Welcome to your weekly San Fernando Valley update: September 24–30, 2026.
In this week's NoHo Nick:
🚗 Traffic
🎬 Films
🕹 Games
🍍 Pineapples
It’s officially fall.
And scented cinnamon brooms are back in stock at grocery stores.
While getting groceries this week, the cashier shared that a woman just bought 6 of them!
The cashier asked her, “These smell great. What are you going to do with them?”
She replied, “I put them in my air conditioning vents, so my whole house smells like cinnamon.”
If that woman is reading this…can I come for Thanksgiving?
🗣️ Community shoutout: Shoutout to Levi and May in Reseda, who told me the best way to get cheap concert tickets to shows at The Greek Theatre is to buy them day-of.
Featured Partner
This week's newsletter is sponsored by Mission Hills Christian Church:
🎬 Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Mission Hills Christian Church hosts its third annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Nine short films that inspire environmental activism and a love of nature.
Tickets include a charcuterie box, local beer and wine, a custom tumbler, and a silent auction benefiting local environmental and social-justice organizations.
$25. Saturday, September 26, from 6 to 9 PM at Mission Hills Christian Church (14941 Devonshire St.).
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Local Spotlight
📍 LA's Worst Intersections: These are the most dangerous intersections in Los Angeles.
Miles Morton, a former legislative staffer with the LA City Council, recently founded The Basin to report on local LA issues using public data.
The map looks at hundreds of thousands of collisions from 2010 to 2020. Zoom into the Valley and see how your neighborhood ranks.
Things to Do
Top 3 Events
💿 Midnight Hour Records Grand Opening (North Hollywood): The legendary San Fernando record shop reopens. Free. Saturday, September 26, starting at 12 PM at Midnight Hour Records (5237 Lankershim Blvd.).
🕹️ Retro Valley Fest (Pacoima): Retro gaming market with vendors, food trucks, and a Switch 2 giveaway. Free. Saturday, September 26, from 11 AM to 4 PM at Louie's Game Shack (11300 Glenoaks Blvd.).
🥬 Free Produce Market (Reseda): Free fruits and vegetables, plus a seedling for volunteers who help sort and distribute. Free. Saturday, September 26, from 10 AM to noon at Shift Our Ways Collective (7625 Wilbur Ave.).
Featured Event
🎭 Catch Me If You Can: The Musical (Burbank)
The Broadway musical based on the true story of teenage con man Frank Abagnale Jr., who forged millions in checks while posing as a pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer.
From $60. Through Sunday, October 18 at The Colony Theatre (555 N Third St.).
Thursday, September 24
🎤 Golden State Comedy Show (Studio City): Free stand-up showcase with a stacked lineup, including Patton Oswalt. Free. Thursday, September 24, starting at 7:30 PM at The Last Bookstore (4437 Lankershim Blvd.).
Friday, September 25
🎙️ This Friday Comedy Show (North Hollywood): Monthly stand-up in a private venue with a DJ, featuring Leah Sampson. 21+. $16. Friday, September 25, from 7:30 to 10 PM at 11950 Erwin St.
🎸 Punk Night at Corbin Bowl (Tarzana): Astral Jets, Roman’s Weirdos, 100 Flowers, and Microsorcerer, with members of the Screamers, Black Flag, and the Urinals. 18+. From $10. Friday, September 25, from 7:30 to 11:30 PM at Corbin Bowl (19616 Ventura Blvd.).
🧛 Cullen Coven Celebration (Woodland Hills): Twilight fan night with themed drinks, appetizers, and book-cover bedazzling. $100. Friday, September 25, from 8 to 11 PM at The Open Book (6320 Topanga Canyon Blvd.).
🎧 Rodriguez Jr. All-Nighter (North Hollywood): French producer Rodriguez Jr. headlines seven hours of melodic house. From $32. Friday, September 25, from 10 PM to 5 AM at Community Berlin (11819 Sherman Way).
Saturday, September 26
🎵 Good Vibrations Cabaret (Reseda): The SFV Master Chorale and Youth Chorus perform feel-good hits from the '60s to the '80s with members of Strawberry Alarm Clock. From $60. Saturday, September 26, from 3:30 to 5:30 PM at TLC Black Box Theater (7955 Lindley Ave.).
🏃 Toluca Lake 5K Family Run (Toluca Lake): NoHo Gym hosts a free 5K run and walk, followed by a health and wellness fair. Free. Saturday, September 26, starting at 9 AM at 10500 W Magnolia Blvd.
🍺 Oktoberfest at San Fernando Brewing (San Fernando): All-day Oktoberfest with German-style beers, pretzels, and food from Smash'n. Saturday, September 26 at San Fernando Brewing Co. (425 Park Ave.).
🏀 Hoop Dreams (Sherman Oaks): 3v3 basketball tournament with a $300 cash prize. Free. Saturday, September 26, starting at 6 PM at Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Recreation Center (14201 Huston St.).
🍍 Cheers to Pineapple Hill (Sherman Oaks): Raise a glass at a farewell night before the Valley saloon closes. Free. Saturday, September 26, from 7 to 11 PM at Pineapple Hill Saloon (4454 Van Nuys Blvd.).
🌕 Full Moon Speakeasy Garden Concert (Sherman Oaks): Harpist-singer Pia Salvia and Balkan vocal ensemble Mezečina perform in a garden under the full moon. $30. Saturday, September 26, from 7 to 10 PM at a private home in Sherman Oaks.
🎸 Across All Genres (North Hollywood): Three artists play an intimate concert. $12. Saturday, September 26, from 8 to 10 PM at Kulak's Woodshed (5230½ Laurel Canyon Blvd.).
🍹 R&B Mixology (Sylmar): Mix drinks at a cocktail class soundtracked by 2000s R&B. $40. Saturday, September 26, from 7 to 9 PM in Sylmar.
Sunday, September 27
☕ WCA Coffee and Connections (North Hollywood): USC’s Women of Cinematic Arts hosts a casual coffee hangout for film and TV folks. $5. Sunday, September 27, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at The Witch’s Cottage (5303 Lankershim Blvd.).
🎷 Sunday Jazz Brunch (Studio City): Aaron Jacobs and the Swing Tones play big band classics and jazzed-up pop hits. 21+. $39. Sunday, September 27, from 1 to 2:30 PM at The Velvet Martini Lounge (4349 Tujunga Ave.).
Happening Soon
🎙️ Are You Brave Enough To Be Funny? (North Hollywood): Mary Gallagher’s 90-minute, all-levels stand-up workshop. $30. Saturday, October 3, from 10 to 11:30 AM in North Hollywood (address after RSVP).
📝 Trivia Night Fundraiser (North Hollywood): Trivia night benefiting LA City Attorney candidate Marissa Roy. $25. Tuesday, September 29, from 7 to 9 PM at Lawless Brewing Co. (5275 Craner Ave.).
📚 Burbank Book Festival (Burbank): The third annual festival with 80+ authors, panels, readings, and signings. Free. Saturday, October 3, from 10 AM to 4 PM at Buena Vista Branch Library (300 N Buena Vista St.).
Not the Valley
🤫 Silent Book Club (Culver City): Monthly silent reading meetup: read for an hour, then mingle. Free. Sunday, September 27, from noon to 2 PM at Go Get Em Tiger (10000 Washington Blvd.).
🎞️ CineTalks: From Script to Sale (Downtown LA): Filmmaker panel on moving independent projects forward. Free. Wednesday, September 30, from 6 to 10 PM at Art Share L.A. (801 E 4th Pl.).
SFV Essentials
Bulletin Board
🌭 Help The Hound Dog: After 45 years in Sun Valley, The Hound Dog Hot Dog Shop is losing its lease. Neighbors started a GoFundMe to help 83-year-old owner Roger and his wife June relocate. (8749 Glenoaks Blvd.)
🚌 Congresswoman Rivas announced $660,000 in federal funding for Metro bus stop improvements across the Valley. (San Fernando Valley Sun)
🦒 Toys R Us is opening a new store at Northridge Fashion Center this fall. (Patch)
🏷️ Estate Sale (Sylmar): Vintage clothes, antiques, glassware, holiday decor, and furniture. Saturday, September 26 through Sunday, September 27, from 7:30 AM to 2 PM at 12817 De Haven Ave.
🎧 Job: Dubbing Project Coordinator: Pixelogic Media (Burbank) is hiring a dubbing services coordinator to manage localization projects. $24–$29/hr. Full-time. On-site.
LA River Fishing
🎣 LA River Fishing is a new mini-game that gives you five casts in the concrete channel. Time the meter, wait for the right time, then strike.
You might catch a local sunfish. You might get a traffic cone.
🐟 Friends of the LA River: For 40 years, FoLAR has helped to clean and protect the LA River. I’m collaborating with them to drive awareness of their cleanup efforts. Sign up for their October 10th cleanup in the Valley.
Play LA River Fishing
Trivia
❓️ Before the offices and the mall, Warner Center was Harry Warner's 1,000-plus-acre ranch. What did he use it for?
Last week's question: The Valley voted to secede from LA in 2002. Why didn't it happen?
Answer: It also needed a citywide majority. The Valley voted 50.7% yes, but LA overall voted 33% yes.
Thanks for reading!
—NoHo Nick
