With t-minus one week between us and Thanksgiving, we're savoring the flavor of pre-holiday hustle, bustle and family overload. The quiet before the food coma begins now with art openings, new restaurants, and tons of charity.

With a couple of days before Election Day, this weekend would have been a nice reprieve from the chaos. Then came Sandy. First, donate to The Red Cross. Then have a good weekend like those New Yorkers are trying to do. Gotta love that east coast resilience!

We're totally ready for two days of unbridled fun, so we're serving it up big-time this weekend with heavy eating and drinking, and a lot of wellness, because we, unlike Gaga, don't have a strategically placed dancer to hide our moments of shame.

While this abbreviated workweek should have left us feeling rested and rejuvenated, we somehow feel just as exhausted as ever. Let's all hope that our seventh-inning energy kicks in, as this weekend's agenda is not one to be missed.

Summer's Last Hurrah is upon us and we've got ideas for squeezing every last moment from the glorious season.

It doesn't take a genius to imagine how we feel about the almost-here, right-around-the-corner 3-day vacation otherwise known as Labor Day weekend. Here's how we plan to make the most of what lies ahead (no yachts, jets, or passports required):

Everybody needs a pick me up now and again -- especially when it's only Tuesday and all you can think about is the weekend -- and what better way to get motivated than to partake in some of the ridiculously amazing things to do in Los Angeles?

When the weekend begins, we completely understand the urge to drop everything, smash your computer screen and run like a wild banshee into the bliss of Saturday and Sunday. And do we even have to tell you that Friday is National Doughnut Day?

Plug the gaping hole that the eleventh-hour cancellation of Sunset Junction has left in your weekend plans with one or more of these also cool events,...

This weekend includes a topless parade and a Mötley Crue show on the Sunset Strip. Incredibly, these are two separate events. Take a ride on the wild...

Sunset swimming, witches and an all-night sleepover in the cemetery. It’s just another magical weekend in Los Angeles. Get your abracadabra on, LA. ...

This weekend is all about Batman, fetish lamps and veggies from your neighbors' backyard, but not all at the same time. Go get it, LA. FRIDAY What...

It's an arty weekend in the big city, with new sculptures at MOCA, old film at LACMA, local creations in the streets of downtown and Los Feliz and cla...

It's here, the Carmageddon. Finally. Better map out your alternative routes, because Los Angeles is a city that doesn't stop, even when traffic on the...

Shopping, cycling, theater, design and an under-the-radar performance from hip-hop’s reigning soul child. It’s just another (amazing) weekend in L...

If you couldn't find a ticket to Coachella (or you couldn't care less), this weekend's round up has plenty of alternative ways for you to spend your t...

If you have decided to opt out of the Chinese New Year and Super Bowl Celebrations this weekend, we've got plenty of alternatives for you to enjoy. Pe...

This week we've rounded up a huge array of events going on around LA, from nights of music and comedy to art installations and film festivals. We also...

We've rounded up our top picks for this weekend's to do list. So whether you have a sweet tooth or prefer something salty, whether you're into indie r...