Crab Shell Bar’s One Year Anniversary
The revival of the Crab Shell Bar in the downstairs of the Venice Whaler nearly a year ago, included a all-new look, culinary team and bar program. The Venice Whaler rings in the one year anniversary of the famous seaside-watering hole (since 1944) by rolling out a new dining and cocktail menu! New dishes include a Maine Lobster Roll, a Grilled Ahi Tuna Sandwich, and a Shrimp Po’Boy. There’s also the Calabrian Queen, topped with sausage, red onion and chili flakes, and the Hot Mamacita with Fresno chiles, sausage, garlic, onion and cilantro atop a cream sauce. Heavier dishes include the Chicken Ricotta Meatballs in a creamy San Marzano tomato sauce and the Black Angus Mini Cheeseburgers on sweet Hawaiian rolls with a “special sauce” including cornichons and Tabasco. To keep that beach, bikini body, order the Kale Salad of greens with a lemon vinaigrette, sliced grapes and flax seeds. Dessert options are the Baked in Venice, with burnt meringue-coated sponge cake, ice cream and raspberry coulis, and a classic Chocolate Profiterole featuring cream puffs stuffed with chocolate and vanilla ice cream. The newest cocktails are plays on classics: The Chamomile Mai Tai is made with a chamomile-infused light rum, orgeat, Curaçao and Wray & Nephew rum, and the Citrus Pisco Sour features a citrus-infused pisco and house-made cinnamon bitters. Plus, they are offering a monthly cocktail class that is free and open to the public (Visit Facebook for details). Brunch menu here. The Whaler drink menu here and food menu here. 10 W Washington Blvd., Venice, CA 90292; 310.821.8737 (Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Venice Whaler)
Caffe Luxxe‘s Pour Over Bar
Caffe Luxxe, will be hosting a complimentary pour-over bar on the front patio of the Mid-City location of Sweet Rose Creamery. The bar will feature pour-overs of both hot and iced Caffe Luxxe coffee. Saturday, 12:30-5 pm; 7565 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Cruel Summer Pool Party
Enjoy a true Los Angeles party at the Standard in West Hollywood. DJ Val Fleury will join DJs Jeremy Dawson, Pleasure Principle, and Victoria Van Damn for the Cruel Summer pool party series. Sunday, 1-6 pm; Standard Hollywood, 8300 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069
LA Taco Festival
The 5th annual LA Taco Festival is headed to Grand Park and will be serving amazing food for a great cause! Proceeds go to Jovenes Inc., an organization that creates homes and community for homeless youth and at-risk families. Free; Saturday, 12-7 pm; Grand Park, 200 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Roaring Nights at the Zoo
Enjoy the LA Zoo. the adult way during their Roaring Nights music fest. This week, take a trip back to the 1980s for an evening of music and fun. Dress up in your favorite throw-back styles to groove to all ‘80s hits by the Pac Men. The event also includes food trucks, full-service bars, free glow bracelets, glow necklaces and 80s-style accessories and more. 18 and over. $20/pp, $17 GLAZA members; Friday, 7-11 pm; 5333 Zoo Dr., Los Angeles, CA; 323.644.6042
Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship
It’s just like Coney Island’s 4th of July Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, but right here in Los Angeles. Nisei Week’s 9th annual Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship has the world’s top competitive eaters, including Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie (who recently robbed Chestnut of what would have been his 9th consecutive win at the hot dog eating competition in Coney Island). They are competing for a $6,000 in cash! Saturday, 1 pm; Japanese American Cultural and Community Center Plaza, 244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles, CA
Sunday Funday Public Fruit Jam with Fallen Fruit
This fun and fruit-filled Sunday Funday Fallen Fruit Public Jam Session is a perfectly sweet way to make jam and new pals. Bring home-grown or shopped fruit, and in “jam teams” of 3-5 people you’ll make jam from start to finish at the tasting table. Fallen Fruit encourages experimental jams, like basil guava or lemon pepper jelly. Almost all fruits can be jammed, even bananas! Fallen Fruits’ experts will be on hand for help. Sunday, 11 am – 2 pm; W Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91103; 626.564.1066
Sweet Rose Creamery‘s Pop-Up
Hit up Sweet Rose Creamery’s pop-up at Venice’s Tortoise General Store, a boutique dedicated to introducing and exhibiting works by Japanese artists. Sweet Rose Creamery’s Co-Owner and Executive Chef Shiho Yoshikawa, a Japanese native, will offer made-from-scratch, market driven ice creams, house made almond milk, and cool beverages as part of this special collaboration. Enjoy single ($4) and double ($6) scoops of Japanese-inspired flavors. In addition, sample or mix in Shiho’s famous house made almond milk (made from Fat Uncle Farm almonds and Bautista Ranch organic dates), which is now available in to-go glass bottles ($10) at all three Sweet Rose Creamery locations and available for purchase at the pop-up. Sunday, 1-5 pm; 1208 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Indigo Tie Dye Fantasies with Jungmaven
Wittmore is having a super fun tie-dyeing event at their new Arts District shop! One of their favorite and best selling brands, Jungmaven (USA made hemp t-shirts), will be taking over Wittmore and the outside courtyard at One Santa Fe for the afternoon to tie dye t-shirts and tank tops using indigo dyes. Plus, the first 20 guests will receive a FREE Jungmaven t-shirt of their choice! They will also be serving ice cold beer from nearby Angel City Brewery and delicious snacks from ediBOL, the new restaurant that just opened next door to us at One Santa Fe. Saturday, 1 – 5 pm; Wittmore Arts District, 300 S Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Sonic Submarine DJ Festival
Third Street Promenade is once again turning up the funk with Sonic Submarine, an outdoor DJ-driven music festival. The Third Street block stretching north from Santa Monica Boulevard to Arizona Avenue will morph into a vinyl wonderland. Produced by DTSM, Inc., KCRW’s premier on-air disc jockeys (Travis Holcombe, Anthony Valadez, Raul Campos, Michael Ammann) will roll out hour-long sets in succession. Free; Saturday, 6-11 pm; Third Street Promenade (Between Santa
Outdoor Courtyard Concerts with Pop-ups from One Colorado Restaurants
Every Saturday night in August, they feature a live concert from one of LA’s best and brightest, ranging from Brazilian to Blues, R&B and soul to Americana with an Appalachian twang, and pop psychedelia with a familiar folk flavor. Limited seating is open; standing and dancing totally acceptable and encouraged. And you can make a great night even greater with mixtures for merriment from our pop-up bars and a bevy of American, Japanese or Italian nibbles and noshes from One Colorado restaurants. This Saturday, listen to Rose’s Pawn Shop, whose Appalachian and Americana music comes from five guys from Los Angeles. Singer-songwriter Paul Givant grew up in the Rock, Punk, Country, Pop, and Rap worlds of LA’s textured music scene, and it was American Folk and Bluegrass that rooted deepest. With a little help from Craigslist, Givant met Stephen Andrews, John Kraus, Tim Weed and Christian Hogan, the band Rose’s Pawnshop was born. They combine the old style American sounds of Woody Guthrie, Bill Monroe, and Hank Williams with a high energy approach more reminiscent of modern Alt-Rock and a deeply melodic songwriting sensibility. With a cache of guitars, banjo, upright bass, fiddle and drums, their sound is a wholesome combo of mud, rusty nails and your mama’s cookin’. Free; Saturday, 7 pm; W Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91103; 626.564.1066
Relais de Paris Opens
The world renounced French Brasserie Relais de Paris is now open in the heart of Beverly Hills. Modeled after a 19th century French restaurant, the spot offers simple traditional French dishes using the best local and organic ingredients in the Los Angeles area. The design has classic brick, sophisticated old charm of a French bistro including chandeliers and large mirrors. Their specialty is the “Sauce Originale” which has been kept a secret since its creation in 1959. In addition to the famous “steak frites”, they offer a range of bistro dishes and desserts like the Moules Frite, the Chateaubriand, the great Foie Gras and the amazing Apple Tart. Full menu here. Friday Nights is Ladies Night at R Lounge with a live DJ spinning after 9 pm, a complimentary cocktail served to all ladies and featuring a Tapas Lounge menu including Flat-breads and specialty cocktails. 8635 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 93101; 310.289.8500
Forman’s Opens
The guys behind Laurel Tavern, Spring Street Bar, Library Bar and Beelman’s Pub (ACME Hospitality Group) are opening up their newest spot. This time in Toluca Lake. The space is like a ski lodge with paneling, old school ski shoes, antlers, and taxidermy hanging on the wall. There’s also a large fireplace, wooden communal tables, and a wooden bar serving up cocktails from Dylan Snyder, like a new twist on the Gold Rush, made with bonded rye with sage and buckwheat honey for a modern take on the Gold Rush. As for food, they are serving up starters like spinach and artichoke dip, roasted marrow bones, short rib carpaccio, and homemade biscuits. Entrees include stuffed trout, smoked wings, fried-chicken sandwiches and double-ground burgers. Opens Friday; 10149 Riverside Dr., Toluca Lake, CA 91602; 818.760.6900
White Light White Night
The night benefits Los Angeles non-profit Walk With Sally, an organization dedicated to providing free mentoring support programs to children of parents or siblings with cancer. Wear white and enjoy live music from Super Diamond [The Neil Diamond Tribute], gourmet bites from over 20 restaurants, specialty cocktails, a local craft beer garden and boutique wine garden. Why wear white? While growing up, Nick Arquette, founder of Walk With Sallys’ mother, Sally, was diagnosed with cancer and believed in the healing spirit of the color white. Throughout the world the symbolism of the color white claims to stimulate a person’s own divine nature into healing one’s self, known as the “White Light of Healing and Protection”. $200, $400/VIP (include access to VIP food and beverages along with an exclusive gift bag and special seating area; Saturday, 5-11 pm; The Rooftop of the Plaza at Continental Park, 870 Nash Street, El Segundo 90245
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure at Hollywood Forever
Pee Wee’s prize possession is his bike, and when it’s stolen, he travels across America to try to get it back, and meets a wild cast of characters on the way. Tim Burton’s breakout feature redefined the eighties with Pee Wee’s comedy. The night begins with DJ Chris Holmes, and you can join in a Pee Wee photo booth. Plus, there will be some special surprises! $15; Saturday, doors: 7:15 pm, movie: 9 pm; 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
Street Food Cinema’s Screening Of The Shining
Heeeere’s Johnny! If you are brave (unlike me), relive the frightening flick under the stars in Pacific Palisades. Food trucks and a live band pre-movie guarantee a fun night. $12; Saturday, 6 pm; Will Rogers State Historic Park, 1501 Will Rogers State Park Road; 323.908.0607
Watch all the things at Elixir The Show
Elixir The Show proudly presents “Nuit Blanche” A Blacklight Anniversary Soiree.The Federal Bar will have blacklight UV lighting throughout the venue, and your white outfits will look resplendent! Expect a show that is part Mad Men, part Rat Pack, part Hee-Haw, part Laugh-In because Elixir features live music from jazz/funk band Funky Munky, dancers, comedians, burlesque artists, pole dancers, dance troupes, games/prizes, rotating singers and a delicious blend of music and dance styles. Elixir is an interactive multimedia experience blended in a dinner theater stage show setting. Immediately after Elixir The Show, their is a photo booth setup where their photographer will take commemorative photos with their showgirls in front of our Elixir red carpet. All proceeds will go towards new website, promotional videos and marketing materials to help bring the show to the national stage. White outfits required. $15+; Saturday, 7:30 pm/dinner, 8 pm/show, 10:30 pm/DJ/Dance Afterparty; The Federal Bar, 5303 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601
FYF Fest
FYF Fest is back in its 12th year at the LA Sports Arena & Exposition Park with a packed roster including Frank Ocean, Morrissey, Run the Jewels, Flume, FKA twigs, Solange, and way more. $109+; Saturday & Sunday; L.A. Sports Arena and Exposition Park, 700 Exposition Park Dr.; 213.747.7111
Taste of Brews Long Beach
The event infuses more than 120 styles of microbrews and SoCal’s premier mobile restaurants with an amazing ocean-front venue, all benefitting the Long Beach Marine Institute. $37.50+; Saturday, noon-5 pm; Shoreline Aquatic Park (AKA Lighthouse Park), 200 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA
Free Panda Express
Panda Express is rolling out a food truck and they are taking it on a nationwide tour that will eventually land in New York City. To start, the Panda Express-mobile will be popping up at the KCRW Chinatown Summer Nights, dishing out free orange chicken. There will also be an orange chicken chef’s challenge involving some of the city’s biggest culinary names. Free; Saturday, 5 pm-Midnight; Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
Sales:
Alhem Eyewear, Lust Covet Desire, and Wal & Pai
Score deep discounts on Lust Covet Desire’s inventory of labels, retro frames from rising design star, Ahlem Eyewear, and sleek footwear from Wal & Pai during their sample sale. Through Sunday, 11 am-6 pm; 1306 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Koral
Get the LA denim brand’s jeans, apparel, and activewear for $5-$25 during the two-day warehouse sale in Vernon. Friday & Saturday, 10 am-6 pm; 5524 Alcoa Ave., Vernon, CA 90058
L*Space Swim
Snag 40-80% off the SoCal swimwear label’s bikinis, one-pieces, cover-ups, and more during the two-day warehouse sale in Santa Ana. Friday, 9 am-4 pm; 2525 Pullman St., Santa Ana, CA 92705
Line & Dot
Score 70% off the label’s contemporary apparel during the cash-only sample sale in Vernon. Saturday, 9 am-2 pm; 2807 S Santa Fe Ave., Vernon, CA 90058
Lotta Stensson
Get 50-85% off kimonos, kaftans, dresses, and more during the designer’s store closing sale; prices will be from $30-$250. Through August 30th; 8372 W 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90048
Monique Lhuillier
Snag 40-90% off the superstar gown designer’s bridal dresses, accessories, footwear, and more during the one-day sample sale in Vernon. No dressing rooms and merchandise is first come/first serve. Sunday, 10 am-4 pm; 4533 Pacific Blvd., Vernon, CA 90058
Planet Blue
At the Malibu store only, save 50% off storewide, including boho-cool labels like Jen’s Pirate Booty, Nightcap Clothing, Stone Cold Fox, For Love & Lemons, and more; the retailer’s in-house line Blue Live will be starting at $35 a pop. Friday-Sunday; 3835 Cross Creek Rd., Malibu, CA 90265; 310.317.9975
Shopaholic
Get labels like Cameo, Finders Keepers, Dolan, and more for $38, $48, and $58 during the West Third Street location’s sixth anniversary sale. Saturday & Sunday; 8032 W 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90048; 323.930.9909
Stacey Todd
Score 40% off all spring/summer merchandise (including all Freecity items and select Golden Goose footwear) during the designer boutique’s end-of-season sale at both the West Hollywood and Studio City stores. Friday and on going; 454 N Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90048; 310.659.8633
The Way We Wore
Shop everything on the first floor (excluding select items, including merchandise in display cases) for 50% off during the vintage mecca’s semi-annual sale. All of August; 334 S La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036; 323.937.0878
Trina Turk
Score up to 75% off women’s ready-to-wear, swimwear, jewelry, and men’s merchandise. Prices start at $25 and there’ll be free valet daily from 12-5 pm. Friday, 7 am-7 pm, Saturday, 9 am-7 pm, and Sunday, 10 am-5 pm; 8008 W 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90048; 323.651.1382
