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Events in March 2023

  • - Call for submissions for the Spring 2023 Teen Issue of Inlandia A Literary Journey
    Call for submissions for the Spring 2023 Teen Issue of Inlandia A Literary Journey

    Call for submissions for the Spring 2023 Teen Issue of Inlandia A Literary Journey

    March 1, 2023

    Call for submissions for the Spring 2023 Teen Issue of Inlandia: A Literary Journey

    Now accepting art, book reviews, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for the Spring 2023 Teen Issue of Inlandia Institute’s online literary journal, Inlandia: A Literary Journey. We dedicate each Teen Issue to work by and for teens, particularly — but not exclusively — with connections to Inland Southern California. Submissions are open to ages 13–19. We are also looking for Teen Editors (see the FAQs for more information).

    Deadline EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023!!

    Submissions open Wednesday, February 1, 2023, and close FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023, at midnight Pacific Time.

    For guidelines and to submit: https://inlandiaaliteraryjourney.submittable.com/submit

  • - Puppets Say What? with Nicole Cloeren and Puppets a la Carte
    Puppets Say What? with Nicole Cloeren and Puppets a la Carte

    Puppets Say What? with Nicole Cloeren and Puppets a la Carte


    March 5, 2023

    First Sundays at RAM

    with Nicole Cloeren and Puppets a la Carte

    “Puppets Say What?”

    Riverside Art Museum

    3425 Mission Inn Blvd

    Riverside, CA 92501

    2:00-3:00 PM

    Free and open to the public. No registration required.

    An important part of puppeteering is finding the right voice for a puppet – and an important part of a puppet show are the sound effects. Join us as Nicole's puppets help you play with the microphone and experiment with sound effects. We will explore these techniques through the New Mexican story "The Goat in the Chile Patch."

    Nicole B. Cloeren is the founder and creative director of Puppets a la Carte where she uses puppets to feed the imagination.  Emphasizing play and techniques of improvisation, she creates a space of surprise and wonder in which we all learn from one another through puppetry arts. Nicole is a Teaching Artist with the McCallum Theatre. She likes to pretend her PhD stands for doctor of puppet handling. When not talking with her hands – or to her hands – Nicole enjoys eating jicama, playing dice, camping, and spending time with her family.

  • - Comic Book Storytelling for Teens with NARCOMEY
    Comic Book Storytelling for Teens with NARCOMEY

    Comic Book Storytelling for Teens with NARCOMEY


    March 31, 2023

    Inlandia Institute is excited to announce a new comic book workshop for teens! Join cartoonist and illustrator NARCOMEY for a class that will inspire your creativity and clarify your focus. Sessions will be held on Zoom over six consecutive Fridays – March 31, April 7, April 14, April 21, April 28, and May 5, 2023 – from 3:30-5:00 PM PT.

    During this 6-week workshop, NARCOMEY will walk you through the basics of comic book storytelling. This will be accomplished by working on a simple, 4-page comic book story. Focusing on one page per week – along with a Q&A – NARCOMEY wants participants to leave with four complete pages of comic book layouts/roughs. This workshop is about storytelling, not pretty pictures, so don’t worry if you can’t draw a stick figure. The basics are what every craftsperson falls back on, and NARCOMEY hopes this basic storytelling workshop will give you a strong foundation to build your craft on.

    The workshop is free and open to teens ages 13-18, but registration is required. To register, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/ComicBookTeens.