Labor Day at TART

“Don’t Be a Drag,” held every Thursday starting on Sept. 1 at TART, includes cocktail specials and entertainment by drag queen Lady Red Couture from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Enjoy a Couture Cocktail for $10. Happy hour runs from 4 to 8 p.m. with $5 beer and wine by the glass, and $8 cocktail specials. At the Farmer’s Daughter Hotel, 115 S. Fairfax Ave. (323)556-2608.

Labor Day Hawaiian pop-up

Flux Hawaii is opening a retail and hospitality pop-up store in Venice Beach on Labor Day weekend featuring 70 Hawaii artisans and product brands. From Friday, Sept. 2 through Monday, Sept. 5, the store will showcase the creative scene emerging from the Hawaiian Islands. Enjoy Hawaiian food and beverages, along with apparel, accessories, beauty and skincare products, homewares and pet supplies. Programming, workshops and music will also be featured throughout the weekend from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Sept. 2 at 4 p.m., guests can get the weekend started with Pau Hana beverages and learn how to make a lei with Grace Martinelli, of Liliko‘i Creative. 1306 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. www.fluxhawaii.com.

Music and dining at Tam O’Shanter

Tam O’Shanter, part of the Lawry’s family and one of the oldest restaurants in Los Angeles, offers fun Saturday night concerts from 8 to 11 p.m. Enjoy food, entertainment and U.K. ambiance. On Saturday, Sept. 3, the Bracken Band performs with a Celtic guitarist, fiddle player and percussionist. The band is influenced by the Pogues, The Bothy Band, Van Morrison, Horslips, The Waterboys, U2, The Chieftans and Alison Krauss. On Sept. 10, the quintet Homemade JAM performs “jug band music” and acoustic blues, as well as popular hits of the 1920s and 1930s. 2980 Los Feliz Blvd. (323)664-0228.

Labor Day at Terrine

Enjoy an all-you-can-eat Labor Day feast on Sunday, Sept. 4 as Terrine chef and owner Kris Morningstar rolls out his grill from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. The all-American fare is $40 per person. Barbecue favorites include Morningstar’s Texas-style brisket with chimichurri, pickle brine fried chicken, marinated swordfish brochettes, crispy potato and hatch chile tacos. Side dishes and sweet treats are also available. 8265 Beverly Blvd. (323)746-5130.

Dine and support spcaLA

My Vegan Gold is hosting a foodie fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and will donate 20 percent of sales from select menu items to the nonprofit animal welfare organization spcaLA. The hip and modern café offers meatless, dairy-free and egg-free dishes with an Asian twist, including noodles, wraps, burgers, pasta, paninis and breakfast dishes. All ingredients are locally sourced from organic small farms. 4319 W. Sunset Blvd. (323)730-5300.

Viviane Labor Day party

Viviane executive chef Michael Hung will cook on a poolside barbecue spit on Sunday, Sept. 4 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Enjoy a special all-you-can-eat Filipino cookout for $34 per person, including a backyard pig roast with Lechon Cebuano, classis chicken adobe, bistek tagalog, summer squash guisado and leche flan. The feast is held in conjunction with Viviane’s Summer Sunday Pool Party. 9400 W Olympic Blvd. (310)407-7791.

Shade Hotel Labor Day

Sip handcrafted cocktails poolside on Shade Hotel Manhattan Beach’s SkyDeck on Labor Day weekend. The hotel is concluding its inaugural summer pool party series on Sunday, Sept. 4 from 1 p.m. to sunset. The free party will feature DJ music, and guests can enjoy specialty bites created by executive chef Ashley Oates including mini ahi tacos and signature Manhattan Beach sushi rolls. 1221 N. Valley Drive. (310)546-4995.

Labor Day in Beverly Hills

Spend the end of the summer with a splash in the pool at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. Located at the crossroads of Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevards, The Beverly Hilton features an Aqua Star Pool and poolside perks for guests including food and drinks, and private cabanas for rent. After a day in the sun, unwind at the Aqua Star BABOR Beauty Spa before sipping mai tais at the retro-chic Trader Vic’s. For dinner, indulge in fresh fare at the hotel’s signature restaurant, CIRCA 55. Guests can save up to 20 percent on rooms by signing up for HHonors membership. 9876 Wilshire Blvd. (310)274-7777.

Trejo Tacos food truck

Trejo Tacos is expanding this week with a new food truck that will stop throughout Los Angeles. The truck is the latest creation of actor Danny Trejo and will serve shrimp tostadas, rainbow cauliflower tacos, pulled beef brisket tacos, slow roasted pork tacos, carne asada steak tacos and shrimp tostadas. Drinks include horchata and agua fresca. Find the the truck on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook by using @Trejostacos, @officialdannytrejo, and #Trejostacosfoodtruck. The brick and mortar Trejo Tacos restaurant is still serving tacos on La Brea Avenue, and Trejo plans to open another location soon on Cahuenga Boulevard. 1048 S. La Brea Ave. (323)938-8226.

Labor Day desserts

Labor Day means summer is almost over, but fans of the season with a sweet tooth have reason to cheer at the L.A. Arts District hotspot The Factory Kitchen. The menu offers summer desserts with seasonal fruit and produce, including seasonal berry panacotta with Meyer lemon curd and Ovis Mollis cookies. Also, enjoy baked seasonal crostata made with apricots and strawberries, caramel gelato and coulis sauce, as well as paciugo made with fior di latte, meringue, hazelnuts, chocolate sauce, Amarena cherries and berries. 1300 Factory Place. (213)996-6000.

September is National Bourbon Heritage Month

The InterContinental Los Angeles’ Copper Lounge is a new gathering place for bourbon connoisseurs. It opened in July and offers a selection of whiskeys. Throughout September, barman Scott Allen will celebrate National Bourbon Heritage Month with bourbon-infused cocktails featuring Copper Lounge’s exclusive custom Angel’s Envy blend. Enjoy a Barrel Aged Boulevardier or vanilla old-fashioned. Guests can also order an Angel’s Envy tasting flight with pours of the distillery’s Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Angel’s Envy Rye. To enhance the tasting experience, executive chef Jonathan Wood is offering specialty menu items such as Angel’s Envy bourbon-cured ora king salmon tartar, smoky bourbon glazed yardbird lollipops, and Kentucky Woods Bourbon barrel cake served à la mode with a scoop of Angel’s Envy ICLA blend vanilla ice cream. Guests are encouraged to participate in the Angel’s Envy “Toast the Trees” social media campaign to help combat white oak barrel shortage. Throughout September, Angel’s Envy will plant a white oak tree for every Angel’s Envy cocktail or bottle photo posted with the hashtag #AE4TheTrees. 2151 Avenue of the Stars, Century City. (310)712-6936.