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The Weekend Guide

Let’s make September an affair to remember.

BUY
Valentine Gallery
What:
Mad-for-plaid new indie label channels sassy schoolgirls.
Why: You’re a quick study.
When: In stores now.
Where: Frock Shop, 6500 Phinney Ave. N. (206-297-1638).

Fremont First Friday Fashion Night

Tune Town

Lines, schmines. Get up, get down, and give summer a proper send-off with a Bumbershoot-inspired playlist that’ll take your festival anywhere.

“Landmines,” by St. Vincent
(More than 150,000 attend. Look out for exes.)

“Don’t Stop Now,” by Crowded House
(You’ve ...

The Weekend Guide

It’s Labor Day weekend. So go ahead and work it.

GIVE
Treehouse Back-to-School Donation Drive
What:
Send foster kids back to class with new backpacks, school supplies, and clothing.
Why: Everyone deserves a JanSporting chance.
When: Thru Sept. Donations accepted ...

Got a Spoke?

You salsa like a Spaniard. Swear like a Scot. And have a questionable history of walking like an Egyptian.

But you haven’t really lived until you’ve ridden high like the Dutch. On a city bicycle, that is. (C’mon, we know ...

The Weekend Guide

The language of cinema is universal. Time to get a French movie on.

SEE
Belle de Jour
What: Catherine Deneuve puts your bed head to shame in Buñuel’s classic.
Why: She’s a lady and a tramp.
When: Thurs., 7 & ...

Grateful Bread

Sung to the tune of “Casey Jones.”

Driving that trailer, a mobile kitchen that’s tailored,
Skillet Street Food’s cookin’, watch its speed.
Lunch treats ahead, breakfast behind,
A brilliant notion that crossed partners Danny Sizemore and Joshua Henderson’s minds.

The ...

A Bloom of One’s Own

Your idea of tragedy? When your Ladro crush forgets the “non” part of your nonfat, triple-shot, no-foam, 180-degree latte.

Not to make you lose steam, but you’ve got nothing on Lillian Leyb, the adversity-ridden young heroine of Amy Bloom’s unflinching ...

Petal Pusher

You love the sight of fresh flowers in your apartment.

For the first few days. Then the water turns to sludge, the blooms wilt, and your living room reeks to high heaven.

Next time, trade petals for Petaline, an online ...