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Thursday May 23rd 2019

MAY 23 THU 12:00PM
May is Mental Health Month Resource Fair
Fairmount Park, 2601 Fairmount Bl
Hey Riverside's Ralph, Patrick, and Tim emcee the entertainment program for Riverside University Health System Behavioral Health's Annual 'May is Mental Health Month' Resource Fair. Enjoy free activities for all ages in a family friendly environment. Also: free food, free giveaways, and free resources.

MAY 23 THU 3:00PM
Development Committee
Art Pick Council Chamber, 3900 Main St
City Sponsorship Program for 7/1/2019 - 12/31/2019, for monetary contributions and in-kind services valued at $141,868, more. Follow link for meeting details, agenda, and to make an e-comment.

MAY 23 THU 6:00PM
Book Launch: The Body at a Loss
ArtSpace at Studio 3, 3485 University Av
The Haili Wailele Film/Arts Foundation at ARTSPACE AT STUDIO 3 hosts an Inlandia Institute Book Launch for Cati Porter and her new collection of poetry, The Body at a Loss. The Body at a Loss explores the weird world of barium swallow tests, MRIs, mothering, marriage, and post-anesthesia migraines. Books will be for sale. A limited edition broadside will be given to those who demonstrate a pre-order or who purchase the book that evening, while supplies last. For every book sold that night, $1 will be donated to The Pink Ribbon Place.

MAY 23 THU 7:00PM
UCR Jazz Ensembles
UCR ARTSblock, 3824 Main St

MAY 23 THU 9:00PM
Jason Joshua (Miami FL, soul) with Los Yesterdays
Worthington's Tavern, 3587 University Av

Friday May 24th 2019

MAY 24 FRI 6:00PM
The Sunny Days & Vibes Music Festival with Hieroglyphics (Oakland, hip hop), The Visionaries (LA/OC/SD, hip hop), Conejo, more.
LOCATION

MAY 24 FRI 6:00PM
[Saturation Fest] KUCR and Inland Mujeres present FM Nights
Life Arts Building, 3485 University Av

MAY 24 FRI 6:00PM
[Saturation Fest] Opening Night 2019 featuring El Santo Golpe (Riverside, afro-latin cumbia), Tea Green, Group Photos, The Guest Room (Murrieta, alternative rock), Phantom Legend
Back To The Grind, 3575 University Av

MAY 24 FRI 7:00PM
[Saturation Fest] Marquis & The Rhythm Howlers (Los Angeles, post-apocalyptic jukebox), David Paul Do Couto (Riverside, piano)
The Brickwood, 3653 Main St

MAY 24 FRI 7:00PM
Gaslight Express (Riverside, jazz), Headless Romantics (Riverside)
De Via Bella Pizza, 3812 Pierce St

MAY 24 FRI 7:00PM
Los Rockin Slugs (Riverisde, rockabilly punk)
Packinghouse Brewing Company, 6421 Central Av

MAY 24 FRI 8:00PM
Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation
Fox Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Av
The big night is finally here! Come be a part of a renewed Riverside tradition as Hey Riverside's Patrick Maloney presents Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation! The show opens with music sets from Donita Lang Smith and Chase Walker. Did you see last year's show? This is an all-new compilation for 2019! Ralph and Tim will be at the Hey Riverside booth with the amazing SPIKE. Don't miss this exclusive celebration!

MAY 24 FRI 8:00PM
Tartuffe
Riverside Community Players, 4026 14th St
"Having insinuated himself into the home of the wealthy Orgon, Tartuffe - A fraud and imposter - has succeeded magnificently in winning Orgon's respect and devotion. He then tries to marry Orgon's daughter, seduce his wife and scounge the deed to the property. An outrageously funny and merciless examination of the evil that men can commit in the guise of religious fervor. Directed by Amanda Rountree. Tickets are $16."

MAY 24 FRI 10:00PM
Kings of Rhythm (Inland Empire, blues)
Mario's Place, 3646 Mission Inn Av

Saturday May 25th 2019

MAY 25 SAT 9:00AM
Book Launch: Secret Inland Empire
Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Av
"Larry Burns, author of 100 Things to Do in Riverside, CA Before You Die, has a new book! Secret Inland Empire: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure, shares the wildest, wackiest, and most wonderful places and people that make up the diverse and storied collection of communities that is the Inland Empire. Join Larry for a reading, a bit of IE trivia, and giveaways! Free and open to the public with RSVP (follow the link)."

MAY 25 SAT 9:30AM
17th Annual Chili Cook-Off & Car/Cycle Show
Arlington Village, Magnolia between Jackson & Van Buren
Arlington Business Partnership's showcase event features a stage full of live music and an adjacent beer garden, a street full of classic cars & motorcycles, street vendors, a Kid's Zone with crafts and activities, BBQ and, of course, chili. On the main stage this year: 1970s harmony trio Raincross Drive and soulful oldies from Midnite Cruzzers!

MAY 25 SAT 10:00AM
[Saturation Fest] Inland Empire Record Collective
Behind Worthington's Tavern, 3587 University Av
All the usual Record Collective things and an amazing lineup of music featuring Eva and the Vagabond Tales [Record Release] (Riverside, antique european), Family of Light Band (Los Angeles, experimental psycehdelic), sundiver (Corona), El Chisme (Norwalk), Drywallero (cumbia), Los Pheromones (Rancho Cucamonga, psychedelic rock), Bloom. All ages, free.

MAY 25 SAT 2:30PM
Zest! Unpacking the Citrus Label
Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Av
"Join Dr. Irene Sanchez, a Chicana educator, poet, and writer, for this free presentation. Citrus crate labels were condensed works of graphic design that spread across the country at the turn of the century via refrigerated train cars. Dr. Sanchez's presentation and poetry reading explores how the idealistic imagery pictured on these were quixotic and often so whitewashed as to be devoid of any sense of the true Mexican and Native American roots of California."

MAY 25 SAT 3:00PM
[Saturation Fest] The Mayor's Reception featuring robot (re)pair (Coolidge AZ), Tracy Soto (Riverside, alternative), Rat Fancy (Los Angeles, punk pop), Le Sabotuer (San Diego, melodic rock), Jason Paul & the Know It Alls (San Pedro), Good Dog (San Pedro, pop punk)
Pixels, 3535 University Av

MAY 25 SAT 4:00PM
[Saturation Fest] Performance Anxiety
The Menagerie, 3581 University Av
The Homespun Players present this special Saturation Fest edition of their monthly spoken word event featuring "true stories told by artists, writers, actors, and regular folk." Stories are based on a theme - this month's is ORIGINS - and the guest emcee for this show is Patrick Brien of the Riverside Arts Council. 21 and over, and it's free!

MAY 25 SAT 5:00PM
[Saturation Fest] Saturated Saturday featuring The No. 44 (Pomona, rock), Daydream Time Machine (rock soul), DVLWND (Riverside, garage rock), Habitat (Riverside, shoegazer), Devyn Dezray (The Artist formerly known as Tactful Cactus), Former Portrait, Telemares, Paper Puppets (Riverside, indie folk duo)
LOCATION

MAY 25 SAT 7:00PM
Infa-Riot (London UK, punk oi!), Antagonizers ATL (Atlanta GA, working class rock oi!), 21 Gun Salute (old school oi!), D-Con (Corona, punk rock), Ciphers of Transcendence (Pomona, punk rock)
De Via Bella Pizza, 3812 Pierce St

MAY 25 SAT 7:00PM
[Saturation Fest] Kevin Matthew Hunt & Them Poehler Bears (Riverside, indie fuzz), Bad Joy (Moreno Valley), Wolfpanther (Inland Empire, ghost music), Paul Olives (Riverside, acoustic folk jam)
The Brickwood, 3653 Main St

MAY 25 SAT 8:00PM
Tartuffe
Riverside Community Players, 4026 14th St
"Having insinuated himself into the home of the wealthy Orgon, Tartuffe - A fraud and imposter - has succeeded magnificently in winning Orgon's respect and devotion. He then tries to marry Orgon's daughter, seduce his wife and scounge the deed to the property. An outrageously funny and merciless examination of the evil that men can commit in the guise of religious fervor. Directed by Amanda Rountree. Tickets are $16."

MAY 25 SAT 10:00PM
Jazz Junkies (Riverside/Inland Empire, jazz soul latin)
Mario's Place, 3646 Mission Inn Av

MAY 25 SAT 8:00PM
IE Psycho May-hem with Mad Sin (Berlin DE, rockabilly punk), Stellar Corpses (Santa Cruz, punk psychobilly), Radarmen (San Gabriel Valley, psychobilly), The Sindicates (Hemet, psychobilly)
The Concert Lounge, 3557 University Av

Sunday May 26th 2019

MAY 26 SUN 12:00PM
[Saturation Fest] Riverside Arts Walk
Behind Back To the Grind, 3575 University Av
The Riverside Arts Council is teaming up with Back To The Grind and Saturation Fest to bring you art activities alongside artist vendors and musical performances by Graves and the Bad Weather (So Cal, rock), Night Talks (Los Angeles, alternative rock), Undercover Monsters (Riverside, punk pop), The Colour Coast (Los Angeles, tropical indie rock), Taleen Kali (Los Angeles, noise pop), Eversoandroid (Seattle, trash music), Thursdays in Suburbia (Inland Empire, rock alternative), Maria Sweet (Redlands, indie pop)...free, open to all ages.

MAY 26 SUN 2:00PM
Tartuffe
Riverside Community Players, 4026 14th St
"Having insinuated himself into the home of the wealthy Orgon, Tartuffe - A fraud and imposter - has succeeded magnificently in winning Orgon's respect and devotion. He then tries to marry Orgon's daughter, seduce his wife and scounge the deed to the property. An outrageously funny and merciless examination of the evil that men can commit in the guise of religious fervor. Directed by Amanda Rountree. Tickets are $16."