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March 27, 2022(1 event)

12:00 pm: Vital: The Future of Healthcare Reading & Discussion


March 27, 2022

March 27, 2022 (12-1:30 PM PST)

Vital: The Future of Healthcare Reading & Discussion

RM Ambrose with contributors including Tananarive Due, David Brin, Eric Schwitzgebel, and Justin C. Key, and more

On Zoom; registration is required.

tinyurl.com/VitalAnthology

On Sunday, March 27, join Inlandia as we welcome RM Ambrose and contributors to Vital: The Future of Healthcare as they read from and discuss the future of healthcare as envisioned by these innovated stories.

David Brin, New York Times bestselling author of The Postman and EARTH, writes, “A powerful story can inspire both health workers and concerned readers to take heart and believe in our ability to cope with changing times.” Brin’s story, “The Giving Plague” is featured in the anthology.

Contributing authors include Tananarive Due, David Brin, James Patrick Kelly, Paolo Bacigalupi, Seanan McGuire, Annalee Newitz, Caroline M. Yoachim, Alex Shvartsman, Eric Schwitzgebel, Congyun Gu, Justin C. Key, Sally Wiener Grotta. Congyun (“Mu Ming”) Gu, Julie Novácová, and Lola Robles.

Vital: The Future of Healthcare is Inlandia’s first successfully funded Kickstarter project. Kickstarter backers are especially encouraged to attend. Paperback and e-Book editions are available now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, Bookshop, and elsewhere.

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April 9, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside’s Civil Rights Stories


April 9, 2022

Saturday, April 9, 2022 (10 :00 AM-1:00 PM)

inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riversides Civil Rights Stories

Dramatic history self-guided driving tour

Harada House, Trujillo Adobe, Eastside, and the Center for Social Justice and Civil Liberties

Appropriate for ages 10 and up

Register FREE via Eventbrite: tinyurl.com/inVISIBLE-unHEARD

On April 9 at 10:00 AM, join Riverside for a unique self-guided driving tour inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside’s Civil Rights Stories, which focuses on the journey from invisibility to visibility for those who have suffered racism and other forms of discrimination.

Participating organizations include City of Riverside, Museum of Riverside, Fox Performing Arts Center, Spanish Town Heritage Foundation, Center for Social Justice and Civil Liberties, Empower You Edutainment, and Inlandia Institute.

 

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April 14, 2022(1 event)

6:00 pm: Susan Straight Book Launch: Mecca


April 14, 2022

Thursday, April 14, 2022 (6:00-8:00 PM)

Susan Straight Book Launch: Mecca

6:30 PM reading & conversation

7:30 PM meet the author & book signing

Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts
3834 Main St • Riverside, CA 92501

Free and open to the public.

On April 14, join UCR Arts and Inlandia Institute at the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts and discover Susan Straight’s Mecca. In Michael Connelly’s words, Mecca “a masterpiece.” Viet Thanh Nguyen calls it “a heartbreaker from beginning to end.” Joining her in conversation will be her longtime collaborator and friend, acclaimed photographer and senior curator at the California Museum of Photography, Douglas McCulloh (Facing Fire; In the Sunshine of Neglect; The Great Picture). Doors open at 6:00 PM.

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April 22, 2022(1 event)

4:00 pm: Introducing the 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize Winners and Book Launch


April 22, 2022

Friday, April 22, 2022 (4:00-6:00 PM)

Introducing the 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize Winners and Book Launch

Jonathan Maule, This Side of the Fire and Michael Samra, Among the Enemies

Tio’s Tacos, back patio

3948 Mission Inn Ave

Riverside, CA 92501

Since 2015, Inlandia Institute has been bringing you the best in contemporary poetry from the national scene as well as highlighting local talent. This year marks the five-year anniversary of the Hillary Gravendyk Prize, which awards two $1000 prizes annually.

On Friday April 22, 2022, the 2020 prize winners, Michael Samra of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Jonathan Maule of Joshua Tree, California, come together for the first time to share their unique poetic visions.

Refreshments will be served. Space may be limited. RSVP encouraged but not required: inlandia@inlandiainstitute.org, subject: HGP launch

April 23, 2022(1 event)

LATimesFOB: Inlandia at LA Times Festival of Books

LATimesFOB
April 23, 2022 April 24, 2022

Saturday, April 23 - Sunday, April 24, 2022

Inlandia at LA Times Festival of Books

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM both days

Booth number 193 in N. Trousdale/purple zone

near the poetry stage

Inlandia Institute is a proud participant in the 2022 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, on the University of Southern California campus.

Stop by the Inlandia booth to meet our authors and guests, including Susan Straight and Douglas McCulloh (More Dreamers of the Golden Dream), 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize-winners Michael Samra (Among the Enemies) and Jonathan Maule (This Side of the Fire), Stephanie Barbé Hammer (Pretend Plumber: An Adventure), Nikia Chaney (ladybug), Julianna Cruz (Dos Chiles/Two Chilies and Tia’s Tamale Trouble), as well as “dogoirist” Teresa J. Rhyne (Poppy in the Wild), Romaine Washington (Purgatory Has an Address), and Maureen Alsop (Pyre), Cati Porter (Novel), and more.

For directions and more information, please visit https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/

#LATimesFOB

 

April 24, 2022(1 event)

LATimesFOB: Inlandia at LA Times Festival of Books

LATimesFOB
April 23, 2022 April 24, 2022

Saturday, April 23 - Sunday, April 24, 2022

Inlandia at LA Times Festival of Books

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM both days

Booth number 193 in N. Trousdale/purple zone

near the poetry stage

Inlandia Institute is a proud participant in the 2022 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, on the University of Southern California campus.

Stop by the Inlandia booth to meet our authors and guests, including Susan Straight and Douglas McCulloh (More Dreamers of the Golden Dream), 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize-winners Michael Samra (Among the Enemies) and Jonathan Maule (This Side of the Fire), Stephanie Barbé Hammer (Pretend Plumber: An Adventure), Nikia Chaney (ladybug), Julianna Cruz (Dos Chiles/Two Chilies and Tia’s Tamale Trouble), as well as “dogoirist” Teresa J. Rhyne (Poppy in the Wild), Romaine Washington (Purgatory Has an Address), and Maureen Alsop (Pyre), Cati Porter (Novel), and more.

For directions and more information, please visit https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/

#LATimesFOB

 

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