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Pride Celebration Returns to Yuba City, Oct. 3

Sep 21, 2026 04:24PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Tri-County Diversity will bring its fifth annual Pride in the Park back to Sam Brannan Park on Saturday, Oct. 3, with live entertainment, vendors, community resources and activities for children.

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Juneteenth Fundraiser Returns Oct. 3

Sep 21, 2026 01:02PM ● By MPG Staff

The Marysville Juneteenth Committee will hold its second annual All Black Attire fundraiser Oct. 3 to raise money for the community’s 2027 Juneteenth celebration.

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Katy Rose, a Rotary member, author and functional medicine practitioner,

Poets, Readers Gather in Browns Valley, Sept. 27

Sep 21, 2026 12:54PM ● By MPG Staff

Poets, writers and listeners are invited to gather for Poetry in the Park at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at Sycamore Ranch Park, 5390 Highway 20 in Browns Valley.

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Stampede Week Returns to Marysville

Sep 15, 2026 09:18AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

This year’s Marysville Stampede festivities brought the Old West back to life across Yuba-Sutter, as residents were treated to a week of hoof-pounding events that mixed rodeo tradition with community support.

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Motorsports Roundup

Sep 15, 2026 08:48AM ● By David Vodden

The biggest meet of the year in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing series took place over Labor Day weekend at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Billed as the U.S. Nationals, it was also the regular-season points finale for the top four NHRA classes.

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Artists Sought for Festival Exhibition

Sep 14, 2026 03:57PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Artists have until Nov. 30 to submit work for the 2027 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Art Exhibition, which will coincide with the environmental film festival’s 25th anniversary in Grass Valley and Nevada City.

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Youth Choir Forms for Holiday Concert

Sep 14, 2026 03:53PM ● By MPG Staff

Young singers in third through 12th grades can take part in an 11-week youth choir program beginning Sept. 22 in preparation for a December holiday concert in Yuba City.

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Art Box Reception Spotlights Local Artists

Sep 14, 2026 03:35PM ● By MPG Staff

Local artists will take center stage at the Art Box Marketplace on Friday, Sept. 18, during a free reception featuring the gallery's latest collection at the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts.

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Actors rehearse a scene from “Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace Returns, Sept. 18

Sep 14, 2026 03:29PM ● By MPG Staff

The Acting Company will open its production of “Arsenic and Old Lace” Sept. 18, bringing Joseph Kesselring’s dark comedy to its Yuba City stage for a four-weekend run.

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All Aboard for the Nicolaus Labor Day Parade

Sep 14, 2026 03:22PM ● By MPG Staff

Labor Day offers a chance to step away from work and spend time with friends, family and community.

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‘Messiah’ Rehearsals Start Sept. 21

Sep 14, 2026 03:00PM ● By MPG Staff

Singers from across the Yuba-Sutter area are being sought for the 88th annual performance of Handel’s “Messiah,” with rehearsals beginning Monday, Sept. 21.

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Yuba Rotary to Serve Senior BBQ, Sept. 18

Sep 08, 2026 01:04PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Members of the Rotary Club of Yuba City will serve lunch to more than 250 area seniors Sept. 18 during simultaneous community barbecues in Yuba City and Marysville.

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Sutter Buttes 2027 Calendar Revealed

Sep 08, 2026 12:48PM ● By Shamaya Sutton

This year’s calendar reception, held Aug. 28 at the Sutter County Museum, offered visitors a chance to meet the photographers and see the selected photographs enlarged and on display before flipping through them month by month.

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Sierra Winds Sets Two Local Concerts

Sep 08, 2026 12:38PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Three musicians from the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West will bring the sounds of flute, oboe and bassoon to Williams and Yuba City during two free concerts in September.

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Interpretive displays at the former Arboga Assembly Center preserve the history of Japanese Americans

Historic Yuba County Sites Open Doors, Sept. 19

Sep 08, 2026 12:36PM ● By MPG Staff

Two Yuba County sites representing different chapters of local history will open to the public Sept. 19 as part of Doors Open California, a statewide program that provides access to historic buildings, landscapes and cultural sites.

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20 Years in the Making

Sep 08, 2026 12:33PM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

Holiday Market Opens in Plumas Lake

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September Celebrates Yuba County Library Cards

Sep 01, 2026 11:23AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Yuba County Library will mark Library Card Sign-Up Month throughout September with a raffle aimed at encouraging children to get their first library card.

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Mountain Fair Keeps Foothill Traditions Alive

Sep 01, 2026 11:14AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

The community came together in full mountaineer fashion for another Mountain Fair weekend in Brownsville, Aug. 22-23, bringing logging competitions, local vendors and generations of foothill residents together for one of the area’s longest-running traditions.

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Historic Cemetery Book Talk Set, Sept. 23

Sep 01, 2026 11:02AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Local authors Phyllis E. Smith and Victoria M. Tudor will share the history of the Historic Marysville City Cemetery during a book talk Sept. 23 at the Yuba County Government Center.

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Contestants dig into quarter-watermelons

From Pumpkins to Watermelons: Bishop’s Expands its Season

Sep 01, 2026 10:50AM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm opened its gates early this year to accommodate its first-ever Watermelon Festival, giving visitors a taste of summer before the farm’s traditional fall season gets underway.

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Duck Calling Takes Center Stage in Colusa

Sep 01, 2026 10:23AM ● By Susan Meeker, photos by Susan Meeker

The sound of duck calls echoed through Memorial Park Aug. 29-30 as Colusa hosted the California State Duck Calling Championship and Waterfowl Expo, sending two competitors to the World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest.

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Brownsville Blues Festival Returns, Sept. 6

Sep 01, 2026 10:19AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

Blues will once again fill the foothills over Labor Day weekend as the Brownsville Blues Festival returns for its 33rd year.

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Americana Band Coming to Sutter Theater, Sept. 5

Sep 01, 2026 10:12AM ● By MPG Staff

Tylor & the Train Robbers will bring their mix of country, Americana and roots rock to the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts on Saturday, Sept. 5.

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Bridget’s Gambit: A Saga of Family Enterprise in Gold Rush California”

Worth the Read: Bridget’s Gambit Revisits California History

Aug 25, 2026 10:06AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

I grew up surrounded by California history and stories of the Gold Rush.

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Rice dryers and silos of the Sacramento Valley

Riceland Exhibition Opens in Colusa

Aug 25, 2026 09:44AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Forty years after leaving California, artist Ema Lahey returned to the Sacramento Valley and began looking again at a landscape she had known since childhood.

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Stampede Rides for a Cause, Sept. 12-13

Aug 25, 2026 09:23AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

September in Marysville means one thing - Stampede season!

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Nicolaus Labor Day Parade Returns Sept. 7

Aug 25, 2026 09:21AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

One of south Sutter County’s longtime Labor Day traditions will return Sept. 7 as the Nicolaus Labor Day Parade rolls into its 35th year with the theme “All Aboard the Memories.”

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Sutter Bike Path Extension Under Construction

Aug 18, 2026 01:37PM ● By MPG Staff

Construction is underway on the Sutter Bike Path Gap Connection Project, which will extend the existing bike and pedestrian route toward Harter Parkway and Didar S. Bains Park.

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Watermelon Festival Kicks-off Aug. 28

Aug 18, 2026 01:15PM ● By Shamaya Sutton

Fall is taking on a new flavor this year at Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm, as growers welcome their first-ever watermelon crop with a festival dedicated to the summertime favorite.

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Yuba College Theatre to Hold Auditions for ‘The Hypocrite/Tartuffe’

Aug 18, 2026 01:13PM ● By Shamaya Sutton

Yuba College Theatre is looking for actors to take on one of theatre’s most notorious hypocrites this fall, as auditions open later this month for Molière’s “The Hypocrite/Tartuffe.”

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Sam Brannan Park to Close Amid Safety Concerns

Aug 18, 2026 12:33PM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

Sam Brannan Park is expected to temporarily close beginning Sept. 1 as Yuba City officials move to address escalating public safety, drug use and homelessness-related concerns at the city’s largest community park.

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Guests wait with artwork and other belongings

Ribs and Relics Appraises Family Treasures

Aug 18, 2026 08:16AM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

What’s your treasure worth? That was the question local residents hoped to answer Saturday during Ribs and Relics, the Sutter County Museum’s newest event and fundraiser.

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Plumas Lake Artist Earns Fellowship

Aug 18, 2026 08:11AM ● By MPG Staff

Plumas Lake artist Seon-Young Jeong has been selected for an Upstate Individual Artists Fellowship for her work preserving and teaching Minhwa, a traditional form of Korean art.

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Golden Autumn Wine Festival Returns, Sept. 6

Aug 18, 2026 08:07AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Wine enthusiasts will have two opportunities to sample wines from 12 wineries when the Golden Autumn Wine Festival returns to Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm, 1415 Pumpkin Lane in Wheatland, on Sept. 6.

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Nominations Open for Sutter County Business Awards

Aug 11, 2026 09:23AM ● By MPG Staff

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 Bounty of Sutter County Business Awards, recognizing businesses and organizations for growth, innovation, service and contributions to the local economy.

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