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Events in May 2024

  • - Conversations at the Culver: What is Anime, Anyway?
    Conversations at the Culver: What is Anime, Anyway?

    Conversations at the Culver: What is Anime, Anyway?


    May 5, 2024

    Sunday, May 5, 2024

    Conversations at the Culver: What is Anime, Anyway?

    with Sebraé Harris

    1:30-3:00 PM; doors open at 1:00 PM

    UCR ARTS

    Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts

    3824 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92501

    Free and open to the public.

    What is anime, anyway? And by the way, what is manga? And why are all those people wearing costumes? Join us for a conversation with animator and mangaka, Sebraé Harris, and discover the fascinating, nuanced, and colorful world of these Japanese comic artforms.

    Sebraé Harris – AKA “StarLite Crystal” –  is an African American artist, entrepreneur, and professional mangaka. He started drawing at the age of four, and began taking art seriously when he was eight. Sebraé is a graduate of Riverside City College with degrees in Fine & Applied Arts, Animation, and Business & Entrepreneurship. The Vermillion Speedateer is his first manga/comic series.

  • - All-Teen Issue Launch of Inlandia - A Literary Journey
    All-Teen Issue Launch of Inlandia - A Literary Journey

    All-Teen Issue Launch of Inlandia - A Literary Journey


    May 18, 2024

    Saturday, May 18, 2024

    All-Teen Issue Launch

    Inlandia: A Literary Journey

    2:00-3:30 PM (PDT)

    On Zoom. Free and open to all, but registration is required: https://tinyurl.com/TEENJourney2024

    Join us for a celebration of art, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry created and selected by teens.