Los Angeles - August 02, 2007

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

Meet Augustus the Great.

SHOP
Moss Opens
What: NYC high-design showroom/shop opens with 4,000 square feet and a sparkling exhibition.
Why: Eighteen Vertical Glitterbox chandeliers and way, way more.
When: Opens today. Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Where: 8444 Melrose Ave., b/t La Cienega Blvd. & Croft Ave., West Hollywood (323-866-5260).

EAT
Barbecue Competition
What: Big Baby Blues BBQ leads the cookoff but all grill-masters are welcome.
Why: You’ve been dying to B.Y.O.Bib.
When: Sat., 2-6 p.m.
Where: QuikSilverEdition Mission, 1621 Abbot Kinney Blvd., b/t Venice Blvd. & Palms Ave., Venice. To enter, e-mail adam.katz@quiksilver.com.

DO
Opera and Crimson
What: David Judaken’s two new nightspots give you the high country and rock and roll.
Why: Double the pleasure, double the fun.
When: Opera, Wed.-Sun. 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Crimson, Mon., Wed.-Sun. 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Where: 1650 Schrader Blvd., b/t Hollywood Blvd. & Selma Ave., Hollywood.

DON’T
Get Lost
What: Introduction to GPS navigation for hikers at REI’s new Outdoor School.
Why: Maybe it’s the North Star, maybe it’s not.
When: Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: REI, 402 Santa Monica Blvd., at Fourth St., Santa Monica (310-458-4370).

BUY
Daftbird Sample Sale
What: Cozy, undumpy T-shirts, tanks, long sleeves, and hoodies going for $20.
Why: It’s high tee.
When: Sat., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: 329 N. Wetherly Dr., one block east of Doheny off of Burton Way, ste. 208, Beverly Hills (310-858-1807).

Jill Roberts Blowout Sale
What: See by Chloé, Just Cavalli, and more merch from all three locations piled together and marked up to 75 percent off.
Why: Jillty as charged.
When: Thurs.-Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: 417 N. Beverly Dr., b/t Santa Monica Blvd. & Brighton Way, Beverly Hills (310-860-1617).