🎃 SFV Halloween Calendar: I started a spooky events and Halloween calendar for the Valley. Haunted mazes, theater shows, pumpkin patches, markets, parties, and more, all October long. I’ll keep adding to it as I discover more events.

You can also check out Frightspot, a local guide to spooky events from the makers of the Halloween in Burbank Map.

🧶 Knocker Night (North Hollywood): Knitting and crocheting 100 Knitted Knockers, free handmade breast prostheses for breast cancer survivors. Free. Wednesdays, October 14 through 28, from 4 to 7 PM at The Woven End Yarn Cafe (5712 Lankershim Blvd.). ★ Sponsored

🎷 John Coltrane Tribute (Northridge): Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves honor Coltrane's centennial. $49–$179. Thursday, October 8, starting at 8 PM at The Soraya (18111 Nordhoff St.).

🎨 Art Talks at Brand (Glendale): Painter Nehemiah Cisneros talks about painting his family into famous artworks. Free. Thursday, October 8, from 6:30 to 8 PM at Brand Library & Art Center (1601 W Mountain St.).

🎂 Afterglow Makers Market 5th Anniversary (North Hollywood): Celebrate five years with 25+ local makers, food, and even tattoos and piercings. Kids and pets welcome. Free. Friday, October 9, from 5 to 10 PM at Lawless Brewing Co. (5275 Craner Ave.). ★ Sponsored

📚 Banned Books Speakeasy (Sylmar): 1920s speakeasy night celebrating banned books, with live music, vendors, bites, and drinks. Free. Friday, October 9, from 6 to 10 PM at Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural & Bookstore (12677 Glenoaks Blvd.).

🎼 Faith Floyd (Valley Village): Singer-songwriter Faith Floyd plays with her band. Limited capacity. $15. Friday, October 9, from 7:30 to 10 PM at Kulak's Woodshed (5230½ Laurel Canyon Blvd.).

😂 NA Comedy Show (Burbank): Weekend stand-up at an alcohol-free mocktail bar. 18+. One-item minimum. $15. Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10, at 8 PM at The Nitecap (2200 W Burbank Blvd.).

💀 Sultry Sweet Burlesque: Drop Dead Gorgeous (Studio City): Halloween burlesque with a live orchestra. 21+. Two-drink minimum. Friday, October 9, from 9 to 11 PM at The Starlight Cabaret (11502 Ventura Blvd.).

🐈 Second Saturday Makers Market (Chatsworth): Pop-up market with local artisans and food, plus the grand opening of a cat cafe. Free. Saturday, October 10, from 3 to 8 PM at 21744 Devonshire St. ★ Sponsored

🧹 NoHo Neighborhood Clean Up (North Hollywood): Join a morning cleanup. Tools and refreshments provided. Free. Saturday, October 10, from 8 to 10 AM at Laurel Canyon Blvd. and Kittridge St. (6534 Laurel Canyon Blvd.).

🌊 Great LA River Cleanup (Encino): Help clean up the LA River in the Sepulveda Basin. 36th annual cleanup. Free. Saturday, October 10, from 9 to 11 AM at Sepulveda Basin Sports Complex (5903 Balboa Blvd.).

🪨 Stoney Point Clean-Up (Chatsworth): Volunteer cleanup to clear graffiti and trash from Stoney Point Park. Free. Saturday, October 10, from 9 AM to noon at Stoney Point Park.

🎨 Community Mural Painting (North Hollywood): All ages can help paint a community mural in one-hour slots. Supplies provided. Free. Saturday, October 10, from 9 AM to 2 PM at Muralism.org (5260 Vineland Ave.).

🤝 SFV Really Really Free Market (Van Nuys): Monthly mutual aid market where everything is free: food, clothes, household goods, bike repair, and face painting. Free. Saturday, October 10, from 11 AM to 2 PM at Van Nuys Civic Center Plaza (6270 Van Nuys Blvd.).

✂️ SFV Crafternoon (Lake Balboa): Monthly crafting meetup in the park. Bring a project and something to sit on. Free. Saturday, October 10, from 3 to 7:30 PM at Lake Balboa Park (6300 Balboa Blvd.).

🍷 Boutique Wine Tasting (Sherman Oaks): Taste small-production wines with appetizers. From $50. Saturday, October 10, from 3 to 5 PM at Wood & Water (13359 Ventura Blvd.).

🎛️ Sips and Synths (North Hollywood): Monthly electronic music jam show. Bring gear to perform or just dance. Free. Saturday, October 10, from 4 to 9 PM at Brews Brothers (5140 Lankershim Blvd.).

🛼 SFV Roller Derby: Double Header (Burbank): Halloween-themed double header, including the Ventura Blvd. Vampires vs. the Balboa Lake Monsters. From $15. Saturday, October 10, from 4:30 to 7:30 PM at LA Kings Burbank Sports Center (3211 W Victory Blvd.).

💃 Dance Your Way to Health (Tarzana): Breast Cancer Awareness Month wellness morning. 45-minute cardio dance class with a Q&A with a radiologist and surgeon. Refreshments included. Free. Saturday, October 10, from 9:30 AM to 12 PM at Liberty Pacific Atrium (5411 Etiwanda Ave.).

🎸 Movie in the Park: Coco (Burbank): Outdoor screening at dusk, with food trucks. RSVP required. Free. Saturday, October 10, from 5 to 8:30 PM at Johnny Carson Park (400 S Bob Hope Dr.).

🌮 Free Taco & Sno-Cone Party (Reseda): Tim Gaspar's City Council campaign hosts a community picnic with tacos, sno-cones, and a bounce house. Free. Sunday, October 11, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at Reseda Park (18411 Victory Blvd.). ★ Sponsored

🥊 Kids Boxing Class (Toluca Lake): Ring of Hope Youth Development runs a monthly boxing class for kids ages 6 to 13. Free. Sunday, October 11, from 9 to 10 AM at Eastern Block Boxing (4444 Lankershim Blvd. #210).

🌈 Prism Comics Rainbow Book Club (North Hollywood): First meeting of a new monthly book club for queer comics. Ages 16+. Free. Sunday, October 11, from 2 to 4 PM at Moby's Coffee and Tea Company (10513 Burbank Blvd.).

👻 Five-Star Reads Show (Glendale): Comedians pitch their favorite horror books between stand-up sets. $10. Sunday, October 11, from 7 to 8:30 PM at The Glendale Room (127 N Artsakh Ave.).

🎲 Tech Week Bar Crawl (North Hollywood): Three-bar crawl with social games, prizes, and a comedy show. 21+. Free. Tuesday, October 13, from 4:15 to 7:15 PM, starting at Granville (11136 Magnolia Blvd.). ★ Sponsored

🍺 Hop Merchants 8th Anniversary (North Hollywood): NoHo's craft beer bottle shop turns eight with a party, collab beers, and burgers. Free entry. Saturday, October 17, starting at 2 PM at Hop Merchants (5013 Lankershim Blvd.). ★ Sponsored

✈️ Movies at VNY (Van Nuys): Halloween double feature of Casper and Poltergeist overlooking the Van Nuys Airport runway. Past screenings sold out. Friday, October 16, starting at 7 PM at Van Nuys Airport (7739 Woodley Ave.).

🖼️ ArtNight Pasadena (Pasadena): Citywide arts night opening 25+ museums and galleries, with free shuttles. Free. Friday, October 9, from 6 to 10 PM at venues across Pasadena.

🚲 CicLAvia: Heart of LA (Downtown LA): 6.5 car-free miles from Echo Park to Boyle Heights. Free. Sunday, October 11, from 9 AM to 4 PM.

🖐️ Press-On Nail Workshop (Eagle Rock): Three-hour workshop where you design your own press-on nails. Kit included. $60. Sunday, October 11, from 1 to 4 PM at 4225 Ellenwood Dr.

✈️ Burbank: Hollywood Burbank Airport's $1.3 billion replacement terminal opens to passengers October 13. (LAist)

📸 Speed Cameras: LA is installing automated speed cameras at 125 spots across the city. Warning tickets start October 26; after 60 days, fines run $50–$500. (Streetsblog LA)

🥪 Sandough, the sandwich shop that uses 48-hour fermented pizza dough as bread, is expanding to Burbank and Glendale in November and December. (What Now Los Angeles)

🏷️ Estate Sale (Woodland Hills): Two acres and 70 years of collecting. Vintage airplane, a 1958 Ford tractor, a Steinway baby grand, and tools. Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10, from 9 AM to 3 PM in Woodland Hills.

🌳 Job: Community Forestry Associate: TreePeople is hiring three people to plant and care for trees and help run volunteer events. $22/hour. Full-time, grant-funded position.

❓️ What was the original name of the Van Nuys Airport?

Last week's question: Which ice cream chain was founded in Glendale in 1945?

Answer: Baskin-Robbins. Irv Robbins opened Snowbird Ice Cream in Glendale in 1945 with 21 flavors. He and his brother-in-law, Burt Baskin, merged their shops under one name in 1953.