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Events in November 2020

  • - One Community, Many Voices: 'There Should Be Flowers' by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Discussions
    One Community, Many Voices: 'There Should Be Flowers' by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Discussions

    One Community, Many Voices: 'There Should Be Flowers' by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Discussions


    November 1, 2020

    Sundays, November 1, 8, 15 • 4 PM

    Free • Reservations required • Go to https://tinyurl.com/OneCommunityBookDiscussions

    Discussion leaders:
    November 1: Lucas Lopez
    November 8: Kini Sosa
    November 15: Serena Trujillo

    How to participate in our Community Read:

    Get a FREE copy of There Should be Flowers by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Reserve a copy at one of our participating public libraries  (no library card required) and schedule a pickup. See below for locations and phone numbers.

    Read the book and attend one of our Zoom public discussions of There Should be Flowers—Sundays: November 1, 8, 15 • 4–5 PM

    About the Author:

    Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. Her work has been published in The American Poetry Review, Denver Quarterly, and West Branch, among others. She is the author of I’m Alive / It Hurts / I Love It (Big Lucks 2019), and THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS (CCM 2016).

     

    It’s not too late to join in and read the book!

     

    How it works:

    • Call a participating library to make an appointment to pick up your free book.
    • At your appointed time, drive to the participating library.
    • Pick up at a designated pick up area (varies by branch).
    • Face coverings required at all branches.
    • No library card required to pick up your free book.

    Riverside Public Libraries (Curbside Pickup)

    Arlanza Library • 951-826-2217 • 8267 Philbin Ave • Riverside, CA 92503

    Arlington Library • 951-826-2291 • 9556 Magnolia Ave • Riverside, CA 92503

    SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library • 951-826-2120 • 2985 Madison St • Riverside, CA 92504

    SPC. Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library • 951-826-2235 • 4033 Chicago Ave #C • Riverside, CA 92507

    La Sierra Library • 951-826-2461 • 4600 La Sierra Ave • Riverside, CA 92505

    Marcy Library • 951-826-2078 • 6927 Magnolia Ave • Riverside, CA 92506

    Orange Terrace Library • 951-826-2184• 20010 Orange Terrace Pkwy • Riverside, CA 92508

    Riverside County Libraries (Curbside Pickup)

    La Quinta Library • 760-564-4767 • 78275 Calle Tampico • La Quinta, CA 92253

    Palm Desert Library • 760-346-6552 • 73-300 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92260

    Sun City Library • 951-679-3534 • 26982 Cherry Hills Blvd • Sun City, CA 92586

    Louis Robidoux • 951-682-5485 • 5840 Mission Blvd • Jurupa Valley, CA 92509

    San Bernardino County Libraries (Counter Pick Up Inside)

    Apple Valley Branch Library • 760-2 47-2022 • 14901 Dale Evans Pkwy • Apple Valley, CA 92307

    Chino Hills Branch Library • 909-590-5380 • 14020 City Center Dr • Chino Hills, CA 91709

    Fontana Lewis Library & Learning Center • 909-574-4500 • 8437 Sierra Ave • Fontana, CA 92335-3892

    Hesperia Branch Library • 760-244-4898 • 9650 7th Ave • Hesperia, CA 92345

    Highland Branch Library • 909-425-4700 • 7863 Central Ave • Highland, CA 92346-4107

    This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a partner of the NEF. Visit www.calhum.org.

  • - Reading from Slow Unraveling of Living Ghosts: by Johnny Bender and Cati Porter
    Reading from Slow Unraveling of Living Ghosts: by Johnny Bender and Cati Porter

    Reading from Slow Unraveling of Living Ghosts: by Johnny Bender and Cati Porter


    November 7, 2020

    November 7, 2020 3:30 pm | Free | Registration Required
    Inlandia Institute Board President Johnny Bender and Executive Director Cati Porter to read from their pandemic-inspired collaborative chapbook, Slow Unravelling of Living Ghosts, as the closing event for the Moreno Valley Writers Expo. Purchase a signed copy of this limited edition chapbook for $10 here, while supplies last.
    Free and open to the public but RSVP required: https://tinyurl.com/SULGReading
    Also featuring readings by Larry Burns, S. Kay Murphy, Anna Christian, and more! Complete author lineup with registration links for each session are available on Moreno Valley Public Library's Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/MorenoValleyPublicLibrary/)
    Poet and doghouse-bass player Johnny Bender follows the Beat tradition in attitude but also enjoys fiddling with form. He lives with his longtime wife, Rene, near the Box Springs Mountains in beautiful Moreno Valley. A short workshop he took with Allen Ginsberg at Naropa Institute in summer 1982 inspired Bender to start the poetry performance troupe “Poets in Distress” that same year.
    Cati Porter is a poet, editor, essayist, arts administrator, wife, mother, daughter, friend. She is the author of nine books and chapbooks, most recently The Body at a Loss and Slow Unraveling with Living Ghosts, a collaborative chapbook with Johnny Bender and illustrated by Steve "Lu" Lossing. Her poems, and essays have been published in a variety of venues both in print and online. She now lives in Riverside where she has been sheltering in place since March 19, 2020.
  • - One Community, Many Voices: 'There Should Be Flowers' by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Discussions
    One Community, Many Voices: 'There Should Be Flowers' by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Discussions

    One Community, Many Voices: 'There Should Be Flowers' by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Discussions


    November 8, 2020

    Sundays, November 1, 8, 15 • 4 PM

    Free • Reservations required • Go to https://tinyurl.com/OneCommunityBookDiscussions

    Discussion leaders:
    November 1: Lucas Lopez
    November 8: Kini Sosa
    November 15: Serena Trujillo

    How to participate in our Community Read:

    Get a FREE copy of There Should be Flowers by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Reserve a copy at one of our participating public libraries  (no library card required) and schedule a pickup. See below for locations and phone numbers.

    Read the book and attend one of our Zoom public discussions of There Should be Flowers—Sundays: November 1, 8, 15 • 4–5 PM

    About the Author:

    Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. Her work has been published in The American Poetry Review, Denver Quarterly, and West Branch, among others. She is the author of I’m Alive / It Hurts / I Love It (Big Lucks 2019), and THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS (CCM 2016).

     

    It’s not too late to join in and read the book!

     

    How it works:

    • Call a participating library to make an appointment to pick up your free book.
    • At your appointed time, drive to the participating library.
    • Pick up at a designated pick up area (varies by branch).
    • Face coverings required at all branches.
    • No library card required to pick up your free book.

    Riverside Public Libraries (Curbside Pickup)

    Arlanza Library • 951-826-2217 • 8267 Philbin Ave • Riverside, CA 92503

    Arlington Library • 951-826-2291 • 9556 Magnolia Ave • Riverside, CA 92503

    SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library • 951-826-2120 • 2985 Madison St • Riverside, CA 92504

    SPC. Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library • 951-826-2235 • 4033 Chicago Ave #C • Riverside, CA 92507

    La Sierra Library • 951-826-2461 • 4600 La Sierra Ave • Riverside, CA 92505

    Marcy Library • 951-826-2078 • 6927 Magnolia Ave • Riverside, CA 92506

    Orange Terrace Library • 951-826-2184• 20010 Orange Terrace Pkwy • Riverside, CA 92508

    Riverside County Libraries (Curbside Pickup)

    La Quinta Library • 760-564-4767 • 78275 Calle Tampico • La Quinta, CA 92253

    Palm Desert Library • 760-346-6552 • 73-300 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92260

    Sun City Library • 951-679-3534 • 26982 Cherry Hills Blvd • Sun City, CA 92586

    Louis Robidoux • 951-682-5485 • 5840 Mission Blvd • Jurupa Valley, CA 92509

    San Bernardino County Libraries (Counter Pick Up Inside)

    Apple Valley Branch Library • 760-2 47-2022 • 14901 Dale Evans Pkwy • Apple Valley, CA 92307

    Chino Hills Branch Library • 909-590-5380 • 14020 City Center Dr • Chino Hills, CA 91709

    Fontana Lewis Library & Learning Center • 909-574-4500 • 8437 Sierra Ave • Fontana, CA 92335-3892

    Hesperia Branch Library • 760-244-4898 • 9650 7th Ave • Hesperia, CA 92345

    Highland Branch Library • 909-425-4700 • 7863 Central Ave • Highland, CA 92346-4107

    This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a partner of the NEF. Visit www.calhum.org.

  • - Harada House Story and Civil Rights, Learning from the Harada Story
    Harada House Story and Civil Rights

    Harada House Story and Civil Rights


    November 12, 2020

    Thursday, November 12 • 6 PM

    Free • Registration Required

    Go to :  https://tinyurl.com/HaradaDiscussion

     

    Join us as we collaborate to present a panel discussion and conversation about civil liberties and racial justice in the present moment, framed within the context of the Harada House as a symbol of dignity, perseverance, and social justice.  The Museum of Riverside, which is steward for Harada House, is supported by the Harada House Foundation and Inlandia Institute in presenting this free program.

    In 1916 in Riverside, Japanese immigrant Jukichi Harada was criminally prosecuted in a racially motivated attempt to deny the Harada family their own home.  Panelists will consider what today would parallel this lawsuit and its effort to deprive people in the U.S. of their rights based on race?  Questions at the heart of the discussion include “What is democracy?  How does it work?  Is the concept fixed or fluid?  Are we getting better at it?  How are our laws enforced?  What must happen next?”

    Against the backdrop of civil rights victories in Riverside—notably the Harada family’s judicial triumph in 1918—a group of leaders will discuss peaceful paths to effect positive change, share indicators that the system can be improved, and highlight stories of persistence and choosing the greater good.  One desired outcome is further recognition that Harada House serves as a symbol and beacon of hope in the continuing struggle for social justice.

    Panelists include Jack Clarke (Best, Best & Krieger), Larry Gonzalez (City of Riverside Chief of Police), Kristen Hayashi (Director of Collections Management & Access and Curator at the Japanese American Museum, Los Angeles), and Michelle Magalong University of Maryland and President of the Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation).  The panel will be moderated by Museum of Riverside Director Robyn G. Peterson.

    Sign up for this online event here:  https://tinyurl.com/HaradaDiscussion

    Learning from the Harada Story

    Learning from the Harada Story


    November 12, 2020

    November 12, 2020 6 pm | Free | Registration Required

    “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
    – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Join Inlandia Institute and the Harada House Foundation as we host a conversational discussion about civil liberties and racial justice in the present moment, framed within the context of the Harada House as a symbol of dignity, perseverance, and social justice. Free and open to the public but RSVP required: tinyurl.com/HaradaDiscussion
    In Riverside (1916), Jukichi Harada was criminally prosecuted in a racially motivated attempt to deny the Harada family their own home. What today would parallel this lawsuit and its effort to deprive people in the U.S. of their rights based on race?
    What is democracy? How does it work? Is the concept fixed or fluid? Are we getting better at it? What must happen next?
    Against the backdrop of civil rights victories in Riverside—notably the Harada family’s judicial triumph in 1918—a group of leaders will discuss peaceful paths to effect positive change, share indicators that the system can be improved, and highlight stories of persistence and choosing the greater good.
    Panelists to include Jack Clarke, Best, Best & Krieger; Larry Gonzalez, City of Riverside Chief of Police; Kristen Hayashi, Director of Collections Management & Access and Curator at the Japanese American Museum, Los Angeles; and Michelle Magalong, University of Maryland and President of the Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation. Moderated by Robyn G. Peterson, Director of the Museum of Riverside.
    About the Panelists:
    Jack Clarke has been an attorney at the law firm of Best, Best & Krieger LLP for over 30 years. He is engaged in a public agency / litigation practice and has been involved in multiple matters that concern diversity and inclusion in his law practice and within the community.
    Kristen Hayashi is a public historian and Director of Collections Management & Access and Curator at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. She earned a Ph.D. and M.A. in History from the University of California, Riverside. Her dissertation research examined the return and resettlement of Japanese Americans to post-WWII Los Angeles.
    Larry Gonzalez was named City of Riverside Chief of Police in January 2020, and has served the Riverside Police Department for nearly three decades. He has been an instructor at the Riverside Sheriff’s Academy for over 20 years, specializing in Use of Force, Laws of Arrest, Defensive Tactics, and Civil Liability. He holds a B.S. in Workforce Education and Development from Southern Illinois University and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.
    Michelle Magalong, Ph.D., is a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in Historic Preservation at the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation at the University of Maryland. Her research on social justice, community participation, and historic preservation in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities is drawn from her practitioner work as President of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation (APIAHiP). She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Urban Planning from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
    (Moderator) Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D., is Director of the Museum of Riverside. She has 35 years of experience in museum administrative and curatorial work from California to New York, specializing in interdisciplinary programming and the intersection where art, science, cultural heritage, and sustainability meet. Her degrees—from UCLA and the University of Wisconsin-Madison—are in design, art history, and archaeology.

     

  • - Poetic Voices: Poems of Hope with Romaine Washington
    Poetic Voices: Poems of Hope with Romaine Washington

    Poetic Voices: Poems of Hope with Romaine Washington


    November 14, 2020

    Saturday, 3pm | November 14, 2020

    Zoom Session

    Meeting ID: 937 8107 6585

    Passcode: 353991

    To dial in: 16699006833

     

    In this time burdened by pandemic, economic hardship, social isolation, racial injustice, and political strife, poet Romaine Washington shares a voice of hope in the face of struggle.

    Open mic session: Bring an original or favorite poem of hope to share.

    Romaine Washington, M. Ed. (www.romainewashington.com) is an educator and poet who grew up in San Bernardino. Her poetry has been featured in a variety of anthologies and periodicals, and she has presented her work widely, including in faith-based venues. Her book of poetry, Sirens in Her Belly, "zeroes in on the unique challenges women face in our modern world, and does it with unwavering strength" (Brit Middleton, BET, Editors' Must-Read Books for 2016). She is a fellow of the Inland Area Writing Project at the University of California Riverside and of The Watering Hole (twhpoetry.org).

    Sponsored by the Humanities Program of the School of Religion at Loma Linda University. For more information, contact the LLU Humanities Program at (909) 558-7478 or at humanities@llu.edu.

  • - One Community, Many Voices: 'There Should Be Flowers' by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Discussions
    One Community, Many Voices: 'There Should Be Flowers' by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Discussions

    One Community, Many Voices: 'There Should Be Flowers' by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Discussions


    November 15, 2020

    Sundays, November 1, 8, 15 • 4 PM

    Free • Reservations required • Go to https://tinyurl.com/OneCommunityBookDiscussions

    Discussion leaders:
    November 1: Lucas Lopez
    November 8: Kini Sosa
    November 15: Serena Trujillo

    How to participate in our Community Read:

    Get a FREE copy of There Should be Flowers by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Reserve a copy at one of our participating public libraries  (no library card required) and schedule a pickup. See below for locations and phone numbers.

    Read the book and attend one of our Zoom public discussions of There Should be Flowers—Sundays: November 1, 8, 15 • 4–5 PM

    About the Author:

    Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. Her work has been published in The American Poetry Review, Denver Quarterly, and West Branch, among others. She is the author of I’m Alive / It Hurts / I Love It (Big Lucks 2019), and THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS (CCM 2016).

     

    It’s not too late to join in and read the book!

     

    How it works:

    • Call a participating library to make an appointment to pick up your free book.
    • At your appointed time, drive to the participating library.
    • Pick up at a designated pick up area (varies by branch).
    • Face coverings required at all branches.
    • No library card required to pick up your free book.

    Riverside Public Libraries (Curbside Pickup)

    Arlanza Library • 951-826-2217 • 8267 Philbin Ave • Riverside, CA 92503

    Arlington Library • 951-826-2291 • 9556 Magnolia Ave • Riverside, CA 92503

    SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library • 951-826-2120 • 2985 Madison St • Riverside, CA 92504

    SPC. Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library • 951-826-2235 • 4033 Chicago Ave #C • Riverside, CA 92507

    La Sierra Library • 951-826-2461 • 4600 La Sierra Ave • Riverside, CA 92505

    Marcy Library • 951-826-2078 • 6927 Magnolia Ave • Riverside, CA 92506

    Orange Terrace Library • 951-826-2184• 20010 Orange Terrace Pkwy • Riverside, CA 92508

    Riverside County Libraries (Curbside Pickup)

    La Quinta Library • 760-564-4767 • 78275 Calle Tampico • La Quinta, CA 92253

    Palm Desert Library • 760-346-6552 • 73-300 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92260

    Sun City Library • 951-679-3534 • 26982 Cherry Hills Blvd • Sun City, CA 92586

    Louis Robidoux • 951-682-5485 • 5840 Mission Blvd • Jurupa Valley, CA 92509

    San Bernardino County Libraries (Counter Pick Up Inside)

    Apple Valley Branch Library • 760-2 47-2022 • 14901 Dale Evans Pkwy • Apple Valley, CA 92307

    Chino Hills Branch Library • 909-590-5380 • 14020 City Center Dr • Chino Hills, CA 91709

    Fontana Lewis Library & Learning Center • 909-574-4500 • 8437 Sierra Ave • Fontana, CA 92335-3892

    Hesperia Branch Library • 760-244-4898 • 9650 7th Ave • Hesperia, CA 92345

    Highland Branch Library • 909-425-4700 • 7863 Central Ave • Highland, CA 92346-4107

    This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a partner of the NEF. Visit www.calhum.org.

  • - California Burning Anthology Readings
    California Burning Anthology Readings

    California Burning Anthology Readings


    November 22, 2020

    November 22, 2020 4 pm | Free | Registration Required

    tinyurl.com/InlandiaBurning

    Join us us for a special joint reading from two important ecopoetry anthologies: Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California, edited by Lucille Lang Day and Ruth Nolan, and California Fire & Water: A Climate Crisis Anthology, edited by Molly Fisk.
    Event hosts Ruth Nolan, Lucille Lang Day, and Molly Fisk have curated this special reading in response to recent and devastating major wildfire events.
    Following the reading, there will be a discussion of California wildfire ecologies and the impacts of fire and water/flooding fueled in our state by climate change and other factors. Time will be set aside for for community-inclusive questions, answers, and input.
    This reading is the second of a two part series, with the second part sponsored by Poetry Center San Jose on November 10 and featuring work by poets whose works focus on Northern California and Coasts.
    Featured readers include:
    Lisa Alvarez • Cynthia Anderson • Laure-Anne Bosselaar • Brandon Cesmat • Teresa Mei Chuc • Amy Davis • Kim Dower • Thea Gavin • Trina Gaynon • liz gonzález • Karen Greenbaum-Maya • Laurie Klein • Robert (Bob) Krut • Suzanne Lummis • Stephanie Noble • Cathie Sandstrom • Judith Terzi
    About the Editors:
    Lucille Lang Day is the author of seven full-length poetry collections and four poetry chapbooks. Her latest collection is Birds of San Pancho and Other Poems of Place (Blue Light Press, November 2020). She has also coedited two anthologies, Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California and Red Indian Road West: Native American Poetry from California, and published two children’s books and a memoir, Married at Fourteen: A True Story. Her many honors include the Blue Light Poetry Prize, two PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Awards, the Joseph Henry Jackson Award, and ten Pushcart Prize nominations. The founder and publisher of Scarlet Tanager Books, she received her MA in English and MFA in creative writing at San Francisco State University, and her BA in biological sciences, MA in zoology, and PhD in science/mathematics education at the University of California, Berkeley. https://lucillelangday.com
    Ruth Nolan grew up in California’s Mojave Desert and worked as a wildland firefighter for the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service during the 1980s. She is coeditor of Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California, which placed as a finalist for the 2019 Eric Hoffer Book Award in Poetry, and editor of No Place for a Puritan: The Literature of California’s Deserts. Her writing has been published/is forthcoming in Boom, California; Women’s Studies Quarterly; KCET L.A.; News from Native California; Desert Oracle; Sierra Club Desert Report; Los Angeles Times; Desert Sun/USA Today. She is curator of the documentary project Fire on the Mojave: Stories from the Deserts and Mountains of Inland Southern California, which has been the recipient of grants from College of the Desert, Phi Kappa Phi, and the California Writers Residency/1888 Center program. Ruth is Professor of English and creative writing at College of the Desert.
    Molly Fisk edited California Fire & Water, A Climate Crisis Anthology, with a Poets Laureate Fellowship from the Academy of American Poets. She’s the author of The More Difficult Beauty, Listening to Winter,and Houston, We Have a Possum among other books and has won grants from the NEA, the California Arts Council, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Fisk lives in the Sierra foothills, where she teaches writing to cancer patients, provides weekly commentary to community radio, and works as a radical life coach. Visit her on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mollyfisk