Tuesday Gazette: September 2, 2025
Hello Riverside, and Happy Tuesday! Here’s something cool: at this year’s Riverside College & Career Fair on October 22, Keep Riverside Clean and Beautiful along with the Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce will host a Business Closet where students and community members can pick up free business attire, get a professional headshot and walk away better prepared for interviews and opportunities. Donations of new or gently used clothing are being accepted now through October 15 at the Chamber office on University Avenue. Your contribution could be the boost someone needs to step into their future with confidence!
RAINCROSS RUNDOWN
September Rundown: Crosstown Rivalries and Festival Season
College soccer showdowns highlight month packed with arts festivals, live music and community events.
It may not feel like fall, but fall sports are in full swing this September. CBU and UCR face off in the Crosstown Showdown, taking on extra significance as CBU prepares to join the Big West Conference in 2026. September is packed with home games across Riverside, from soccer and volleyball to cross country, offering exciting opportunities to support local athletes.
Arts and culture offerings are just as full, from Division 9 Gallery taking over the Riverside Art Museum to live jazz performances, festivals, and community events at the Farmhouse Collective and the Mission Inn Foundation. Free Summer Sundays wrap up at RAM and The Cheech, making it a perfect month to explore everything Riverside has to offer.
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COMMUNITY
The Riverside Plumber Tells a Great Story
How John Riley Dixon packed the house with punk rock stories and walked away with a scene full of friends.
The room was packed beyond capacity. Fifty people were left outside, unable to squeeze anyone else into what was supposed to be a simple Saturday talk about Riverside's punk rock history. Inside, John Riley Dixon faced a crowd predominantly populated with people who had actually lived through the story he was about to tell.
Dixon is Riverside's most unlikely social media influencer. By day, he works as a plumber and was once featured as a Gazette Neighbor of the Week. By evening, he researches local history with the dedication of a graduate student. His approach to both has made him enormously popular online, but not for the usual reasons.
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What's Happening in Riverside
Today
- Challenging Bias and Bigotry in the Workplace at University of California, Riverside
- Inland Empire Chorus Open House at Temple Beth El
- Neon in the Gutters: Cyberpunk Visions of the Future at Rivera Library, 4th floor (Special Collection and University Archives)
- Tuesday Karaoke at The Hideaway
Tomorrow
- Stretch & Dance Class at Janet Goeske Senior Center
- Free Reading Assistance Program at My Learning Studio
- Riverside Open Mic Music Series at Back to the Grind
Save The Date
- September 8: Icons in Transformation Ribbon Cutting and Gala at Immanuel Lutheran Church and Victoria Country Club ($75)
- September 10: Beginning Square Dance Lessons with Line Dancing at Cowtown Square Dance Center ($5- $7)
- September 13: 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ at Magnolia Church
- October 6: Moon Festival at Heritage House
- October 18: The Riverside Citrus Classic Bike Ride at Riverside Plaza ($15- $80)
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