Rare Weekend 4.10.08

This weekend is looking… hot.



He’s rocked runways ’round the world. Now it’s time for his West Coast debut… introducing Alexander McQueen Los Angeles - now open on Melrose Avenue. Grand opening festivities are set for this Sunday.

Alexander McQueen, 8379 Melrose Avenue (at Orlando), West Hollywood, (323) 782-4983, alexandermcqueen.com

What do you get when you combine the ubiquitous wine bar with a Euro-style discoteque? Vinotéque, of course. With live music and 500+ bottles, this ain’t your average wine bar. Plus, a digital screen displaying the varietal you just uncorked makes for the perfect icebreaker. Not that you need that.

Vinotéque, 4437 Sepulveda Blvd (at Braddock Drive), Culver City, (310) 482-3490, vinotequela.com

Echo Park usually follows in the shadows of neighboring Silverlake’s footsteps, so it’s nice to see it get its very own neighborhood watering hole. The Park is as low-key and laidback as its surrounding area, and the prices for the straightforward American fare are respectively unfussy.

The Park, 1400 Sunset Blvd, Echo Park, (213) 482-9209, thepark1400sunset.com

New Yorkers may poke fun at LA’s art scene, envisioning D-list movies and peroxide blondes, but the joke is on them. LA Art Weekend proudly boasts LA’s burgeoning artistic landscape in the span of an action-packed 96 hours. Today through Sunday.

For more information, visit laartweekend.com.

Blow your tax rebate check at Original Penguin’s Friends & Family Sale. Tees, polos, jackets, and hoodies are all 30% off with this flier. Now through this weekend (4/13). In stores and online.

Visit originalpenguin.com.