Events

The week's events

Events in April 2024

The week's events

1:00 pm: In-Person Launch of 2022 Writing From Inlandia AND Inlandia: A Literary Journey

Call for Poems - Invent-an-Insect!

7:00 pm: Panel Discussion and Book Launch of Cafe Stories: Riverside’s Zacatecas by William Medina

2:00 pm: Zoom launch for Guajira, the cuba girl by Zita Arocha

10:00 am: Riverside Insect Fair

7:00 pm: “Stories of Love from the Empires We Call Home” at the Culver

11:00 am: 11th Annual Riverside Tamale Festival

1:00 pm: In-Person Launch of 2022 Writing From Inlandia AND Inlandia: A Literary Journey

Name: In-Person Launch of 2022 Writing From Inlandia AND Inlandia: A Literary Journey
Start: 2023-11-18T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-11-18T15:00:00-05:00

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Nov 12, '23	Nov 13, '23	Nov 14, '23	Nov 15, '23	Nov 16, '23	Nov 17, '23	Nov 18, '23 1:00 pm: In-Person Launch of 2022 Writing From Inlandia AND Inlandia: A Literary Journey 1:00 pm: In-Person Launch of 2022 Writing From Inlandia AND Inlandia: A Literary Journey 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm November 18, 2023 IN PERSON Launch of 2022 Writing From Inlandia Anthology and Inlandia: A Literary Journey Saturday, November 18, 2023 Louis Robidoux Library 5840 Mission Blvd, Jurupa Valley 92509 1:00-3:00 PM Free and open to the public. On Saturday, November 18, from 1:00-3:00 PM, please join us for an in-person launch event at the Louis Robidoux Library as we welcome the 2022 Writing From Inlandia anthology and the Fall 2023 edition of Inlandia: A Literary Journey into the world! Anthology and online journal contributors will be on hand to present their writing and celebrate the release of this brand-new book, published by Inlandia Institute. Copies will be available for sale and signing. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. More

1 Call for Poems - Invent-an-Insect! April 1, 2024 Submission Window Open Now! Call for Poems: Invent-an-Insect This Earth Day, invent an insect! Write a poem about the new species you've "discovered". What is its habitat? Its habits? Describe it and give it an insectilicious name of your own invention. What would a hot dog bug look like? How about a bubble bee? Or a clockroach? What does it eat? Where does it live? Get creative with your answers! Illustrate or embellish your poem however you’d like. Open to all ages. DEADLINE: April 14, 2024 Guidelines: You may submit up to three individual poems. Each poem must fit legibly on one side of an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. Poems written by a minor must be submitted by a parent or guardian. Selected poets must be available to attend the Insect Fair in person on Earth Day, April 20, 2024, and present their poem on the Main Stage at 10 AM. To submit: https://tinyurl.com/InsectFairPoems More

4 7:00 pm: Panel Discussion and Book Launch of Cafe Stories: Riverside’s Zacatecas by William Medina 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm April 4, 2024 First Thursdays Arts Walk: Panel Discussion and Book Launch of Cafe Stories: Riverside’s Zacatecas by William Medina Thursday, April 4, 2024 7:00-8:00 PM Riverside Main Library Community Room Riverside Public Library Community Room 3900 Mission Inn Avenue Riverside, CA 92501 Free and open to the public. With William Medina, Carlos Cortés, Judith Auth, and Suzanna Medina 7:00-8:00 PM, doors open at 6:30 Inlandia Institute presents the launch of Cafe Stories: Riverside’s Zacatecas by William Medina, Riverside historian and educator. The author will be joined by a distinguished panel to discuss his novel and the Medina family’s renowned Cafe. The panel consists of Judith Auth, Carlos Cortés, and Suzanna Medina. William Medina’s novel, Cafe Stories: Riverside’s Zacatecas is based on stories inspired by events and characters who frequented his parent’s eatery in Riverside. He masterfully re-imagines and chronicles “… curious bits and pieces of real events that I have reassembled to weave fictional stories,” states Medina. William and his siblings grew up helping their parents Oscar and Josefina Medina at the cafe. Over the years he and his siblings managed the eatery. The original cafe was located in a shopping center in Riverside’s multicultural Eastside. Located nearby was the iconic Nosotros Fine Arts Workshop directed by acclaimed artist Leer Larkin — who was integral to the Medina family. Cafe Stories: Riverside’s Zacatecas will be available for sale and signing. The event is free and open to the public. The library will also provide an array of books on local history available for check out. Don’t have a library card? You can get one on the spot! Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Please join us. More

6 2:00 pm: Zoom launch for Guajira, the cuba girl by Zita Arocha 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm April 6, 2024 Saturday, April 6, 2024 2:00-3:00 PM PT, on ZOOM Launch of Guajira – the Cuba girl by Zita Arocha Winner of the 2021 Eliud Martínez Prize Free and open to the public. Registration is required. TO REGISTER: http://tinyurl.com/GuajiraLaunch After you register, we will send you a Zoom meeting link prior to the event. Inlandia Institute is proud to announce the publication of the inaugural Eliud Martínez Prize for literature, Zita Arocha, for Guajira – the Cuba girl, a memoir. This annual prize is awarded to a first book author in fiction or creative nonfiction who identifies as Hispanic, Latino/a/x, or Chicana/o/x. More

20 10:00 am: Riverside Insect Fair 10:00 am – 4:00 pm April 20, 2024 Saturday, April 20, 2024 10:00 AM Riverside Insect Fair Poetry Contest Reading on the Main Stage Riverside Main Library 3900 Mission Inn Avenue Riverside, CA 92501 Free and open to the public. More

24 7:00 pm: “Stories of Love from the Empires We Call Home” at the Culver 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm April 24, 2024 Conversations at the Culver 7:00 PM, doors open at 6:30 “Stories of Love from the Empires We Call Home” with Perris, California author Rachel Stark in conversation with Susan Straight and Alex Espinoza Barbara and Art Culver Center for the Arts 3824 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92501 Free and open to the public. Please join us at the Culver Center of the Arts on Wednesday, April 26, to celebrate the launch of Rachel Stark’s debut novel, Perris, California. Rachel will be in conversation with authors Susan Straight and Alex Espinoza beginning at 7:00 PM; doors open at 6:30. Perris, California is published by Penguin Press, New York. Copies will be available for sale and signing at the event. More

27 11:00 am: 11th Annual Riverside Tamale Festival 11:00 am – 5:00 pm April 27, 2024 Saturday, April 27, 2024 11:00-5:00 PM Riverside Tamale Festival - Kids Zone With children’s authors José Chavez, Vilayvanh Bender, James Luna, Carmen Gutierrez, and Yesenia Rodriguez Visit the Tamale Festival and stop by the Inlandia Storytelling Booth to hear vibrant multicultural stories by authors from the region. Stories presented on the hour at 12 PM, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, and 4 PM. More