October 19, 2023
All Genres Workshop with Mae Wagner Marinello
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October 19, 2023
All Genres Workshop with Mae Wagner Marinello
(All Levels)
Thursdays, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM, Redlands Community Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave, Redlands, Ongoing. Meets Weekly. (A Zoom option may be available; contact Inlandia for details.)
To register: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2023CWW
This ongoing writing workshop meets weekly at Redlands Community Center. Memoir writing, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction writing are all encouraged and welcome. Discover the pure joy of writing and creating with others in a supportive environment.
Mae Wagner Marinello has been a part of Inlandia since a 2008 writing workshop with Ruth Nolan. In 2014, she began facilitating a weekly writing workshop called Joslyn Joy Writers, at the Joslyn Senior Center in Redlands. During the pandemic lockdown, the weekly workshop continued on Zoom; it is now a hybrid class averaging between 10-20 combined participants on Zoom and in-person.
Tesoros de Cuentos “Viva Abuelita Power” with Frances J. Vasquez
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October 19, 2023
Tesoros de Cuentos “Viva Abuelita Power” with Frances J. Vasquez
Eight Thursdays, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30, and 12/7, 2023; 3:30 - 5:30 PM (No meeting on Thanksgiving.)
In person at SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library, 2985 Madison St., Riverside CA 92504.
To register: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2023CWW
Inlandia’s Tesoros de Cuentos bilingual creative writing workshop is back! This fall, the “Viva Abuelita Power” theme will give voice to the wisdom, knowledge, and power of the Grandmother. Through writing exercises, participants will unravel from their hearts and memories personal experiences and/or stories of the abuelitas in their lives — chronicling a treasure trove of sweet and savory recollections.
Tesoros Motto: Las palabras vuelan; los escritos quedan — Words fly; writings endure.
Frances J. Vásquez is a native Inlandian of immigrant parents from México. She attended local schools and earned BS and MBA degrees from UC Riverside. An aficionada of arts and letters, she loves cultural events and served as a guide at Riverside Art Museum. She is director Emerita of the Inlandia institute.
Launch of EXIT PROHIBITED by Ellen Estilai
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October 19, 2023
Launch of Exit Prohibited by Ellen Estilai
Thursday, October 19, 2023
6:30-8:00 PM
Civil Rights Institute of Southern California
3933 Mission Inn Avenue
Riverside, CA 92501
Inlandia Institute – in partnership with the Civil Rights Institute of Southern California – is proud to announce the launch of Exit Prohibited: A Memoir of Iran by Ellen Estilai, newly published by Inlandia Books. The launch is planned for Thursday, October 19, at 6:30 PM at the Civil Rights Institute of Southern California, 3933 Mission Inn Avenue, Suite 103, in Riverside. Books will be available for sale and signing.
This event is free and open to the public, and will be celebrated with music, refreshments, and conversation. Please join us!