Los Angeles - January 28, 2010

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

Consider the state of the union between you and the weekend.

EAT (and DRINK)
Delphine at the W Hollywood Hotel & Residences Opens
What: Modern Riviera-inspired decor and Provençal-meets-Mediterranean breakfast, lunch, dinner, and brunch menus make for a new glam eat- and drinkery, where posh pre- or post-nosh cocktails are best had inside The Living Room or al fresco at Station Hollywood.
Why: Let’s French.
When: Mon.-Wed., 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. & 5-10:30 p.m.; Thurs. & Fri., 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. & 5 p.m.-midnight; Sat., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. & 5 p.m.-midnight; Sun., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. & 5-10:30 p.m.
Where: 6250 Hollywood Blvd., b/t Vine St. & Argyle Ave., Hollywood (323-798-1355).

CHILL
Aurora Foot Spa
What: The folks behind Sunset Foot Spa take their affordable reflexology and traditional massage to a new simple and serene location out west.
Why: Walk this way.
When: Daily, 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Where: 8324 Wilshire Blvd., at San Vicente Blvd., Beverly Hills (310-866-1048).

SEE
Art Los Angeles Contemporary
What: Peres Projects, Ooga Booga, LACE, Eighth Veil, and more than 50 other exhibitors all under the PDC roof.
Why: Get this arty started right.
When: Thurs., 8:30-10:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: 8687 Melrose Ave., b/t N. San Vicente Blvd. & Norwich Dr., West Hollywood (310-657-0800).

SNACK (and GIVE)
Cookies Without Borders: a Bake Sale for Haiti
What: The sweet forces of No Cookie Left Behind come together for a treat fest with 100 percent of the proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders.
Why: Help them raise some dough.
When: Sun., 2-5 p.m.
Where: Scoops, 712 N. Heliotrope Dr., b/t Melrose Ave. & Monroe St., HelMel (323-906-2649‎).

HEAR
Patti Smith
What: The legendary artist comes to town for Smith on Smith, a musical celebration of the work of her late close contemporary Harry Smith, and signs and presents her just-released debut book of prose, Just Kids.
Why: You’re seeing double.
When: SOS, Thurs., 7 p.m.; JK, Fri., 7 p.m.
Where: SOS, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., at Westwood Blvd., Westwood, (310-443-7000); JK, Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., at Holloway Dr., West Hollywood (310-659-3110).

Photo: Courtesy of IDG