. If you’re looking for a gift for your weird, arty friend or something to dress up your coffee table, you’ll want to check out the Taschen semi-annual warehouse sale in Beverly Hills. Thousands of slightly damaged and display copies are available at anywhere between 50-75% off the cover price

• Friday 10am-7pm, Saturday 10am-7pm, Sunday 12-5pm. The Taschen Store, 354 N Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills. (310) 274-4300.

Splendid and Ella Moss Warehouse Sale
Aww man, I heart Splendid and Ella Moss clothes and now they’re going to have a warehouse sale downtown where shoppers can save 50-70% off. That’s on stuff for both gals AND guys and even kids from Splendid, Ella Moss, Splendid Little’s, Splendid Mills, Splendid Girl and Ella Moss Girl. Cash and credit cards only.

• Friday-Saturday 9am-4pm. Cooper Building, 860 S. Los Angeles St., 8th Floor, Downtown.

LA Irish Film Festival Mixer at the Edison
Into Irish films, Irish whiskey and Irish food? Check out this mixer at the Edison where Old Bushmills Whiskey is hosting a party for the LA Irish Film Festival; the festival takes place in Beverly Hills in the fall. No movie screenings, but there will be a traditional Irish band and lots of fine folk to chat film and whiskey with and perhaps dance a jig with. And can’t forget about the food — fish and chips, braised beef, and bread pudding with whiskey sauce. Mmmm, whiskey.

• 7-9pm. Free. The Edison, 108 W. 2nd Street #101, Downtown. RSVP: aidan [at] edisondowntown.com

Saturday, June 21

Make Music Pasadena
Even though it’s going to be a hot one this weekend, music fans will flock to Downtown Pasadena as over 300 concerts will be going off on World Music Day for the first ever Make Music Pasadena. And, get this, all the concerts are free! Yes, it’s going to be SoCal’s largest free music festival. The huuge bill includes everything from new local talent to Grammy Award nominees. You’ll want to check out The Raveonettes, Autolux and Dengue Fever, to name but a few.

• 10am-10pm. Free. Old Town Pasadena, Holly Street between Fair Oaks Avenue and Raymond Avenue; One Colorado Courtyard; and Playhouse District on El Molino Avenue between Green Street and Colorado Boulevard.

Hamburger Mary Celebrates Gay Marriage
Gay marriage is finally legal in California. Huzzah! That calls for a celebration and Hamburger Mary’s in West Hollywood knows it. So all weekend you can enjoy a glass of champagne for one dollar. For the hard-core celebrants among us who require a stiffer one, Jager shots are $3 and tequila shots are $1. BTW, you don’t need to be married to partake of the special.

• Hamburger Mary’s, 8288 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood. (323) 654-3800.

Sunday, June 22

Sangria Sundays at Cafe La Boheme
Enjoy your summery Sunday afternoons on Cafe La Boheme’s outdoor patio, sipping red or white sangrias and taking in the tunes spun by the dj. Small plate dishes like salt and pepper calamari with lemon basil aoli, shrimp toast with chili dipping sauce and the La Bohème burger will be available to nosh on between sips. Word of warning to nonsmokers, though, there are also in-house Cuban cigar rollers, so if you don’t like cigar smoke this may not be your thing.

• 4pm-7pm. Café La Bohème, 8400 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood. (323) 848-2360.

Flickr Shot of West L.A. Floyd’s

Thanks to crackhead reader Emilia for this tip: Just in time for the warmer weather, you can now get a haircut at the new Floyd’s 99 Barbershop in Venice for half off the original price! We’re talking 50% off a cut that’s usually $24. This special is in celebration of the new location’s grand opening and ends on Sunday, June 22 so make your appointment now.

I frequent the Floyd’s in West L.A. and love it for my haircutting and coloring needs. It’s so old school and edgy, the hair stylists I’ve encountered are great listeners and skilled, the prices are decent and most of the time the music blaring on the speakers makes me break out into song. Even though I got my hair did recently, I’m thinking a touch-up may not be such a bad idea considering this special offer.

Floyd’s 99 Barbershop
609 Lincoln Boulevard
Venice, California 90291
For appointments: (310) 399-4888

Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-9pm, Saturday 9am-8pm, Sunday 11am-6pm

Flickr Shot by dotsara

Gosh, how I LOVE summer. All the fun things you can do only when it’s warm out, as this weekend looks like it’s going to be. Mmm, 80-degree weather. Unfortunately/fortunately I’ll be up in NorCal for some river rafting this weekend but you folks have fun!

Friday, June 13

Free Hot Dogs at Hot Dog on a Stick
Gotta love the freebies. Hot Dog on a Stick, the funny hat folks, will be giving out free hot dogs on a stick from 5 to 8pm at any of their locations. One per person but that’s probably all you need.

• 5-8pm. All Hot Dog on a Stick locations.

Saturday, June 14

Heal the Bay L.A. River Cleanup and Korean BBQ
If you missed your chance to be a good environmental citizen during Earth Month, you’ll get your chance now. Help tidy up the soft-bottomed Glendale Narrows section of the Los Angeles River along with Heal the Bay, several other organizations and about 2,000 other volunteers. No cleaning experience necessary. Just bring a hat, drinking water and some sunscreen. Afterward all volunteers will be treated to a Korean barbecue. Mmm, galbi and a good deed.

• 8:45-11:30am. Griffith Park Recreation Center, 3401 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles (map)

Bedhead Pajama’s Warehouse Sample Sale
Who wears PJs in the summer, ya ask? Hopefully dads do. Get your dad some fancy designer pjs just like the ones Mr. Big wore in Sex and the City. Bedhead Pajama’s is having a huge warehouse sample sale where you can save 50%-80% off PJs, loungewear and accessories for men, women and children. Cash and credit cards only.

• Friday 11am-6pm, Saturday 9am-6pm. 3305 Motor Avenue, Los Angeles (map).

Sunday, June 15

Neighborhood Barbecue Night at Wilshire
Nothing like enjoying a barbecue during summer nights. At Wilshire Restaurant’s Neighborhood Barbecue Nights every Sunday you can enjoy such bbq goodies as grilled baby back ribs with a side of corn on the cob, oh, and of course there are the summer cocktails.

• Sunday nights through August 31. Wilshire Restaurant, 2454 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica (map). (310) 586-1707.

Sunday Cinema in the Backyard
Enjoy gourmet movie fare like curried popcorn with candied peanuts, house-made corn dogs with stone-ground mustard, and chocolate-covered bonbons while watching the fashionably fabulous flick The Devil Wears Prada poolside at the W Hotel in Westwood. So chic! You can either laze about on a chaise lounge to watch the big screen or enjoy the movie on your own flat screen in a cabana.

• Free. 8pm. Sundays through September 28. W Hotel Westwood, 930 Hilgard Avenue, Westwood (map). 310-208-8765.

Since the Sex and the City movie is opening this weekend (woo!), I dedicate this weekend roundup to fine desserts and sample sales, and an art walk thrown in for good measure.

Friday, May 30

Theodor Tea Tasting at Jin Patisserie
Mmm, a tea tasting at fancy-schmancy Jin Patisserie. French tea taster Guillaume LeLeu, proprietor of Theodor teas, will present a selection of white, green, and black teas to go along with pastry chef Kristy Choo’s tea-flavored macaroons and tea-infused truffles. Lovely lovely!

• 4-7pm. Free. Jin Patisserie, 1202 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice (map). (310) 399-8801.

Saturday, May 31

Billion Dollar Babes Spring Sale 2008
Huge sample sale involving over 40 designer duds at up to 80% off, an open bar and beauty services galore. Your (and my) favorites! Plus admission is free. At least the Saturday sale is. Friday is for BDB VIPs. RSVP asap at www.billiondollarbabes.com. Cash and credit cards only.

• 9am-5pm. Free. Smashbox Studios, 1011 North Fuller Avenue, West Hollywood (map).

Shopaholic Sample Sale 50-90% Off Retail
On the other side of town is another huge sample sale at the Pasadena Convention Center. No open bar here but this one features designer brands like For Joseph, Ben Sherman, Plenty by Tracy Reese, Paige Premium Denim, and many more, all marked 50-90% off retail. Cash only.

• 9am-7pm. Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green Street, Suite 211, Pasadena (map).

3rd Annual Artwalk Culver City
Tour over 40 art galleries in six (eight with a select few) hours. Can you do it? You can give it a try at the 3rd Annual Artwalk Culver City. The arty area’s art galleries will open their doors to cultured public. You can also enjoy the live jazz in the Culver City Art District and the special promotions of neighboring restaurants. That’s all well and good but what happened to the after party? Last year’s was crazy crowded…and those free Absolut cocktails!

• 12-6pm (Select galleries will stay open til 8pm). Located where Washington and La Cienega Boulevards intersect, Los Angeles. Click here for the artwalk guide.

Sunday, June 1

L.A. Cupcake Meetup at Lark Cake Shop
I met Tara from When Tara Met Blog at last week’s cupcake challenge and my cupcake world opened up. L.A. has a large cupcake community and its members like to meet up at different cupcakeries on occasion. This Sunday, the L.A. Cupcake Meetup Group is descending on Silver Lake’s Lark Cake Shop where they will enjoy the shop’s many cupcake flavors including vegan chocolate cupcake and old fashioned ice box cupcake (available in three sizes of mini, regular and jumbo). You pay for your own goodies but the conversation and new friendships are included.

• 1pm. Lark Cake Shop, 3337 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles (map).

Ice Cream Sundays at the Scene Bar
Chill out at the Scene Bar this Sunday where you can exploit the $3 well drinks and $3 domestic specials but gorge yourself on the free ice cream and boogie down to the stylings of resident DJs Shalyce and Joaquin. Photos will be taken by Magnum XL.

• 9pm-2am. Free before 10pm, $3 after. The Scene Bar, 806 E. Colorado Street, Glendale (map). (818) 241-7029.

This weekend there’s plenty going on: Venice Art Walk, Cuban Music Festival and that Cupcake Challenge that I’m doing. In case you still have lots of empty slots on your social calendar, here are the following.

Friday, May 16

Planet Funk’s “Additional 50% Off Already Marked Down Items” Sale
How does Planet Funk make a sale price even better? By taking an additional 50% off the already marked down sale price! Yup. So brands like Rock & Republic, Frankie B., and Citizens of Humanity are actually affordable to cheapskates like me!

• May 16 through May 26. Online and at Planet Blue stores.

Ford Male Model Search at the Beverly Center
For those who like to look at pretty and/or hot boys, or if you ARE a pretty/hot boy, you may want to make your way down to the Diesel store at the Beverly Center where they will be having a male model search. I’m sayin’! To participate, you need to be (apart from gorgeous) around 18 to 25 and between 5′11″ and 6′3″ tall. The winner gets a contract with that Ford modeling agency and a cover on VMAN Magazine.

• 4pm-8pm. Diesel in Beverly Center, 8500 Beverly Boulevard, West Hollywood (map).

Saturday, May 17

Fashion Elements (fem) Spring Glam Designer Shopping Event
Sometimes don’t you wish that clothes stores had in-store bars? How cool would that be? Until that happens, though, you can content yourself with Fashion Elements’ Spring Glam shopping event where there will be lots of discounted (up to 60% off retail) designer brand shopping and cocktails, plus music and gift bags. You can buy VIP tickets through Goldstar for $10.50 (regular is $15). VIPs get complimentary cocktails and dibs on all the good stuff before the general public. Gen public tickets are just $2.50 (free + $2.50 service charge) through Goldstar. Designers include Nanette Lepore, Marc Jacobs, Emilio Pucci and Ella Moss to name a few.

• 12pm-5pm. $2.50-$15. Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood (map).

LACMA Muse’s ArtWalk After Party
This LACMA ArtWalk after party sounds like fun. What’s the perfect thing to do after a day of taking in free art from over 40 galleries? Why partake of the open beer and wine bars, of course. Plus there will be light hors d’oeuvres to keep you sated and live music by the Brent Canter Trio and C.R.A.F.T. Club. Also if you’re still jonesin’ for art, you can visit the modern art galleries in the Ahmanson Building.

• 8:15-11pm. $40 general public ($10 off when you order online and enter promo code “Artwalk 2008″). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles (map). (323) 857-6000.

Sunday, May 18

KROQ Presents The Raconteurs at the Henry Fonda Theater
Just got an email from KROQ saying this show for the acclaimed rock band, The Raconteurs, was just added and tickets ($23 each) don’t even go on sale til tomorrow at noon. You can only score them online at Ticketmaster so ferget about lining up at ticket outlets. Oddly enough, though, you can’t print them out using Ticketfast and have to instead pick ‘em up at the theater’s will call. There’s a two-ticket limit. The band is touring to promote their second album, Consolers of the Lonely.

• Doors open 7pm. $25. Henry Ford Theater, 6126 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood (map).

I don’t know about you but my mom doesn’t live in town so I don’t have to worry about taking her out for brunch or anything. Just sent her flowers. This weekend is mine (I’ll be up in NorCal though).

Friday, May 9

Kids in the Hall at the Orpheum
Yes! There are still tickets available for the Kids performing at the beautiful Orpheum Theatre downtown. Sure, it’s in the balcony but funny knows no distance. I wonder if they’ll do all their old and beloved characters from the ol’ sketch show? Should be fun and I’m sorry to miss out.

• 8pm. Tickets: $32-$52. Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, Downtown (map).

Saturday, May 10

Tickets for Beck/Spoon/MGMT at the Bowl Go on Sale
Beck and Spoon and MGMT are playing the Hollywood Bowl in September but Saturday is the day when the tickets go on sale for the first time to the general public. It’s going to be an awesome show. And apparently it’s Beck’s debut appearance as a headliner here. Which is weird considering this is his town.

• On sale 10am PDT. Tickets: $20 -$75.

Poketo Warehouse Sale and Cupcake Social
A sale where everything — wallets, T-shirts, plates, and stationary — is only $5-$10. Poketo really knows how to spring clean as it’s doing this to make room for its new wares for the new season. And there will be cupcakes for super cheap like $1!

• 10am-5pm. Poketo Studio, 510 S. Hewitt Street #506, Downtown (map).

The Princess Bride at Angel City Drive-In
So many great lines in this movie. I must have watched it a bazillion times and memorized them all. I wonder how many people at the drive-in will be quoting along with the movie. And what a fun way to watch it, at the Angel City Drive-In where the Angel City Derby Girls bring you your food, where you can sit on astroturf or in your car and where, more importantly, you can BYOB. Here’s a Princess Bride drinking game to keep things REALLY interesting.

• Gates open 7:30pm, show starts at 9pm. $10. Alexandria Hotel, 240 W. 4th Street (2nd floor), Downtown (map).

Sunday, May 11

Free Red Mango Yogurt for Moms
Borrow someone’s kid and pretend you’re a mom so you can get free yogurt at Red Mango where they’re giving away a small yogurt with one topping as a special for Mom’s Day.

• 3-5pm. All Red Mango stores.