Feeding Frenzy: Truckit Fest
Eat your way through a sprawling seven-block maze packed with over 30 of LA’s best gourmet food trucks.
Skin art: Scope the Tattify tent to get temporarily tattooed with a pop culture-inspired design.
Tonight 6:30p. Truckit Fest Lot, 246 S. Spring St., Downtown (323-391-3378). Free.
Nearby: Bar 107; The Edison; Redwood Bar & Grill
Acoustic Actor: John C. Reilly & Friends
Hear the multi-talented actor/musician/comedian belt out the country-bluegrass blues with heartfelt authenticity.
Banjo beginnings: Locals RT N’ The 44s open with a stirring set of ghostly, spaghetti western-tinged bluegrass.
Fri 7p. The Sanctuary, 235 Hill St., Santa Monica. $5-10 suggested donation.
Nearby: Basement Tavern; Library Alehouse; The Galley
Altruistic Boozing: Man vs. Bar 8 Pub Crawl
Help fight leukemia and lymphoma by rocking your best ‘80s garb and getting hammered at four Santa Monica pubs.
Sushi sendoff: Wokcano has last call — pair their seared tuna and jalapeno sashimi with a peacock roll.
Sat 2p. Third Street Promenade, 1351 Third St., Santa Monica. $20 donation.
Nearby: Copa d'Oro; Chez Jay; Viceroy
Postcard Precocity: Twitter Art Exhibit Reception
The artistic equivalent of 140 characters or less at this Twitter-curated showcase means hundreds of postcard-sized pieces.
Creepy cute: Seven artists unveil fantastical paintings that blend the magnificent with the macabre.
Sat 7p. Exhale Unlimited Gallery, 953 Chung King Rd., Chinatown (213-626-8065). Free.
Nearby: Las Perlas; Wurstküche; Seven Grand