Events in April 2023
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March 31, 2023(1 event)
LAST DAY! Call for submissions for the Spring 2023 Teen Issue of Inlandia A Literary JourneyLAST DAY! Call for submissions for the Spring 2023 Teen Issue of Inlandia A Literary JourneyMarch 31, 2023 LAST DAY! Call for submissions for the Spring 2023 Teen Issue of Inlandia: A Literary Journey Now accepting art, book reviews, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for the Spring 2023 Teen Issue of Inlandia Institute’s online literary journal, Inlandia: A Literary Journey. We dedicate each Teen Issue to work by and for teens, particularly — but not exclusively — with connections to Inland Southern California. Submissions are open to ages 13–19. We are also looking for Teen Editors (see the FAQs for more information). Deadline EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023!! Submissions open Wednesday, February 1, 2023, and close FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023, at midnight Pacific Time. For guidelines and to submit: https://inlandiaaliteraryjourney.submittable.com/submit |
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April 2, 2023(1 event)
1:30 pm: “Rewriting the Narrative: Fighting Erasure and Forging a Future”1:30 pm: “Rewriting the Narrative: Fighting Erasure and Forging a Future” – Sunday, April 2, 2023 1:30-3:00 PM (Doors open at 1:00 PM) Inlandia Institute and UCR Arts Present Conversations at the Culver “Rewriting the Narrative: Fighting Erasure and Forging a Future – A poets laureate discussion moderated by James Coats” Panel: Antonio Edwards Jr., Natalie J. Graham, and Peter J. Harris Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts 3834 Main Street, Riverside Free and open to the public.
On Sunday, April 2, join James Coats for a conversation with current and past Poets Laureate as part of Inlandia’s Conversations at the Culver series, in association with Inlandia’s Blacklandia steering committee.
During this critical time of book bannings happening across the country and a push to blanch history we talk to three poet laureates rewriting the expected narrative by providing representation and truth-telling in their art and through their work. Poetry has long been a source of honest expression with people courageous enough to say the hard things. This panel looks to examine the difficulties of how we arrived where we are today and ways to reshape the future through education and understanding.
Books will be available for sale and signing. Light refreshments will be served. As part of the City of Riverside’s First Sundays program, entrance to the museum is free.
Motivational Speaker, Writer and Spoken Word Poet, Antonio Edwards Jr. provides audiences with powerful spoken word presentations customized to inspire and energize any event. When he is not performing Antonio is busy developing teaching methods to help young poets find their literary voice and use language poetry provides to develop their own form of self-expression and self–actualization. An explosive performer of the written word, Antonio's spoken word pieces are charged with rhyme, rhythm, wordplay and verbal assaults that will not just sit on paper. Known as the people’s poet, Antonio was named Tacoma Washington’s Poet Laureate in 2009.
Natalie J. Graham is an award-winning author and performer who has toured nationally with her collection of poems, Begin with a Failed Body. In August 2021, Natalie was appointed Poet Laureate of Orange County. A widely published scholar with research interests in race, identity performance, and music, she is also a professor in the Department of African American Studies at Cal State University. When she isn’t making poems, teaching, or planning events, she loves perfecting her chocolate chip cookie baking skills and learning about science with her son, Ronald.
Peter J. Harris, Altadena Poet Laureate Editor in Chief (2022-2024), is the author of Safe Arms: 20 Love & Erotic Poems (w/an Ooh Baby Baby moan), with Spanish translations by Francisco Letelier (FlowerSong Press), and SongAgain (Beyond Baroque Books). In 2015, his book of poetry, Bless the Ashes (Tia Chucha Press), won the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award, and his book of personal essays, The Black Man of Happiness: In Pursuit of My ‘Unalienable Right,’ won the American Book Award. Harris is founding director of The Black Man of Happiness Project, a creative, intellectual, and artistic exploration of Black men and joy. He writes the blog WREAKING HAPPINESS: A Joyful Living Journal: www.inspirationcrib.com.
Moderator James Coats is a multidisciplinary artist, author, and educator born in Los Angeles and raised in the Inland Empire. As a creative change agent he believes the arts can inspire the youth and influence positive change in the world. He is the winner of the 2021 San Gabriel Poetry Slam. In 2021 he founded the organization Lift Our Voices Education which hosts an award winning workshop monthly called Be The Change: Social Justice Writing Workshop. He became the Artist in Residence at The Garcia Center for the Arts in 2022. His newest poetry collection Midnight & Mad Dreams is published by World Stage Press. You can find him attending poetry readings throughout California or follow his poetry via his Instagram @MrLovingWords. |
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April 6, 2023(1 event)
6:30 pm: “Arranging Your Poetry Manuscript” with Cati Porter and guests6:30 pm: “Arranging Your Poetry Manuscript” with Cati Porter and guests – Thursday, April 6, 2023 Inlandia Institute and Riverside Public Library Present First Thursdays Arts Walk “Arranging Your Poetry Manuscript” with Cati Porter and guests Free and open to the public. No registration required.
Riverside Main Library 3900 Mission Inn Blvd Riverside, CA 92501 Doors Open at 6:00 PM 6:30-8:00 PM For National Poetry Month, learn some new techniques for arranging a poetry manuscript. Join Cati Porter and special guests who talk about their own adventures in arranging a poetry manuscript and give you some strategies for arranging your own. If a poem is the best words in their best order, then a poetry manuscript is the best poems in their best order. But with so many possible variations, how do you decide what is “best”? Cati Porter is the author of eleven poetry books and chapbooks and has extensive experience in what not to do, and some tried-and-true strategies and tips. Attendees of this program who submit a manuscript to the Hillary Gravendyk Prize open poetry book competition will have their contest entrance fee comped. Open mic poetry readings start at 6:30. Program begins at 7:00. Cati Porter has been writing and publishing for three decades. She has a Masters in Fine Arts — Poetry from Antioch University, Los Angeles, and is the author of eleven collections of poetry, including The Body at a Loss (CavanKerry Press, 2019), Novel (Bamboo Dart Press, 2022), and the forthcoming small mammals (Mayapple Press, 2023). She is founder and editor of Poemeleon: A Journal of Poetry and executive director of Inlandia Institute. |
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April 8, 2023(1 event)
10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories – Saturday, April 15, 2023 inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories Dramatic, self-guided tour: Jeffery Owens Memorial Marker, Allen Chapel, Chinatown, and Sherman Indian High School
Presented by The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California, Empower You Edutainment, Fox Foundation, Inlandia Institute, the Museum of Riverside, and Sherman Indian High School. Register free online: https://tinyurl.com/inVISIBLE-unHEARD
The invisible/unHEARD theme stems from the truth that aggressions—both macro and micro—of racism and discrimination erect barriers to the fulfillment of potential for many people. The impact of those aggressions often manifests as an overwhelming sense of invisibility for those who are the recipients.
Keep the conversation alive!
The inVISIBLE/unHEARD project focuses on the journey from invisibility to visibility for those who have suffered racism and other forms of discrimination. inVISIBLE/unHEARD takes you on a tour of a portion of Riverside’s role in this global conversation through 4 stops and a discussion session. Appropriate for ages 10 and up. |
April 9, 2023(1 event)
10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories – Saturday, April 15, 2023 inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories Dramatic, self-guided tour: Jeffery Owens Memorial Marker, Allen Chapel, Chinatown, and Sherman Indian High School
Presented by The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California, Empower You Edutainment, Fox Foundation, Inlandia Institute, the Museum of Riverside, and Sherman Indian High School. Register free online: https://tinyurl.com/inVISIBLE-unHEARD
The invisible/unHEARD theme stems from the truth that aggressions—both macro and micro—of racism and discrimination erect barriers to the fulfillment of potential for many people. The impact of those aggressions often manifests as an overwhelming sense of invisibility for those who are the recipients.
Keep the conversation alive!
The inVISIBLE/unHEARD project focuses on the journey from invisibility to visibility for those who have suffered racism and other forms of discrimination. inVISIBLE/unHEARD takes you on a tour of a portion of Riverside’s role in this global conversation through 4 stops and a discussion session. Appropriate for ages 10 and up. |
April 10, 2023(1 event)
10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories – Saturday, April 15, 2023 inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories Dramatic, self-guided tour: Jeffery Owens Memorial Marker, Allen Chapel, Chinatown, and Sherman Indian High School
Presented by The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California, Empower You Edutainment, Fox Foundation, Inlandia Institute, the Museum of Riverside, and Sherman Indian High School. Register free online: https://tinyurl.com/inVISIBLE-unHEARD
The invisible/unHEARD theme stems from the truth that aggressions—both macro and micro—of racism and discrimination erect barriers to the fulfillment of potential for many people. The impact of those aggressions often manifests as an overwhelming sense of invisibility for those who are the recipients.
Keep the conversation alive!
The inVISIBLE/unHEARD project focuses on the journey from invisibility to visibility for those who have suffered racism and other forms of discrimination. inVISIBLE/unHEARD takes you on a tour of a portion of Riverside’s role in this global conversation through 4 stops and a discussion session. Appropriate for ages 10 and up. |
April 11, 2023(1 event)
10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories – Saturday, April 15, 2023 inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories Dramatic, self-guided tour: Jeffery Owens Memorial Marker, Allen Chapel, Chinatown, and Sherman Indian High School
Presented by The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California, Empower You Edutainment, Fox Foundation, Inlandia Institute, the Museum of Riverside, and Sherman Indian High School. Register free online: https://tinyurl.com/inVISIBLE-unHEARD
The invisible/unHEARD theme stems from the truth that aggressions—both macro and micro—of racism and discrimination erect barriers to the fulfillment of potential for many people. The impact of those aggressions often manifests as an overwhelming sense of invisibility for those who are the recipients.
Keep the conversation alive!
The inVISIBLE/unHEARD project focuses on the journey from invisibility to visibility for those who have suffered racism and other forms of discrimination. inVISIBLE/unHEARD takes you on a tour of a portion of Riverside’s role in this global conversation through 4 stops and a discussion session. Appropriate for ages 10 and up. |
April 12, 2023(1 event)
10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories – Saturday, April 15, 2023 inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories Dramatic, self-guided tour: Jeffery Owens Memorial Marker, Allen Chapel, Chinatown, and Sherman Indian High School
Presented by The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California, Empower You Edutainment, Fox Foundation, Inlandia Institute, the Museum of Riverside, and Sherman Indian High School. Register free online: https://tinyurl.com/inVISIBLE-unHEARD
The invisible/unHEARD theme stems from the truth that aggressions—both macro and micro—of racism and discrimination erect barriers to the fulfillment of potential for many people. The impact of those aggressions often manifests as an overwhelming sense of invisibility for those who are the recipients.
Keep the conversation alive!
The inVISIBLE/unHEARD project focuses on the journey from invisibility to visibility for those who have suffered racism and other forms of discrimination. inVISIBLE/unHEARD takes you on a tour of a portion of Riverside’s role in this global conversation through 4 stops and a discussion session. Appropriate for ages 10 and up. |
April 13, 2023(1 event)
10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories – Saturday, April 15, 2023 inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories Dramatic, self-guided tour: Jeffery Owens Memorial Marker, Allen Chapel, Chinatown, and Sherman Indian High School
Presented by The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California, Empower You Edutainment, Fox Foundation, Inlandia Institute, the Museum of Riverside, and Sherman Indian High School. Register free online: https://tinyurl.com/inVISIBLE-unHEARD
The invisible/unHEARD theme stems from the truth that aggressions—both macro and micro—of racism and discrimination erect barriers to the fulfillment of potential for many people. The impact of those aggressions often manifests as an overwhelming sense of invisibility for those who are the recipients.
Keep the conversation alive!
The inVISIBLE/unHEARD project focuses on the journey from invisibility to visibility for those who have suffered racism and other forms of discrimination. inVISIBLE/unHEARD takes you on a tour of a portion of Riverside’s role in this global conversation through 4 stops and a discussion session. Appropriate for ages 10 and up. |
April 14, 2023(1 event)
10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories – Saturday, April 15, 2023 inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories Dramatic, self-guided tour: Jeffery Owens Memorial Marker, Allen Chapel, Chinatown, and Sherman Indian High School
Presented by The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California, Empower You Edutainment, Fox Foundation, Inlandia Institute, the Museum of Riverside, and Sherman Indian High School. Register free online: https://tinyurl.com/inVISIBLE-unHEARD
The invisible/unHEARD theme stems from the truth that aggressions—both macro and micro—of racism and discrimination erect barriers to the fulfillment of potential for many people. The impact of those aggressions often manifests as an overwhelming sense of invisibility for those who are the recipients.
Keep the conversation alive!
The inVISIBLE/unHEARD project focuses on the journey from invisibility to visibility for those who have suffered racism and other forms of discrimination. inVISIBLE/unHEARD takes you on a tour of a portion of Riverside’s role in this global conversation through 4 stops and a discussion session. Appropriate for ages 10 and up. |
April 15, 2023(1 event)
10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories – Saturday, April 15, 2023 inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories Dramatic, self-guided tour: Jeffery Owens Memorial Marker, Allen Chapel, Chinatown, and Sherman Indian High School
Presented by The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California, Empower You Edutainment, Fox Foundation, Inlandia Institute, the Museum of Riverside, and Sherman Indian High School. Register free online: https://tinyurl.com/inVISIBLE-unHEARD
The invisible/unHEARD theme stems from the truth that aggressions—both macro and micro—of racism and discrimination erect barriers to the fulfillment of potential for many people. The impact of those aggressions often manifests as an overwhelming sense of invisibility for those who are the recipients.
Keep the conversation alive!
The inVISIBLE/unHEARD project focuses on the journey from invisibility to visibility for those who have suffered racism and other forms of discrimination. inVISIBLE/unHEARD takes you on a tour of a portion of Riverside’s role in this global conversation through 4 stops and a discussion session. Appropriate for ages 10 and up. |
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April 29, 2023(1 event)
12:00 pm: Inlandia Institute at the 10th Anniversary Riverside Tamale Festival12:00 pm: Inlandia Institute at the 10th Anniversary Riverside Tamale Festival – Saturday, April 29, 2023 Inlandia Institute at the 10th Anniversary Riverside Tamale Festival Featuring Vilayvanh Bender, José Chavez, James Luna, and Julianna Cruz
Presented by Spanish Town Heritage Foundation White Park 3936 Chestnut St, Riverside, CA
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, and 3 PM. |
April 30, 2023(2 events)
LAST DAY: Call for Entries: 2023 Hillary Gravendyk Poetry PrizesLAST DAY: Call for Entries: 2023 Hillary Gravendyk Poetry Prizes LAST DAY Call for Entries: 2023 Hillary Gravendyk Poetry Prizes Submissions from February 1-April 30, 2023 National and Regional awardees each win book publication and a cash prize of $1,000. Enter using Submittable: https://tinyurl.com/InlandiaSubmit Inlandia Institute is excited to announce the opening of the submission window for the 2023 Hillary Gravendyk Prize poetry competition. Poetry book manuscripts will be accepted via Submittable from February 1 through April 30, 2023. One National and one Regional prizewinner will each be awarded $1,000 and a standard book contract. The competition was created in memory of the late Inland Empire poet, Hillary Gravendyk, who passed away in 2014. The Hillary Gravendyk Prize is an open poetry book competition for all writers regardless of the number of previously published poetry collections. The manuscript page limit is 48-100 pages, and Inlandia Institute Press invites all styles and forms of poetry. Only electronic submissions will be accepted via Inlandia’s ‘Submittable’ portal. Multiple submissions are accepted, with a $20 reading fee required for each manuscript. The winners will be announced Fall 2023 for publication in 2024. All entrants will be considered for the National Prize, and entrants who currently reside or work in Inland Southern California, the “Inland Empire,” will also be considered for the Regional Prize (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, and any non-coastal Southern California area, from Death Valley in the northernmost region to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in the southernmost). Hillary Gravendyk (1979-2014) was a beloved poet living and teaching in Southern California’s Inland Empire region. She wrote the acclaimed poetry book, HARM from Omnidawn Publishing (2012) and the poetry collection The Naturalist (Anchiote Press, 2008). A native of Washington State, she was an admired Assistant Professor of English at Pomona College in Claremont, CA. Her poetry has appeared widely in journals. She was awarded a 2015 Pushcart Prize for her poem “Your Ghost,” which appeared in the Pushcart Prize Anthology. Hillary Gravendyk passed away on May 10, 2014 after a long illness. This contest has been established in her memory. For additional details about the Hillary Gravendyk Prize, or to learn more about Inlandia Institute, please visit inlandiainstitute.org. This activity is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov.
Call for Submissions Inlandia Hearts Librarians OPENSCall for Submissions Inlandia Hearts Librarians OPENSApril 30, 2023 April 30-June 30, 2023 Call for Submissions: Inlandia Hearts Librarians Special Library Issue Call for Submissions for Inlandia: A Literary Journey Submit to: https://tinyurl.com/InlandiaLibrarians Now accepting art, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from librarians past and present on any topic and only about librarians/libraries from nonlibrarians for this themed issue. Submissions open Saturday, April 30, 2023, and close Friday, June 30, 2023, at midnight Pacific Time. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Previously curated submissions accepted. Translations accepted. See website for full guidelines. |
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May 4, 2023(2 events)
5:30 pm: Ballet Folklorico at Riverside Main Library!5:30 pm: Ballet Folklorico at Riverside Main Library! – Our Arts Walk event "Music and Memoir" starts at 7:00, but come early if you can! Our second annual Cinco de Mayo performance by Ballet Folklorico Cultural dancers begins at 5:30 PM in RPL’s outdoor arcade. After the performance, join us inside for an open mic experience from 6:30-7:00 where you can read poetry, flash fiction, or an excerpt from your work in progress. And while you’re there, explore the month’s topic of books available for checkout in the Community Room. Don’t have a library card? Apply for one at the event!
6:30 pm: Music and Memoir: A Conversation About Writing, Post-Punk, and US Latinidad6:30 pm: Music and Memoir: A Conversation About Writing, Post-Punk, and US Latinidad – Thursday, May 4, 2023 First Thursdays Arts Walk “Music and Memoir: A Conversation About Writing, Post-Punk, and US Latinidad” With Richard T. Rodríguez and Juanita E. Mantz Free and open to the public. No registration required.
Riverside Main Library Community Room & Arcade 3900 Mission Inn Blvd Riverside, CA 92501 5:30 PM Ballet Folklorico Cultural – Arcade 6:30 PM Open Mic – Community Room 7:00 PM “Music and Memoir” – Community Room Join Inlandia and Riverside Public Library at First Thursdays Arts Walk for a one-of-a-kind conversation between music loving authors Richard T. Rodríguez and Juanita Mantz. The pair will discuss their mutual devotion to punk and how it intersects with US Latinidad, and share their journeys from first inspiration to the completion of a book. How do the dots connect between British post-punk and Latinx audiences? How does punk music become the soundtrack of memoir? Join us in the RPL Community Room at 7:00 PM on May 4 to find out! But come early if you can! Our second annual Cinco de Mayo performance by Ballet Folklorico Cultural dancers begins at 5:30 PM in RPL’s outdoor arcade. After the performance, join us inside for an open mic experience from 6:30-7:00 where you can read poetry, flash fiction, or an excerpt from your work in progress. And while you’re there, explore the month’s topic of books available for checkout in the Community Room. Don’t have a library card? Apply for one at the event! |
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