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Events in September 2021

  • - 2020 Writing From Inlandia Book Launch Celebration!
    2020 Writing From Inlandia Book Launch Celebration!

    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.

  • - Riverside Tamale Festival at White Park
    Riverside Tamale Festival at White Park

    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/

  • - Expressions From Our Soul: Teen Workshop Reading
    Expressions From Our Soul: Teen Workshop Reading

    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.