Element Saturdays
Open vodka bar for an hour, we?re there

The Hideaway at Tranquility Base
For the boys who love boys who love martinis

Daytime Drinkers Wanted at Nikki’s Local 72
Daytime drinking is always better by the beach

$1 off all drinks at Bigfoot Lodge
Slashing booze prices, one buck at a time.

Sex and the City Tuesdays at Tranquility Base
Carrie fever is far from over

Drinking Liberally at Madeleine’s Wine Bistro
Promoting democracy, one glass at a time…

Herb Alpert donates to CalArts
The multi-Grammy winner has given $15 million to the School of Music at the California Institute of the Arts.

Eight-time Grammy winner and Los Angeles native Herb Alpert, who in November pledged $30 million to UCLA to establish the cross-disciplinary UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, has now given $15 million to the School of Music at the California Institute of the Arts. In recognition of the gift, to be announced today, the school will be renamed the Herb Alpert School of Music.

Dylan, Hendrix DVDs show rock ‘n’ roll history in action
New DVDs show Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix performances that changed the course of pop music.

There haven’t been that many nights in rock ‘n’ roll when you could say after a performance that music will probably never be the same again, but two marvelous new DVDs let us revisit two such evenings.

Happy hour at Oinkster
Eagle Rock’s favorite burger joint gives you bang for your buck

Flight Night at Napa Valley Grille
Napa Valley Grille is having some fun with their wine tastings. Wednesday nights host Flight Night, where small bites are paired with flights of wine. The Grille?s executive chef, Anne Conness, also hosts ?Flight Training.? Here guests can try trios of small bites, and the selection here is…

Farmer’s Market Prix-Fixe
Focusing on farm-fresh produce.

Sunday Wine Tasting: Three at 3pm
The most ‘formal’ of Silverlake Wine’s weekly tastings. Reservations required. Four featured wines plus an aperitif–plus, each wine is paired with a complimentaryhors d’oeuvre. Each Sunday event centers around an ever-changing theme.

Assembly at Temporary Spaces
Cheap drinks, dancing and giveaways for spandex-clad club kids

$1 off all drinks at Bigfoot Lodge
Slashing booze prices, one buck at a time.

Live: Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
The period music ensemble does Vivaldi proud at Royce Hall.

Stravinsky once dismissed Vivaldi’s music as “the same concerto 400 times.” But he might have had second thoughts after hearing the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin on Friday at Royce Hall, where this period music ensemble, founded in 1982, presented a refreshingly provocative program as part of UCLA Live’s classical series.

Live: Helmut Lachenmann at Monday Evening Concerts
Visiting Los Angeles, the German avant-gardist revisits several of his studies in sound.

In Germany, he is often referred to as “Professor Helmut Lachenmann.” He is 73, lanky, bearded. A student of Luigi Nono and Karlheinz Stockhausen, he is perhaps the foremost representative of the second-generation European avant-garde.

Stephen Daldry juggles stage, screen efforts
How the director worked on the movie ‘The Reader’ while readying ‘Billy Elliot: The Musical’ for Broadway.

The giant-sized, multicolored dancing dresses that play a central role in “Billy Elliot: The Musical” make up the kind of dream sequence that could very quickly fill your nightmares.

Three-Course Prix Fixe Dinner @ Blue Velvet
  Blue Velvet introduces a weeknight three-course prix fixe dinner menu, a pared down version of its decadent nine-course spontanée tasting menu.  Start with spot prawn ravioli with pea tendrils, asparagus, and ruby red grapefruit.  For an entrée, choose between…

Bar Pintxo Happy Hour
6 tapas for $6