Events in April 2022
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- Poetry Month Celebration featuring Allison Adelle Hedge Coke and Judy Kronenfeld
Poetry Month Celebration featuring Allison Adelle Hedge Coke and Judy Kronenfeld
Poetry Month Celebration featuring Allison Adelle Hedge Coke and Judy Kronenfeld
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April 7, 2022Thursday, April 7, 2022 (6:00-8:00 PM)
First Thursdays Arts Walk at Riverside Public Library (Community Room & Arcade)
Poetry Month Celebration featuring Allison Adelle Hedge Coke and Judy Kronenfeld
Inlandia Institute and Riverside Public Library
Start Arts Walk on the right foot with poets Allison Adelle Hedge Coke (Look at This Blue, Coffee House Press) and Judy Kronenfeld (Groaning and Singing, FutureCycle Press) along with a plethora of poetic activities in celebration of National Poetry Month.
Find Inlandia at the Riverside Public Library downtown for a unique poetry experience:
- Play with nostalgic analog typewriters with Typewriter Muse
- Peruse American magazine print ads from the 1920s-70s with Vintage Printage
- Purchase books by up-and-coming Indie Authors
- Listen to live piano music by Veritus Miller
- Sign up for the open mic
- Plus poetry on demand!
Park & Walk: With plenty of free parking (enter from University Avenue), kick off your Arts Walk with Inlandia then stroll down University Ave from Lemon and get your steps in— about 1000 each way.
A must-see, must-hear poetry happening you won’t want to miss!
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- inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside’s Civil Rights Stories
inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside’s Civil Rights Stories
inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside’s Civil Rights Stories
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April 9, 2022Saturday, April 9, 2022 (10 :00 AM-1:00 PM)
inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside’s Civil Rights Stories
Dramatic history self-guided driving tour
Harada House, Trujillo Adobe, Eastside, and the Center for Social Justice and Civil Liberties
Appropriate for ages 10 and up
Register FREE via Eventbrite: tinyurl.com/inVISIBLE-unHEARD
On April 9 at 10:00 AM, join Riverside for a unique self-guided driving tour inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside’s Civil Rights Stories, which focuses on the journey from invisibility to visibility for those who have suffered racism and other forms of discrimination.
Participating organizations include City of Riverside, Museum of Riverside, Fox Performing Arts Center, Spanish Town Heritage Foundation, Center for Social Justice and Civil Liberties, Empower You Edutainment, and Inlandia Institute.
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- Susan Straight Book Launch: Mecca
Susan Straight Book Launch: Mecca
Susan Straight Book Launch: Mecca
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April 14, 2022Thursday, April 14, 2022 (6:00-8:00 PM)
Susan Straight Book Launch: Mecca
6:30 PM reading & conversation
7:30 PM meet the author & book signing
Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts
3834 Main St • Riverside, CA 92501Free and open to the public.
On April 14, join UCR Arts and Inlandia Institute at the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts and discover Susan Straight’s Mecca. In Michael Connelly’s words, Mecca “a masterpiece.” Viet Thanh Nguyen calls it “a heartbreaker from beginning to end.” Joining her in conversation will be her longtime collaborator and friend, acclaimed photographer and senior curator at the California Museum of Photography, Douglas McCulloh (Facing Fire; In the Sunshine of Neglect; The Great Picture). Doors open at 6:00 PM.
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- Introducing the 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize Winners and Book Launch
Introducing the 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize Winners and Book Launch
Introducing the 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize Winners and Book Launch
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April 22, 2022Friday, April 22, 2022 (4:00-6:00 PM)
Introducing the 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize Winners and Book Launch
Jonathan Maule, This Side of the Fire and Michael Samra, Among the Enemies
Tio’s Tacos, back patio
3948 Mission Inn Ave
Riverside, CA 92501
Since 2015, Inlandia Institute has been bringing you the best in contemporary poetry from the national scene as well as highlighting local talent. This year marks the five-year anniversary of the Hillary Gravendyk Prize, which awards two $1000 prizes annually.
On Friday April 22, 2022, the 2020 prize winners, Michael Samra of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Jonathan Maule of Joshua Tree, California, come together for the first time to share their unique poetic visions.
Refreshments will be served. Space may be limited. RSVP encouraged but not required: inlandia@inlandiainstitute.org, subject: HGP launch
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- Inlandia at LA Times Festival of Books
Inlandia at LA Times Festival of Books
Inlandia at LA Times Festival of Books
LATimesFOB
April 23, 2022 – April 24, 2022Saturday, April 23 - Sunday, April 24, 2022
Inlandia at LA Times Festival of Books
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM both days
Booth number 193 in N. Trousdale/purple zone
near the poetry stage
Inlandia Institute is a proud participant in the 2022 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, on the University of Southern California campus.
Stop by the Inlandia booth to meet our authors and guests, including Susan Straight and Douglas McCulloh (More Dreamers of the Golden Dream), 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize-winners Michael Samra (Among the Enemies) and Jonathan Maule (This Side of the Fire), Stephanie Barbé Hammer (Pretend Plumber: An Adventure), Nikia Chaney (ladybug), Julianna Cruz (Dos Chiles/Two Chilies and Tia’s Tamale Trouble), as well as “dogoirist” Teresa J. Rhyne (Poppy in the Wild), Romaine Washington (Purgatory Has an Address), and Maureen Alsop (Pyre), Cati Porter (Novel), and more.
For directions and more information, please visit https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/
#LATimesFOB
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- Inlandia at LA Times Festival of Books
Inlandia at LA Times Festival of Books
Inlandia at LA Times Festival of Books
LATimesFOB
April 23, 2022 – April 24, 2022Saturday, April 23 - Sunday, April 24, 2022
Inlandia at LA Times Festival of Books
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM both days
Booth number 193 in N. Trousdale/purple zone
near the poetry stage
Inlandia Institute is a proud participant in the 2022 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, on the University of Southern California campus.
Stop by the Inlandia booth to meet our authors and guests, including Susan Straight and Douglas McCulloh (More Dreamers of the Golden Dream), 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize-winners Michael Samra (Among the Enemies) and Jonathan Maule (This Side of the Fire), Stephanie Barbé Hammer (Pretend Plumber: An Adventure), Nikia Chaney (ladybug), Julianna Cruz (Dos Chiles/Two Chilies and Tia’s Tamale Trouble), as well as “dogoirist” Teresa J. Rhyne (Poppy in the Wild), Romaine Washington (Purgatory Has an Address), and Maureen Alsop (Pyre), Cati Porter (Novel), and more.
For directions and more information, please visit https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/
#LATimesFOB