7/7/07 better make up for 6/6/06.

WRAP
Turkish Spa Towels
What: Super-soft organic cottons in a rainbow of solids and stripes are beach perfect and beyond.
Why: If this is sarong, you don’t want to be right.
When: Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Where: Distant, 4516 Hollywood Blvd., b/t Sunset Blvd. & Maubert Ave., Los Feliz (323-669-0829).

BUY
Milk Sale
What: Discounts start at 30 percent off summery goods from Sretsis, Castle Starr, Secrets of Charm, and others.
Why: Autumn doesn’t start for another 80 days.
When: Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m.
Where: 8209 W. Third St., b/t Harper & La Jolla Aves., Mid-City West (323-951-0330).

EAT
Larkin’s
What: Make yourself at home inside this Craftsman house and chow down on updated soul food classics for lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch.
Why: Collard greens and Mama’s Banana Pudding.
When: Tues.-Sat., 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Where: 1496 Colorado Blvd., at Loleta Ave., Eagle Rock (323-254-0934).

SCOPE
The Red Barn
What: Get a looksie at two new modern, ecofriendly, single-family, steel-frame prefab dwellings by MXA Development.
Why: They’re pretty prefabulous.
When: You’re in the mood for a drive-by.
Where: 3710 Grand View Blvd., b/t Venice Blvd. & Victoria Ave., Mar Vista (310-463-0211).

HEAR
The Decemberists
What: Poppy folk-prog rockers are joined by the L.A. Phil, Band of Horses, and Andrew Bird.
Why: The excuse you need for a picnic basket from Doughboys Hollywood.
When: Sat., 7:30 p.m.
Where: Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave., north of Odin St., Hollywood (323-850-2000); Doughboys, 1156 N. Highland Ave., at Lexington Ave., Hollywood (323-467-9117).