Put your finger on this. Grab a free express mani at Chi Nail Bar & Organic Spa by booking it here and using code LAFREE (valid now until Aug. 15).

Learn Latin. Dance, that is: August 10, pick up salsa steps at 7PM at Sherman Oaks Galleria, or downtown on August 21 at 6:30PM, try Argentine tango.

Boogie by the sea. August 13 at Santa Monica Pier, get down to peace-themed world music from Idan Raichel Project at 7PM (Tip: Be early, it gets crowded fast).

Get red in the face. Fill up on disease-fighting lycopene at the Sunland-Tujunga Watermelon Festival August 14-16 (The festival is free, but there's a $1 donation to the Lions Club.) Psst--have it with a meal: The body absorbs lycopene only in the presence of fat!

Drum something up. August 15 at 10AM, set the rhythm for your weekend with a stress-relieving, outdoor percussion circle: drums, shakers, tambourines and more will be provided. 

Act natural. Head for the Arboretum of Los Angeles County on August 18, this month's free day, and walk to a waterfall, through a prehistoric forest and past a Victorian mansion (check out the map here).

Do the catwalk. Stretch your legs in style at Downtown's first-ever Fashion Walk on August 20, when crowds strut from boutique to boutique. See our mini map here. 

Get your hands dirty. August 8 at 4PM, pitch in at a local farm, community garden or homestead (they'll reveal the location when you register) and learn to work the soil with a free urban farming workshop.

Try this for kicks. August 30 at 9:30AM, work your booty with Natalie Yco's cardio kickboxing at Lululemon in Beverly Hills.

Build a beach body. Tuesday nights at 6:30PM through Labor Day at Hotel Casa del Mar's pool deck, watch the sun set over the ocean while you do Pilates with Equinox Pilates Director Tandy Gutierrez. (Call (310) 581-7746 the Friday before to reserve a spot.)