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  • - “Creative Approaches to Drawing the Selfie-Portrait” with Richard Allen May III, Conversations at the Culver: Black Dads Who Write – A Conversation on Fatherhood and Poetry
    “Creative Approaches to Drawing the Selfie-Portrait” with Richard Allen May III

    “Creative Approaches to Drawing the Selfie-Portrait” with Richard Allen May III


    February 5, 2023

    Sunday, February 5, 2023

    First Sundays at RAM

    “Creative Approaches to Drawing the Selfie-Portrait” with Richard Allen May III

    In person at Riverside Art Museum

    3425 Mission Inn Blvd

    Riverside, CA 92501

    1:00-4:00 PM

    The workshop is free and open to the public; $10 materials fee, payable at the door.

    Registration required. https://tinyurl.com/SelfiePortaitRAM

    Join Inlandia at Riverside Art Museum for a First Sundays session of poetry and art! In Creative Approaches to Drawing the Selfie-Portrait, artist, writer and educator Richard Allen May III will guide participants through a simple technique for writing a name poem – while teaching them how to draw their own “selfie-portrait.”

    The workshop is free and open to the public; $10 materials fee, payable at the door.

    Registration required. https://tinyurl.com/SelfiePortaitRAM

    Conversations at the Culver: Black Dads Who Write – A Conversation on Fatherhood and Poetry

    Conversations at the Culver: Black Dads Who Write – A Conversation on Fatherhood and Poetry


    February 5, 2023

    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.

  • - “Writing the Novella-in-Flash” with John Brantingham
    “Writing the Novella-in-Flash” with John Brantingham

    “Writing the Novella-in-Flash” with John Brantingham


    February 7, 2023

    John Brantingham Boot Camp

    “Writing the Novella-in-Flash”

    Tuesdays, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, and 2/28/23

    7:00-9:00 PM PT, on Zoom

    $100, four weekly meetings

    Register today at https://tinyurl.com/BrantinghamWrites.

    February is right around the corner! Time to register for our second boot camp in a series of four with esteemed poet, fiction writer, and teacher John Brantingham. John returns (online) to the Inland Empire for a series of writing boot camps you won’t want to miss. New boot camps will be offered in March and April.

    In “Writing the Novella-in-Flash,” participants will develop the skills to write flash and micro fiction pieces that can stand alone, but also form a unified work when collected. A number of techniques in storytelling will be explored and students will be able to workshop their pieces. (Meets weekly.)