What’s happening Claremont?

By Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, September 5

• Upland Chamber of Commerce’s 7 a.m. networking breakfast at Landecena Community Building, 1325 San Bernardino Rd., Upland, is $25. RSVP at uplandchamber.org/events.

 

• The 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. September’s read is “Of Human Bondage,” by W. Somerset Maugham.

 

• Claremont Helen Renwick Library hosts a free 10:30 a.m. book club at 208 N. Harvard Ave. This month’s book is “Young Jane Young,” by Gabrielle Zevin.

 

• Scripps College alumna Ruby Wang speaks at a free Scripps Presents @noon talk at Hampton Room, 1030 N. Columbia Ave., Claremont. RSVP at scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar.

 

• Pianist Dhiren Panikker performs a free and public concert at 12:15 p.m. at Balch Auditorium, 1030 N. Columbia Ave., Claremont.

 

• Kids 12 to 17 can make a papier mache pinata during the first of two 3:30 p.m. workshops at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave. RSVP for both the September 5 and September 12 sessions at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Kids 12 to 16 can learn to craft pottery using a wheel throwing lab from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Tickets, $10-$35, are at amoca.org.

 

• Rancho Cucamonga’s IncredAbles Friday night fun club hosts a 5:30 p.m. karaoke event for children 8 and up at Central Park, 11200 Base Line Rd. RSVP for $6 at cityofrc.us/events.

 

• Friday Nights Live, Claremont’s 6 to 9 p.m. live music showcase, continues with Kroqodiles (1980s covers) at Village Plaza, Mechanical Melody (pop covers) at chamber of commerce, and Steel Wagon (Americana) 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 Lego Batman Movie.” Visit tricitymhs.org for info.

 

• Family movie nights return to Ontario with a screening of “A Minecraft Movie” at Celebration Park North, 4980 S. Celebration Ave. Pre-show activities start at 6.

 

 

Saturday, September 6

• Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts hosts a free 8 to 9 a.m. food preservation workshop, RSVP at malooffoundation.org; young people can create sculptures with the Maloof teens from 9 to 11 a.m.; members of Inland Woodturners, a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners, will be onsite from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and live music by Paul Rodriguez and arts and crafts vendors combine for a free and public 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. first Saturday market, all at the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, 5131 Carnelian St., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• Pilgrim Place’s final first Saturday sale of 2025 takes place from 9 to 11 a.m. at 625 Mayflower Rd., Claremont. Sales support Pilgrim Place’s Resident Health and Support Fund. Info is at pilgrimplace.org/firstsatsales.

 

• Rider safety is the topic of a 9 to 11 a.m. bike rodeo at Dorothy A. Quesada Community Center, 1010 S. Bon View Ave., Ontario. RSVP at ontarioca.gov/events.

 

• Laemmle Claremont 5, 450 W. Second St., screens “Lotto And Berenson: Crossed Destinies,” at 10 a.m. September 6-7 and 7 p.m. Monday, September 8. Tickets are $13-$16 at laemmle.com/special-events.

 

• Bimmer Invasion auto show takes place from noon to 7 p.m. at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Tickets are $35, children 12 and under are free, and parking is $20. More info is at bimmer-invasion.com.

 

• Artists 15 and up can take part in Ontario Museum of History and Art’s free noon studio Saturday workshop featuring Cayetano Talavera at 225 S. Euclid Ave. RSVP at ontariomuseum.org/events.

 

• Claremont Graduate University’s history department hosts a free and public 3 to 5 p.m. mixer in celebration of the university’s 100th anniversary at 130 E. Ninth St., Claremont. RSVP at eventbrite.com, search “CGU history.”

 

• A free and open to the public 4 to 9 p.m. concert, “Rock Orchestra,” takes place at Ontario Town Square, 224 N. Euclid Ave.

 

• Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art hosts a free and public 5 to 7 p.m.opening reception for its latest exhibitions at 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont. RSVP at pomona.edu/museum/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. More info is here.

 

• Marvin Etzioni, Grammy winner and co-founder of Lone Justice, and Willie Aaron, who has worked with Ricki Lee Jones and Victoria Williams, have teamed up to form Thee Holy Brothers. The duo performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Folk Music Center, 220 Yale Ave., Claremont. Tickets are $20 at the store or the door. More info is available at folkmusiccenter.com/events, or by calling (909) 624-2928.

 

 

Sunday, September 7

• Tickets are $10-$15 for the 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. exotic bird mart at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.

 

• Admission is free at Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, 200 W. First St., on the first Sunday of each month from noon to 4 p.m. Children’s activities are led by students of the museum’s Project ARTstART program.

 

• California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, hosts a 1 p.m. weaving workshop on how to turn tree branches into looms. Tickets are $65-$75 at calbg.org.

 

• Homero Chavez and Una Noche play from 2 to 5 p.m. at Jazz at College Center, 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1700 N. Towne Ave., Claremont, begins its monthly first Sunday concert series, Adventures in Music, with a free and public 5 p.m. performance featuring pianist Edward Zeliff and vocalist Ikuko Fagan. Call (909) 626-2714 for more info.

 

 

Monday, September 8

• The Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, hosts a free 1 to 3 p.m. Mac user group for seniors.

 

• Westwind Community Center hosts free games and activities in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month from 5 to 7 p.m. at 2455 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario. RSVP at ontarioca.gov/events.

 

• AI expert and investigative journalist Karen Hao opens the fall 2025 season of Claremont McKenna College’s free and open to the public Athenaeum speaker series with a 6:45 p.m. lecture, “Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI,” at 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. Info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

 

Tuesday, September 9

• Tickets to Claremont Chamber of Commerce’s 7:30 a.m. business over breakfast at DoubleTree by Hilton, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont, are $25 for members, $35 for non-members, at business.claremontchamber.org.

 

• Yoon Hwang, artist in resident at American Museum of Ceramic Art, speaks at a free noon virtual talk. Register at amoca.org/events/hwang-artist-talk.

 

• The Joslyn Center’s yarn crafts with kindness group invites crocheters to twiddle time, the group’s Tuesday September campaign to make textured sleeves for local seniors in memory care centers, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. Visit bit.ly/whatistwid for more info.

 

• Tri-City’s Mental Health Commission meets at 3:30 p.m. at 2001 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. More info is at tricitymhs.org.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library staff lead a free 4 p.m. physics workshop at 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• Artists are invited to a free 5 p.m. Los Angeles County Library virtual workshop. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Learn fall gardening techniques at a free 5 p.m. class at Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• Free and open to the public 6 p.m. wildfire preparedness workshops take place today at Hellman Fire Station, 9270 Rancho St., Rancho Cucamonga, and Wednesday, September 10 at East Fire Station, 5840 East Ave., Rancho Cucamonga. Email rcfire@cityofrc.us to register.

 

• Claremont City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. at 225 W. Second St. Agendas are posted at claremontca.gov and city hall the Thursday prior to the meeting. To attend virtually visit zoom.us/j/256208090. Call (213) 338-8477 to listen in via phone.

 

• Hussein Banai, associate professor of international studies at Indiana University-Bloomington, delivers “Iran’s Rise and Retreat in the Shadow of American Missteps,” a free and open to the public 6:45 p.m. lecture part of Claremont McKenna College’s Athenaeum speaker series at 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

 

Wednesday, September 10

• Jefferson Fisher, author of “The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More,” is the featured guest at Los Angeles County Library’s free 11 a.m. virtual author talk. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• 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.

 

• Pomona Chamber of Commerce’s noon networking lunch at 205 E. Second St., Pomona, is $30 for members, $40 for non-members, at pomonachamber.org.

 

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

 

• Ms. Crystal leads a free 3 p.m. children’s story time session at Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• Parents can register for a free 6 p.m. webinar highlighting Los Angeles County Library services for families atvisit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Netanyahus,” Joshua Cohen, continues the free and open to the public Claremont McKenna College’s Athenaeum speaker series at 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont, with his 6:45 p.m. talk, “Fictional Histories.” More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

 

Thursday, September 11

• The City of Rancho Cucamonga and Rancho Cucamonga Fire District host an 8:30 a.m. ribbon cutting for Spagnolo 9/11 Memorial Park, 10597 Town Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga, before the annual free and open to the public September 11 remembrance ceremony.

 

• Claremont Senior Program and Los Angeles Regional Food Bank’s monthly senior food bank distributes a free food kit for county residents 60 and older who meet income guidelines from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Larkin Park, 660 N. Mountain Ave. Identification with date of birth is required for food pickup. Call (323) 234-3030 for info.

 

• Registration for Tri-City Mental Health Services free monthly 1 p.m. webinar on Trauma Resource Institute’s community resiliency model is at tricitymhs.org.

 

• A free 4 p.m. crochet lab takes place at Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• The La Verne and San Dimas chambers of commerce host a free 5 to 7 p.m. networking mixer at Prestige Orthodontics, 1413 Foothill Blvd., suite B, La Verne. RSVP at chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org or business.lavernechamber.org.

 

• Claremont Presbyterian Church hosts the first in a free virtual six week series from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, “Holding Faith/Holding Family” about LGBTQ+ inclusion. Visit claremontpres.org/events for more info.

 

 

Friday, September 12

• Adults can learn about suicide prevention during a free 10 a.m. to noon workshop at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• Pianists Jennie Jung and Kyungmi Kim combine fora free 12:15 p.m. concert at Lyman Hall, 340 N. College Ave., Claremont.

 

• Wesleyan University President Michael Roth speaks about issues affecting higher education during a Scripps Presents 1 p.m. conversation event at Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St., Claremont. RSVP at scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar.

 

• Rancho Cucamonga’s free 2 p.m. movie matinee at James L. Brulte Senior Center, 11200 Base Line Rd., is open to people 50 and over. More info is at cityofrc.us/events.

 

• Claremont’s 6-9 p.m. free live music showcase, Friday Nights Live, continues with Mick Rhodes and The Hard Eight (original rock) at Village Plaza, Randy Miller (country/folk) at the chamber of commerce, and The Passports (Americana) at Shelton Park. More info is at business.claremontchamber.org.

 

• Tri-City Mental Health Services’ wellness center, 1403 N Garey Ave, Pomona, hosts a free 6 p.m. screening of “The Reef.”

 

• Folks can learn the basics of clay molding during a 7:30 p.m. $75 introductory class at American Museum of Ceramic Art, 301 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Minors must be accompanied by a paying adult. Register at amoca.org.

 

 

Saturday, September 13

• Registration opens at 8 for Inland Valley Hope Partners’ 9 a.m. 52nd annual Walk for the Hungry and Homeless at Claremont Colleges Services Administrative Campus Center, 101 S. Mills Ave. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for students, and children 12 and under are free. More info is at inlandvalleyhopepartners.org.

 

• Tickets are $80 for Cesar Garcia’s 11 a.m. chine colle printing workshop at the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, 5131 Carnelian St., Rancho Cucamonga. More info is at malooffoundation.org/demos-and-workshops.

 

• La Verne Brewing Company, 2125 Wright Ave., unit C-15, hosts a noon to 5 p.m. doubles cornhole tournament benefitting JT’s Uniform Shop and San Dimas Rotary Foundation. Teams registration is $100 at chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library host a free noon open house for adults wanting to better their literacy skills at 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• Artists 15 and up can take part in Ontario Museum of History and Art’s free noon Saturday workshop, a bilingual story time in the California Native Plant Garden, 225 S. Euclid Ave. RSVP at ontariomuseum.org/events.

 

• American Museum of Ceramic Art docents offer 3 p.m. guided tours of current exhibitions the second Saturday of each month at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Learn more at amoca.org.

 

• Ontario’s foodie fest, a gathering of food vendors, takes place from 3 to 8 p.m. at Ontario Town Square, 224 N. Euclid Ave. Learn more at ontarioca.gov.

 

• The Pomona Arts Colony, 191 W. Fourth St., is home to the 5 to 10 p.m. Pomona Art Walk and community market in Shaun Diamond Plaza, 197 E. Second St.