­What’s happening Claremont?

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

 

Friday, October 25

• Colorado Governor Jared Polis and former United States Representative David Dreier continue Claremont McKenna College’s 2024-2025 Athenaeum speaker series with the 11:30 a.m. program, “The Future of American Politics: the 2024 Dreier Roundtable Civility Award,” at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. Learn more at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Pianists Stephan Moss and Amelia Hammond perform a free and open to the public 12:15 p.m. concert at Thatcher Music Building’s Lyman Hall, 340 N. College Blvd., Claremont. Program info is at pomona.edu.

 

• “The Witches” (2020) is this week’s 12:30 p.m. movie matinee at Blaisdell Senior Center, 440 S. College Ave., Claremont. Free popcorn is available. Call (909) 399-5367 for more info.

 

• Halloween Hop, a dance for those with special needs, runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at La Verne Community Center, 3680 D St. Tickets are $7 at the door. Parents and guardians are free. Call (909) 596-8776 for more info.

 

• California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, hosts a cinema botanica screening of “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” at 6:30 p.m. Adults are $15, seniors, students, children ages 3 to 12, and CalBG member adults are $10. CalBG seniors, student and child members are $5. Tickets and info are at calbg.org.

 

• The City of Rancho Cucamonga’s IncredABLES monster mash bash dance for kids over 8 takes place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Central Park, 11200 Base Line Rd. Tickets are $6 at cityofrc.us/events.

 

• Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church’s trunk-or-treat event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at 435 Berkeley Ave., Claremont.

 

• The City of Pomona’s free and open to the public haunted house and costume contests takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. today and October 26 at Palomares Park, 499 E. Arrow Hwy. Info is at pomonaca.gov.

 

• Citrus College Musical Theatre Workshop presents “Carrie: The Musical” at the Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora, at 7 p.m. October 25-26, and 2 p.m. October 27. Adults are $34, seniors $29, and students are $20 at haughpac.com.

 

• Inland Valley Repertory Theatre presents Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” today through Sunday October 27 at the Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga, Tickets, $39-$85, and showtimes are at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

 

 

Saturday, October 26

• Help raise funds for Inland Valley Humane Society and SPCA during an 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. hot rods and hounds eventat Seven Gables Real Estate, 358 N. Glendora Ave., Glendora.

 

• Claremont Chamber of Commerce’s 42nd annual Village Venture Arts and Crafts Festival takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Village, featuring more than 400 vendors, a costume parade, and a beer, wine and cider garden. Learn more at claremontchamber.org.

 

• An in-person voting center opens at Granite Creek Community Church, 1580 N. Claremont Blvd., today and will remain open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Monday, November 4, and like vote centers countywide, will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5. Visit locator.lavote.gov to find voting centers. Ballot drop boxes are available at the Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave., and the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd.

 

• Classic cars and pumpkins come together during a 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. free and open to the public event at Heritage Park, 5001 Via de Mansion, La Verne. Info is at cityoflaverne.org.

 

• Children ages 12 and under are invited to trick-or-treat from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in downtown San Dimas from Cataract to San Dimas avenues, Info is at chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org/events.

 

• Visiting Pomona College professor Meranda Roberts, a citizen of the Yerington Paiute Tribe and Chicana, discusses the work of Shinnecock photographer Jeremy Dennis with Dennis during a free and open to the public 11 a.m. artist talk at Benton Museum of Art, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont.

 

• Poets Lory Bedikian and Anna Leahy 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.

 

• The Mountainside Master Chorale performs “An Afternoon at the Theater” at 3 p.m. at Pilgrim Congregational church, 600 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Tickets are $25 at mountainsidemasterchorale.org/concerts.

 

• Grim Readers, a true crime book club at the Upland Public Library, 450 N. Euclid Ave., meets at 3 p.m. to discuss “Member of the Family: My Story of Charles Manson, Life Inside His Cult, and the Darkness That Ended the Sixties,” by Dianne Lake and Deborah Herman.

 

• The City of Upland’s annual free and open to the public 4 to 8 p.m. Scary-A-Faire Celebration takes place in downtown Upland from Ninth Street to Second Avenue and includes games, food vendors, costume contests and trick-or-treating. Visit uplandca.gov for more info.

 

• The City of Ontario’s Día de Los Muertos community altar at the R. Jack Mercer Ontario Community Bandstand, at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and C Street, will be on display today through Sunday, November 3. Performances and processions will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. November 1. For more information, go to ontarioca.gov/specialevents.

 

• The City of Montclair’s free and open to the public 6 to 9 p.m. Halloween spooktacular takes place at Montclair Place, 5060 N. Montclair Plaza Ln. It includes trick-or-treating, crafts, carnival games, a costume contest, a DJ, family-friendly surprises, and a 7:30 p.m. costume contest. Questions? Call (909) 625-9479.

 

• Eclipse Quartet, an ensemble featuring Sara Thornblade, Sara Parkins, Alma Lisa Fernandez, and Maggie Parkins, performs a free and open to the public 8 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont. Doors open at 7:30. Info is at pomona.edu/events.

 

 

Sunday, October 27

• Corner Grill and Bakery, 701 S. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, hosts a grand opening from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Customers can claim a free coffee with any purchase all day and receive 20% off their in-store bill from 4 to 8 p.m.

 

• Chip Grubbs, senior horticulturist at California Botanic Garden, leads a 9 to 11 a.m. workshop on autumn plant care at CalBG, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. Admission is $30, $25 for CalBG members at calbg.org.

 

• Today’s the last day of Cal Poly Pomona’s 31st annual Pumpkin Fest, with the event running from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. adjacent to the CPP Farm Store, 4102 S. University Dr., Pomona. Tickets, $10.80 for adults, $8.74 for children, CPP students, seniors and veterans, and info are at cpp.edu/pumpkinfestival.

 

• Bidding for Claremont Heritage’s 2024 fall art and design auction closes at noon at claremontheritage.org. Auction items, works by local artists, are on display at the Ginger Elliott Center, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday, October 25.

 

• Cucamonga Collective plays from 2 to 5 p.m. at this week’s free and open to the public Jazz at College Center concert at 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. More info is at jazzatcollegecenter.com.

 

 

Monday, October 28

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

 

• Chess for fun, a Monday chess group for beginners through experienced players, meets from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont.

 

• Author Karla Cornejo Villavicencio continues Claremont McKenna College’s 2024-2025 free and public Athenaeum speaker series with her 6:45 p.m. lecture, “Documenting the Undocumented,” at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Claremont Streets for People hosts Alta Planning + Design CEO and Claremont resident Steven Frieson, who will discuss active transportation engineering during a 7 p.m. free and public meeting at the Shanahan Center, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

 

Tuesday, October 29

• The City of Rancho Cucamonga’s VIP Club hosts a free 9 to 10 a.m. over 50 spooky soiree party at Central Park, 11200 Base Line Rd. RSVP at cityofrc.us/events.

 

• Service Center for Independent Life hosts a free 10 a.m. virtual workshop on how to prep for an emergency. Learn more at scil-ilc.org.

 

• Los Angeles County Library hosts a free 11 a.m. virtual panel discussion with fundraising professionals. Register at visit.lacountylibrary.org/event.

 

• The American Museum of Ceramic Art hosts a free noon Zoom artist talk with artist in residence Reniel De Rosario. Email communications@amoca.org or go to amoca.org/events to register.

 

 

Wednesday, October 30

• Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave., hosts a free and public noon to 4 p.m. Naloxone (Narcan) clinic. Learn more at visit.lacountylibrary.org/event.

 

• Children can trick-or-treat early at the Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave., from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Learn more at pomonaca.gov.

 

• Tickets to Pomona Chamber of Commerce’s Haunted Harvest, a 5 to 8 p.m. multi-chamber mixer at Fuego, 205 E. Second St., Pomona, are $30. Learn more at pomonachamber.org.

 

• The Upland Chamber of Commerce hosts a free 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Halloween mixer at Pro-Five Brewing Co., 105 E. A St., Upland. Wear a costume to be eligible for cash prizes in the costume contest.

 

• The Friends of the Claremont Library host 2024 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award winner Paisley Rekdal for a free and open to the public 6 p.m. poetry reading at the Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.

 

• Harvey Mudd College expert panelists Shaundra Daily, Ayanna Howard, Laurie Leshin, and Yvonne Wassenaar will be on hand for a free 6 p.m. Annenberg Leadership forum, “The Future of Sustainable Development: Technology and Education at the Forefront,” moderated by HMC President Harriet Nembhard at the Shanahan Center, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. RSVP at hmc.edu/calendar.

 

 

Thursday, October 31

• Happy Halloween from Courier!

 

• The Service Center for Independent Life hosts a free 11 a.m. to noon health and wellness hour at 107 S. Spring St., Claremont, for seniors and disabled people. Call (909) 621-6722 to learn more.

 

• Panelists Andra Gillespie, Levi Allen, Dalia Fahmy, Jerry Z. Park, Laura R. Olson, and Gastón Espinosa continue Claremont McKenna College’s 2024-2025 free and public Athenaeum speaker series with a joint 11:30 a.m. program as part of the school’s Religion, Race, Gender, and the American Presidency conference at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. RSVP at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Families are invited to trick-or-treat in old town La Verne along D and Third streets from 2 to 5 p.m. Call La Verne City Hall at (909) 596-8706 for more info.

 

 

Friday, November 1

• The war and existentialism book club meets at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. the first Friday of each month. November’s read is “Play It As It Lays” by Joan Didion.

 

• Claremont Helen Renwick Library hosts a free 10:30 a.m. book club for adults at 208 N. Harvard Ave. This month’s book is “The Island of Missing Trees” by Elif Shafak.

 

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

 

• Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont, hosts a free and open to the public gallery talk at 2 p.m. Info is at pomona.edu/museum.

 

• Ontario Museum of History and Art hosts a free 3 to 6 p.m. reception for “Dia de los Muertos,” featuring ofrendas and other works at 225 S. Euclid Ave., Ontario. The exhibit runs through Sunday, November 17. The museum is open from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. More info is at ontariomuseum.org.

 

• Children 8 and older can learn about the history of Dia De Los Muertos during Rancho Cucamonga IncredABLES Friday Night Fun Club’s 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. event at Central Park, 11200 Base Line Rd. Tickets are $6 at cityofrc.us/events.

 

• 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.

 

• A free and public opening reception for Pomona College Studio Art Hall’s new exhibit, “The Works,” will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at 370 Columbia Ave., Claremont. The exhibition will be on view through November 21. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday with a break for lunch between noon and 1 p.m. Admission is free.

 

• Billy Joel tribute band Billy Nation plays at 7:30 p.m. at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga. Tickets are $50-$61 at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

 

 

Saturday, November 2

• In-person voting centers open today at Claremont Unified School District’s Richard S. Kirkendall Education Center, 170 W. San Jose Ave.; Condit Elementary School, 1750 N. Mountain Ave.; and Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, and will remain open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Monday, November 4, and like vote centers countywide, will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. To find vote centers visit locator.lavote.gov.

 

• The Upland Police Department hosts a free open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1499 W. 13th St.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, celebrates National Novel Writing Month with a free 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. writing workshop.

 

• The Benton Museum of Art and Curious Publishing host thefree and open to the public Over Here Zine Fest from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont. Learn more at pomona.edu/museum.

 

• The American Museum of Ceramic Art hosts an 11 a.m. to noon paper model workshop at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Tickets, $7-$14, are at amoca.org/events.

 

• Browse artwork around the City of Trees from 6 to 9 p.m. during the free and open to the public Claremont Art Walk.

 

• Pomona College’s seventh annual free and open to the public Payton Distinguished Lectureship features former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice in conversation with Pomona College Associate Professor of Politics Mietek Boduszyński at 7 p.m. in Bridges Auditorium, 450 N. College Way, Claremont. RSVPs are required at pomona.edu/events.