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Events in April 2018

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April 1, 2018
April 2, 2018
April 3, 2018(1 event)

1:00 pm: POETRY IN MOTION RIVERSIDE WORKSHOP WITH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS


April 3, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/9vewRv8egOf1flI52

Check back for Fall dates and availability.

The Riverside Poetry in Motion workshop meets every Tuesday at the Janet Goeske Foundation & Senior Center, located at 5257 Sierra St, Riverside, CA 92504. They can be reached at (951) 351- 8800.

April 4, 2018(3 events)

9:30 am: VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE


April 4, 2018

Inlandia’s Voices Against Violence workshops begin! Thanks to a grant from California Humanities, the workshops are free and open to the public. Allyson Jeffredo’s “Recipes for Healing” sessions are at 9:30 a.m. April 4 and 11 at Cal State San Bernardino and at 10 a.m. April 18 and 25 at San Bernardino Valley College. Micah Tasaka’s “Movement Medicine: A Healing Circle” is from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 7 at the Garcia Center for the Arts in San Bernardino and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on April 14 at the Pain Sugar Gallery in Riverside.  Lydia Theon Ware’s  “Scribbles & Scrawls” will take place April 27 and May 4 at the San Bernardino Adult Day Health – Catelaya, 1102 South Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino.  Lisa Henry’s “Voices Against Violence Art & Writing” workshop is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 19 at Riverside Community College. This program will culminate in an art and writing exhibition at the Garcia Center for Arts later this spring. For more details about this series, visit www.nikiachaney.com/voicesagainstviolence.html.

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER


April 4, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/9vewRv8egOf1flI52

Check back for Fall dates and availability.

The Redlands workshop meets every Wednesday at the Joslyn Senior Center, located at 21 Grant St, Redlands, CA 92373. They can be reached at (909) 798-7550.

5:00 pm: POETS AND WRITERS ROUNDTABLE


April 4, 2018

Join us from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. April 4  for a free, informal roundtable meeting at the Garcia Center for the Arts in San Bernardino, hosted by the Readings/Workshops arm of Poets & Writers Magazine. This is a great way to connect with fellow presenters, presses, teachers, and writers. Roundtable Meetings bring together people from all areas of the literary community to exchange ideas, news, and resources. It’s also a chance to learn about the Poets & Writers nonprofit organization and how our Readings/Workshops program might support your literary events. Also, we will be holding a formal ribbon cutting ceremony for the new 400-volume Inlandia Poetry Library, donated by Inlandia Literary Laureate Nikia Chaney.

April 5, 2018(4 events)

6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN COLTON WITH JESSICA CARRILLO


April 5, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/JkzdoBoGsN8RqyJc2

Check back for Spring dates and availability.

The Colton workshop meets every other Wednesday 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


April 5, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/gvDcuzUWhRMWB1PH3

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.

7:00 pm: LITERATURE ON THE LAWN WITH NIKIA CHANEY


April 5, 2018

TBA

This event will take place in front of the Riverside Public Library, located at 3581 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, CA 92501.

7:00 pm: LITERATURE ON THE LAWN WITH NIKIA CHANEY


April 5, 2018

On April 5, lend your voice to the #MeToo movement during Halt the Assault!, a spoken word event with Chaney as master of ceremonies. It features spoken word performer Brandon Allen and is being presented by the Women Wonder Writers in partnership with Inlandia Institute. The event is at 7 pm as part of Inlandia’s Literature on the Lawn series, in front of the downtown Riverside Public Library, 3581 Mission Inn Ave.

April 6, 2018
April 7, 2018(2 events)

4:00 am: VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE


April 7, 2018

Inlandia’s Voices Against Violence workshops begin! Thanks to a grant from California Humanities, the workshops are free and open to the public. Allyson Jeffredo’s “Recipes for Healing” sessions are at 9:30 a.m. April 4 and 11 at Cal State San Bernardino and at 10 a.m. April 18 and 25 at San Bernardino Valley College. Micah Tasaka’s “Movement Medicine: A Healing Circle” is from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 7 at the Garcia Center for the Arts in San Bernardino and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on April 14 at the Pain Sugar Gallery in Riverside.  Lydia Theon Ware’s  “Scribbles & Scrawls” will take place April 27 and May 4 at the San Bernardino Adult Day Health – Catelaya, 1102 South Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino.  Lisa Henry’s “Voices Against Violence Art & Writing” workshop is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 19 at Riverside Community College. This program will culminate in an art and writing exhibition at the Garcia Center for Arts later this spring. For more details about this series, visit www.nikiachaney.com/voicesagainstviolence.html.

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


April 7, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/gvDcuzUWhRMWB1PH3

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.

April 8, 2018(1 event)

4:00 pm: 2018 ANNUAL MEMBERS AND DONORS APPRECIATION RECEPTION


April 8, 2018

Are you a member, donor, or supporter of Inlandia? On April 8, join Inlandia for the free Members and Donors Appreciation at the Ssgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library, 2985 Madison St., Riverside. The theme is celebrating diversity and we will do so by showcasing the varied cultures that call this place home. Catered by Taste of Afghanistan, we will also be featuring donated food and items from a variety of local business including Packinghouse Brewery, Pepitos, Monark Bistro, Chili’s, Cellar Door Books, Mardon Jewelers, Riverside Art Museum, Mission Inn Museum, Costco, Ralphs, and a number of local authors including Douglas McCulloh, Harkeerat Dhilon, Nan Friedley, and Deenaz Coachbuilder, who is donating an original painting to be presented during the silent auction. RSVP to Inlandia@InlandiaInstitute.org.

April 9, 2018
April 10, 2018(2 events)

1:00 pm: POETRY IN MOTION RIVERSIDE WORKSHOP WITH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS


April 10, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/9vewRv8egOf1flI52

Check back for Fall dates and availability.

The Riverside Poetry in Motion workshop meets every Tuesday at the Janet Goeske Foundation & Senior Center, located at 5257 Sierra St, Riverside, CA 92504. They can be reached at (951) 351- 8800.

6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN SAN BERNARDINO WITH ALLYSON JEFFREDO


April 10, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/g4hnGA90EFCHQO1E2

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.

April 11, 2018(3 events)

9:30 am: VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE


April 11, 2018

Inlandia’s Voices Against Violence workshops begin! Thanks to a grant from California Humanities, the workshops are free and open to the public. Allyson Jeffredo’s “Recipes for Healing” sessions are at 9:30 a.m. April 4 and 11 at Cal State San Bernardino and at 10 a.m. April 18 and 25 at San Bernardino Valley College. Micah Tasaka’s “Movement Medicine: A Healing Circle” is from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 7 at the Garcia Center for the Arts in San Bernardino and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on April 14 at the Pain Sugar Gallery in Riverside.  Lydia Theon Ware’s  “Scribbles & Scrawls” will take place April 27 and May 4 at the San Bernardino Adult Day Health – Catelaya, 1102 South Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino.  Lisa Henry’s “Voices Against Violence Art & Writing” workshop is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 19 at Riverside Community College. This program will culminate in an art and writing exhibition at the Garcia Center for Arts later this spring. For more details about this series, visit www.nikiachaney.com/voicesagainstviolence.html.

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER


April 11, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/9vewRv8egOf1flI52

Check back for Fall dates and availability.

The Redlands workshop meets every Wednesday at the Joslyn Senior Center, located at 21 Grant St, Redlands, CA 92373. They can be reached at (909) 798-7550.

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


April 11, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/gvDcuzUWhRMWB1PH3

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.

April 12, 2018(1 event)

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


April 12, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/g4hnGA90EFCHQO1E2

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.

April 13, 2018
April 14, 2018(1 event)

3:00 pm: VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE


April 14, 2018

Inlandia’s Voices Against Violence workshops begin! Thanks to a grant from California Humanities, the workshops are free and open to the public. Allyson Jeffredo’s “Recipes for Healing” sessions are at 9:30 a.m. April 4 and 11 at Cal State San Bernardino and at 10 a.m. April 18 and 25 at San Bernardino Valley College. Micah Tasaka’s “Movement Medicine: A Healing Circle” is from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 7 at the Garcia Center for the Arts in San Bernardino and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on April 14 at the Pain Sugar Gallery in Riverside.  Lydia Theon Ware’s  “Scribbles & Scrawls” will take place April 27 and May 4 at the San Bernardino Adult Day Health – Catelaya, 1102 South Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino.  Lisa Henry’s “Voices Against Violence Art & Writing” workshop is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 19 at Riverside Community College. This program will culminate in an art and writing exhibition at the Garcia Center for Arts later this spring. For more details about this series, visit www.nikiachaney.com/voicesagainstviolence.html.

April 15, 2018
April 16, 2018
April 17, 2018(1 event)

1:00 pm: POETRY IN MOTION RIVERSIDE WORKSHOP WITH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS


April 17, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/9vewRv8egOf1flI52

Check back for Fall dates and availability.

The Riverside Poetry in Motion workshop meets every Tuesday at the Janet Goeske Foundation & Senior Center, located at 5257 Sierra St, Riverside, CA 92504. They can be reached at (951) 351- 8800.

April 18, 2018(2 events)

9:30 am: VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE


April 18, 2018

Inlandia’s Voices Against Violence workshops begin! Thanks to a grant from California Humanities, the workshops are free and open to the public. Allyson Jeffredo’s “Recipes for Healing” sessions are at 9:30 a.m. April 4 and 11 at Cal State San Bernardino and at 10 a.m. April 18 and 25 at San Bernardino Valley College. Micah Tasaka’s “Movement Medicine: A Healing Circle” is from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 7 at the Garcia Center for the Arts in San Bernardino and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on April 14 at the Pain Sugar Gallery in Riverside.  Lydia Theon Ware’s  “Scribbles & Scrawls” will take place April 27 and May 4 at the San Bernardino Adult Day Health – Catelaya, 1102 South Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino.  Lisa Henry’s “Voices Against Violence Art & Writing” workshop is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 19 at Riverside Community College. This program will culminate in an art and writing exhibition at the Garcia Center for Arts later this spring. For more details about this series, visit www.nikiachaney.com/voicesagainstviolence.html.

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER


April 18, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/9vewRv8egOf1flI52

Check back for Fall dates and availability.

The Redlands workshop meets every Wednesday at the Joslyn Senior Center, located at 21 Grant St, Redlands, CA 92373. They can be reached at (909) 798-7550.

April 19, 2018(3 events)

3:00 pm: VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE


April 19, 2018

Inlandia’s Voices Against Violence workshops begin! Thanks to a grant from California Humanities, the workshops are free and open to the public. Allyson Jeffredo’s “Recipes for Healing” sessions are at 9:30 a.m. April 4 and 11 at Cal State San Bernardino and at 10 a.m. April 18 and 25 at San Bernardino Valley College. Micah Tasaka’s “Movement Medicine: A Healing Circle” is from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 7 at the Garcia Center for the Arts in San Bernardino and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on April 14 at the Pain Sugar Gallery in Riverside.  Lydia Theon Ware’s  “Scribbles & Scrawls” will take place April 27 and May 4 at the San Bernardino Adult Day Health – Catelaya, 1102 South Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino.  Lisa Henry’s “Voices Against Violence Art & Writing” workshop is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 19 at Riverside Community College. This program will culminate in an art and writing exhibition at the Garcia Center for Arts later this spring. For more details about this series, visit www.nikiachaney.com/voicesagainstviolence.html.

6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN COLTON WITH JESSICA CARRILLO


April 19, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/JkzdoBoGsN8RqyJc2

Check back for Spring dates and availability.

The Colton workshop meets every other Wednesday 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


April 19, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/gvDcuzUWhRMWB1PH3

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.

April 20, 2018
April 21, 2018(2 events)

11:00 am: THE RIVERSIDE TAMALE FESTIVAL


April 21, 2018

Do you like Tamales? Join us for food and local authors throughout the day April 21: The Tamale Festival at Riverside’s White Park, 3936 Chestnut Street, will feature readings by award-winning author Isabel Quintero, Larry Burns, Julianna Cruz, and Cindi “Lo0o” Neisinger.

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


April 21, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/gvDcuzUWhRMWB1PH3

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.

April 22, 2018
April 23, 2018(1 event)

6:00 pm: CELLAR DOOR BOOKS THINK TANK SERIES


April 23, 2018

On April 23, as part of Cellar Door Books’ Think Tank series, join nonfiction writers Jo Scott-Coe and Larry Behrendt for a discussion on Christianity. Scott-Coe and Behrendt were both driven by a curiosity about Christianity that was occasioned by chance encounters with cultural artifacts. This curiosity about religious tradition that was intimately known yet imperfectly practiced (Scott-Coe) or completely foreign yet historically intriguing (Behrendt) caused them both to embark on quests that became progressively richer and more complicated. Both journeys resulted in years of research and writing, culminating in two books: “MASS: A Sniper, a Father, and a Priest” and “SACRED DISSONANCE.”

April 24, 2018(2 events)

1:00 pm: POETRY IN MOTION RIVERSIDE WORKSHOP WITH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS


April 24, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/9vewRv8egOf1flI52

Check back for Fall dates and availability.

The Riverside Poetry in Motion workshop meets every Tuesday at the Janet Goeske Foundation & Senior Center, located at 5257 Sierra St, Riverside, CA 92504. They can be reached at (951) 351- 8800.

6:30 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN SAN BERNARDINO WITH ALLYSON JEFFREDO


April 24, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/g4hnGA90EFCHQO1E2

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.

April 25, 2018(2 events)

10:00 am: VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE


April 25, 2018

Inlandia’s Voices Against Violence workshops begin! Thanks to a grant from California Humanities, the workshops are free and open to the public. Allyson Jeffredo’s “Recipes for Healing” sessions are at 9:30 a.m. April 4 and 11 at Cal State San Bernardino and at 10 a.m. April 18 and 25 at San Bernardino Valley College. Micah Tasaka’s “Movement Medicine: A Healing Circle” is from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 7 at the Garcia Center for the Arts in San Bernardino and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on April 14 at the Pain Sugar Gallery in Riverside.  Lydia Theon Ware’s  “Scribbles & Scrawls” will take place April 27 and May 4 at the San Bernardino Adult Day Health – Catelaya, 1102 South Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino.  Lisa Henry’s “Voices Against Violence Art & Writing” workshop is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 19 at Riverside Community College. This program will culminate in an art and writing exhibition at the Garcia Center for Arts later this spring. For more details about this series, visit www.nikiachaney.com/voicesagainstviolence.html.

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER


April 25, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/9vewRv8egOf1flI52

Check back for Fall dates and availability.

The Redlands workshop meets every Wednesday at the Joslyn Senior Center, located at 21 Grant St, Redlands, CA 92373. They can be reached at (909) 798-7550.

April 26, 2018(4 events)

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


April 26, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/g4hnGA90EFCHQO1E2

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 COLTON WITH JESSICA CARRILLO


April 26, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/JkzdoBoGsN8RqyJc2

Check back for Spring dates and availability.

The Colton workshop meets every other Wednesday 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


April 26, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/gvDcuzUWhRMWB1PH3

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.

6:30 pm: SEDUCED BY MRS. ROBINSON: A DISCUSSION WITH BEVERLY GRAY


April 26, 2018

Inlandia is teaming up with the San Bernardino County Museum to co-host Beverly Gray, author of “Seduced by Mrs. Robinson,” for the Dome Talk at 6:30 p.m. April 26 at the main museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands.  Gray offers vivid, behind-the-scenes details of “The Graduate” — including all the drama and decision-making of the cast and crew. For movie buffs and pop culture fans, “Seduced by Mrs. Robinson” explores how the movie changed the future of filmmaking and rocked the late sixties world, reflecting and changing the era’s views of sex, work, and marriage.

April 27, 2018(1 event)

11:00 am: VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE


April 27, 2018

Inlandia’s Voices Against Violence workshops begin! Thanks to a grant from California Humanities, the workshops are free and open to the public. Allyson Jeffredo’s “Recipes for Healing” sessions are at 9:30 a.m. April 4 and 11 at Cal State San Bernardino and at 10 a.m. April 18 and 25 at San Bernardino Valley College. Micah Tasaka’s “Movement Medicine: A Healing Circle” is from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 7 at the Garcia Center for the Arts in San Bernardino and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on April 14 at the Pain Sugar Gallery in Riverside.  Lydia Theon Ware’s  “Scribbles & Scrawls” will take place April 27 and May 4 at the San Bernardino Adult Day Health – Catelaya, 1102 South Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino.  Lisa Henry’s “Voices Against Violence Art & Writing” workshop is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 19 at Riverside Community College. This program will culminate in an art and writing exhibition at the Garcia Center for Arts later this spring. For more details about this series, visit www.nikiachaney.com/voicesagainstviolence.html.

April 28, 2018
April 29, 2018
April 30, 2018
May 1, 2018(1 event)

1:00 pm: POETRY IN MOTION RIVERSIDE WORKSHOP WITH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS


May 1, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/9vewRv8egOf1flI52

Check back for Fall dates and availability.

The Riverside Poetry in Motion workshop meets every Tuesday at the Janet Goeske Foundation & Senior Center, located at 5257 Sierra St, Riverside, CA 92504. They can be reached at (951) 351- 8800.

May 2, 2018(1 event)

1:00 pm: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER


May 2, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/9vewRv8egOf1flI52

Check back for Fall dates and availability.

The Redlands workshop meets every Wednesday at the Joslyn Senior Center, located at 21 Grant St, Redlands, CA 92373. They can be reached at (909) 798-7550.

May 3, 2018(2 events)

7:00 pm: LITERATURE ON THE LAWN WITH REBECCA K. O'CONNOR


May 3, 2018

TBA

This event will take place in front of the Riverside Public Library, located at 3581 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, CA 92501.

7:00 pm: LITERATURE ON THE LAWN WITH REBECCA K. O'CONNOR


May 3, 2018

On Thursday May 3, please join Inlandia as we welcome Rebecca K. O’Connor who will read from her most recent novel, We Were Wilder, a dystopian wilderness adventure. We Were Wilder takes place in a future where the western United States has been “re-wilded” by flourishing popu-lations of animals missing since the Pleistocene. In it, a plucky heroine crosses the cordoned off west seeking a vaccine to the virus that still ravages what’s left of humanity 200 years later.

Rebecca will talk about the reasoning behind self-publishing this book despite being a tradition-ally published author. She will also address the process, challenges, and benefits of self-publishing.

Additionally, she will also discuss falconry, nature, and the open spaces that inspire her writing. She will be accompanied by a special guest, her current avian falconry partner.

Rebecca K. O’Connor is the author of the award-winning memoir Lift published by Red Hen Press. She has published essays and short stories in South Dakota Review, Iron Horse Literary Review, Los Angeles Times Magazine, West, divide, The Coachella Review, Phantom Seed, Prime Number Maga-zine and The Rumpus. Her work has been anthologized in New California Writing 2011, New Cali-fornia Writing 2012, No Place for a Puritan: The Literature of California Deserts and Animal Com-panions, Animal Doctors, Animal People. She has also written several reference books on the natu-ral world and several books on pets including The Perfectly Trained Parrot, a best-selling parrot training guide. Her latest novel, We Were Wilder, was self-published on Amazon in 2016.

Rebecca is the Development Director for Rivers and Lands Conservancy where she gets to com-biner her passion for preserving open spaces with her love for connecting people with the wilder-ness. She has also been a falconer and professional animal trainer for 20 years. In all of her work she strives to illuminate or foil the human condition through the animals that surround us. Whether it is to give a science-based lecture, write a serious how-to book or crafting deeply per-sonal prose, the foundation for all is a love for animals. She hopes that her life’s work will help people understand the animals (including other humans) that surround them and embrace their relationships.

This event is FREE and open to the public. The event will be followed by light refreshments. The Riverside Public Library is located at 3851 Mission Inn Avenue in the heart of downtown Riverside.

May 4, 2018(1 event)

11:00 am: VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE


May 4, 2018

Inlandia’s Voices Against Violence workshops begin! Thanks to a grant from California Humanities, the workshops are free and open to the public. Allyson Jeffredo’s “Recipes for Healing” sessions are at 9:30 a.m. April 4 and 11 at Cal State San Bernardino and at 10 a.m. April 18 and 25 at San Bernardino Valley College. Micah Tasaka’s “Movement Medicine: A Healing Circle” is from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 7 at the Garcia Center for the Arts in San Bernardino and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on April 14 at the Pain Sugar Gallery in Riverside.  Lydia Theon Ware’s  “Scribbles & Scrawls” will take place April 27 and May 4 at the San Bernardino Adult Day Health – Catelaya, 1102 South Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino.  Lisa Henry’s “Voices Against Violence Art & Writing” workshop is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 19 at Riverside Community College. This program will culminate in an art and writing exhibition at the Garcia Center for Arts later this spring. For more details about this series, visit www.nikiachaney.com/voicesagainstviolence.html.

May 5, 2018(1 event)

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


May 5, 2018

Registration required. Our form can be found at https://goo.gl/forms/gvDcuzUWhRMWB1PH3

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.