Happy birthday George Washington and Abraham Lincoln! Because of their births, it’s a three-day weekend! Find out what is going on this weekend with our President’s Day Weekend, What Up!

Friday

  • Outspoken chef/author Anthony Bourdain offers food for thought on a colorful range of topics including the culture of cooking and the celebrity-chef phenomenon. A question-and-answer session will follow the lecture. Tickets range $60-$90. 8 PM at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, CA 90703
  • Shark Lagoon Nights is your opportunity get up close with the ocean’s ultimate predator. Guests will have the opportunity to touch bamboo sharks and see large sharks such as sandtigers as well as rays in the Aquarium’s Shark Lagoon. Coffee, hot cocoa, beer, wine, desserts, and snacks are available for purchase. Shark Lagoon Nights are weather-dependent and can be canceled due to inclement weather. Free with regular admission. Friday evenings until 9 PM at Aquarium of the Pacific 100 Aquarium Way Long Beach, CA 90802

Saturday

  • Raise your glass to Ol’ Blue Eyes! Taste the two newest Sinatra Estates wines with Nancy and Tina Sinatra. You will try the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley and the 2008 La Voce, a super Tuscan-style blend. “Event day only” discounted pricing will also be available for these wines. $10 per person tasting fee includes an accompanying selection of cheeses and bread from the Wally’s Cheese Box. 1-4 PM at Wally’s 2107 Westwood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025
  • Improv troup Robert Downey JR JR hosts the Saturday Saturday comedy show. This month’s show features Chris Franjola from “Chelsea Lately,” Dead Honkey and Fuster Cluck. Free beer, wine & bottled water for all guests over 21. Tickets are $5. 10:30 PM at The Sidewalk Studio Theatre 4150 W. Riverside Drive, Burbank, CA 91505
  • Arianna Huffington talks about the new world of new media. Tickets range $23.25 – $66.50. 8 PM At the Valley Performing Arts Center 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330

Sunday

  • Swing by the Weekly Flea Market Hosted by Vintyque LA featuring vintage clothes, accessories, local designers, music, arts and crafts and more. Free and open to the public. 11 AM – 4 PM in the courtyard of Space 15 Twenty 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles 90028
  • 40 celebrities pull an all-nighter to produce the 24 Hour Hollywood Rush: Six Plays Written & Performed in 24 Hours benefitting The Baby Dragon Fund. Tickets range $30 – $240. 7 PM at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre 743 South Lucerne Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90005

All Weekend Long

  • It is the final weekend of SF Beer Week 2011. Some of the final event include the Sierra Nevada Hair of the Dog Brunch, Lagunitas Vintage Beer Tasting, a Beer Cooking Class at Millennium Restaurant, New Beer Release Party from Anchor Brewing and much, much more! February 11 – 20 in San Francisco, CA
  • Rosso Wine Shop celebrates California wines. $10 per person to taste all three wines. Wines by the glass and beers by the bottle are available at the bar. Friday and Saturday from 5 – 8 PM at Rosso Wine Shop 3459-1/2 N Verdugo Road, Glendale, California 91208
  • Celebrate the annual migration of the gray whale along the California coast with Whale of a Weekend. Events include the Wildlife Observation Station, a presentation on climate change and its impact on whales and a shark feeding. Admission is free for children 12 and under; for all others, admission is $3, with a suggested donation of $5. Saturday and Sunday 12:30 PM – 5 PM at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium 1600 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica, CA 90401
  • LearnAboutWine hosts the Happy Endings dessert wine class. You will taste the 10 wines you need to try before you go to heaven. Gourmet cheeses and desserts will be served. Tickets are $95. Saturday from 8 – 10 PM and Sunday from 3 – 5 PM at the LearnAboutWine Loft 530 Molino St Loft 218 Los Angeles, California 90013
  • In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl met a big city rocker — “Rock of Ages” returns to L.A.! Tickets range from $25 – $90. February 15 – 27 at the Pantages Theatre 6233 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
  • Celebrate the Scottish heritage of the Queen Mary with the 18th Annual Scottish Festival and Games. Activities include highland and country dancing, historical reenactment, Scottish food and ales, a scotch whiskey tasting and more. Tickets are $22 per person. Saturday and Sunday on The Queen Mary 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, CA 90802

Photography provided by David Thomas