Events in April 2023
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April 2, 2023(1 event)
1:00 pm: “Puppets a la Chagall” with Nicole Cloeren and Puppets a la Carte1:00 pm: “Puppets a la Chagall” with Nicole Cloeren and Puppets a la Carte – Sunday, April 2, 2023 1:00-3:00 PM Inlandia Institute and Riverside Art Museum Present First Sundays at RAM “Puppets a la Chagall” with Nicole Cloeren and Puppets a la Carte
Riverside Art Museum 3425 Mission Inn Blvd Riverside, CA 92501 1:00-3:00 PM, with puppet shows at 1:00 and 2:00 PM
Free family fun. No registration required.
Watch as puppets and music bring a painting to life. Learn about the artist, Marc Chagall, and make some Chagall-inspired puppets to express a simple story you see in Chagall's artwork.
Nicole B. Cloeren is the founder and creative director of Puppets a la Carte where she uses puppets to feed the imagination. Emphasizing play and techniques of improvisation, she creates a space of surprise and wonder in which we all learn from one another through puppetry arts. Nicole is a Teaching Artist with the McCallum Theatre. She likes to pretend her PhD stands for doctor of puppet handling. When not talking with her hands – or to her hands – Nicole enjoys eating jicama, playing dice, camping, and spending time with her family. |
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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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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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