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IN PERSON LAUNCH of the 2023 Writing From Inlandia Anthology and ILJ Fall Issue

Events in December 2024

IN PERSON LAUNCH of the 2023 Writing From Inlandia Anthology and ILJ Fall Issue

10:00 am: Inlandia at Alternative Gift Fair!

1:00 pm: Memoir Workshop for Seniors: Writing Your Life Story with Rose Y. Monge *FULL

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
November 23, 2024

Join us IN PERSON at Riverside Main Library on Saturday, November 23, to celebrate the rich and varied contributions of Inlandia’s workshop writers as we launch the newest edition of the 2023 Writing from Inlandia anthology.

Contributors to “Inlandia: A Literary Journey” will also share the art and writing they’ve submitted through our online publication. The program runs from 1:00-3:00 PM; doors open at 12:30.

The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

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1 10:00 am: Inlandia at Alternative Gift Fair! 10:00 am – 4:00 pm December 1, 2024 Riverside's Alternative Gift Fair features vendors selling hand made crafts, with proceeds supporting non profit causes. Some of our traditional vendors are Heifer International, United Methodist handcrafts, 10,000 Villages, Human Migration Institute, The Guatemala Project, handmade paper flowers, Riverside Food Coop food and jams, books and cards from the Inland Communities Fellowship of Reconciliation and Soroptimist International baskets. Homemade soup, music and community will complete the fair. This is a Riverside holiday tradition! First United Methodist Church is the host, and there is plenty of free parking. The fair falls very early and very close to Thanksgiving this year. Make sure you are in town for the fun! First United Methodist Church of Riverside 4883 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA 92506-0134, United States More

2 1:00 pm: Memoir Workshop for Seniors: Writing Your Life Story with Rose Y. Monge *FULL 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm December 2, 2024 Memoir Workshop for Seniors: Writing Your Life Story with Rose Y. Monge (All levels) In person at the Janet Goeske Center (Art Room), 5257 Sierra Street, Riverside, 1:00-3:00 PM. Class size is limited. Seniors only. *This workshop is full. No new registrations will be accepted at this time. Writers are encouraged to respond to prompts about universal themes related to the human condition: key relationships, physical places, historic events, personal hardships/recovery, love and loss, and personal achievement and development. These ties bind us all in different stages of our lives, and each of us brings a unique perspective to every story. Maybe it's time to write yours. Space is limited. Rose Y. Monge has facilitated memoir classes at the Goeske Center since 2009. She encourages everyone to leave a written legacy for future generations. As an immigrant from Mexico, her memoir honors her parents’ legacy of life lessons. Her activism since retirement has been advocating for social justice, diversity, and inclusion. More