Unique LA
The festival features over 300 independent designers and artists. Saturday, May 7 & Sunday, May 8; California Market Center’s Penthouse, 110 E. 9th St., Los Angeles, 90079
Happy 50th George
Friday is the big 5-0 for the guy women love and the man, men want to be. George Clooney. Celebrate at the Locanda del Lago with The Clooney (it’s gin, grapefruit, blood orange and Aperol) by the glass ($8) or by the carafe ($20); May 6-8; Locanda del Lago, 231 Arizona Ave., Santa Monica; 310.451.3525
Endless Bloody Marys
This Sunday (with mom or not) hit one of the Westside’s best patios for a brunch involving steak and eggs, piles of cookies and a Bloody Mary bar open for…well it’s bottomless. Not the cheapest, but hey, drink it up. $65; May 8th, 11 am-3pm; 2454 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica; 310.586.1907
Mother’s Day Brunch at Red O
Bring mom (or some friends) for Mexican dishes and fresh fruit-infused cocktails. Their Mother’s Day mimosa is a mix of Veuve Clicquot and fresh-squeezed blood orange juice topped with strawberry-rosewater foam. Sunday, 10:30 am-3 pm; 8155 Melrose Ave., Mid-City West; 323.655.5009
Bake For Hope
Enjoy fresh farmers’ market finds and home made baked goods, with all proceeds from the bake sale going toward Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Sunday, 8 am-1 pm; Hollywood Farmers’ Market, 1600 Ivar Ave., Los Angeles, 90028
Dominick’s Crawfish Boil
This West Hollywood “Rat Pack Hideout” cooks up 300 pounds of crawfish each weekend this month. Also, get excited for oysters, po’ boys, rum-spiked snow cones and $4 Abita drafts and $12 bottles of wine. Every Saturday in May, noon-4 pml 8715 Beverly Blvd., West Hollywood; resys (recommended): 310.652.2335
Another Wine Bar does Brunch
It seems we can add wine bar brunches to the list of popular LA things like pop ups, food trucks and cupcakes. To continue the fun, head to Vintage Enoteca. Get your pelvic thrusts on with the Elvis Bruschetta (peanut butter, bacon, honey and banana), and for $12 you can keep the new bottomless Blackberry Sangria coming. I’m all shook up. Saturday-Sunday through summer, 11 am-4 pm; 7554 W Sunset Blvd.; 323.512.5278
Rare Beer Tap Takeover at Blue Palms
Drink up more than 20 rare draught beers from a horde of microbrewers. Friday 6 pm; Blue Palms Brewhouse, 6124 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood; 323.464.2337
The 3B Show
Waling into this show will bring me back to the movies I grew up on. New art based on Beetlejuice, Back to The Future, and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Free; Runs through June 3, Gallery 1988 Venice, 214 Pier Ave., Santa Monica; 424.238.5988
