First Sundays 2021-2022
First Sundays will be back on our front steps staring in October 2021! All First Sunday events are from 1-4 p.m. and free of charge. |
Apr. 3 – Captain Carl and His Mobile Tidepool – Be here for the return of Captain Carl and his amazing sea
creatures! You'll be able to hold a
starfish, squeeze a sea squirt, and touch an urchin as we
bring a bit of the shore to Riverside. Learn about how you
can reduce your use of plastics and make a sustainability
pledge to help keep our oceans clean!
May 1 – Koinobori, Children's Day – May 5th is Kodomo no
Hi, or Children's Day, in Japan! On this day, once known as
Boys' Day, families fly carp banners called koinobori to
represent all the members of the family. We’ll celebrate
this holiday by making our own koinobori inspired by the art
of Miné Okubo who was born and raised in Riverside.
In/VISIBLE, Un/HEARD: Riverside's Civil Rights Stories
February 27 - July 8, 2022 | Various Locations
Racism and discrimination erect barriers to fulfillment of
potential and create a sense of being
unseen and unheard.
This project explores moments in local history that
contributed to moving from
invisibility to visibility,
from being unheard to being heard.
stories of civil rights struggles and
victories.
View the Flyer.
Fascinating
discussions with people from our
local communities, no previous experience necessary.
First Fridays of the month, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
FREE!
Back to the Grind,
3575 University Avenue, Riverside – directly behind the
Museum of Riverside.
Friday, April 1, 2022
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Lei Lani Stelle, Ph.D. and Professor of Biology at
University of Redlands
“Chasing Whales with High
Technology”
Dr. Stelle will show how her array of modern approaches
to marine mammal research in southern California is
unlocking secrets and providing keys to their protection and
recovery.
Friday, May 6, 2022
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Edward T. Chang, Ph.D. and founding director of the Young
Oak Kim Center for Korean American Studies and Professor of
Ethnic Studies, UC Riverside
“Pachappa: America’s
First Koreatown”
Dr. Chang will explain how Korean patriot Dosan Ahn Chang Ho
founded Riverside’s Pachappa Camp in 1905, known as the
first Koreatown in America. Home to Korean Americans who
held jobs in the local citrus industry as farm laborers,
Pachappa represented the earliest Korean culture and
identity in America.
Friday, June 3, 2022
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Michael Viramontes, Land
Steward, Rivers & Lands Conservancy
“I Protect
Detestable Microfauna”
Conservation in the Inland
Empire isn’t all about monarch butterflies and mountain
lions. Learn more about Michael Miramontes’ public relations
nightmare of fighting for rare and endangered flies, rats
and suckers.
Friday, July 1, 2022
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Douglas J. Long, PhD,
Museum of Riverside
“The King of Snakes, or, How to
Eat a Rattlesnake Larger than You”
Some facts are
better than myths, and Dr. long will share the secrets of
our local California Kingsnake. Live kingsnakes might just
be in attendance.
Friday, August 5, 2022.
6:30-8:00 P.M.
Scott Watson, City of
Riverside Historic Preservation.
“The Mid-century
Modern Marvels of Clinton Marr”
Mr. Watson will
introduce us to the Inland Empire’s architectural
masterpieces designed by the renown Clinton Marr.
Friday, September 2, 2022
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Matina Donaldson-Matasci
Ph.D. and Morgan Carr-Markel, Ph.D, Dept. of Biology, Harvey
Mudd College
“The Secret Language of Bees”
Good
relationships are all about communication, and in social
insects, these complex languages coordinate group behavior
and long-term survival. See how Drs. Donaldson-Matasci and
Carr-Merkel are deciphering the language of social insects
and how they work as coordinated groups.
Friday
October 7
6:30-8:00 P.M.
David Oglesby, Ph.D., Professor
of Geophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences, UC Riverside.
“What’s Shakin’, Riverside?”
Dr. Oglesby will
provide an overview of the tectonic faults through the
Inland Empire, and his research on studying earthquakes in
our fractured land.
Friday November 4th
6:30-8:00 P.M.
John Torres, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Archaeology, Mt. San Jacinto College.
“Tribal archaeology and the new generation of cultural
preservation”
Cultural remains of California’s native
peoples are all around, if you know how and where to look.
Dr. Torres will share how he is training the next generation
of tribal archaeologists to recover, preserve, and share
their ancestral heritage.
Friday December 2, 2022
6:30-8:00 P.M.
Ivan Parr, Western Section of
the Wildlife Society
“The Rarest of the Rare: Hunting
California’s Endemic Wildlife
with Camera”
Join Ivan, a wildlife biologist and
professional photographer on his quest to record
non-charismatic but incredibly rare
species found only in
California, with stories of scientific success and comedic
failure along the way.
Upcoming Events at Heritage House (8193 Magnolia Ave.,
Riverside, CA 92504)
Ongoing
Heritage
House Tours |
Book Your Tour Now!
Due to COVID-19 restrictions,
reservations via Eventbrite are required.
To make a reservation, please visit:
Eventbrite.
In the 1890s, Bettner oversaw the design and building of
what is now known as Heritage House, a richly furnished
reimagining of a Riverside citrus magnate’s home
environment. During
Bettner’s life, women’s fashions changed dramatically.
Catharine’s Closet will offer examples spanning seven
decades of the types of garments similar to those Bettner
may have worn. From
fashionable dress in the 1860s to the attention-getting
bustle of the 1870s to the beaded splendor of the 1920s,
these beautiful garments will be on exhibit in different
rooms throughout Heritage House.
New
exhibition opening in March!
Common Threads:
Quilts, Clothing, and Textiles from the Hayes Family
Collection
March 18 – June 26, 2022
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