By Bob Grimm

Wedding-week jitters of the worst and most nuclear kind are at the center of The Drama, a darkly funny and unhappy movie in which Zendaya and Robert Pattinson have no intention of delivering the typical wedding-themed rom-com.

The Drama is a super-raw, dark, dark exercise from director Kristoffer Borgli, who de...

Mia Ochoa, 9, behind a Phoropter during an eye exam at Vision to Learn mobile optometry clinic at Esther Lindstrom Elementary School in Lakewood on March 20, 2026. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters
This report, which looked at the number of kids who saw eye doctors in 2022-2024, found that only 4.9% of kids in Butte County did so, while population estimates indicate...

So much good stuff this week! Chico News & Review has picked highlights for you of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendar for all of the listings in the Butte County area.

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The Chico State Student Health Center is currently one of three locations on campus where students can access Narcan nasal spray (Naloxone). Fentanyl test strips are also available here. CN&R photo

By Alina Ta / CalMatters

This story was originally published by CalMatt...

Flower vendor at the downtown Saturday Farmers Market. Photo by Ken Magri

Welcoming a new season in Chico

Ah, springtime. Fresh starts. New life.

This past week Chicoans got out in the warm weather to enjoy some of the small things that make this town so enduring. Here’s a few images that signal we’re ready for spring.

Testing the temperature at...