What’s happening Claremont? 

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

 

Friday, March 22

• Senior artists are invited to a free 9 a.m. to noon drop-in art circle at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. Search “art group” at anc.apm.activecommunities.com/claremontrecreation for info.

 

• The Pomona Chamber of Commerce’sfree and open to the public 9 to 11 a.m. coffee connections networking event will be held at Healed Women Heal, 436 W. Fourth Street., Suite 225, Pomona.

 

• “Gala Porras-Kim: Between Lapses of Histories” and “World Day of Social Justice Exhibition” open for the final time today at Pitzer College Art Galleries, 1050 N. Mills Ave., Claremont. Gallery hours are from noon to 5 p.m. More info is at pitzer.edu.

 

• “The Maltese Falcon” (1941) is this week’s 12:30 p.m. movie matinee at Blaisdell Community Center, 440 S. College Ave., Claremont. Free popcorn is available. Call (909) 399-5367 for more info.

 

• Claremont High School Theatre Department continues “James and the Giant Peach Jr.” at 7 p.m. today, and at 1 and 5 p.m. March 23 at the Don F. Fruechte Theatre for the Performing Arts, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Tickets are $10, students and seniors are $8, at onthestage.tickets/claremont-high-school.

 

• Organist William Peterson performs a free and open to the public 8 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont. Program info is at pomona.edu.

 

 

Saturday, March 23

• The City of Pomona’s free and public 9 a.m. to noon egg hunts will be held at Ganesha Park, 1575 N. White Ave.; Martin Luther King Jr. park, 800 W. Lexington Ave.; Ted Greene Park, 2105 N. Orange Grove Ave.; and Philadelphia Park, 700 E. Philadelphia St.

 

• La Verne’s second annual eggcellent adventure runs from 9 a.m. to noon at Heritage Park, 5001 Via de Mansion, with events for children and adults. Details are at cityoflaverne.org.

 

• Drop off e-waste during Montclair Chamber of Commerce’s collection event at Alma Hofman Park, 5201 Benito St., from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and Sunday, March 24. For Information call (909) 985-5104 or email info@montclairchamber.com.

 

• The Inland Empire California Writers Club gathers at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, for a free and open to the public 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. meeting. This session’s featured speaker is retired librarian Elisabeth Anghel. Learn more at iecwc.com.

 

• Poetry editor and author Wendy Rainey and poet Curtis Hayes are this month’s guests at the Friends of the Claremont Library’s free 2 p.m. fourth Saturdays poetry event at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.

 

• Luxe Optometry, 2209 E. Baseline Rd., Suite 400, Claremont, invites the public to its free 2 to 4 p.m. one year anniversary celebration featuring raffles and a trunk show. Call (909) 765-5303 for more info.

 

• Poker players can benefit Claremont Meals on Wheels by taking part in a poker game at Claremont Manor, 650 Harrison Ave. Games begin at 6 p.m. Buy in is $100. Seating is limited. Call (951) 675-9220 to RSVP.

 

• Acclaimed singer-songwriter guitarists Rick Shea and Tony Gilkyson appear at the Folk Music Center, 220 Yale Ave., Claremont, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $20. Doors open at 7. More info is at  folkmusiccenter.com/events/ricktony.

 

 

Sunday, March 24

• The grand Ontario egg hunt features family crafts, games, live entertainment, and an egg hunt for children ages 3 to 12 at Celebration Park, 4980 S. Celebration Ave. at 10:30 a.m. The hunt for kids ages 3 to 5 starts at 10:30; 6 to 7 year olds are at 10:45; 8, 9, and 10 year olds are next at 11; concluding with 11 and 12 year olds at 11:15. Pre-registration, $5 for residents, $7 for non-residents, is at ontarioca.gov/events. A second hunt takes place Saturday, March 30 at Ontario Town Square, 224 S. Euclid Ave. Pre-register at ontarioca.gov/events to participate in each hunt.

 

• Jazz group Not Your Mama’s Combo play a free 2 to 5 p.m. show at College Center, 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Go to jazzatcollegecenter.com for more info.

 

• Pomona College Music Department faculty and friends host “Fête musicale,” a free and open to the public 3 p.m. program at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont. Visit pomona.edu/events for more info.

 

• Eleven-year-old composer and pianist Summer Villaverde plays a free and open to the public 6 p.m. concert at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1700 N. Towne Ave., Claremont, alongside cellist Pin Fei Tamg. More info is at egoodshepherd.org.

 

 

Monday, March 25

• An hourlong, free 9:35 a.m. active adult chair exercise group meets at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont.

 

• Members of the survivors of suicide loss support group gather from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont. Call (909) 399-5490 for details.

 

• Claremont McKenna College alumni and ProPublica data reporter Ellis Simani, The Atlantic staff writer Caroline Mimbs Nyce, and Elise Viebeck, a former investigative reporter at The Washington Post, continue CMC’s free and open to the public speaker series with the 6 p.m. talk, “From CMC to the Headlines: Success in Data, Cultural, and Investigative Journalism,” at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More information is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

 

Tuesday, March 26

• Women in Business Connections, a free monthly networking seminar, meets at 8:30 a.m. at 433 S. Cataract Ave., San Dimas. Reserve a spot at sandimaschamber.chambermaster.com/events.

 

• Raise funds for Claremont Meals on Wheels by mentioning the nonprofit at The Back Abbey, 128 N. Oberlin Ave., Claremont, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

 

• USC Marshall School of Business professor Chad Kendall delivers a virtual lecture, “Casual Narratives,” during a Claremont Graduate University free Tuesday talk from noon to 1 p.m. over Zoom. For more info or to RSVP, visit research.cgu.edu.

 

• Pomona College assistant professor of computer science Joseph Osborn delivers a free and open to the public 4:15 p.m. Claremont Discourse lecture, “Thinking Critically About AI,” at The Claremont Colleges Library, 800 N. Dartmouth Ave. More info is at claremont.libcal.com.

 

• Today’s Claremont City Council meeting, at 225 W. Second St., begins with a 5:15 p.m. closed sessionbefore opening up to the public about 6:30. 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, March 27

• Local high school students are invited to the free 2024 teen summit, an 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. event at Central Park, 11200 Base Line Rd., Rancho Cucamonga. Specifics are at cityofrc.us/events.

 

• Support Claremont Meals on Wheels by dining in or ordering take out from Tutti Mangia, 102 Harvard Ave., Claremont, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. Mention CMOW when ordering.

 

• 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, March 28

• Claremont Graduate University professors Shamini Dias and Robert Klitgaard continue CGU’s Division of Politics and Economics professional workshop series with their joint noon virtual lecture, “Navigating Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity.” RSVP at research.cgu.edu.

 

• Seniors can learn about technology from 3:45 to 5 p.m. at the Youth Activity Center, 1717 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, with teen techies, a free drop-in course.

 

• Children and adults are invited to crochet lab, a free and open to the public 4 to 6 p.m. course led by Khaos Crafts, at the Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• After a 2023 car accident knocked out most of the south portion of House of Ruth’s Pomona resource center, the nonprofit began rebuilding. Now complete, it will host a free and open to the public 4 to 6 p.m. reopening ceremony at 599 N. Main St., Pomona.

 

• Local writer Janice Hoffman will read some of her stories during a free 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. event at Claremont Heritage’s Ginger Elliott Center, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. RSVP by emailing info@claremontheritage.org.

 

• The Independence Day committee will meet at 7 p.m. in the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont. Details are at ci.claremont.ca.us.

 

 

Friday, March 29

• Learn to prepare for an emergency during a free 10 a.m. Zoom workshop hosted by Service Center for Independent Life. Sign up at scil-ilc.org.

 

• Yarn with the Yuccas, a fiber arts group, gathers from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, free with garden admission. Register at calbg.org.

 

• Children can learn how to plant and care for potted flowers during a free 4 to 5 p.m. workshop at the Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave. Supplies are limited on a first-come, first-served basis. Info is at visit.lacountylibrary.org.

 

 

Saturday, March 30

• The public is invited to the City of Claremont’s free 9 to 11 a.m. spring celebration, with egg hunts for children and photo ops with Mr. and Mrs. Bunny. The Kiwanis Club of Claremont will serve a $5 pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. Info is at ci.claremont.ca.us.

 

• Montclair’s free and open to the public 9 to 11 a.m. Easter eggstravaganza will be held at Alma Hofman Park, 5201 Benito St. Specifics are at cityofmontclair.org.

 

• Children up to 12 are invited to Upland’s 9 a.m. to noon spring egg scramble at Memorial Park, 1150 E. Foothill Blvd. Pre-registration is required at anc.apm.activecommunities.com/upland, search “spring egg scramble.”

 

• Volunteers are needed to oversee Special Olympics training at Claremont High School track, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, Saturdays from 9 to 11 a.m. through June 1. Special needs athletes are also welcome. Practices are held ahead of the June 8-9 Special Olympics Southern California Summer Games at California State University, Long Beach. Call or text (909) 518-1496 for more info.

 

• Claremont Heritage hosts a $10 guided walking tour of The Claremont Colleges from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Meet at Seaver House, 305 N. College Ave. Call (909) 621-0848 to RSVP.

 

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

 

• Ophelia’s Jump closes “The Revolutionists” at 8 p.m. at 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite H, Upland. Tickets are $35. Thursdays are “pay what you can/pay it forward,” with a $20 minimum. Tickets and information are at opheliasjump.org.