Thursday, November 17, 2022 New Threads Theatre Company: The Nether Time: November 17 – 19, 8:00 p.m. November 19 & 20, 2:00 p.m.Location: Madison Street Church, 3991 Madison St.Cost: VariesWebsite: https://artistsforcommunity.ticketspice.com/the-nether-tickets The Nether takes place in a dystopian
The Nether takes place in a dystopian world where virtual reality has progressed to the point that people can choose to live in the real world or the virtual world. The Nether raises questions about our ever-evolving relationship with technology and how it can be used to perpetuate our darkest and most destructive impulses. This play contains adult themes and subject matter.
UCR Sings: Chorale & Chamber Singers
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: UCR University Theatre, 900 University Ave Cost: Varies Website: performingarts.ucr.edu
Two choirs, a variety of great choral music from the Renaissance to the present, and an early peek at Christmas!
Based on a true story of a burning love and a broken heart.The tragic fates of celebrities – from Michael Jackson to Marilyn Monroe – leave us wondering who the private people behind the public facades really are. Tilly No-Body asks these questions through the lens of Tilly Wedekind – wife and muse to world-famous German playwright, Frank Wedekind. Please be cautioned that, within the world of Weimar cabaret, the play begins with a failed suicide.
Friday, November 18, 2022
Janet Goseke Center Holiday Craft Fair
Time: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Location: Janet Goeske Foundation & Senior Center, 5257 Sierra St Cost: $50 Website: jgc4seniors.com
Join in on an indoor craft fair!
CBU Theater – Joyful Noise
Time: Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. and November 19, 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Location: Wallace Theatre, California Baptist University, 8432 Magnolia Ave. Cost: Varies Website: calbaptist.edu/theater
The theater program at California Baptist University will perform a “Joyful Noise” as its second production of the semester. It follows the life of composer George Frederick Handel as he attempts to present his opera “The Messiah” amid opposition from the church.
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Riverside Public Utilities: Garden Design
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location: Janet Goeske Senior Center, 5257 Sierra Street Cost: Free Website: riversidepublicutilities.com/drought
Join Riverside Public Utilities and Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District for a landscape workshop FREE to the public.
Lighthouse Of Hope Foundation Inc- Thanksgiving Community Sit Down Dinner
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Dinner at 3:00 p.m. Location: Lighthouse Of Hope, 9085 California Ave Cost: Free Website: forms.gle/VTG73QKkBmG62dzQ8
Food distribution with vendors, fundraisers, free groceries, and raffles!!! Afterward, a community sit-down dinner to fellowship for a beautiful occasion. RSVP at the link for yourself and any guests that will be attending!
Celebrate the rich and varied contributions of Inlandia’s workshop writers with the launch of 2021 Writing from Inlandia. The program will feature participants reading their work aloud in reflection of the myriad challenges and rewards of being human. Inlandia books will be available for purchase and light refreshments will be served.
Tour of Christina Fernandez: Multiple Exposures
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Location: California Museum of Photography, 3824 Main Street Cost: Free Website: events.ucr.edu
Join the in-person guided tours of Christina Fernandez: Multiple Exposures led by Gluck Fellows and UCR ARTS docents. This landmark exhibition surveys the work of Christina Fernandez, the crucially important Los Angeles-based artist who has spent thirty years in a rich exploration of migration, labor, gender, her Mexican-American identity, and the unique capacities of the photographic medium itself.
Matt Richey has written previously for the Let’s Go! Podcast Network. He is a Riverside native, Matt studied music at California Baptist University, where he met his wife.
Riverside’s Alternative Gift Fair showcases handmade treasures that support local and global causes, blending creativity with compassion this holiday season.
