Family: Circus Vargas in Canoga Park

In the Cirque du Soleil era, the circus has come to be postmodern performance art of avant-garde costuming and budget-busting stagecraft. Circus Vargas has a bit of that but instead focuses on more classic pleasures under the big top: witty clowning, daring acrobatics and, above all, a sense of fun and accessible spectacle. Westfield Topanga, Victory and Topanga Canyon boulevards, Canoga Park. Times vary. Thu.-Nov. 1. https://www.circusvargas.org.