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1. Drink beer out of ridiculously large glasses, eat brats so large your doctor would slap you, and indulge your dormant lederhosen fetish at the annual Oktoberfest at Alpine Village. Yeah, you'll have to travel a bit, but you'll thank us when you wake up next to an oompah band accordion player tomorrow morning.
2. Watch a fresh-faced, pre-Sarah Jessica Parker/pre-Nathan Lane Matthew Broderick, as the Santa Monica Pier hosts a free screening of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. And by all means, try to put all of Principal Rooney's recent problems out of your head.
3. For an alternate 80s experience, Tears for Fears is doing an in-store gig at Tower Sunset. Enjoy the musical nostalgia trip, but be forewarned: Chanting "Shout/Shout/Let it all out" may now carry unexpected consequences with the aging band.