by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

 

Friday, February 23

• “Photographic Memory of the West: The Work of Hubert A. Lowman” opens for the final time at 8 a.m. at The Claremont Colleges Library, 800 N. Dartmouth Ave. The library, and the exhibits, close at 10 p.m. on Fridays. More info is at library.claremont.edu.

 

• Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art hosts a free and open to the public 2 p.m. gallery talk at 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont. A focused discussion led by museum staff will be followed by a Q&A.

 

• The great junk hunt takes place at Fairplex expo hall 4, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, starting at 4 p.m. today and 10 a.m. Saturday, February 24. Tickets for today are $20, $10 Sunday. More info is at thegreatjunkhunt.com/purchase-tickets.

 

• The Claremont High School Choral Department presents “This Is the Greatest Show,” at 7 p.m. at Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St., Claremont, featuring music from award-winning songwriting duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Tickets, $12, are at chschoir.org.

 

• Pomona Concert Band presents “Meet the Band,” its annual free and open to the public  7:30 p.m. winter concert, at Palomares Park Community Center, 499 E. Arrow Hwy., Pomona.

 

• California Baptist University Opera Theater holds an 8 p.m. double feature of “Dido and Aeneas” and “Trial by Jury” at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga, today and Saturday, February 24. Tickets are $20, $10 for CBU faculty, $5 for students at performingarts.calbaptist.edu/cbu-opera-theater.

 

 

Saturday, February 24

• It’s opening day for Claremont Little League’s spring season. The juniors division gets started at 8 a.m. at Griffith Park, 1800 Woodbend Dr., as do the majors, JV, and farm divisions at College Park, 100 S. College Ave. T-ball action begins at noon at Blaisdell Park, 440 S. College Ave. First pitch for the minors is at 1 p.m. at College Park. The intermediate teams get their season started at 2:30 at Griffith Park.

 

• The Friends of the Claremont Library’s On the Same Page Committee hosts a free and public 10 a.m. panel discussion at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 Harvard Ave. Elizabeth Moore, Annie Gebhardt and Erin Talvitie will talk about Laurie Frankel’s book “This Is How It Always Is.”

 

• The Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art and Center for the Arts Building A, 5885 Haven Ave., Rancho Cucamonga, host a free and open to the public mathtivities family day featuring math and art activities for all ages from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

 

• Granite Creek Community Church, 1580 N. Claremont Blvd., Claremont, opens as an in-person voting center for the 2024 presidential primary today through March 4. Additional centers will open March 2 at Condit Elementary School, 1750 N. Mountain Ave.; El Roble Intermediate School, 665 N. Mountain Ave.; and Claremont Unified School District offices, 170 W. San Jose Ave. All centers are open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Election Day, Tuesday, March 5, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Vote-by-mail ballots can be dropped off at Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., and Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave. For more information call (909) 399-5460 or visit ci.claremont.ca.us.

 

• Pomona Valley Habitat for HumanityReStore, 4737 Holt Ave., Montclair, partners with LifeStream Blood Bank to host an 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. blood drive. Visit giftoflife.lstream.org/donor to save a spot.

 

• A free 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. volunteer income tax assistance clinic, open to those with a gross income of less than $60,000, takes place each Saturday through April 13 at Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave. Visit pomonaca.gov for more info.

 

• Poets and authors Gustavo Hernandez and James Coats are this month’s featured guests at the Friends of the Claremont Library’s free 2 p.m. fourth Saturdays poetry event at the Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.

 

 

Sunday, February 25

• A quinceañera expo will take place at Fairplex expo hall 9, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, from noon to 5 p.m. for $10. RSVP at eventbrite.com, search “quinceañera expo.”

 

• The Nick Gomez Group play a free 2 to 5 p.m. show at College Center, 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. A schedule of upcoming performances is at jazzatcollegecenter.com.

 

• Organist Olivier Latry performs a 4 p.m. concert at Claremont United Church of Christ, 233 W. Harrison Ave. Admission is $35, $25 for seniors, and $15 for high school and college students at claremontucc.org/concerts or at the door. Children are free.

 

• Harvey Mudd College presents “Brightwork Ensemble: I Will Learn to Love a Person,” a free and open to the public 7 p.m. concert, at Drinkward Recital Hall, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Go to arts.hmc.edu or call (909) 621-8022 for program details.

 

 

Monday, February 26

• Learn about links between math and crochet during hyperbolic crochet, a 12:30 to 2 p.m. free and open to the public crochet event in room 210 of the Center for the Arts, 5885 Haven Ave., Rancho Cucamonga. The workshop is limited to 20 participants and is led by Chaffey College math professors Morgan Rea and Hannah Seidler-Wright, and Cal Poly Pomona math professor Berit Givens.

 

• A free and open to the public current events discussion group takes place Mondays from 1 to 2 p.m. at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont.

 

• Winners of the 34th annual Making Change contest will be awarded a certificate from the City of Claremont and Claremont Unified School District as well as a $100 check during a free and public 6:30 p.m. ceremony at Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont.

 

• Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band and Chaffey Adult School perform “At Last: An Evening of Love and Jazz,” a free and open to the public 7:30 p.m. concert at Gardiner W. Spring Auditorium, 1245 N. Euclid Ave., Ontario. Visit showband.net for more information.

 

• University of Pennsylvania chemistry professor Joseph Francisco leads Pomona College Chemistry Department’s free and public 60th Robbins Lecture Series at Seaver North Auditorium, 645 N. College Ave., Claremont, beginning at 8 p.m. tonight with “Water in the Atmosphere: The Molecule that Changes Everything.” Additional lectures are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 27, and 4:30 p.m. February 28 and 29. Visit pomona.edu for more info.

 

 

Tuesday, February 27

• Aging with Love, a free four week series for seniors about self-care and wellness presented by House of Ruth at Blaisdell Senior Center, 440 S. College Ave., Claremont, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., concludes today. RSVP at anc.apm.activecommunities.com/claremontrecreation.

 

• Chaffey College music professor Garrett Kenehan and his commercial music students perform original and curated works inspired by “Seeing the Unseen: Math and Art” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, 5885 Haven Ave., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• The Habit Burger Grill, at 470 N. Lone Hill Ave., San Dimas, hosts a 3 to 8 p.m. fundraiser for DeafBlind Access Inc., a San Dimas-based nonprofit providing social opportunities for the hearing and sight impaired community. The restaurant will donate 20% of sales to DBA for those who present the flyer at sandimaschamber.chambermaster.com prior to ordering.

 

• Today’s Claremont City Council meeting, at 225 W. Second St., begins with a 6 p.m. closed session before opening up to the public about 30 minutes later. Agendas are posted at ci.claremont.ca.us and city hall the Thursday prior to the meeting. To attend virtually visit zoom.us/j/256208090, or call (213) 338-8477 to listen in via phone.

 

 

Wednesday, February 28

• New York Times bestselling author Kim Scott discusses her book, “Radical Candor” during Los Angeles County Library’s free 11 a.m. to noon virtual author talk. Go to visit.lacountylibrary.org to RSVP.

 

• Los Angeles County’s Department of Economic Opportunity hosts a free 3 to 4 p.m. virtual workshop on turning hobbies into businesses. Register at visit.lacountylibrary.org/event.

 

• Claremont’s architectural commission meets at 7 p.m. in the council chamber, 225 W. Second St. Information is at ci.claremont.ca.us.

 

 

Thursday, February 29

• Seniors with Get Walking Claremont meet at 8 a.m. Thursdays at 2471 N. Indian Hill Blvd. for a walk along Thompson Creek Trail. Arrive 15 minutes early to sign in and hear announcements.

 

• Chaffey College math professor Morgan Rea shares ways mathematics appears in nature during a free and open to the public 12:30 p.m. event at Center for the Arts Building A, room 211, 5885 Haven Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• Khaos Crafts leads a free and open to the public 4 to 6 p.m. crochet lab at Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• Three Claremont-based songwriters perform at Magnolia Bistro, 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Suite C, Claremont, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Email info@themagnoliabistro.com or call (909) 447-4632 for reservations and info.

 

 

Friday, March 1

• Upland Chamber of Commerce’s 7:30 a.m. first Friday breakfast at La Villa Bella, 792 West Arrow Hwy., Suite B, Upland, is $20 for members, $23 for non-members. RSVP at web.uplandchamber.org/events.

 

• The free war and existentialism book club meets at the Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. the first Friday of each month. March’s book is “Ulysses” by James Joyce.

 

• Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont, hosts a free 2 to 6:30 p.m. art and science colloquium centered on “Stitch Field,” one of its latest installations, that features a gallery talk, panel discussion, a collection study and salon, and a keynote talk by author and educator Giovanni Aloi. Register at pomona.edu/museum/events.

 

 

Saturday, March 2

• West Park Senior Living, 801 Cypress Way, San Dimas, is the site of a free 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. community health fair. Text (626) 227-4766 for more information.

 

• The Claremont Concert Orchestra performs works by Sergei Prokofiev and Florence Price during a free and open to the public 7:30 p.m. concert at Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St., Claremont. An encore performance is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, March 3. Program details are at scrippscollege.edu.

 

• Browse artwork during the free 6 to 9 p.m. Claremont Art Walk. More info will appear next week’s edition. Email claremontartwalkinfo@gmail.com for details.