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June 3, 2021(1 event)

7:00 pm: First Thursdays Arts Walk + Book Launch with Authors Marj Charlier and Victoria Waddle


June 3, 2021

Thursday, June 3, 2021 (7:00-8:30 PM)

Inlandia at Home and Riverside Public Library Present:

First Thursdays Arts Walk + Book Launch with Authors Marj Charlier and Victoria Waddle

Free and open to the public but registration is required.

On Zoom, to RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/ContriteRebels

In partnership with the Riverside Public Library for the City of Riverside’s First Thursdays Virtual Arts Walk program, Inlandia invites you to help welcome two new books into the world! Join Inlandia authors Marj Charlier (The Rebel Nun) and Victoria Waddle (Acts of Contrition) for delightful readings from their books, followed by a conversation about writing and the path to publishing. An audience Q&A will immediately follow.

Marj Charlier’s The Rebel Nun (Blackstone Publishing, 2021) is based on the true story of Clotild, the daughter of a sixth-century king and his concubine, who leads a rebellion of nuns against the rising misogyny and patriarchy of the medieval church. A former Wall Street Journal reporter, corporate finance executive, and author of eleven novels, Marj writes, works as a publishing consultant, and teaches writing workshops in Palm Springs.

Victoria Waddle’s Acts of Contrition (Los Nietos Press, 2021) is a gripping short story collection about the complex lives of modern women. Some can look back and laugh, some find luck in their escape from harm, some engineer their own good fortune, all the while riding a wave of dark humor. What all the characters come to understand is that silence places them at greater risk than speaking out. They progress toward freedom through the telling of their stories. Victoria Waddle has experience as a high school teacher and teacher-librarian and a lifelong resident of Southern California. Now that her three sons are grown, she lives there with her husband and two very sassy dogs.

June 4, 2021
June 5, 2021(1 event)

3:00 pm: Book Launch of "Güero-Güero: The White Mexican and Other Published and Unpublished Stories"


June 5, 2021

Saturday, June 5, 2021 (3:00-4:30 PM)

Book Launch of ero-Güero: The White Mexican and Other Published and Unpublished Stories

Free and open to the public but registration is required.

On Zoom, to RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/GueroGuero

Inlandia Institute is proud to announce the publication of ero-Güero: The White Mexican and Other Published and Unpublished Stories, a much-anticipated collection of short stories by the late Eliud Martínez (1935-2020). Martínez was an esteemed Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Riverside – as well as a scholar, artist, beloved colleague, community member, husband, father, and friend.

A virtual public book launch of ero-Güero is set for Saturday, June 5, 2021, at 3:00 PM on Zoom, and will feature a dramatic reading by Carnegie Mellon University-trained professional actor Jordan Lund, speakers from the author’s family, and a moderated conversation between Inlandia Director Emerita and former student of Martínez’s, Frances J. Vasquez, and Roberto Cantú, scholar and Professor Emeritus of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies and (jointly) Professor Emeritus of English at California State University, Los Angeles.

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June 10, 2021(1 event)

6:00 pm: If Only We Dare: From the Harada Story to Ending Asian Hate


June 10, 2021

Thursday, June 10, 2021 (6:00-7:30 PM)

If Only We Dare: From the Harada Story to Ending Asian Hate

Free and open to the public but registration is required.

On Zoom, to RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/EndAAPIHate

The Museum of Riverside, Harada House Foundation, and Inlandia Institute are partnering to present a powerful and timely panel discussion about ending Asian American Pacific Islander hate and hate crimes entitled, “If Only We Dare: From the Harada Story to Ending Asian Hate.”

Log in for a discussion about the long history of anti-Asian racial hatred, amplified since the start of the pandemic. Listen to an inspiring group of leaders and learn practical actions anyone can undertake to help end racial hatred and violence.

An esteemed panel has been gathered to speak from their own perspectives:

  • David Inoue, CEO, Japanese American Citizens League
  • Linda Leu, IMPACT Bay area
  • Curtiss Takada Rooks, Assistant Professor in Asian and Asian American Studies, Loyola Marymount University
  • Mark Takano, U.S. House of Representatives, California District 41
  • Carolee Tran, Assistant Professor, UC-Davis, Department of Psychiatry

The program will be introduced by Al Zelinka, City Manager of the City of Riverside, and moderated by Robyn G. Peterson, Museum Director, Museum of Riverside. An audience Q&A will follow.

June 11, 2021
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June 13, 2021(1 event)

2:00 pm: BLACKLANDIA The Future is Black: Poetry, Afrofuturism, and Experimentation + Open Mic


June 13, 2021

Sunday, June 13, 2021 (2:00-3:30 PM)

Inlandia Institute’s Blacklandia Presents:

The Future is Black: Poetry, Afrofuturism, and Experimentation

A Conversation with Nikia Chaney, Lisa Henry, and Cassidy Parong + Open Mic

Free and open to the public but registration is required.

On Zoom, to RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/TheFutureIsBlack

When we join African American culture with technology and the future we get Afrofuturism, a genre shaped by an ideology of "blackness" as it can be far, far in the future. In this discussion Nikia Chaney, Lisa Henry, and Cassidy Parong will explore ideas of Afrofuturism as it relates to literature, poetry, and visual style. The event will include special announcements about the return of shufpoetry.

Bring your afrocentric/futuristic/psychedelic/science fiction/outerspace/funk poems for the open mic starting at 3:00 PM!

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