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🎭 August Arts Festival (North Hollywood): Final days of a festival with theatre, comedy, dance, film, and drag. From $15. Through Sunday, August 23 at Theatre 68 Arts Complex (5112 Lankershim Blvd.).

🏺 Eurydice (North Hollywood): Sarah Ruhl's retelling of the Orpheus myth from the heroine's perspective. $28. Opens Friday, August 21. Through September 19 at Stuart Rogers’ Studio (5267 Lankershim Blvd.).

😂 Burbank Comedy Festival (Burbank): Week-long comedy festival wraps up Saturday, with Margaret Cho and Jay Leno. From $15. Through Saturday, August 22 at Flappers Comedy Club (102 E Magnolia Blvd.).

🎬 Matt & Ben (North Hollywood): A comedy play where the Good Will Hunting script falls on Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. $35. Through September 5 at The Sherry Theater (11052 Magnolia Blvd.).

🃏 Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (Burbank): Audience-driven sketch comedy racing through random scenes. $20. Friday, August 21 through Sunday, August 23 at Victory Theater Center (3326 W Victory Blvd.).

🍅 Tomato Tasting Soirée (San Fernando Valley): Taste 25+ heirloom tomato varieties. $50. Thursday, August 20, from 6 to 7:30 PM. Address provided after RSVP.

🎭 6 Out of 10 (North Hollywood): Darkly comedic solo show about a struggling actor. $15. Thursday, August 20, starting at 6:15 PM at Theatre 68 Arts Complex (5112 Lankershim Blvd.).

👠 Comedy Runway Show (Burbank): Stand-up comedy meets a fashion runway. Free. Thursday, August 20, starting at 8 PM at Yes Baby! Vintage (3420 W Magnolia Blvd.).

🎶 Sounds of LA County (Sylmar): Outdoor concert with cross-genre live music and lawn games. Free. Friday, August 21, from 6 to 9 PM at El Cariso Park (13100 Hubbard St.).

🧚 Adult Fairy House Workshop (Burbank): Adults-only night building glass fairy houses. $70. Friday, August 21, from 6:30 to 9 PM at Secret Forest (3412 W Magnolia Blvd.).

🎙️ Future Headliners (Burbank): A late-night showcase of rising comics. $30. Friday, August 21, starting at 9:30 PM at Flappers Comedy Club (102 E Magnolia Blvd.).

🎵 Stone Soul (San Fernando): Motown tribute concert with food vendors. Free. Saturday, August 22, from 7 to 9 PM at Las Palmas Park (505 S Huntington St.).

🏊 Pool Hangout (Lake View Terrace): Group swim day with Valley Girl Hiking Club. Free. Saturday, August 22, from 11 AM to 4 PM at Hansen Dam Aquatic Center (11798 Foothill Blvd.).

👗 Kids Fashion Show (Sylmar): Kids fashion show celebrating creativity and sustainability. Free. Saturday, August 22, from 2 to 4 PM at Dexter Park (11053 N Trail Rd.).

🥒 Tickle Your Pickle (Van Nuys): Stand-up comedy on pickleball courts. $20. Saturday, August 22, from 7 to 11 PM at Wolf + Bear (14933 Calvert St.).

⚰️ Cemetery Cleanup (Sylmar): Volunteer to clean up one of SFV's oldest cemeteries. Free pizza. Free. Saturday, August 22, from 9 AM to 2 PM at Pioneer Memorial Cemetery (14451 Bledsoe St.).

🌿 Eco-Printing Workshop (Van Nuys): A hands-on eco-printing workshop on natural dyeing with flowers and botanicals. $25. Saturday, August 22, from 3 to 5 PM at 6723 Katherine Ave.

🎸 Led Zeppelin Tribute (Woodland Hills): Led Zepagain closes the Warner Concerts summer series. Bring blankets and low chairs. Free. Sunday, August 23, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM at Warner Park (5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd.).

🎧 The Sunday Hang…over (San Fernando): Vinyl spin night at the brewery. Free. Sunday, August 23, from 3 to 10 PM at Shadow Grove Brewing (1116 2nd St.).

🍰 Indoor Cake Picnic Bake-Off (Northridge): A first-ever cake bake-off judged by local baking accounts. Sunday, August 23, from 4 to 8 PM at Cafe Aficionado (8904 Reseda Blvd.).

🎤 New Jokes + Wine (Sherman Oaks): Rising comics from The Comedy Store and Hollywood Improv test brand-new material. 21+. Free. Monday, August 24, from 7 to 9 PM at The Aftermath (14537 Ventura Blvd.).

🐶 Wine and Woofs (North Hollywood): Dog adoption meets stand-up comedy. Free. Tuesday, August 25, from 7:30 to 9:30 PM at Haley’s Wines (5124 Lankershim Blvd.).

🍜 Dine LA Restaurant Week (Various Valley locations): ~50 Valley restaurants are running special tasting menus. From $25. Through Friday, August 28.

🎧 PR Intern: Insomniac Entertainment (Calabasas) seeks a fall PR intern to manage media requests. Students only. $18/hour. Part-time.

🛋️ Huge Estate Sale (Studio City): Furniture, tools, toys, jewelry, mirrors, electronics, and more. Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23, from 8 AM to 2 PM at 13009 Valleyheart Dr N.

🚁 This is an interactive map of every LAPD helicopter flight in the last year. (Basin.LA)

🐷 A man on an e-bike chased and caught a runaway pig in West Hollywood last weekend. The pig’s owner is unknown. (USA Today)

💿 Midnight Hour Records (San Fernando) closed this week. However, they announced they’re reopening in North Hollywood.

🏆 Valley Relics Museum needs financial help to stay open. They preserve Valley signs, memorabilia, and history.

❓️ Studio City is actually named after a particular studio. It opened in 1928 and was built by a silent-film pioneer. Which studio is it?

Last week's question: The 1982 film “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” takes place at a fictional school. Which Valley high school played Ridgemont on the outside?

Answer: Van Nuys High School. Most of Ridgemont's exteriors were shot there in late 1981. The gym scenes were filmed at Canoga Park High School.