> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 🗞️ Riverside News- November 30, 2025 - URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-news-november-16-2025-2/ - Published: 2025-11-30T13:00:25.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-09T02:16:48.000Z - Description: Anthony found a new barber... - Author: Gazette Staff - Tags: Newsletter ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2025/11/RG-Feat-Image-Template-13.jpg) A young visitor explores the festive splendor of the Mission Inn Hotel during Riverside's annual Festival of Lights, where illuminated Christmas trees, vibrant poinsettias, and elegant chandeliers transform the historic landmark into a seasonal wonderland. (Katie Austin Donovan) Have a photo that captures the spirit of Riverside? [Share it with us](https://goldstandardca.notion.site/13eef165d2ee80fa91c3de069cc9ec29?ref=raincrossgazette.com) and help celebrate the beauty of our community! **Sunday Gazette: November 30, 2025** **Hello Riverside, and Happy Sunday!** Today marks the last day of November and Secondhand Sunday — a perfect reminder that thrift stores are treasure troves for unique Christmas gifts. Shopping secondhand means finding one-of-a-kind items while supporting local businesses and keeping goods out of landfills. We featured [some of our favorite Riverside thrift stores in last week's Shop Small guide](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/your-guide-to-shopping-small-this-holiday-season). If you haven't checked it out yet, it's a great resource for discovering where to find those special pre-loved gifts this season. Got a favorite thrift store find? Share it with us at [newsroom@raincrossgazette.com](mailto:newsroom@raincrossgazette.com). 🧡 Thank you to the Subscribers who became paid supporters this week: Margaret Baillod, Sonya Russell Edwards, Sally Lauruhn, Kim C Louis, Myers, Rachel Rola, Vincent Salcido, Michelle Sullivan, Adele Tucker. [Your ongoing financial support](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/#/portal/account/plans) is vital to our success in serving Riverside with the news it deserves! --- #### [COMMUNITY](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/community/) ## I Found a New Barber. My Old One Still Doesn't Know. A series by Anthony Solorzano exploring Riverside through the eyes of a transplant, as the memory of a hometown slowly fades. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2025/11/IMG_4797-1.png) (Anthony Solorzano) Life has a series of unofficial rules that society decided to follow. Never regift a present given to you, never take the last slice before asking if anyone wants it, or whoever finishes a roll needs to replace it. They can be ridiculous, some don't even make sense but if any of them are broken, people will definitely say you are rude behind your back. Another rule that no one really knows where it came from but it exists is: never cheat on your barber. Like, seriously. I Googled the phrase and asked where it came from and Gemini, which became a primary source in 2025, did not know where it came from. Sidenote, if artificial intelligence doesn't know something, we have bigger problems to deal with figuring out where a dumb rule comes from. But alas, it exists. When I moved to Riverside I got my first two haircuts with my barber back in Pomona. Yes, I would drive one hour round trip, just to look fresh. People have done worse things to do the same like: put a shoe tongue in your shoes just to make them bulkier, paid a lot of money for a freaky-looking stuffed animal accessory just to "flex," and actually told people "Drake is better than Kendrick Lamar." Ok, I change my mind, those are not worse, they are just plain old absurd. [Read and share the complete story...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/i-found-a-new-barber-my-old-one-still-doesnt-know) --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169513/image/0?seed=20251201)](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169513/click/0?seed=20251201&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- 📣 ****See something? Say something.** Your tips and ideas are what fuel The Raincross Gazette. If you know of something newsworthy happening in our city, please [share it with us](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/contact/). --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169515/image/0?seed=20251201)](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169515/click/0?seed=20251201&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- ## This Week in Riverside ### Sunday, November 30 - [Holiday Donation Drive for Homeless Pets](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/holiday-donation-drive-for-homeless-pets/17426967/2025-11-30T00) at Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center - [Prayers and Public Information Meeting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/prayers-and-public-information-meeting/16726617/2025-11-30T11) at Riverside Baha'i Center - [Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/advent-festival-of-lessons-and-carols/17501958/2025-11-30T19) at All Saints' Episcopal Church - [English Country Dance](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/english-country-dance/16643078/2025-11-30T15) at First United Methodist Church of Riverside - [The Lost Loom](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/the-lost-loom-a-special-dungeons-dragons-adventure-event/17384935/2025-11-30T18) at Nevermore Game Club - [Reverie & EseBree](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/reverie-esebree-garden-room-rma/17067078/2025-11-30T19) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium- Garden Room ### Monday, December 1 - [Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/western-riverside-county-regional-conservation-authority/15899988/2025-12-01T12) at Riverside County Administrative Center First Floor Annex - [Kind Moments Begin with You Giving Drive](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/kind-moments-begin-with-you-giving-drive/17396444/2025-12-01T09) at RMC Charitable Foundation - [Assistance League Thrift Shop Accepting Donations](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/assistance-league-thrift-shop-accepting-donations/1615922277/2025-12-01T09) at Assistance League Riverside Thrift Shop - [Clean Campus Competition](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/clean-campus-competition/17155310/2025-12-01T08) at Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce - [Monday Carillon Recitals](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/monday-carillon-recitals/17079871/2025-12-01T12) at UCR Bell Tower ### Tuesday, December 2 - [California Dream Act Overview & Application Workshop](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/california-dream-act-overview-application-workshop/17079882/2025-12-02T14) at Riverside City College - [ScotSurplus Public Sale](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/scotsurplus-public-sale/17279943/2025-12-02T08) at ScotSurplus, UCR Corporation Yard - [Inland Empire Chorus Rehearsal](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/inland-empire-chorus-rehearsal/14934551/2025-12-02T18) at Temple Beth El Synagogue - [Guitar Ensembles Concert](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/guitar-ensembles-concert/17079877/2025-12-02T19) at Riverside City College ### Wednesday, December 3 - [Riverside East Rotary Club](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-east-rotary-club/13565436/2025-12-03T07) at Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern - [Blue Zones Project Riverside: Greeting Cards for a Cause](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/blue-zones-project-riverside-greeting-cards-for-a-cause/17325103/2025-12-03T08) at Blue Zones Project Office - [Holiday Music Presented by UCR Chamber Music](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/holiday-music-presented-by-ucr-chamber-music/17079813/2025-12-03T12) at Arts Building, 157 - [Mariachi Sol De Mexico](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/mariachi-sol-de-mexico/16175924/2025-12-03T19) at Fox Performing Arts Center - [Riverside Mission Belles](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-mission-belles/16691431/2025-12-03T09) at Victoria Presbyterian Church - [Riverside Open Mic Music Series](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-open-mic-music-series/15529475/2025-12-03T17) at Back to the Grind - [STEM Engineering Workshop](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/stem-engineering-workshop/17455026/2025-12-03T15) at Marcy Library - [Symphonic Winds Concert](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/symphonic-winds-concert/17079874/2025-12-03T19) at Riverside City College - [Trivium, Jinjer & Heriot](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/trivium-jinjer-heriot/16745857/2025-12-03T19) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium ($95.63) - [UCR Choirs: Chamber Singers and Chorale](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/ucr-choirs-chamber-singers-and-chorale/17224873/2025-12-03T20) at University Theatre ### Thursday, December 4 - [Free Tours at FCC Riverside](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-tours-at-fcc-riverside/17455066/2025-12-04T18) at First Congregational Church of Riverside - [Jazz Ensembles](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/jazz-ensembles/17079815/2025-12-04T20) at Arts Building, 166 - [Lincoln Park Community Group](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/lincoln-park-community-group/16552274/2025-12-04T18) at Lincoln Park Community Center - [Paint Night by L’Expression Creative Studios and the Mission Inn Foundation](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/paint-night-by-lexpression-creative-studios-and-the-mission-inn-foundation/17270833/2025-12-04T19) at The Mission Inn Foundation Museum & Store ($50) - [UC Riverside Highlanders Women's Basketball vs. UC Irvine Anteaters](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/uc-riverside-highlanders-womens-basketball-vs-uc-irvine-anteaters/16745858/2025-12-04T00) at UC Riverside Student Recreation Center ($61.57) - [Arlington Library| Under the Stars with the Riverside Astronomical Society](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/arlington-library-under-the-stars-with-the-riverside-astronomical-society/17325998/2025-12-04T16) at Arlington Library - [**FREE ADMISSION - First Thursday of every month during Riverside ArtsWalk**](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-admission-first-thursday-of-every-month-during-riverside-artswalk/13230799/2025-12-04T18)at Riverside Art Museum ### Friday, December 5 - [Skate Park Community Design Workshops](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/skate-park-community-design-workshops/17304392/2025-12-05T17) at Bobby Bonds Park - [Savvy Chic Kids Winter Consignment Sale](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/savvy-chic-kids-winter-consignment-sale/17315166/2025-12-05T09) at Mission Grove Shopping Center - Former KMart (free- $18) - [The Living Nativity](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/the-living-nativity/17445929/2025-12-05T18) at Magnolia Church - [Marisela - Empoderada Tour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/marisela-empoderada-tour/15334558/2025-12-05T19) at Fox Performing Arts Center - [Noche de Rock y 80s, Mana vs Rock en Español night!](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/noche-de-rock-y-80s-mana-vs-rock-en-espaol-night/17461680/2025-12-05T21) at The Hideaway Cafe & Lounge - [Silverstein: 25 Years Of Noise](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/silverstein-25-years-of-noise/16360252/2025-12-05T18) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium ### Saturday, December 6 - [Evergreen Cemetery Tour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/evergreen-cemetery-tour/17330465/2025-12-06T10) at Evergreen Cemetery ($21.20) - [**Goeske Holiday Festival**](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/goeske-holiday-festival/17282022/2025-12-06T10) at Janet Goeske Center - [Holiday Cookie House Decorating Party](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/holiday-cookie-house-decorating-party/17455199/2025-12-06T14) at Marcy Library - [**Holiday Pet Pictures with Santa or the Grinch**](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/holiday-pet-pictures-with-santa-or-the-grinch/17283316/2025-12-06T09) at Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center ($40) - [UC Riverside Highlanders Women's Basketball vs. Cal Poly Mustangs](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/uc-riverside-highlanders-womens-basketball-vs-cal-poly-mustangs/16745861/2025-12-06T00) at UC Riverside Student Recreation Center ($61.57) - [Swan Lake by International Ballet Stars](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/swan-lake-by-international-ballet-stars/16075015/2025-12-06T18) at Fox Performing Arts Center - [Tom Petty Tribute by Petty Party!](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/tom-petty-tribute-by-petty-party/17384939/2025-12-06T00) at The Concert Lounge - Romano's Mission Grove - [Palm Springs Gay Men's Chorus](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/palm-springs-gay-mens-chorus-at-all-saints-riverside/17532079/2025-12-06T19) at All Saints' Episcopal Church ## Save the Date - December 13: [Olivewood Memorial Park Historical Cemetery Tour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/olivewood-memorial-park-historical-cemetery-tour/17114266/2025-12-13T10) at Olivewood Memorial Park ($20) - December 13: [Walk to the Peace Tower and Friendship Bridge on the 100th Anniversary](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/walk-to-the-peace-tower-and-friendship-bridge-on-the-100th-anniversary/17491229/2025-12-13T14) at Mount Rubidoux - December 13: [Wreaths Across America](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/wreaths-across-america/17260238/2025-12-13T09) at Evergreen Memorial Historic Cemetery 🗓️ [See More Events](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/)📝 [Submit Your Event](https://hub.cityspark.com/Event/Submission/Raincross?ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [ ![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169514/image/0?seed=20251201) ](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169514/click/0?seed=20251201&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- 📸 [Submit a photo](http://raincrossgazette.com/submitphoto?ref=raincrossgazette.com) to be featured in our newsletters and social media accounts. 🏆 [Nominate a remarkable Riversider](https://rgnotw.paperform.co/?ref=raincrossgazette.com) as Neighbor of the Week.