Sunday Gazette: October 27, 2024
Hello Riverside, and Happy Sunday!
One of my favorite things we do here at The Gazette is our Neighbor of the Week profiles, sponsored by Altura Credit Union. Today's neighbors live in my neighborhood, and their beautiful ofrenda has added holiday spirit and joy to our coming and going for the last two weeks!
Our team will sort through recent nominations tomorrow morning to choose the December and January winners. If you've got a neighbor you'd like to see featured, please submit a nomination telling us about the impact they're making in Riverside.
GARDENING
Riverside Garden Tips for October 2024
Tips on what to plant, when to pick, and what to watch out for in your home garden.
Kim Malstrom is a Riverside-based home gardener. She runs a small, local business, Kitchen Gardens by Kim, which assists in consulting, designing, building, and maintaining food gardens in the Riverside Area. Kim is our friend with a green thumb, and we are glad to have her as a seasonal contributor.
What are we picking? We are in the season for:
- Vegetables: Summer crops like zucchini, basil, and tomatoes are wrapping up, while fall crops are just getting started. Lettuce, cilantro, and radishes are already growing quickly as the cooler season sets in.
- Fruit: apples, avocados and oranges are ripening.
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NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK
Neighbor of the Week: Laura Pulido Vasquez
Each week, we will introduce a new neighbor. This is not a who's who list. These are regular Riversiders doing exceptional things.
Riverside has quickly become my home despite being here only for 3 years (almost 4). It has been everything I've always dreamed of when I started my family, from the nature surrounding my neighborhood to the history that Downtown holds.
This year, I decided to share with the neighborhood one of the most beautiful and touching traditions of my culture; DIA DE LOS MUERTOS (Day of the Dead ) is not only a celebration of life for all my ancestors but also a way to honor them and feel a little closer to them. My Ofrenda is not only for my ancestors; I'm inviting everyone from the community to celebrate with us and their late family members. They brought pictures and their favorite things they used to like to do or drink and remembered the good times, lessons, and love they shared with us while they were here.
CREATIVE PROMPTS
Snarf Scarf
A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns.
Welcome back, you awesome Airbenders! Last week, we blew the whistle on creativity, exploring the auditory and tactile dimensions of this specialty object. Did you draft a whistle symphony that echoed through the hills, or perhaps allow yourself to be taken on a meditative journey guided by the whistle's rhythmic tones? Maybe you even delved into the whistle's storied history, weaving tales of sporting victories and daring rescues into the story of how it came to be your whistle.
This week, we're literally draping ourselves in creativity; our creative thing to use this week is a scarf. This simple yet fun accessory, often used for warmth or an ounce of flair, is about to become our canvas for several minutes of tactile exploration and self-expression.
Who doesn't love how a scarf can add a pop of color to a tired outfit or keep you warm on a chilly evening? Scarf weather is a thing, people! Scarf season is calendared and celebrated in my house. Turn back those clocks and turn out the scarves.
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This Week in Riverside
Sunday, October 27
- Raincross Master Chorale Concert “Songs of Light” at Calvary Presbyterian Church
- Women’s Soccer vs. UC San Diego at the University of California, Riverside
- Wait Until Dark at Riverside Community Players
Monday, October 28
- 4QS: Resonate Currents at UCR
- Skin Theory: Visual Culture and the Postwar Prison Laboratory at UCR
- Board of Public Utilities at Riverside City Hall
- Monday Carillon Recitals at UCR
- Pumpkin Painting at Lothian! at Lothian
Tuesday, October 29
- Family Storytime at Marcy Branch Library
- Tuesday Karaoke at The Hideaway
- Heels Dance Clinic at UCR
- Inland Empire Chorus Rehearsal at Temple Beth El Synagogue Social Hall
- INNOVAR Entrepreneur Training Course (Fall 2024)at UCR
- Trivia Night at The Barn Stable at The Stable (at The Barn)
Wednesday, October 30
- 39th Annual Beautification Awards Nominations at 3985 University Ave
- Save the Date: DĂa De Los Muertos Nooner 2024 at UCR Bell Tower
- OE Hangouts: Pumpkin Painting at UCR
Thursday, October 31
- Kitty’s Halloween Rave at Riverside Municipal Auditorium
- Women’s Soccer vs. UC Irvine - Supporters Night at UCR
- Mismiths & Halloween Costume Party at The Barn
- [Trump / Harris] Just Won the Presidency: Why Did This Happen and What Does It Mean? at UCR
Friday, November 1
- Farmer Boys Cruise Night at Farmer Boys
- Holiday Pet Pictures with Santa or the Grinch at Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center
- La Santa Cecilia at Fox Performing Arts Center
Saturday, November 2
- The Bikeriders at Culver Center of the Arts
- Ward 4 Beautification Project at Arlington Heights Sports Park
- Birds, Blooms, Bees and Butterflies at Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District
- Blackberry Smoke: Be Right Here Tour at Fox Performing Arts Center
- CHASS Homecoming BBQ Cook Out at UCR
- Chicano Latino Alumni Homecoming CelebraciĂłn at The Barn
- CNAS Alumni Reunion at The Barn
- Cross Country at the Big West Championship at UCR
- Discover ND Open House at Notre Dame High School
- Emo Prom at The Hideaway Cafe & Lounge
- Men’s Soccer vs. UC Santa Barbara - Supporters Night at UCR
- RARCC’s 43rd Annual Dinner & Auction Gala at Victoria Club
- Riverside Day of the Dead at Market Street between 14th and Mission Inn
- UC San Diego Cross Country vs Big West Championships at UCR
- UCR Alumni Homecoming at UCR Main Campus
- UCR Botanic Gardens Art in the Gardens at UCR Botanic Gardens
Sunday, November 3
- Anne Wilson: The REBEL Tour at Fox Performing Arts Center
- UCR Botanic Gardens at UCR Botanic Gardens
- Riverside Day of the Dead at Market Street between 14th and Mission Inn
Halloween Events
- October 31: Kitty’s Halloween Rave at Riverside Municipal Auditorium
- October 31: Mismiths & Halloween Costume Party at The Barn
- November 2: Emo Prom at The Hideaway Cafe & Lounge
- November 2&3: Riverside Day of the Dead at Market Street between 14th and Mission Inn
Save The Date
- Nov 2: Birds, Blooms, Bees and Butterflies at Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District
- Nov 2: Holiday Pet Pictures with Santa or the Grinchat Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center
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