[Crwt-undergrad-info] UCR MFA Alumni [CW-Grad] Cellar Door Books

Sat Jan 21 01:28:55 PST 2023

It seems that we are not the only ones who are concerned by Celler door
books closure.
https://twitter.com/RepMarkTakano/status/1616579945043742722?s=20&t=uc6xQxcrxlSjBxDApUtBXw
I would suggest writing to Representative Takano about him or his office
sending a letter to the management, nothing like an official letter from a
congressman to raise eyebrows. I have already written such an email.

On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 6:30 PM Laila Lalami <lailal at ucr.edu> wrote:

> I sent a note to the address given on the online form. I really hope the
> owner changes his mind.
> LL
>
> Laila Lalami
> Distinguished Professor
> Department of Creative Writing
> INTN 3016
> University of California, Riverside
> Riverside, CA 92521
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 12:26 PM Allison Hedge Coke <allisonh at ucr.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Great to know!
>>
>>
>> *Allison Adelle Hedge Coke*
>> *2022-2023 Mellon Dean’s Professor*
>> *Center for Ideas & Society*
>> *Distinguished Professor*
>> *Creative Writing, School of Medicine,*
>>
>> *& the proposed Dept. of Society, Environment, & Health Equity (SEHE) *
>> *2022-2023 Mellon Dean's Professor*
>> <https://ideasandsociety.ucr.edu/fellowships/>
>>
>> *Center for Ideas and Society
>> <https://ideasandsociety.ucr.edu/fellowships/>*
>>
>> *Weird Times, Be Kind*
>> Allison Adelle Hedge Coke
>> <https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/allisonh>
>> Director, Writers Week 2021, 2022 <http://writersweek.ucr.edu>,
>> Co-Director in 2023
>> Along the Chaparral, Sandhill Crane Fest
>> author/editor of 18 books
>> Most recent release, National Book Award Finalist,  *Look at This Blue
>> <https://coffeehousepress.org/collections/shop/products/look-at-this-blue>*
>>
>> She/her
>> Surname is Hedge Coke, no hyphen
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 7:20 AM Goldberry Long <goldberry.long at ucr.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Everyone,
>>>
>>> Thank you for your help!  The owner of Canyon Crest who decided to evict
>>> Cellar Door is Mr. Jeff Lerch.  As you write your emails, please
>>> address them to him, not Maggie, who is not responsible for the choice. She
>>> has been kind to Cellar Door, and Mr. Lerch is the responsible party.
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>> Goldberry
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 1:59 PM b b <bonnieandclyd at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks, Tom.  How nice it’d be if these places could co-exist side by
>>>> side, along with their differences….
>>>>
>>>> Bonnie Bolling, MFA
>>>> Editor in chief
>>>> *Verdad*
>>>> verdadmagazine.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 19, 2023, at 2:16 PM, Allen Ivers <iversallen0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  I shall assemble my minions and draft responses!
>>>>
>>>> It’s not often when we get to help someone who has helped us before.
>>>>
>>>> -Allen Ivers
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 19, 2023, at 10:30 AM, Tom Lutz <tomlutz at ucr.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>> Yes, as I said in my note, I think the management of Canyon Crest is
>>>> who should be contacted, as it is their lease with the book store that is
>>>> in question. Allison Hedge Coke called, and the assistant manager at Arcade
>>>> says they love the bookstore, they send customers there, they shop there.
>>>> It is not Arcade that is behind this, and so I recommend that they not be
>>>> vilified in this process. Sorry for any confusion.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 11:19 AM Goldberry Long <goldberry.long at ucr.edu>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thank you Sarah! As I said elsewhere, I can't confirm that it is
>>>>> definitely Arcade behind the eviction.  I do know that they asked the
>>>>> center's security to make Linda stop holding Drag Queen Story Hour
>>>>> (although they won't admit it) and they have been openly hostile to
>>>>> progressive causes (including an "Impeach Newsom" sign in their window and
>>>>> one owner retweeting the "Planned Parenthood sells baby parts" canard), but
>>>>> I cannot definitively link the owners to the eviction.  Please keep this in
>>>>> mind when protesting.
>>>>>
>>>>> The landlord is the definitive cause of the eviction, and can easily
>>>>> be contacted via the information below.  It may well serve our goal of
>>>>> standing up for Cellar Door to focus on the landlord.
>>>>>
>>>>> GB
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 10:44 AM Sarah Helms <shelm007 at ucr.edu> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all, I went the route of leaving a negative Google review and then
>>>>>> in my message to Canyon Crest management, elaborated some support for
>>>>>> Cellar Door Books and let them know about said review. I don't think
>>>>>> negative comments reviews are the always the best answer in our world...but
>>>>>> felt ok for this, to me. Here is my review if helpful to anyone who would
>>>>>> want to do the same.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In good conscience, I don't recommend coming to any Arcade location.
>>>>>> Honestly I really wanted to ignore the politics of this business' owners
>>>>>> because they are a local business with nice seating areas and decent
>>>>>> coffee, even when I knew they did not follow mask mandates (that would have
>>>>>> at least protected their most health-vulnerable customers). I was still ok
>>>>>> supporting them and appreciated the space. The reason I'm writing this
>>>>>> review now is that the conservatism of this business / its owners is
>>>>>> infringing on the freedom and operations of the only independent bookstore
>>>>>> in Riverside, Cellar Door Books, which is directly next to Arcade's outdoor
>>>>>> seating area. Cellar Door Books carries a wealth of local authors (which of
>>>>>> course includes queer, Indigenous, and other minority authors in the
>>>>>> community, and events supporting them), loads of children's books, and
>>>>>> classics. So! There are some wonderful other local coffee shops --
>>>>>> Mundial's drip coffee is equally good and their lattes and specialty drinks
>>>>>> are much, much better (!!); Molinos and Lift Roasters are also awesome.
>>>>>> Take your business elsewhere and don't support a place that doesn't
>>>>>> actively support the diversity, and health, of everyone in their community.
>>>>>> We should expect our local businesses to be supportive of us all, and of
>>>>>> other businesses. Riverside is better than this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 11:25 AM Roda Avelar <ravel007 at ucr.edu>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you for bringing this to our attention! I've sent a letter to
>>>>>>> the email listed above, it only took a few minutes!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Roda
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 6:01 AM Tom Lutz <tomlutz at ucr.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We would like to enlist the department in helping Riverside's ONLY
>>>>>>>> independent bookstore, Cellar Door Books.  Last night, the owner of Cellar
>>>>>>>> Door, Linda, received an eviction notice that gives her 40 days to leave
>>>>>>>> her current location. The store is profitable and well-run. But Linda has
>>>>>>>> one strike against her: she is vocally and very publicly progressive.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> For years now, Cellar Door has held Drag Queen Story Hour. When
>>>>>>>> Jammin' Bread closed, a new owner moved in and opened a cafe called Arcade.
>>>>>>>> This place is owned by a very conservative member of a megachurch whose
>>>>>>>> congregation can be seen protesting, yelling, and frowning mightily against
>>>>>>>> Cellar Door's Drag Queen Story Hour, as well as Linda's ongoing masking
>>>>>>>> policy and frequent displays of novels by minoritized groups, Black and
>>>>>>>> Latinx and Queer and Asian and Indigenous and others. Linda has prominent
>>>>>>>> signs in the windows supporting BLM and other progressive causes.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cellar Door has always stocked UCR writers, and our department has
>>>>>>>> held readings there. It is a thriving place where book clubs meet and local
>>>>>>>> children first learn to browse the shelves. We would like as many people as
>>>>>>>> possible to write to the owner of Canyon Crest. Those protesting Cellar
>>>>>>>> Door have written many letters, and I'd like her landlord, the owner of
>>>>>>>> Canyon Crest Towne Center to know there are just as many, and probably
>>>>>>>> more, voices who support Cellar Door.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Canyon Crest Management,Inc.
>>>>>>>> Maggie Sarinana
>>>>>>>> maggie at canyoncrestmgmt.com
>>>>>>>> Office: 951-686-1222 Ext 10
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There is also a contact form here:
>>>>>>>> https://shopcanyoncrest.com/contact-us
>>>>>>>> <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshopcanyoncrest.com%2Fcontact-us&data=05%7C01%7C%7C2ffb68ed533a4dd98e5708dafa5a14e0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638097562122759371%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QAdrCBq8ghg55qdXkA4T%2B3apRWbDVd8nwDDs6fK9CaY%3D&reserved=0>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And of course we encourage going to the store and supporting it,
>>>>>>>> too.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks, Tom Lutz and Goldberry Long
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> *Roda Avelar*
>>>>>>> MFA Candidate in Poetry, 2023
>>>>>>> UC Riverside
>>>>>>> (she / they)
>>>>>>> www.rodolfoavelar.com
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>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Goldberry Long, MA, MFA
>>>>> Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Creative Writing
>>>>> Distinguished Teaching Professor
>>>>> she/her what's this?
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>>> --
>>> Goldberry Long, MA, MFA
>>> Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Creative Writing
>>> Distinguished Teaching Professor
>>> she/her what's this?
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