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.