Events in February 2023
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January 29, 2023(1 event)
1:00 pm: Blacklandia Virtual Discussion: Black Panther - Wakanda Forever with Lisa Henry1:00 pm: Blacklandia Virtual Discussion: Black Panther - Wakanda Forever with Lisa Henry – Blacklandia Virtual Discussion: Black Panther - Wakanda Forever with Lisa Henry Sunday, January 29, 2023 1:00 - 3:00 PM On Zoom Free and open to the public. Registration required. To register: https://tinyurl.com/BlacklandiaWakanda This program will be a community discussion and an opportunity to consider some of the main themes of the film Wakanda Forever. Topics include Afro-futurism, pop-culture, Black exceptionalism, commemoration and grief. There will also be time for participants to respond to select writing prompts and to share their work. Lisa Henry, is a curator based in Riverside, California. Henry has been a guest curator for institutions on both the east and west coasts. She has also worked with Riverside Art Museum on several projects including the exhibitions Brenna Youngblood: Lavender Rainbow, Sheila Pree Bright: #1960Now, and June Edmonds: Rhythmic Inquisions. Henry is on the steering committee for the Blacklandia Event Series and has led workshops including “June Edmonds and the Legacy of the American Abstract Painting” which she co-taught with art historian Richard Allen May III. |
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February 1, 2023(1 event)
OPENS: Call for Entries: 2023 Hillary Gravendyk Poetry PrizesOPENS: Call for Entries: 2023 Hillary Gravendyk Poetry Prizes OPENS 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. |
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February 5, 2023(2 events)
1:00 pm: Conversations at the Culver: Black Dads Who Write – A Conversation on Fatherhood and Poetry1:00 pm: Conversations at the Culver: Black Dads Who Write – A Conversation on Fatherhood and Poetry – Sunday, February 5, 2023 Blacklandia Presents Conversations at the Culver: Black Dads Who Write – A Conversation on Fatherhood and Poetry Moderated by James Coats with panelists Eric DeVaughnn, George Hammons, and Brandon Allen Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts 3834 Main Street Riverside, CA 92501 1:30-3:00 PM Doors open at 1:00 PM This February, “Conversations at the Culver” offers a one-of-a-kind discussion on poetry and fatherhood – with four Black dads who also happen to be poets. Moderated by James Coats, the panel will investigate the ways fatherhood has shaped their writing in the past, and continues to show up in their poetry today. They will also look at the importance of being present, active, and inspirational in their roles as fathers. Plus, we'll receive the opportunity to hear some poetry from the panelists. There will be a preshow dance performance by the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts at UCR. 2:00 pm: “Crumple Art Puppeteering” with Puppets a la Carte2:00 pm: “Crumple Art Puppeteering” with Puppets a la Carte – Sunday, February 5, 2023 First Sundays at RAM with Nicole Cloeren and Puppets a la Carte “Crumple Art Puppeteering” Riverside Art Museum 3425 Mission Inn Blvd Riverside, CA 92501 2:00-3:00 PM Free and open to the public. No registration required. Attention parents and kids who love puppets – and families that want to try something new! Join puppeteer Nicole Cloeren and Puppets a la Carte for an afternoon of creative adventure with Inlandia at Riverside Art Museum’s First Sunday event. Learn about crumple art puppeteering as you turn paper into puppets – and discover how to turn well-known stories into a puppet show. No experience needed. All ages welcome! |
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March 1, 2023(1 event)
Call for submissions for the Spring 2023 Teen Issue of Inlandia A Literary JourneyCall for submissions for the Spring 2023 Teen Issue of Inlandia A Literary JourneyMarch 1, 2023 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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