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Events in September 2021

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August 29, 2021
August 30, 2021
August 31, 2021
September 1, 2021
September 2, 2021(1 event)

7:00 pm: 2020 Writing From Inlandia Book Launch Celebration!


September 2, 2021

Thursday, September 2, 2021 (7:00-8:00 PM)

First Thursdays Arts Walk

2020 Writing From Inlandia Book Launch Celebration

FREE and in person at the new Main Library

3900 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, CA 92501, Community Room (ground level)

Masks required.

Come out for Riverside Arts Walk on Thursday, September 2, 2021, and join Inlandia Institute at the new Main Library for the launch of 2020 Writing from Inlandia! This yearly anthology has been published since 2011 and is an Inlandia tradition, with contributors from sixteen of Inlandia’s creative writing workshops in the 2020 edition. Packed with over 300 pages of stories, poems, and essays, 2020 Writing from Inlandia explores the experience of being alive through memoir, food writing, reflections on the COVID pandemic, and more. Participants will read their work aloud in reflection of the myriad challenges – and rewards – of being human. Don’t miss it!

In memory of Candace Shields, Morris Mendoza, and CelenaDiana Bumpus.

All 2020 Inlandia workshops were supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and the California Arts Council, a state agency. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov. Learn more about the California Arts Council at www.arts.ca.gov.

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September 9, 2021(1 event)

6:30 pm: Creative Writing Workshop with Jo Scott-Coe (Riverside)


September 9, 2021

This Intermediate/Advanced NONFICTION workshop with Jo Scott-Coe is based in Riverside but will take place on Zoom. Workshop sessions are scheduled for Thursdays – 9/9, 9/23, 10/14, 10/21, and 11/18/21 – from 6:30-8:30 PM.

To register: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2021CWW

September 10, 2021
September 11, 2021(1 event)

10:00 am: Creative Writing Workshop with Andrea Fingerson (Corona)


September 11, 2021

This Beginning/Intermediate ALL GENRES workshop with Andrea Fingerson is based in Corona but will take place on Zoom. Workshop sessions are scheduled for alternating Saturdays – 9/11, 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, and 11/6/21 – from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

To register: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2021CWW

September 12, 2021
September 13, 2021(1 event)

1:00 pm: Creative Writing Workshop for Seniors with Rose Y. Monge (Goeske Center) - FULL


September 13, 2021

Enrollment is FULL for this workshop. Regretfully, no more registrations will be accepted at this time.

Rose Y. Monge facilitates this memoir writing workshop for seniors – alternating Mondays 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/22, 11/29, and 12/6/21 – from 1:00-3:00 PM IN PERSON in the Janet Goeske Center Art Room, 5257 Sierra Street, Riverside.

September 14, 2021(1 event)

6:30 pm: Creative Writing POETRY Workshop with James Ducat (Redlands)


September 14, 2021

This Beginning/Intermediate POETRY workshop with James Ducat is based in Redlands but will take place on Zoom. Workshop sessions are scheduled for alternating Tuesdays – 9/14, 9/28, 10/12, 10/26, 11/9/21, and 11/23/21 – from 6:30-8:30 PM.

To register: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2021CWW

September 15, 2021
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September 18, 2021(1 event)

11:00 am: Riverside Tamale Festival at White Park


September 18, 2021

Join Inlandia Institute at the 8th Annual Riverside Tamale Festival at White Park in Downtown Riverside on Saturday, September 18! This family-friendly event will feature LIVE MUSIC, DANCE, LUCHA LIBRE WRESTLING, ART, KIDS ZONE, BEER GARDEN, SHOPPING, FOOD, AND, OF COURSE, TAMALES! Admission $10-$50. Children 12 and under FREE!

Stop by the Inlandia booth and listen to local children's authors read their work (12:00-4:00 PM).

For more information:https://rivtamalefest.com/

September 19, 2021
September 20, 2021(1 event)

1:00 pm: Creative Writing Workshop for Seniors with Rose Y. Monge (Goeske Center) - FULL


September 20, 2021

Enrollment is FULL for this workshop. Regretfully, no more registrations will be accepted at this time.

Rose Y. Monge facilitates this memoir writing workshop for seniors – alternating Mondays 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/22, 11/29, and 12/6/21 – from 1:00-3:00 PM IN PERSON in the Janet Goeske Center Art Room, 5257 Sierra Street, Riverside.

September 21, 2021
September 22, 2021(1 event)

6:30 pm: Creative Writing Workshop with Victoria Waddle (Ontario)


September 22, 2021

This Intermediate/Advanced ALL GENRES workshop with Victoria Waddle is based in Ontario but will take place on Zoom. Workshop sessions are scheduled for alternating Wednesdays – 9/22, 10/6, 10/20, 11/3, and 11/17/21 – from 6:30-8:30 PM.

To register: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2021CWW

September 23, 2021(1 event)

6:30 pm: Creative Writing Workshop with Jo Scott-Coe (Riverside)


September 23, 2021

This Intermediate/Advanced NONFICTION workshop with Jo Scott-Coe is based in Riverside but will take place on Zoom. Workshop sessions are scheduled for Thursdays – 9/9, 9/23, 10/14, 10/21, and 11/18/21 – from 6:30-8:30 PM.

To register: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2021CWW

September 24, 2021
September 25, 2021(1 event)

10:00 am: Creative Writing Workshop with Andrea Fingerson (Corona)


September 25, 2021

This Beginning/Intermediate ALL GENRES workshop with Andrea Fingerson is based in Corona but will take place on Zoom. Workshop sessions are scheduled for alternating Saturdays – 9/11, 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, and 11/6/21 – from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

To register: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2021CWW

September 26, 2021
September 27, 2021(2 events)

1:00 pm: Creative Writing Workshop for Seniors with Rose Y. Monge (Goeske Center) - FULL


September 27, 2021

Enrollment is FULL for this workshop. Regretfully, no more registrations will be accepted at this time.

Rose Y. Monge facilitates this memoir writing workshop for seniors – alternating Mondays 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/22, 11/29, and 12/6/21 – from 1:00-3:00 PM IN PERSON in the Janet Goeske Center Art Room, 5257 Sierra Street, Riverside.

6:00 pm: Expressions From Our Soul: Teen Workshop Reading


September 27, 2021

Monday, September 27, 2021 (6:00-7:00 PM)

Inlandia Institute Presents

Expressions From Our Soul: Teen Creative Writing Workshop Final Reading

with Nia Sharron Campbell and Teen Workshop Participants

FREE and in person at

Back to the Grind

3575 University Ave

Riverside, CA 92501

Masks required.

“I’ll give you a piece of me, a very small piece of me, not yet a symphony, but so small you cannot see.”

—Nia Sharron Campbell

Join Inlandia Institute on Monday, September 27, 2021, from 6:00-7:00 PM for a celebration of teen writing! Workshop leader Nia Sharron Campbell and her talented band of young writers will be sharing poems and stories written during a summer workshop at Riverside Main Library. “Expressions from Our Soul” is free and in person at Back to the Grind, 3575 University Avenue, Riverside. Masks required.

September 28, 2021(1 event)

6:30 pm: Creative Writing POETRY Workshop with James Ducat (Redlands)


September 28, 2021

This Beginning/Intermediate POETRY workshop with James Ducat is based in Redlands but will take place on Zoom. Workshop sessions are scheduled for alternating Tuesdays – 9/14, 9/28, 10/12, 10/26, 11/9/21, and 11/23/21 – from 6:30-8:30 PM.

To register: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2021CWW

September 29, 2021
September 30, 2021
October 1, 2021
October 2, 2021(1 event)

2:30 pm: "More Dreamers of the Golden Dream" AUTHOR TALK with Susan Straight and Douglas McCulloh


October 2, 2021

Join Inlandia Institute for a conversation with writer Susan Straight and photographer Douglas McCulloh as they discuss their powerful new book, More Dreamers of the Golden Dream, based on their 2013 Riverside Art Museum exhibit by the same name. The show brought an entire community together to share stories from four generations of Californians, and now, eight years later, Straight and McCulloh return with a rich collection of essays and images that continue the chronicle of Riverside’s Eastside experience. Register now for a discussion of their collaboration – and get a sneak peek into the upcoming, updated exhibition at Riverside Art Museum, which will open October 7, 2021 and run through January 2, 2022.

On Zoom. To register for the author talk with Susan Straight and Douglas McCulloh: https://tinyurl.com/MoreDreamers