What’s happening Claremont? 

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, January 24

• Condit Elementary School, 1750 N. Mountain Ave., hosts an 8:30 a.m. open house for those interested in learning about its transitional kindergarten or kindergarten programs. For more information, visit cusd.claremont.edu.

 

• The Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce hosts a free 8:30 a.m. Inland Empire Hispanic Business Alliance meeting at 9500 Cleveland Ave., Suite #110. RSVP at business.ranchochamber.org/events.

 

• Free flu and updated COVID-19 shots are available at Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s 1 to 3 p.m. vaccine clinic at 208 N. Harvard Ave. while supplies last. Register at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events. Walk-ins are also welcome. Health insurance is not required, but information will be requested. Minors must bring a consent form signed by a parent or guardian. Forms are available at lacountylibrary.org/wp-content.

 

• Tickets are $100 for the 2025 Taste of the Inland Empire, which takes place from 6 to 10 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Claremont, 555 W. Foothill Blvd. Info and tickets are at uplandchamber.org.

 

• “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” continues at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga, running through February 2. The Thursday, January 30 performance will be sensory friendly. Tickets, $39-$91, and showtimes are at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com/events.

 

 

Saturday, January 25

• Drop off e-waste from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and Sunday, January 26 at a free and open to the public collection event at Alma Hofman Park, 5201 Benito St., Montclair.

 

• Aleta Jacobson hosts a 10 a.m. to noon neurographic art course at California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. Tickets are $45 for CalBG members, $50 for non-members. Materials will not be provided. RSVP at calbg.org.

 

• The Friends of the Claremont Library’s On the Same Page committee hosts a free and open to the public 10 a.m. community discussion of Mikel Jollett’s memoir, “Hollywood Park,” at 208 N. Harvard Ave.

 

• Claremont Craft Ales, 1420 N. Claremont Blvd., #204c, hosts “Kimi Day,” a 1 to 10 p.m. benefit event for longtime employee and beloved Claremont fixture Kimi Ritner, who is being treated for cancer and is facing daunting medical bills. Proceeds from beer, merchandise, and raffle ticket sales will go directly toward Kimi’s treatment. Raffle prizes include a one year subscription to the Courier, guitars, a ukulele, artwork, a skate deck, a Some Crust gift card, and lots of other Claremont-related goodies. Raffle tickets are $5 or five for $20. The event features live music from the Solid Ray Woods Revue at 1 p.m., Gold Raven at 3, the Roy Durnal Band at 5, and Mick Rhodes and the Hard Eight at 7. To donate directly or for more information, go to gofund.me/fa6456d7.

 

• A free and open to the public Lunar New Year celebration begins at 1 p.m. at Plaza West Covina, 112 Plaza Dr., in front of JCPenney. It includes arts and crafts, live performances, and photo ops with Mulan. The first 300 guests will receive prizes. RSVP at eventbrite.com, search “Plaza West Covina.”

 

• Poets Tony Barnstone and Maurya Simon are this month’s guests at the Friends of the Claremont Library’s free 2 p.m. fourth Saturdays poetry event at 208 N. Harvard Ave.

 

• Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 S. Euclid Ave., hosts a free 2 to 4 p.m. Lunar New Year arts and crafts event. RSVP at ontariomuseum.org/programs.

 

• American Museum of Ceramic Art’s 4 to 6 p.m. opening reception for “Currently: Artists in Residence” at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, is free and open to the public. RSVP at amoca.org/events.

 

• Emmy Award-winning actor, author, producer, and director Henry Winkler shares stories from his life at “An Evening with Henry Winkler,” at 6 p.m. at Citrus College’s Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora. Tickets, $32-$64, are at tickets.haughpac.com/2682.

 

 

Sunday, January 26

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

 

• The Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra opens its 2025 season with free and open to the public 2 and 7 p.m. performances at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont. The matinee will be delivered by the Claremont Young Musicians Intermezzo and Overture Strings orchestras and the evening program by the CYMO. Visit cymo.org for more info.

 

• Ted Manuel plays from 2 to 5 p.m. for this week’s Jazz at College Center concert at 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. More info is at jazzatcollegecenter.com.

 

• A 3 p.m. game of pétanque for seniors takes place at Larkin Park, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, weather permitting. Email afme@nljones.com for more info.

 

 

Monday, January 27

• 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.

 

• Darya Harris leads an 8:30 a.m. dog walk at La Puerta Sports Park, 2430 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. More info is at daryasdogs.com/monday-packwalk.

 

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

 

• The Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band performs a free and open to the public 7:30 p.m. concert, “An Evening of Country Hits,” at Chaffey High School’s Gardiner Spring Auditorium, 1250 N. Euclid Ave., Ontario. For more information, visit showband.net.

 

 

Tuesday, January 28

• Learn how to work with a literary agent and publish a book during a free 10 a.m. virtual info session with Seth Fishman, vice president and literary agent at The Gernert Company. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Etiquette expert Jules Martinez Hirst teaches adults the fundamentals of personal branding and how to overcome workplace politics at an 11 a.m. virtual event. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• A free mixer for new Claremont Chamber of Commerce members takes place at 5 p.m. at 205 Yale Ave., Claremont. RSVP at business.claremontchamber.org.

 

• Folks 16 to 25 are invited to a free 6 p.m. screening of “Wall-E” at Tri-City Wellness Center, 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Visit tricitymhs.org for info.

 

• This week’s Claremont City Council meeting, at 225 W. Second St., begins with a closed session at 5:15 p.m. followed by the public portion at 6:30. Agendas are posted at claremontca.gov 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, January 29

• Happy Lunar New Year from the Courier! It is now the year of the snake.

 

• Brett Strauss, vice president of human resources services at Payentry, will discuss HR legal insights at the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce’s 8:30 a.m. networking breakfast at 433 S. Cataract Ave., San Dimas. Tickets are $20 for members, $25 non-members, at chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org/events.

 

• Learn how to use Los Angeles County Library’s free Libby application during an 11 a.m. to noon virtual program. Register at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• 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/events.

 

• Tri-City Mental Health Services hosts a free 5:30 to 7 p.m. community forum with information on its California’s Mental Health Services Act-funded programs at Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont.

 

 

Thursday, January 30

• Get Walking Claremont, a 55 and up walking group, meets at 7:45 a.m. on Thursdays at 2471 N. Indian Hill Blvd. to walk Thompson Creek Trail.

 

• The San Dimas Library, 145 N. Walnut Ave., hosts a free 10 a.m. party puppet show for children ages 1 to 5. More info is at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events, search “puppet show.”

 

• Scripps Presents hosts Black feminist performance artist, author, and poet Gabrielle Civil at 6 p.m. at Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St., Claremont. Civil will read from her latest book, “In & Out of Place.” A book signing will follow the free and open to the public event. RSVP at scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar.

 

• Ned Blackhawk, the Howard R. Lamar Professor of History at Yale University, drops by Pomona College’s Smith Campus Center, 170 E. Sixth St., Claremont, for a free and open to the public 7 p.m. program,“A Night with Ned Blackhawk.”

 

 

Friday, January 31

• Entries for the 35th annual Making Change contest are due today. Kindergarten students through high school seniors who live in or attend school in Claremont can submit letters, essays, multimedia presentations, or artistic works — solo or in groups — for the contest at claremontca.gov/making-change. Call (909) 399-5490 for more information.

 

• Admission is $40 for the 75th annual Grand National Roadster Show, the world’s longest running indoor car show, which opens at 10 a.m. at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, running through Sunday. Visit rodshows.com/grand-national for info and tickets.

 

• The San Dimas and Glendora chambers of commerce host a free 10 to noon networking event for women at the Glendora Country Club, 2400 Country Club Dr. RSVP at business.glendora-chamber.org.

 

• The last senior lunch for the immediate future at Blaisdell Center, 440 S. College Ave., takes place at noon today in front of several months of construction improvements beginning on its kitchen. Senior lunches continue to be offered at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont.

 

• The 33rd Ussachevsky Memorial Festival of Electronic Music begins today with a free and open to the public 1:15 p.m. lecture with this year’s guest composer, Elainie Lillios, at Thatcher Music Building, 340 N. College Ave., Claremont. Sunset performances take place today and Saturday in Draper Courtyard, at Sixth Street and College Way. More information is at pomona.edu.

 

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

 

• Oliver Chin, author of the children’s picture book, “The Year of the Snake: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac,” reads ata3 p.m. story time for children 5 to 12 at San Dimas Library, 145 N. Walnut Ave.

 

• Families can visit Tri-City Wellness Center, 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, for a free 6 p.m. movie night every Friday this month. Tonight’s film is “Kung Fu Panda 4.” For more info, call (909) 242-7600.

 

 

Saturday, February 1

• Claremont Heritage hosts a $10 guided walking tour of the Village from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet at the Depot, 200 W. First St. Call (909) 621-0848 to RSVP.

 

• Fans of the “Dog Man” graphic novel series can create their own comics, take a character quiz, and mingle with other fans at an 11 a.m. arts hour at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario. Call (909) 395-2207 for more info.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E C St., Ontario, hosts a free 1 to 3 p.m. info session about U.S. citizenship and naturalization process.

 

• The Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 S. Euclid Ave., hosts a free and open to the public 2 p.m. talk with the artists featured in its latest exhibitions, “Mission Gráfica: Reflecting a Community in Print” and “Centered in Ink: Printmaking in the Inland Empire.”

 

• The Claremont Symphony Orchestra presents its annual free and open to the public concert for young people, featuring cello and piano soloists who have won the Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra’s 2024 Concerto Contest, at 3:30 p.m. at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. 4th St., Claremont.

 

• Browse artwork around the City of Trees during the free 6 to 9 p.m. Claremont Art Walk. Email claremontartwalkinfo@gmail.com for info.

 

• Ruth Chandler Williamson Galleryhosts a free and public 7 to 9 p.m. opening reception for the 80th Scripps College Ceramic Annual at 251 E. 11th St., Claremont. The exhibit runs through April 6. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

 

• The cast of the Broadway musical “Rock of Ages” performs at 7 p.m. at Citrus College’s Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora. Tickets, $26-$58, are at tickets.haughpac.com/2686.