Itinerary: Time

Nothing is more fun than taking a bunch of pals to a hot nightclub and telling them that the owner is going to keep the club open an extra hour just for you. If they’ve been too busy to note that it’s the end of Daylight Saving Time, you’ll have real cachet with them--at least until the next morning.

The end of daylight saving time, which happens at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, often feels like the last gasp of summer. Use the weekend to do some time-related activities. Or just kill some time. Go ahead. You have an extra hour.

Friday

Invite friends over for movies that feature time themes or just great clocks: Terry Gillian’s fun “Time Bandits,” Mike Figgis’ experimental “Time Code,” “The Hudsucker Proxy,” Orson Wells in “The Stranger,” “The Time Machine,” “Back to the Future” or “Run Lola Run” are a few suggestions. Order a pizza to explore time relativity when the promised half-hour delivery time stretches into eternity. Then treat your guests to musical time treats: Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time” and Louis Armstrong’s “Lord, You Made the Night Too Long.” By the time the Chambers Brothers yell “Time!” for the umpteenth . . . uh, time, guests will be looking at their watches saying, “Didn’t we order that pizza over an hour ago?”

Saturday

The 2001 calendars are out. Hennessy and Ingalls (1254 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, [310] 458-9074) has a great selection of photographic and art calendars. At Santa Monica Place, stop by Tic Time (390 Santa Monica Place, [310] 393-6927) and price some watches for holiday gifts. For more unique timepieces, go to the Gallery of Functional Art at Bergamot Station (2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, [310] 829-6990). One-of-a-kind clocks and watches designed by various artists can be found in this whimsical gallery-shop.

For a step back in time, visit Time Traveler Antique Toys and Collectibles (3838 Main St., Culver City, [310] 558-8697). Sure, you could shop on EBay, but there’s nothing like the rush of nostalgia that comes over you when you actually pick up an old tin toy pickup truck. Neil Young was right: Rust never sleeps.

For dinner, try Venice’s venerable Casablanca (220 Lincoln Blvd., [310] 392-5751) for reasonably priced seafood accompanied by live musicians. Request “As Time Goes By.” He played it for Her, he can play it for you.

Sunday

Sleep in. You deserve it. Take a leisurely drive to Topanga Canyon for brunch at the Inn of the Seventh Ray (128 Old Topanga Canyon Road, [310] 455-1311) for a lesson in slowing down time. The wait staff at the inn absolutely positively will not rush. They almost force you to take a deep breath and just enjoy the wooded surroundings accompanied by soft, haunting music. The primarily organic menu will transport you back to the 1960s and ‘70s hippie days before scientists started manipulating corn genes.

Finish with a visit to the J. Paul Getty Museum (1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, [310] 456-4851) for a look at the collection of elaborate antique clocks. See if you can distinguish between the different Louis styles. As you marvel at the skill of the gold-leaf craftsmen, ponder what Horace Mann once said: “Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with 60 diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they are gone forever.”