• Great Scott! That's a good lineup. The Washington Pavilion this week announced the shows in the 2025-26 Broadway Performance Series – including Back to the Future: The Musical and Moulin Rouge. Other shows include How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical, Mrs. Doubtfire, Clue and The Music Man. Details and tickets available here.
  • Talk true crime. Author Tony Wright will be hanging out at the downtown library Saturday morning to talk about his book, “Things Aren’t Right: The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five," which delves into the 1978 disappearance of five men after a basketball game. Wright's talk kicks off at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Find more details here.
  • United Way surpasses funding goal. United Way raised more than $9.2 million during its 2025 campaign, according to a press release sent Thursday. Those funds will be used to support various programs and nonprofits across the city.
    • "Every donation and every hour volunteered brings us closer to building a stronger future for everyone in the Sioux Empire," Sioux Empire United Way CEO, Lisa Romkema said.
  • New effort to keep kids safe around water. SafeSplash Swim School has a new initiative to make sure kids are able to rescue themselves if they fall into water. It's called their "S.A.F.E.R. Swimmer Promise," and it means any kids age 4+ who enroll in SafeSplash lessons will get the water safety skills they need to self-rescue within a year of consistent lessons. If not, they'll get up to two months of free lessons. Learn more here.