Here is a sampling of what’s going on in the San Fernando Valley and around Los Angeles this week.
Today
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum’s Under the Oaks Performance Series: Currents – Composers in Concert, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 3. Series runs 7:30 p.m. Thursdays in September. Tickets $35. Location, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. 310-455-3723. facebook.com/Theatricum. theatricum.com/under-the-oaks/
Friday
Petersen Automotive Museum: Special exhibit: “World’s Fastest — A Timeline of Record-Setting Automobiles,” through Aug. 22, 2027. Also, “World Class — 100 Years of Mercedes-Benz,” through April 25, 2027. Ongoing special museum exhibits: petersen.org/exhibits. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Admission $22; $20 ages 62 and older; $13 ages 12-17; $12 ages 4-11 (a valid ID is required for ages 12 and older; also, vault access tickets are, respectively by age groups, $51; $45; $42; $25; petersen.org/tickets). Location, 6060 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 323-930-2277. petersen.org
Malibu Chili Cook-Off: The 43rd annual event with music, carnival rides, and food, 4-10 p.m. Sept. 4; 1-10 p.m. Sept. 5-6; 1-8 p.m. Sept. 7. Proceeds benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Malibu. Purchase of tickets is online-only and in advance (non-refundable and non-transferable). Carnival ride passes are sold separately. Read before you go: frequently asked questions: https://malibuchilicookoff.org/info-faq. malibuchilicookoff.org/music. Malibu Civic Center, 23575 Civic Center Way, Malibu. facebook.com/MalibuChiliCookOff. malibuchilicookoff.org
Granada Hills Grubfest and the Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market: Food truck event, 5-10 p.m. (on Chatsworth Street between Zelzah and White Oak avenues; granadachamber.com/food-trucks/); and the certified market, 6-10 p.m. (White Oak Avenue between Chatsworth and Los Alimos streets; granadachamber.com/56292-2/; 818-298-9790). Both are on Fridays. 818-368-3235. granadachamber.com/
Treasure Island: The novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted for the stage by Ellen Geer, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 4. Also, 8 p.m. Sept. 12; 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 and 27; 3:30 p.m. Oct. 3. Check the website for ticket prices; general admission seats on the mezzanine are unassigned; orchestra level are assigned seats. Parking $10 in the lot (limited spots); or free along Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. 310-455-3723. facebook.com/Theatricum. theatricum.com/treasure-island
Hollywood Bowl: “Maestro of the Movies — A Tribute to John Williams,” the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by David Newman, perform selected movie soundtracks, 8 p.m. Sept. 4. Also, 8 p.m. Sept. 5; 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6. Check the website for tickets. 2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood. facebook.com/HollywoodBowl. hollywoodbowl.com/events/performances/4333/2026-09-04/maestro-of-the-movies-a-tribute-to-john-williams
Saturday
Valley Relics Museum: Take a trip down San Fernando Valley memory lane, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday (check the website for hours; subject to change). Admission $15; free for ages 10 and younger. The museum is located at 7900 Balboa Blvd., Hangar C3 and C4, entrance is on Stagg Street, Van Nuys. 818-616-4083. facebook.com/valleyrelics. valleyrelicsmuseum.org
Museum of the San Fernando Valley: Museum hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, as well as 1-5 p.m. Tuesdays (check the website for hours; subject to change). Free admission; donations appreciated. Location, 18904 Nordhoff St. (southwest corner of Nordhoff and Wilbur Avenue), Northridge. 818-347-9665. Email: themuseumsfv@gmail.com. themuseumsfvnow.org
NoHo Arts District – KCRW Summer Night Block Party: All-ages event opens with music by KCRW DJ Luxxury (6 p.m.), followed by a live performance by Madison McFerrin (8 p.m.), and KCRW DJ Peanut Butter Wolf (9:15 p.m.) on Sept. 5. Location, 11136 Magnolia Blvd. (at the corner of Lankershim Boulevard), North Hollywood. Co-sponsored by the office of Los Angeles City Councilmember Adrin Nazarian. Free to attend; reserve a ticket on the link: events.humanitix.com/kcrw-summer-nights-at-noho-arts-district.
The People of Pompeii: A dark comedy by Bernardo Cubría about people gathering at a dinner party to celebrate their surviving a wildfire, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5. Also, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 and 19; 3:30 p.m. Sept. 26; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4. Check the website for ticket prices; general admission seats on the mezzanine are unassigned; orchestra level are assigned seats. Parking $10 in the lot (limited spots); or free along Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. 310-455-3723. facebook.com/Theatricum. theatricum.com/the-people-of-pompeii/
Sunday
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum: The “America 250” exhibit celebrates 250 years of the United States with artwork, letters and historical objects and, the latest documents to be added to the exhibit: the Louisiana Purchase; the Bill of Rights (Senate’s revisions); a draft of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; the Brown v. Board of Education; the Missouri Compromise. The exhibit runs through Sept. 20, 2026 (reaganfoundation.org/library-museum/special-exhibits/america-250). Hours:10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily (closed on some holidays; open on Labor Day, Sept. 7). Timed admission. Tickets $32.45; $29.45 ages 62 and older; $25.45, ages 11-17; $22.45 ages 3-10; free for ages 2 and younger (prices include ticket fee). Location, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. 805-577-4066. facebook.com/RonaldReagan. reaganfoundation.org/library-museum
Waiting in the Wings: The play by Noel Coward, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6. Also, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 13 and 20; 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3. Check the website for ticket prices; general admission seats on the mezzanine are unassigned; orchestra level are assigned seats. Parking $10 in the lot (limited spots); or free along Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. 310-455-3723. facebook.com/Theatricum. theatricum.com/waiting-in-the-wings/
Monday
California Science Center: Special exhibit closing, “Mummies of the World: The Exhibition,” through Sept. 7 (californiasciencecenter.org/exhibits/mummies-of-the-world-the-exhibition). Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Admission is free to the center’s permanent galleries; a charge for special exhibits. Admission to the “Mummies of the World” exhibit: $27.95 (ages 18-64); $23.95 (ages 65 and older, and students ages 13-17); $19.95 (ages 3-12). Timed tickets are required for special exhibits, and also the Imax Theater (californiasciencecenter.org/visit). 700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles. facebook.com/CaliforniaScienceCenter
Discovery Cube Los Angeles – Sylmar: Special exhibit: “Wild Kratts: Creature Powers,” through Sept. 13 (discoverycube.org/los-angeles/exhibits/wild-kratts-creature-power). The museum has an Eco-Adventure Carousel with sculptures of animals native to the surrounding mountains of the museum (additional fee for rides on the carousel). Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily (closed on selected dates; open today). Admission $26 ages 15-61; $22 ages 62 and older; $21 ages 3-14 (weekend admission prices; lower admission prices during weekdays; admission varies by date). Parking lot: From Osborne Street, enter through Dronfield Avenue (free parking). Location, 11800 Foothill Blvd., Sylmar. discoverycube.org/los-angeles/visit/
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The play by William Shakespeare, 6 p.m. Sept. 7. Also, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10. Check the website for ticket prices; general admission seats on the mezzanine are unassigned; orchestra level are assigned seats. Parking $10 in the lot (limited spots); or free along Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. 310-455-3723. facebook.com/Theatricum. theatricum.com/a-midsummer-nights-dream
Tuesday
The Getty Center: “Odilon Redon: Otherworldly Visions,” includes charcoal drawings, lithographs and pastels from the Getty’s collection, through Oct. 18 (getty.edu/exhibitions/odilon-redon). Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and Sunday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday. Free admission, but a timed-ticket admission is required (tinyurl.com/yu6fsv3s). Parking $25; $15 after 3 p.m.; free after 5 p.m. (getty.edu/visit/center/parking-and-transportation/). Location, 1200 Getty Center Drive (at North Sepulveda Boulevard), Los Angeles. 310-440-7300. getty.edu
An Evening with Chekhov: Storyteller Arnold Weiss presents a reading of Anton Chekhov’s short story “The Lady with the Dog,” 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8. Studio City Branch Library, 12511 Moorpark St. 818-755-7873. lapl.org/events/evening-chekhov
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Special exhibit closing soon, “Deep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures,” through Sept. 13. Ongoing: “Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity,” through Oct. 12; “Collecting Impressionism at LACMA,” through Jan. 3, 2027. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Tuesday and Thursday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Closed on Wednesday. Tickets: lacma.org/tickets. Exhibits: lacma.org/art/exhibitions/current. Location, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. facebook.com/LACMA. lacma.org
NBC’s America’s Got Talent: Be part of the audience, Sept. 8; Sept. 15-16; Sept. 22-23. Minimum age: 8. Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance: on-camera-audiences.com/shows/americas-got-talent. Pasadena Civic Auditorium, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena.
Wednesday
Vroman’s Bookstore: Kate Stayman-London discusses and signs “See You Next Tuesday,” 7 p.m. Sept. 9. Upcoming: Michelle Berenfeld discusses and signs “Lessons from a Lost Republic – What Ancient Rome Can Teach Us About This American Moment,” 7 p.m. Sept. 10. Kaitlin Reilly discusses and signs her young adult book “Look What You Did,” 7 p.m. Sept. 15. 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 626-449-5320. vromansbookstore.com
Hollywood Bowl: Buddy Guy, the nine-time Grammy Award winning blues guitarist, with guest Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, and Delta Jam, 8 p.m. Sept. 9. Tickets $24.50 and up. Location, 2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood. facebook.com/HollywoodBowl. hollywoodbowl.com/events/performances/4337/2026-09-09/buddy-guy-90
Thursday
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Summer is a good time to visit the museum’s special exhibits including “Orcas: Our Shared Future,” through April 25, 2027. Museum hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Sunday (but closed on the first Tuesday of the month and some holidays). General museum admission $18; $14 ages 62 and older and ages 13-17; $7 ages 3-12; free for ages 2 and younger, but a ticket is required. Location, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles. nhmlac.org. nhm.org/orcas-our-shared-future-exhibition
American Red Cross Blood Drive – La Crescenta Library: Register in advance, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Library’s meeting room, 2809 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta. https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/17189180. redcrossblood.org/
Sept. 11
Nonfiction Book Club at Studio City Branch Library: Discusses “The Mesopotamian Riddle,” by Joshua Hammer, noon, Sept. 11. Meets on the second Friday of the month. 12511 Moorpark St. 818-755-7873. lapl.org/branches/studio-city
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Sept. 11: The event includes keynote speakers U.S. Army Sergeant Neil Duncan (retired), NYPD Officer Marc Manfro (retired), and Brian Montgomery, who was with President George W. Bush, as his director of presidential advance on Sept. 11, 6 p.m. Sept. 11. Outdoor event. Free; reservations online requested. Location, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. Details: reaganfoundation.org/events
Romeo and Juliet: The play by William Shakespeare, set in the Gilded Age of NYC, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11. Also, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18 and 26. Check the website for ticket prices; general admission seats on the mezzanine are unassigned; orchestra level are assigned seats. Parking $10 in the lot (limited spots); or free along Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. 310-455-3723. facebook.com/Theatricum. theatricum.com/romeo-and-juliet
September 10 – Two Roads Theatre: A play by Art Shulman about a relationship crisis between a married couple and what is revealed on the day after, on Sept. 11, opens 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11. The play was originally produced in 2002. Show runs 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 3 p.m. through Oct. 4. Tickets $30; $25 seniors (use promo code 007). Location, 4348 Tujunga Ave., Studio City. Tickets: onstage411.com/sept10
WTC View – Renberg Theatre at LA LGBT Center: A staged reading of screenwriter Brian Sloan’s play, first presented at the 2003 New York Fringe Festival, and directed by Michael Urie, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11. Minimum age: 16. Tickets $29 and up (plus fees). Location, 1125 N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles. Details and purchase tickets: lalgbtcenter.org/event/wtc-view-25th-anniversary-reading/
ONGOING
NoHo Farmers Market: A certified market, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays. 500 Colfax Ave., Valley Village. 818-471-0793. farmersmarketnorthhollywood.com
Valencia Farmers Market: A certified market, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sundays. Location, 27426 Navigation Ave., Valencia (The Porch, on the corner of Magic Mountain Parkway and Navigation Avenue). 661-253-4300. Santa Clarita Farmers Markets: tinyurl.com/2evb6evz. Details: scvfarmersmarkets.com/locations/valencia/
Main Street Canoga Park Farmers Market: A certified market, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays. 7248 Owensmouth Ave. (between Sherman Way and Wyandotte Avenue). Coastal Pacific Markets, 805-643-6458. Email: pacific209@hotmail.com. facebook.com/canogafarmersmarket
El Nido Farmers Market – Pacoima: El Nido Family Centers and the City of Los Angeles present the certified market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Location, Pacoima Family Source Center, 11243 Glenoaks Blvd. elnidofamilycenters.org/farmers-market
Woodland Hills Farmers Market: A certified market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. 5650 Shoup Ave. 818-300-3023. Facebook: tinyurl.com/ybbchwbb
Encino Farmers Market: ONEgeneration presents the certified market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays. 17400 Victory Blvd. (between Balboa Boulevard and White Oak Avenue). Farmers market manager, 818-708-6611 or email: farmersmarket@onegeneration.org. onegeneration.org/farmers-market/
Farmers Market – The Vineyards at Porter Ranch: The certified market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays. Location, parking lot at 20000 Rinaldi St., Porter Ranch. thevineyards.com/event/weekly-farmers-market-100
Good Times Farmers Market: A certified market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays. Los Angeles Valley College, parking lot A, 5800 Fulton Ave. (at Burbank Boulevard), Valley Glen. 818-282-5490. Email: goodtimesfarmersmarket@gmail.com. goodtimesfarmersmarket.com/
Canyon Country Farmers Market: A certified market, 4-8 p.m. Wednesdays. Canyon Country Community Center, parking lot, 18410 Sierra Highway, Canyon Country. 661-253-4300. Santa Clarita Farmers Markets: tinyurl.com/2evb6evz. facebook.com/CanyonCountryFarmersMarket/
Autry Museum of the American West: Museum hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Admission $20; $15 ages 62 and older, and ages 13-18 and also students older than 18 with ID; $9 ages 3-12 (theautry.org/visit). Location, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles. theautry.org
California African American Museum: Exhibits: “A New Song – Langston Hughes in the West,” through Sept. 13 (caamuseum.org/exhibitions/2026/a-new-song-langston-hughes-in-the-west). “Willie Birch – Stories to Tell,” through Oct. 21 (caamuseum.org/exhibitions/2026/willie-birch-stories-to-tell). “Free and Queer – Black Californian Roots of Gay Liberation,” through Feb. 28, 2027 (details tinyurl.com/wzthz2e7). Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday (caamuseum.org/visit/hours-directions). Free admission. Parking $20 before 5 p.m. (parking lot entrance at West 39th and South Figueroa streets). Museum location, corner of Exposition Boulevard and South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles (in Exposition Park). 213-744-7432. facebook.com/CAAMinLA. caamuseum.org
Descanso Gardens: “What’s in Bloom (depending on the weather): descansogardens.org/gardens-and-collections/whats-in-bloom/. Hours: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. Tickets purchased in advanced are required. Admission $18; $14 ages 65 and older and students with ID; $8 ages 3-12; free for ages 2 and younger (descansogardens.org/events-and-activities/admission-and-event-tickets). 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. 818-949-4200. descansogardens.org. facebook.com/DescansoGardensLA
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