­What’s happening Claremont?

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, July 26

• “Stand by Me” (1986) is this week’s 12:30 p.m. movie matineeat Blaisdell Senior Center, 440 S. College Ave., Claremont. Free popcorn is available. Call (909) 399-5367 for more info.

 

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

 

• Children 12 to 17 can make a masterpiece or a mess from 2 to 3 p.m. during a free bad art day at the Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave. Info is at visit.lacountylibrary.org/event.

 

• Friday Nights Live, Claremont’s 6 to 9 p.m. free live music showcase, continues tonight with Swingin’ Doors at Village Plaza, Acoustic Kitty at the chamber of commerce, and the Mike Taylor Quartet at Shelton Park. This month’s lineup is at claremontchamber.org.

 

• “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” (2008) is today’s free and public 6 p.m. screening at Tri-City Mental Health Services, 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Call (909) 242-7600 for details.

 

• The City of Ontario concludes its free and open to the public movies in the park series at Ontario Town Square, 224 N. Euclid Ave., with a 7 p.m. screening of “Trolls Band Together” (2023). Info is at ontarioca.gov/specialevents.

 

 

Saturday, July 27

• A free and open to the public 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. drive-thru e-waste drive takes place at Alma Hofman Park, 5201 Benito St., Montclair, today and July 28. Fluorescent light bulbs and batteries will not be accepted. A service charge will be applied for major appliances. Call (909) 985-5104 for more info.

 

• Claremont Mayor Sal Medina will host a free and open to the public 10 a.m. to noon ice cream social at Blaisdell Park, 440 S. College Ave., to kick off his campaign for Claremont City Council’s District 5 seat.

 

• West Park Senior Living, 801 Cypress Way, San Dimas, holds a free and open to the public noon to 3 p.m. classic car show and farmers market.

 

• Poet and author Lynne Thompson, the fourth poet laureate of the City of Los Angeles, and poet Luivette Resto 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.

 

• Grim Readers, a true crime book club at the Upland Public Library, 450 N. Euclid Ave., meets on the last Saturday of every month at 3 p.m. This month’s read is “The Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez,” by Philip Carlo. Email carissa.barrera@uplandlibrary.org for more information.

 

• The La Verne Aquatics Center, 3175 Bolling Ave., will be open to the public from 4 to 7:30 p.m. for a Hawaiian-themed family swim event. Admission is $5, and guests must sign a waiver to participate. Info is at cityoflaverne.org.

 

• Claremont Heritage and Claremont Music Scene present the Treasury of Claremont Music Concert from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Garner House, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. The fundraiser for Claremont Heritage and Claremont Music Scene includes live performances from Mick Rhodes and The Hard Eight, Ellen Harper, and Roy Durnal, and a ceremony honoring the induction of local musicians and institutions to the Treasury of Claremont Music, including the late David Lindley, the Folk Music Center, Justin Andres, Durnal, and Rhodes. Tickets are $50, VIP tickets $100, at claremontheritage.bigcartel.com.

 

• California Botanic Garden combines Cinema Botanica with its Taste Wild food event at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. Doors open at 7 ahead of the 8 p.m. movie, “Song of the Sea” (2014). Tickets are $20 for non-members, $15 for CalBG members, $15 for non-member seniors, students and children ages 3 to 12, and $10 for member seniors, students and children. Visit calbg.org for more info.

 

• San Diego Music Hall of Fame inductee and award-winning songwriter Lisa Sanders drops by Ophelia’s Jump’s Music Lounge, 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite H, Upland, with her partner Karen Hayes, who make up Brown Sugar, for a 7:30 p.m. performance. Tickets, $15, and info are at opheliasjump.org/whatsupnext.

 

• Inland Valley Repertory Theatre mounts George Furth’s “Merrily We Roll Along” at 7:30 p.m. on July 27 and August 3, and at 2 p.m. July 28 and August 4 at University of La Verne’s Morgan Auditorium, 1950 Third St. Tickets, $45-$55, are at ivrt.org/seasonmembership.

 

 

Sunday, July 28

• Shop locally made crafts, organic food, clothing, and jewelry from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Claremont Farmers and Artisans Market in the Village. Visit claremontforum.org/farmers-artisans-market for details.

 

• Homero Chavez and Una Noche play this week’s free 2 to 5 p.m. show at College Center, 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Upcoming performers are at jazzatcollegecenter.com.

 

• Free 4 p.m. games of pétanque for seniors take place Sundays at Larkin Park, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, weather permitting. Email afme@nljones.com for more info.

 

• Brandt Cotton and the Outliers play the City of La Verne’s free and public 6:30 p.m. concerts in the park series at Heritage Park, 5001 Via De Mansion, La Verne. Info is at laverneheritage.org/events.

 

 

Monday, July 29

• A veterans service officer provides free assistance to veterans and families from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at La Verne Community Center, 3680 D St., every Monday. Visit cityoflaverne.org for info.

 

• In preparation for its reopening, Economy Shop will accept donations of art, CDs, records, adult clothing, houseware, small rugs, handbags, jewelry, books and shoes Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 to 11 a.m. at 325 First St., Claremont. The nonprofit thrift store is set to reopen Wednesday, August 21.

 

• 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.

 

• Sports medicine professionals will offer physicals to student athletes from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, July 29, August 5 and 12, at Casa Colina’s Coliseum Sports Medicine and Orthopedics Outpatient Center, 255 E. Bonita Ave., Building 1C, Pomona. Participants must bring their school’s pre-participation physical form and $50. Cash or card is acceptable. Appointments can be scheduled at casacolina.org/events. Questions? Email coliseum@casacolina.org.

 

• Claremont’s free and open to the public 7 p.m. Monday night concert series at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., continues tonight with Suave. Upcoming acts are at ci.claremont.ca.us.

 

 

Tuesday, July 30

• New York Times bestselling author Dan Santat, the 2023 recipient of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for “A First Time for Everything,” leads a free virtual 11 a.m. author talk. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/event.

 

• Los Angeles County Library hosts Aneesha DuBois for an 11 a.m. virtual work ready seminar, “dare to get a job.” Register at visit.lacountylibrary.org/event.

 

• A free bereavement support group meets every Tuesday at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont, for a 6 p.m. session that lasts about 90 minutes. Details are at ci.claremont.ca.us.

 

• Montclair’s 63rd annual free and public summer concert and movie series continues with a 7 p.m. performance by Mariachi Coachella at Alma Hofman Park,5201 Benito St. Visit cityofmontclair.org for info.

 

 

Wednesday, July 31

• Celebrate the end of Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s summer discovery program with a free drop-in, 2 to 3 p.m. karaoke bash for children ages 3 to 12. Learn more at visit.lacountylibrary.org/event.

 

• Psychiatrist and Kaiser Permanente physician Huzaifa Ashraf, MD, leads a free 5:30 p.m. virtual health talk for women about depression. Register at chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org/events, click “Kaiser Permanente webinar” and follow the QR code or link provided.

 

• Locals are invited to a 6 p.m. planning workshop about the Lewis Park playground project at Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont. More info is at ci.claremont.ca.us, or call (909) 399-5431.

 

• Nitro Express continues San Dimas’ free 7 p.m. music in the park series at Civic Center Park, 245 E. Bonita Ave. Info is at sandimasca.gov.

 

• Ontario wraps its free and open to the public summer concert series at Ontario Town Square, 224 N. Euclid Ave., with Anything for Salinas at 7 p.m. Info is at ontarioca.gov/specialevents.

 

 

Thursday, August 1

• Upland’s 2024 free and public moonlight movies and music series at Magnolia Park, 651 W. 15th St., continues with a 5 p.m. kids night at the park event. Highlights include crafts, games, interactive activities, a kids swap meet, a dance area, a live performance by Mechanical Melody, and an 8:30 p.m. screening of “Kung Fu Panda 4” (2024). Info is at uplandca.gov/summer-festivities.

 

• The Claremont Unified School District Board of Education meeting, at 170 W. San Jose Ave., begins with a 5:30 p.m. closed session before the public portion gets underway at about 6. Click cusd.claremont.edu/board to view the agenda or call (909) 398-0609.

 

• Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, 200 W. First St., will end its 6 to 7 p.m. summer speaker series with art historian Wendy Slatkin speaking about, “1930-1939: Mexican Mural Movement, Exiles & Émigrés, Calder, Mondrian, Sheets.”

 

• The City of Ontario welcomes Red Hot Tribute to its 7 p.m. Thursday concert series at Celebration Park North, 4980 S. Celebration Ave. Info is at ontarioca.gov/specialevents.

 

• Claremont’s movies in the park series continues tonight with “Trolls Band Together” (2023) at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Preshow activities begin at 7:30 p.m. The movie starts at dusk.

 

• The Pomona Concert Band continues its summer concert series with “Musica de America Latina” at 7:30 p.m. at Ganesha Park’s G. Stanton Selby Band Shell, 1575 N. White Ave., Pomona.

 

 

Friday, August 2

• Upland Chamber of Commerce’s 7 a.m. networking breakfast event at Landecena Community Building, 1325 San Bernardino Rd., Upland, is $23 for members, $28 for non-members. RSVP at web.uplandchamber.org/events.

 

• Today’s the last day to view the Claremont Colleges Library free exhibit, “Scandinavian Realms: The Library of Waldemar Westergaard,” at CCL’s North Lobby Gallery, 800 N. Dartmouth Ave. Library hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays. Visit claremont.libcal.com/event for more information.

 

• The free war and existentialism book club meets at the Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. the first Friday of each month. August’s read is “Heart of Darkness and Selected Short Fiction” by Joseph Conrad.

 

• The first Friday of the month is pay what you can day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Info is at amoca.org.

 

• Pomona’s Office of Violence Prevention and Neighborhood Well-Being is hosting a 4 to 6 p.m. free and public movie night at Tony Cerda Park, 400 W. Grand Ave. Learn more at pomonaca.gov.

 

• Rancho Cucamonga’s IncredAbles Friday Night Fun Club invites special needs children ages 8 and up to its Lego Steampunk Academy at 11200 Base Line Road starting at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $6 per child at cityofrc.us/events.

 

• Friday Nights Live, Claremont’s 6 to 9 p.m. free live music showcase, continues tonight with Amanda Castro at Village Plaza, Janice and Friends at the chamber of commerce, and The Bells at Shelton Park. This month’s lineup is at claremontchamber.org.

 

• The Service Center for Independent Life facilitates a free virtual support group for women with Asperger’s syndrome at 6:30 p.m. on the first of each month. Info and registration are at scil-ilc.org/events-meetings.

 

 

Saturday, August 3

• Pilgrim Place, 625 Mayflower Rd., Claremont, holds its monthly first Saturday sale from 9 to 11 a.m. Call (909) 399-5500 for details.

 

• Athletes ages 3 to 5 are invited to the Tot Summer Games, a fun 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. summer activity at the Landecena Community Building, 1325 San Bernardino Rd., Upland, featuring a softball toss, 25-yard dash, long jump, pool noodle throw, T-ball derby, and obstacle course. Register for $20 at anc.apm.activecommunities.com/upland, search “Tot Summer Games.”

 

• Live music by Paul Rodriguez runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. before Open Mic at the Maloof from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, 5131 Carnelian St., Rancho Cucamonga. Art by Alchemist Studio will be on sale.

 

• Valverde Stage Production Inc. mounts “Seussical,” a musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, at the Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga, at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. August 3, 4, 10, and 11. Tickets, $28-$50, are at cityofrc.us/news/seussical.

 

• Browse artwork around the City of Trees during the free and open to the public 6 to 9 p.m. Claremont Art Walk. Questions? Email claremontartwalkinfo@gmail.com.

 

• Claremont Heritage hosts Loteria Mexican Bingo a fundraiser for Claremont’s Dia de los Muertos event featuring tacos and games at a private Claremont residence. Tickets are $35 and the address will be given at purchase. Call (909) 624-4141 for tickets and info.