What’s happening Claremont? 

By Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com 

 

Friday, August 22

• Books and media on Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s burgundy shelves and carts, at 208 N. Harvard Ave., are specially priced during Friends of the Claremont Library’s 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. August sale from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

 

• Garner House, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, hosts the 6 to 9 p.m. Claremont Supper Club event, “hot summer nights.” Tickets — $45 for Claremont Heritage members, $55 for nonmembers — are at eventbrite.com, search “Claremont Supper Club.”

 

• Claremont’s 6 to 9 p.m. live music showcase, Friday Nights Live, continues with The Harmony Sisters (big band, swing) at Village Plaza, Claremont Youth Jazz Ensemble (instrumental jazz) at chamber of commerce, and Cold Shot (classic rock) at Shelton Park. See business.claremontchamber.org for more info.

 

• Tri-City Mental Health Services’ Wellness Center, 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, hosts a free 6 p.m. screening of “The Peanuts Movie.” More info is at tricitymhs.org.

 

• Summer Glow in the Park, featuring live entertainment by Robot Rok, games, neon face painting, and balloon art, runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at Ontario Town Square, 224 N. Euclid Ave. Tickets are $5 at ontarioca.gov/special-events.

 

 

Saturday, August 23

• A 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. food drive for families of service members takes place at San Dimas Masonic Lodge, 220 N. Monte Vista Ave. Items of interest include canned and dry goods, baby food, and cleaning products. Info is at chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org.

 

• Laemmle Claremont 5, 450 W. Second St., screens “Schindler Space Architect” at 10 a.m. August 23-24, and 7 p.m. Monday, August 25. Tickets, $13-$16, are at laemmle.com/special-events.

 

• The Inland Empire chapter of the California Writers Club gathers at 10 a.m. at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, for a meeting and literary workshop.

 

• Sherwood Florist, 404 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont, host an 11 a.m. sunflower topiary workshop. Tickets, $62, are at sherwoodfloristclaremont.com, select “workshops.”

 

• Tickets are $65 for an 11 a.m. watercolor workshop led by Aleta Jacobson at the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, 5131 Carnelian St., Rancho Cucamonga. RSVP at malooffoundation.org.

 

• Artists 12 and up can take part in Ontario Museum of History and Art’s free noon studio Saturday workshop with Theresa Shellcroft at 225 S. Euclid Ave. RSVP at ontariomuseum.org/events.

 

• Poets Raundi Moore-Kondo and Donna Spruijt-Metz are this month’s featured guests at the Friends of the Claremont Library’s free fourth Saturdays poetry event at 2 p.m. at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.

 

• La Verne Historical Society’s annual old timers potluck, a free and open to the public picnic where attendees are invited to bring a dish to share, begins at 5 p.m. at Kuns Park, 1600 Bonita Ave., La Verne.

 

• Claremont Presbyterian Church, 1111 N. Mountain Ave.,invites the community to a free 6 p.m. performance from Claremont Voodoo Society. Info is at claremontpres.org.

 

• California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, hosts a fantasy role play event, “Nerd Out at the Garden,” from 6 to 10 p.m. Info and tickets, $5-$25, are at calbg.org.

 

• Rancho Cucamonga’s free community bike ride along the Pacific Electric Trailhead gets underway at 6 p.m. near Central Park, 11200 Base Line Rd., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

 

Sunday, August 24

• Artist Rebecca Ustrell leads a 1 to 4 p.m. cyanotype photography workshop at Chaffey Community Museum of Art, 217 S. Lemon Ave., Ontario. Tickets, $15, are at chaffeymuseum.org/events/list.

 

• Jazzardous Material perform from 2 to 5 p.m. at Jazz at College Center, 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

• Seniors gather at Larkin Park, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, for 3 p.m. games of pétanque, weather permitting. Email afme@nljones.com for info.

 

• “Messy Church,” a free and open to the public gathering of different faiths, will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at Claremont United Methodist Church, 211 W. Foothill Blvd. Dinner will be served. RSVP at claremontumc.org/events.

 

• Golden State British Brass Band performs a free 6 p.m. concert at Ganesha Park, 1575 N. White Ave., Pomona.

 

• Local high school students wanting to apply for the American Museum of Ceramic Art and School of Arts and Enterprise’s teen council, a weekly after-school ceramic program, must do so by 11:59 p.m. today at amoca.org/education/teen-council.

 

 

Monday, August 25

• Students return to the Claremont Colleges for the 2025 fall semester. Academic calendars are viewable at cgu.edu, cmc.edu, hmc.edu, kgi.edu, pitzer.edu, pomona.edu and scrippscollege.edu.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, hosts the free and open to the public library for all at 10:30 a.m.

 

• Seniors can stop by Tri-City Mental Health Services’ Wellness Center, 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, to view a free 2 p.m. screening of “La Bamba.” Info is at tricitymhs.org.

 

• Youngsters up to age 5 can learn about lions, tigers, bears, and other animals at 4:15 p.m. at Lewis Family Branch Library, 3850 E. Riverside Dr., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• Laura Van Dran of Senior Solutions Professionals hosts a caregiver support group from 7 to 9 p.m. in classroom 10 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 2110 N. Mountain Ave., Upland.

 

• Claremont’s 7 p.m. Monday night concert series at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., wraps with a performance by The Answer. Concessions from the Kiwanis Club of Claremont open at 6.

 

• Meet returning voices and learn how to get involved with the Claremont Chorale’s upcoming season during a free 7:30 to 9 p.m. meet and greet at Claremont Community School of Music, 951 W. Foothill Blvd.

 

 

Tuesday, August 26

• Women in Business Connections, a free monthly networking seminar, meets at 8:30 a.m. at 180 Via Verde., San Dimas. Reserve a spot at sandimaschamber.chambermaster.com/events.

 

• People can boost their Microsoft Excel skillset in a free 11 a.m. virtual program. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• “If You Take a Mouse to School,” by Laura Numeroff, is the book of interest at Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s free 4 p.m. book club for children ages 5 to 12 at 208 N. Harvard Ave.

 

• Children can improve their writing skills at Ovitt Family Community Library’s free 4 to 5 p.m. literary event, writing for readers, at 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• Boštjan Nedoh, a research fellow at the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, gives a free and open to the public talk on “Horror Vacui: The Void and Anxiety: Pascal and Lacan” at 4:15 p.m. Pomona College Media Studies talk at Crookshank Hall, 140 W. Sixth St., Claremont.

 

 

Wednesday, August 27

• The 2025-26 school year commences today as students return to Claremont Unified School District campuses. Visit cusd.claremont.edu for more back-to-school info.

 

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

 

• Millard Sheets Art Center, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., hosts a free studio art day from 1 to 5 p.m.

 

• Claremont Chamber of Commerce’s free 4 to 5 p.m. networking event takes place at Bert and Rocky’s, 242 N. Yale Ave. RSVP at business.lavernechamber.org.

 

• Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot leads a free 4 p.m. virtual talk on how science, technology, engineering, art, and math intersect with theme park experiences. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Westwind Community Center, 2455 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario, hosts a free 5:30 sunset painting event.

 

• Laemmle Claremont 5, 450 W. Second St., screens “Out” at 7 p.m. today, and 10 a.m. August 30-31 and September 1. Tickets are $13-$16 at laemmle.com/special-events.

 

 

Thursday, August 28

• Applications for a spot on Claremont’s Committee on Aging and Independence Day Committee are due today at claremontca.gov, search “commissions and committees.”

 

• Psychologist and author Tasha Eurich leads an 11 a.m. virtual talk about her book, “Shatterproof: How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos (And why resilience alone isn’t enough).” RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Upland Chamber of Commerce hosts an 11:30 a.m. luncheon with guest speaker Warren Green from Inland Empire Utilities Agency at Landecena Community Building, 1325 San Bernardino Rd., Upland. Tickets, $31-$36, are at uplandchamber.org.

 

• Keck Graduate Institute President Mohamed Abousalem delivers his fall welcome address from noon to 1:30 p.m., with a reception following, at Sheldon M. Schuster Campus Center, 517 Watson Dr., Claremont. RSVP at events.kgi.edu.

 

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

 

• Visit lacountylibrary.org/events to register for a free 4 p.m. online discourse about international women authors and how translators have amplified their works.

 

• A free and open to the public 5 p.m. ribbon cutting takes place at Forte Health Medical Clinic, 205 Yale Ave., Claremont. RSVP at business.claremontchamber.org.

 

• Teachers can learn how to book tours and interact with Ontario Museum of History and Art staff and partners during a 5 to 7:30 p.m. informational open house at 225 Euclid Ave., Ontario. Info is at ontariomuseum.org.

 

• Claremont Heritage welcomes author Hal Baker for a free 7 p.m. talk and book signing of “Milford Zornes WWII: China Burma India” at Ginger Elliott Center, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. Donations are appreciated.

 

• Scripps Presents welcomes La Verdad for a free and open to the public 7 p.m. concert at Bowling Green Lawn, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont. RSVP at scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar.

 

• The Pomona Concert Band wraps its 78th summer concert season with “Salute to America,” a free 7:30 p.m. performance at Ganesha Park, 1575 N. White Ave.

 

 

Friday, August 29

• Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce hosts a free 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. networking event at 9500 Cleveland Ave., suite 110, Rancho Cucamonga. RSVP at business.ranchochamber.org/events.

 

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

 

• Benton Museum of Art, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont, hosts a free and open to the public 2 p.m. gallery talk.

 

• Tickets are $13, $10 for Ontario residents, for the City of Ontario’s 5 to 8 p.m. luau at Ontario Town Square, 224 N. Euclid Ave.

 

• Friday Nights Live, Claremont’s 6 to 9 p.m. live music showcase, continueswith Old Californio (country rock) at Village Plaza, Ray McNamara (steel pan music) at chamber of commerce, and Swingin’ Doors (country swing) at Shelton Park. See business.claremontchamber.org for more info.

 

• Tri-City Mental Health Services’ Wellness Center, 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, hosts a free 6 p.m. screening of “The Little Rascals.” Visit tricitymhs.org for info.

 

• Veterans Memorial Community Center, 1259 E. D St., Ontario, hosts a free and public dusk screening of “The Goonies.” Concessions open at 6.

 

 

Saturday, August 30

• A9 a.m. to 2 p.m. farmers’ market runs along Second Avenue in downtown Upland.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, hosts a free 10:30 a.m. to noon makerspace session for adults.

 

• Tickets are $20 for American Museum of Ceramic Art’s noon workshop at 399 N. Garey Ave., where, using cardboard, tape, glue, scissors, and felt, people can make armor. More info is at amoca.org/events.

 

• Los Angeles County Library’s Black Resource Center hosts a free virtual book club from 1 to 2 p.m., with a discussion of Eric Jerome Dickey’s novel, “The Son of Mr. Suleman.” RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Grim Readers, a true crime book club at Upland Public Library, 450 N. Euclid Ave., meets at 3 p.m. This month’s read is “Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida” by Mikita Brottman. Email carissa.barrera@uplandlibrary.org for more information.

 

• California Botanic Garden’s 6 to 9 p.m. garden groove event features music by Logan Hone and the debut of three shaved ice flavors using CalBG plants at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. Tickets, $5-$25, are at calbg.org.