This Weekend: Battlestar Bake Sale

Fri. June 12th

Dance Downtown...is back!

Music Center

135 N. Grand Ave.

This week try your luck at International Standard Ballroom.

Fri. June 12th, Sat. June 13th

Top Chef: The Tour

Farmer's Market at The Grove

Hosea and Fabio will be whipping up their signature dishes, as well as offering tips and selling Top Chef merchandise. Although admission is FREE, tickets are sold out; however, you can still get in by showing up early (space will be reserved on a first come, first served basis).

Sat. June 13th

7pm, The Music of Battlestar Galactica

California Plaza

Downtown

FREE

Composer Bear McCreary conducts a live performance of his BSG score. Frakin' sweet!

Sun. June 14th

2-6pm, The No Cookie Left Behind Bake Sale

Scoops Gelato

712 N. Heliotrope Dr.

East Hollywood

Help eradicate world hunger by attending one of the most anticipated bake sales this year. Participating bakeries include: CakeMonkey, Kiss My Bundt, Taste, and more!

Fri. June 12th - Sun. June 14th

8pm, FreakShow Deluxe

$20

Been wanting to attend The Magic Castle (7001 Franklin Ave.), but were unsure how to get on the guest list? Simply email thomas@freakshowdeluxe.com with the names of everyone in your party, and you will be able to explore all that TMC has to offer by only paying the entrance fee (no dinner reservations necessary). Thx to Yelp!

Fri. June 12th - Sun. June 14th

LGBT Pride

intersection of Santa Monica & San Vicente Blvds

Free - $20, depending on event

From the Dyke March to partying on the Paramount Studios backlot, this weekend promises to celebrate all things LGBT and Proposition Hate.

A Corkwhile Cause

Thurs. June 4th, 6-9pm

Corkbar

$35 tax-deductible donation suggested

To benefit NY's Lower East Side Girls' Club, Rosario Dawson will be hosting this charity event that promises an open bar and hors d’oeuvres.

Like It or Knott

It's time to visit Knott's Berry Farm, and they don't make it any easier.  Bring a $10 + valued gift for Toy's for Tots, and you will gain FREE admission to their theme park.  Offer lasts the month of December.  Thx to Yelp!

The Plus Side of Depression

Fridays 5-7pm

The Edison Downtown

108 W. 2nd St.

According to Thrillist, "This 1920s-style speakeasy's offering a timely Depression-era deal: cheekily named 35c drinks (the ginny 401k and the bourbon-laced Bail Out), plus FREE grilled cheese and tomato soup. 

25% of proceeds go to food banks and charities for people whose credit sucked before subprime.

Help My Friend Raise Money for UCLA UniCamp

"UniCamp operates as an independently funded non-profit organization linking the University with the community. Each year, UniCamp inspires nearly 1,000 children from low-income families to envision brighter futures by sending them, along with 350 student volunteers, to its residential outdoor summer camp."

Click here to learn more.

Wish a Bite

To celebrate its 30th year of operations, Morton's Steakhouse is donating $5 from every $19.78 prime sirloin burger purchase to Make a Wish Foundation.

Now until Sept. 28th.

Give Back with Your Stomach

Mon. July 14th, 7-11pm
The Foundry on Melrose
7465 Melrose Avenue
$40 cash at the door

Billy Walsh, a cook at Craft Restaurant and waiter at Osteria Latini, was recently involved in a terrible car accident.  He suffered bleeding and swelling of the brain, a collapsed lung, fractured ribs, and leg lacerations.  Unfortunately, Billy does not have health insurance - like many in the food industry.

To help him out, LA's finest culinary talents will be gathering for a night of dinners, desserts, and cocktails.  Chefs include: Eric Greenspan of The Foundry, Ray England of Craft, and Lisa Vega of Providence).  Bartenders are being pulled from Comme Ca, The Edison, Osteria Mozza, and more.

For only $40, you can help out a fellow foodie AND eat some amazing food.  Don't forget to bring a hot date...or meet one there.

Donate for a Chance to Win BIG

Chabad on Campus is offering a chance for you to win $10,000, a video camera, or an iPod nano (1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes).  Purchase each raffle ticket for $36 and WIN BIG while donating to a worthwhile cause.

In the Flesh: LA Erotic Reading Series

Thurs. May 29th, 8pm

At Freddy and Eddy: 12613 Venice Blvd, LA

free, with a suggested $10 donation to Rape and Incest National Network (RAINN)

According to In the Flesh Reading Series - LA, you can enjoy complementary cupcakes and cookies from Schmerty's as you listen to a collection of journalists, novelists, and various other kinds of -ists share tales of sexual survival.  The evening will range from Willam Belli (Nip/Tuck, CSI) and his story of toe rape to Dana Harris (Variety.com, Naked Ambition) and her story about making it through the Hot D'Or Awards in Cannes.

Other speakers/writers include Rachel Kramer Bussel, Shana Ting Lipton, Maxim Jakubowski, and Stan Kent.  Their books will also be on sale there.

If you like this event, you can go to the others on the last Thursday of every month!