Name: The Inlandia Institute
Address: 4178 Chestnut Street, Riverside, CA, USA
Telephone: 951-369-1564

CONVERSATIONS AT THE CULVER

March 3, 2019 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Black Indian (memoir; Black History Month) with Shonda Buchanan. More to be announced.

May 2019
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		1 6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN ONTARIO WITH TIM HATCH May 1, 2019 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Registration required. Check back for Fall dates and availability. The Ontario workshop meets every other Wednesday at the Ovitt Library, located at 215 E C St, Ontario, CA 91764. They can be reached at (909) 395-2004.	2 5:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN COLTON WITH JESSICA CARRILLO- BILINGUAL May 2, 2019 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Registration required. Check back for Fall dates and availability. The Colton workshop meets every other Thursday at the Advance to Literacy Center, located at 656 N 9th Street, Colton. They can be reached at (909) 370-5083. 7:00 pm: LITERATURE ON THE LAWN: ALL- TEEN ISSUE OF INLANDIA: A LITERARY JOURNEY May 2, 2019 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Are you ready? Southern California youth are fired up to lead us to a world of enchantment with their all-teen issue of Inlandia: A Literary Journey. Discover the teen behind the screen of this captivating online literary journal! Join us May 2 at 7 pm, for a fantastic celebration and reading at the Riverside Public Library, located at 3581 Mission Inn Avenue in downtown Riverside. Featured readers include Avery Garcia, Lauren Kawecki, Maihan Phan, Samantha Schmiedel, and more! Kudos to our teen guest editors: Kelly Apen, Chandler Calvallo, Kiyani Carter, Zainab Khan, Stephanie Martinez-Beltran, Uma Menon, Marvin Ogbunezu, Zoe Price, and Mike Sims. Poetry, fiction, plays, films, and more! Check out the full issue on May 1! www.inlandiajournal.org	3	4	5 1:00 pm: CONVERSATIONS AT THE CULVER WITH LUIS FUERTE May 5, 2019 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm In conversation this Cinco de Mayo, Luis Fuerte will take us on the road highlighting twelve exciting years with Huell Howser in the Golden State. This event will take place Sunday, May 5, at 1:30 p.m., at the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts downtown, located at 3824 Main Street, Riverside. Based on his own experiences, award-winning Luis Fuerte dives into the memories of people and places of the making of California’s Gold with his book, Louie, Take a Look at This!: My Time with Huell Howser (Prospect Park Books, 2017). The book is as truly remarkable as the duo’s adventures in California and their beloved on screen chemistry. In an embracing of the dissimilarities of Fuerte and Howser's personalities and backgrounds, Fuerte shows diversity at its best, as in his eyes it’s the strength behind their fantastic match. Also, stories of everyday people and those working behind the scenes reveal the special personal elements that make up the legendary look at California and its true riches. “I loved to shoot for Huell and was always happy to see my name next to his on the assignment sheet. In fact, it was my work on one of the Videologs I shot for Huell that inspired him to ask me to be his cameraman on California’s Gold,” says Luis Fuerte in Louie, Take a Look at This! “I came to realize that he was genuinely and deeply interested in the people he interviewed and their personal stories. He was truly fascinated with his discoveries, from the stupendous to the downright ordinary. They all mattered to him.” About Luis Fuerte Luis Fuerte is the five-time Emmy-award-winning former cameraman for the Huell Howser show California's Gold. The son of a Mexican immigrant, Fuerte was born in San Bernardino, CA and became a cameraman after two years in the US Navy and learning TV engineering at L.A. Valley College. After 48 years in television, he's now retired and lives with his wife in Rialto, CA. Presentation will be followed by light refreshments, book sales, and signing. This event is free and open to the public. 2:00 pm: FIRST SUNDAY STORYTELLING WITH KAREN RAE KRAUT May 5, 2019 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Catch the last storytelling event of the season! On May 5, from 2-2:30 p.m., the amazing Karen Rae Kraut will perform at the Riverside Art Museum downtown, located at 3425 Mission Inn Avenue. As days grow longer we remember how “Grandmother Spider Brings the Light.” Karen Rae Kraut will also treat audiences to the rollicking tale of “How the Hare Drank Boiling Water and Married the Beautiful Princess.” Season finale will conclude with a celebration of hare’s victory in music, song and dance. Everyone’s invited to join in! “Riveting,..children were spellbound! Their eyes were popping out of their heads and they wriggled (appropriately) in their seats.” —Marion Mitchell-Wilson, Inlandia Institute “The kids talked about your show for days!” —Jenny Wren, Hollydale Library “Thank you for the wonderful performance! I can see why people are so entranced with you! You’re fabulous!” —Nell Ramsay, Beaumont District Library About Karen Rae Kraut Karen Rae Kraut is an award-winning family performing artist, storyteller, variety entertainer, comedienne, singer, teaching artist and workshop presenter. Her shows include adaptations of world folktales, music, songs, movement, and her own special brand of audience participation. She has performed for school, library, and community audiences since 1990 from California to East Tennessee.
6	7	8	9 6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WITH JO SCOTT-COE May 9, 2019 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Registration required. Check back for Fall dates and availability. The Riverside workshop meets every other Thursday at the Riverside Public Library, located at 3581 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501. They can be reached at (951) 826-5201.	10	11 1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN CORONA WITH ANDREA FINGERSON May 11, 2019 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Registration required. Check back for Fall dates and availability. The Corona workshop meets every other Saturday at the Corona Public Library, located at 650 S Main St, Corona, CA 92882. They can be reached at (951) 736-2381.	12
13	14 5:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN SAN BERNARDINO WITH ROMAINE WASHINGTON May 14, 2019 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Registration required. Check back for Fall dates and availability. The San Bernardino workshop meets every other Tuesday at the Rowe Branch Library, located at 108 E Marshall Blvd, San Bernardino, CA 92404. They can be reached at (909) 883-3411.	15 6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN ONTARIO WITH TIM HATCH May 15, 2019 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Registration required. Check back for Fall dates and availability. The Ontario workshop meets every other Wednesday at the Ovitt Library, located at 215 E C St, Ontario, CA 91764. They can be reached at (909) 395-2004.	16 4:00 pm: S.C.I.P.P. FORUM May 16, 2019 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm May 16th from 4 pm to 5:50pm Contact (909) 537-5857 for more information This interactive forum will showcase the collaborative learning community CSUB students, faculty, and staff have developed with local community partners. See how SCIPP unites children, parents, and community members in a fun, creative and safe learning environment. Experience your day with SCIPP. 5:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN COLTON WITH JESSICA CARRILLO- BILINGUAL May 16, 2019 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Registration required. Check back for Fall dates and availability. The Colton workshop meets every other Thursday at the Advance to Literacy Center, located at 656 N 9th Street, Colton. They can be reached at (909) 370-5083.	17	18	19
20	21	22	23 6:00 pm: THE BODY AT A LOSS BOOK LAUNCH May 23, 2019 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Join Cati as she celebrates the launch of her latest book, The Body at a Loss, a collection of poetry. The Body at a Loss explores the weird world of barium swallow tests, MRIs, mothering, marriage, and post-anesthesia migraines. Books will be for sale. A limited edition broadside will be given to those who demonstrate a pre-order or who purchase the book that evening, while supplies last. Also, for every book sold that night, $1 will be donated to The Pink Ribbon Place. The Pink Ribbon Place is a local nonprofit dedicated to helping cancer patients and their families by providing free services and prostheses, wigs, and counseling. The Pink Ribbon Place will also be on hand that night for those who might like to learn more. This is event is hosted by the Haili Wailele Film/Arts Foundation at Art Space @ Studio 3. About The Body at a Loss: Cati Porter’s mother began chemo on July 19, 2012, Cati’s 41st birthday. Throughout the process, from diagnosis through treatment and recovery, Cati became her mother’s patient advocate, shepherding her through an “inconvenient year”. Then, during her mother’s recovery, Cati receives her own medical diagnosis, quickly transforming advocate into patient. Read a review at Rhino Reviews: https://rhinopoetry.org/reviews/tag/Cati+Porter Read a review in The Press-Enterprise: https://www.pe.com/2019/05/11/riverside-poets-new-book-celebrates-bond-between-mother-and-child/ About Cati Porter: Cati Porter is a poet, editor, essayist, arts administrator, wife, mother, daughter, friend. She is the author of eight books and chapbooks, including The Body at a Loss, the first draft of which was written in the days following a total thyroidectomy. She is the executive director of Inlandia Institute. 6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WITH JO SCOTT-COE May 23, 2019 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Registration required. Check back for Fall dates and availability. The Riverside workshop meets every other Thursday at the Riverside Public Library, located at 3581 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501. They can be reached at (951) 826-5201.	24	25 1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN CORONA WITH ANDREA FINGERSON May 25, 2019 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Registration required. Check back for Fall dates and availability. The Corona workshop meets every other Saturday at the Corona Public Library, located at 650 S Main St, Corona, CA 92882. They can be reached at (951) 736-2381.	26
27	28 5:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN SAN BERNARDINO WITH ROMAINE WASHINGTON May 28, 2019 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Registration required. Check back for Fall dates and availability. The San Bernardino workshop meets every other Tuesday at the Rowe Branch Library, located at 108 E Marshall Blvd, San Bernardino, CA 92404. They can be reached at (909) 883-3411.	29 6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN ONTARIO WITH TIM HATCH May 29, 2019 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Registration required. Check back for Fall dates and availability. The Ontario workshop meets every other Wednesday at the Ovitt Library, located at 215 E C St, Ontario, CA 91764. They can be reached at (909) 395-2004.	30 5:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN COLTON WITH JESSICA CARRILLO- BILINGUAL May 30, 2019 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Registration required. Check back for Fall dates and availability. The Colton workshop meets every other Thursday at the Advance to Literacy Center, located at 656 N 9th Street, Colton. They can be reached at (909) 370-5083. 6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WITH JO SCOTT-COE May 30, 2019 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Registration required. Check back for Fall dates and availability. The Riverside workshop meets every other Thursday at the Riverside Public Library, located at 3581 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501. They can be reached at (951) 826-5201.	31

My Calendar

CONVERSATIONS AT THE CULVER

N/A: 2018 Hillary GRAVENDYK PRIZE

N/A: 2018 HILLARY GRAVENDYK PRIZE

6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN ONTARIO WITH TIM HATCH

5:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN COLTON WITH JESSICA CARRILLO- BILINGUAL

7:00 pm: LITERATURE ON THE LAWN: ALL- TEEN ISSUE OF INLANDIA: A LITERARY JOURNEY

1:00 pm: CONVERSATIONS AT THE CULVER WITH LUIS FUERTE

2:00 pm: FIRST SUNDAY STORYTELLING WITH KAREN RAE KRAUT

6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WITH JO SCOTT-COE

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN CORONA WITH ANDREA FINGERSON

5:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN SAN BERNARDINO WITH ROMAINE WASHINGTON

6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN ONTARIO WITH TIM HATCH

4:00 pm: S.C.I.P.P. FORUM

5:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN COLTON WITH JESSICA CARRILLO- BILINGUAL

6:00 pm: THE BODY AT A LOSS BOOK LAUNCH

6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WITH JO SCOTT-COE

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN CORONA WITH ANDREA FINGERSON

5:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN SAN BERNARDINO WITH ROMAINE WASHINGTON

6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN ONTARIO WITH TIM HATCH

5:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN COLTON WITH JESSICA CARRILLO- BILINGUAL

6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WITH JO SCOTT-COE

1:30 pm: SECRET INLAND EMPIRE: A CONVERSATION WITH CATHY ALLEN, PHIL YEH, LUKE JACKSON AND LARRY BURNS