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Friday
 · Music round-up: The Germs at Safari Sam's; Aimee Mann at Largo; Eskimohunter at El Cid.
· At the UCB Theatre, Howard Kremer, Natasha Leggero, and Patton Oswalt tear new blogholes for crappy MySpace bands in "Waste of Space."
Saturday
 · More music: The Sea and Cake with Robbers on High Street at the Troubadour (first of two nights!); Stevie Nicks at the Greek (first of two nights!), The Binges at Spaceland.
· The Natural History Museum hosts its 21st Annual Bug Fair: Live spiders! Scorpions! Hundreds of squealing little kids touching gross creatures! What could be a more relaxing way to spend a weekend afternoon? [via flavorpill]
Sunday
 · Celebrate All Things Santa Monica at the sleepy, up-and-coming little beach community's annual festival. In an exciting twist, this year's event will be zero waste, so your half-eaten funnel cake will be composted.
· The Skirball hosts "Forbidden Fruit: Readings From Banned Works of Literature," an event to benefit PEN USA's Freedom to Write programs. Famous person bonus: Kirk Douglas will be honored for authoring no fewer than thirty-five memoirs.