🍊 Sunday Gazette: November 24, 2024

Sunday Gazette: November 24, 2024

Hello Riverside, and Happy Sunday!

This is one of those weeks when, for me, at least, regular life slows down as we get closer to Thanksgiving, and my alternate life as sous chef and in-home hospitality coordinator slowly takes over before family and friends from all over show up in our home. The team here at The Gazette is leaning into that swing of the pendulum and is taking a break for the week. We'll be back in your inboxes Thursday morning with our second annual guide to supporting local small businesses in your holiday shopping and a calendar of events for the long weekend. We'll return to our regular publishing schedule next Monday; I wish you a delightful week.

HIGHER EDUCATION

CBU College of Engineering Fosters Creative Learning this Holiday Season

CBU's Gingerbread House Shakedown blends creativity and engineering, giving high school students a hands-on introduction to real-world challenges.

For local high school students, the road to engineering careers is paved with icing as California Baptist University hosts the annual Gingerbread House Shakedown.

Combining creativity, competition, and a taste of the season, the educational hands-on challenge brings teamwork, real-world math, and engineering principles together as high school students collaborate with CBU engineering majors to design sturdy gingerbread structures capable of enduring increasingly intense earthquake magnitudes. The structures are tested on the "shake table," an earthquake simulation device.

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NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK

Neighbor of the Week: Mary Ann MacVey

Each week, we will introduce a new neighbor. This is not a who's who list. These are regular Riversiders doing exceptional things.

Mary Ann Mac Vey, a second-generation Inland Empire resident, has lived in Riverside’s Canyon Crest neighborhood with her husband, Ken, since 1985. A lifelong gardener, she has transformed her yard into a colorful oasis of flowers, roses, and fruit trees.

In 2013, after a series of burglaries, Mary Ann helped organize a Neighborhood Watch group that has grown to over 550 members, covering 1,200 homes. Their efforts, including regular updates and Neighborhood Watch signs, have significantly reduced crime, making the area a safer place to live.

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CREATIVE PROMPTS

The Shadow Realm

A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns.

Welcome back, you magnetic personalities! Last week, we found ourselves uncontrollably pulled in by a magnet's force of attraction and repulsion; we cultivated a sense of wonder using an unseen energy that shapes our world.  What kinds of art did you create while testing Newton's Third Law of Motion?  Did this magical invisible hand assist you in laying down some mesmerizing patterns with iron filings or constructing a daze of a maze that challenged your spatial reasoning? Are you still humming from a symphony of magnetic vibrations? If so, let's direct that energy reserve into several minutes of play using this week's creative nudge.

Today, we're turning our attention to something less weightier than a dense magnet. This week's nudge is a constant companion all day, every day. Well, at least from sunrise to sunset! Quick, turn around because this week's creative nudge is a shadow! Yes, the elusive and ever-changing shadow realm is where we will hang out today to experience several minutes of creative contemplation.

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COMMUNITY

Holiday Opportunities to Give Locally

Brighten someone’s holiday with a simple act of kindness.

For most of us, the Holidays are a time of abundance. Of course, for some in our community, it is a time of greater need. The Raincross Gazette would like to share some opportunities to give this holiday season. This list is active, and if you have an event or organization that could benefit from being on our list, please share it at info@raincrossgazette.com.

• Hope Collaborative has organized a toy drive for Foster Youth. They have drop boxes all over the Inland Empire. Check their website for details and locations.
• Machado Family Giving has a toy giveaway planned for December 7 at the Jurupa Valley Operations Center. You can find out how to donate or volunteer here.
• Feeding America offers year-round opportunities to donate and volunteer. They tirelessly advocate for food security in the Inland Empire, and their large-scale food bank has helped thousands of families.

The Janet Goeske Center provides food and basic needs for Riverside Seniors. In addition to their regular food bank, they have joined Loveriverside.org for Produce For Seniors. This ensures Riverside seniors access to fresh fruits and vegetables. The next event is on Thursday, December 19. Volunteers are always needed.

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GOVERNMENT

This Week in City Hall: November 25, 2024

There are no public meetings for City Council or any boards, commissions, or committees at City Hall this week.

There are no public meetings for City Council or any boards, commissions, or committees at City Hall this week.

City Hall itself will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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This Week in Riverside

Sunday, November 24

• Alcorn State Braves at UC Riverside Highlanders Mens Basketball at SRC Arena
• Sunday in the Park with George at The Wallace Theatre at CBU ($9- $14)

Monday, November 25

• Monday Carillon Recitals at UCR Bell Tower

Tuesday, November 26

• Assistance League Riverside Holiday Boutique Opening! at Assistance League Riverside
• Free Homework Help at My Learning Studio
• Inland Empire Chorus Rehearsal at Temple Beth El Synagogue Social Hall
• Saint Louis Billikens at California Baptist Lancers Womens Basketball at Fowler Events Center
• Trivia Night at UCR (The Barn)
• Tuesday Karaoke at The Hideaway

Wednesday, November 27

• Certified Farmers Market at 10th & Lemon Streets
• Free Reading Assistance at My Learning Studio
• Thanksgiving Eve Bash at Mezcal Ultra Lounge

Friday, November 29

• Riverside Sunrise Rotary at Zacatecas Mexican Cafe
• Festival of Lights at The Mission Inn Hotel and Spa
• YG- The Just Re'd Up Tour at Riverside Municipal Auditorium ($65- $75)
• The Return of Death Before Synthpop at The Concert Lounge (Romano's Mission Grove)

Saturday, November 30

• Downtown Certified Farmers Market at Main Street at 5th
• Live Music: Pliny & the Elders at Euryale Brewing Company
• Raincross Color Run at Bordwell Park ($0-$10)

Sunday, December 1

• Alternative Gift Fair at First United Methodist Church of Riverside
• UCR Botanic Gardens at UCR Botanic Gardens

Save The Date

• December 7: Holiday Express Train at Riverside Downtown Metrolink Station ($25- $30)
• December 8: Christmas Open House at Heritage House
• December 12: Museum of Riverside's 100th Anniversary Gala at Riverside Municipal Auditorium ($125- $5,000)

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