What’s happening Claremont?

By Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, September 12

• Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, hosts a free 10 a.m. to noon suicide prevention workshop.

 

• 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 at a 1 p.m. Scripps Presents 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.

 

• Pitzer College’s Munroe Center for Social Inquiry welcomes Alexandra Hui, a history professor at Mississippi State, for a free and public 2:45 p.m. lecture, “Attending to Silence and Quietude: Finding Meaning, Loss, and the Backgroundification of Nature in the Historical Archives,” part of the center’s cultivating attention series at Avery Hall, 1050 N. Mills Ave., Claremont.

 

• American Museum of Ceramic Art, 301 N. Garey Ave., Pomona hosts $75 introductory classes on the basics of clay molding at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Minors must be accompanied by a paying adult. Register at amoca.org.

 

• 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. Info is at claremontchamber.org/friday-nights-live.

 

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

 

 

Saturday, September 13

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

 

• 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.

 

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

 

• 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.

 

 

Sunday, September 14

• In honor of California Biodiversity Day, admission is free from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. A silent reading gathering takes place at 1 p.m. Tickets and more info are at calbg.org.

 

• Fairplex’s Garden Railroad exhibit is free from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the second Sunday of the month at 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.

 

• Claremont Educational Foundation’s 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. haircut fundraiser takes place at be Rosie Salon, 849 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Tickets are $55 at supportcef.com/events.

 

• Zzaj play from 2 to 5 p.m. at Jazz at College Center, 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library pairsteas with a whodunit mystery during its 2 p.m. sip and sleuth session at 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• Cindy Fogg and Tom Flaherty are joined by special guests for a free and open to the public 3 p.m. concert, “Celliola and friends,” at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

 

• San Dimas Historical Society’s ice cream social runs from 3 to 5 p.m. at 201 E. Bonita Ave., San Dimas.

 

• Cool off at La Verne Historical Society’s 4 to 6 p.m. ice cream social at Kuns Park, 1600 Bonita Ave., La Verne. A triple-scoop sundae with toppings or a root beer float is $5, a single scoop $1.

 

 

Monday, September 15

• Kids 3 to 12 interested in competing in La Verne’s Halloween coloring contest can get an application packet at city hall, 3660 D. St., or from city schools. The deadline to apply is 5:30 p.m. Monday, October 6. Info is at laverneca.gov.

 

• Pomona College’s Department of Classics hosts its annual free and open to the public Harry Carroll Memorial Lecture at 4:15 p.m. at Pearsons Hall, 551 N. College Ave., Claremont. This year’s guest speaker is University of Washington classics professor Sarah Levin-Richardson, who will speak on “Roman slavery and emotional labor.”

 

• Pomona residents 55 and up are invited to a free 5 to 7:30 p.m. dance at Washington Park, 865 E. Grand Ave., Pomona. Tickets for all others are $4. Call (909) 620-2324 for info.

 

• Staff from the Urasenke Tankokai Los Angeles Association lead a free 6 p.m. matcha informational session at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• Mary Lovely of the Peterson Institute for International Economics continues Claremont McKenna College’s free and public Athenaeum speaker series with a 6:45 p.m. lecture, “Recalibrating the Global Trading System,” at 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. Info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

 

Tuesday, September 16

• Filmmaker and environmental advocate Celine Cousteau, granddaughter of Jacques Cousteau, speaks at a free Scripps Presents @noon talk at the Hampton Room, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont. Register at scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar.

 

• Claremont McKenna College’s free and open to the public Sarah Cannon and Vernon C. Grigg III talk “Congressional Redistricting 101: It’s All About The Numbers … Or Is It?” begins at 12:45 p.m. at the Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

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

 

• Children 5 to 12 can play loteria, or Mexican bingo, from 4 to 5 p.m. at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.

 

• San Dimas Library, 145 N. Walnut Ave., hosts a free 4 to 5 p.m. budgeting workshop for young people 13 to 18.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library’s English as a second language club gather from 5 to 6 p.m. at 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• Gibson Senior Center, 250 N. Third Ave., Upland, hosts Upland Geology Club’s free and public 5:30 p.m. meeting.

 

• Joseph Saba, chair of American Near East Refugee Aid, continues Claremont McKenna College’s Athenaeum speaker series with his 6:45 p.m. talk, “It’s Not the Law, It’s the Practice—Strategies for Human Rights Protection and Resilience,” at 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. Info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Mathematician and musician Federico Ardila-Mantilla opens Harvey Mudd College’s free and public Moody Lecture with his 7 p.m. presentation, “Inequalities for Trees, Graphs and Matroids,” at Shanahan Center, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

 

Wednesday, September 17

• La Verne Chamber of Commerce hosts an 8:30 a.m. networking event at Panera Bread, 2315 Foothill Blvd., La Verne. RSVP at business.lavernechamber.org.

 

• The City of Claremont hosts a 9 a.m. to noon document shredding event at Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont, with a $20 donation suggested. Proceeds benefit Claremont Senior Program’s emergency fund.

 

• Gabe Henry, author of “Enough Is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell,” 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 hosts Los Angeles County Library and County officials for a free and public noon rededication ceremony at 208 N. Harvard Ave. A free and public Naloxone (Narcan) clinic also takes place fromnoon to 4 p.m. Learn more at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

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

 

• A free and open to the public 5 to 7 p.m. networking mixer takes place at Haynes Family of Programs, 233 Baseline Rd., La Verne. Learn more at uplandchamber.org.

 

• Christine Porath of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, delivers “Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for Life,” a 6:45 p.m. talk as part of the free and open to the public Claremont McKenna College Athenaeum speaker series at 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

 

Thursday, September 18

• California Botanic Garden Seed Conservation Program Manager Cheryl Birker leads a free 3 p.m. seed biology webinar. RSVP at calbg.org.

 

• Register for La Verne Library’s free 4 p.m. youth watercolor workshop at 3640 D St., at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Children in grades 7 to 12 can participate in a free 4 to 5 p.m. horror writing workshop at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, ahead of the city’s annual Scream Teens literature contest, which runs October 1 to November 1. Entry details are at ontarioca.gov.

 

• Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education meets at 5:30 p.m. for a closed session before the public portion about 6 at 170 W. San Jose Ave., Claremont. Agendas are linked at cusd.claremont.edu/events.

 

• Los Angeles County Library CEO Skye Patrick speaks with author Casey Johnston in a free 6 p.m.virtual talk. Register at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Harvey Mudd College’s 2025 Nelson Distinguished Speaker Series gets underway at 6:15 p.m. with a presentation by former NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez at Galileo Hall, 240 Platt Blvd., Claremont. RSVP at hmc.edu.

 

• Duncan Scott, senior VP of strategic sourcing and quality at New Balance, and business expert Ryan Patel combine for “How New Balance Stays Ahead: Strategy, Supply Chains, and What the Future Demands from Leadership,” a free and public 6:45 p.m. talk part of Claremont McKenna College Athenaeum speaker series at 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• A special meeting of Claremont’s Independence Day Committee begins at 7 p.m. at Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont.

 

• Dirty Opera presents a 7:30 p.m. screening of “1991: The Year Punk Broke,” followed by a Q and A with director Dave Markey, at the Laemmle Claremont 5, 450 W. Second St. Tickets are at laemmle.com/film/1991-year-punk-broke. See “Going There,” on page 2 for more info.

 

 

Friday, September 19

• Seniors interested in attending a free 10:30 a.m. cold and flu season seminar at La Verne Community Center, 3680 D St., must call (909) 596-8776 to RSVP.

 

• Pianist Aron Kallay plays a free 12:15 p.m. concert at Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont.

 

• Benton Museum of Art, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont, hosts free events accompanying the exhibit, “Two-Way Stretch: Electronic Drawing in Early Animation and Computer Art.” Activities begin at 4:30 p.m. with an art workshop, followed by a 5:30 exhibit walk, 6:15 dinner, and a special presentation at 7. RSVP by September 16 at pomona.edu/museum.

 

• Special needs families are invited to Claremont’s second annual free, 6 to 9 p.m. fall ball dance at the Youth Activity Center, 1717 N. Indian Hill Blvd. The first hour is for kids ages 5 to 12. The remaining time is for those 13 and older. RSVP at claremontca.gov.

 

• California Botanic Garden horticulturist Rio Fernandez leads a 6 p.m. gardening class at 1500 N. College Ave., free for garden members, $20 for the public. RSVP at calbg.org.

 

• Claremont’s 6-9 p.m. free live music showcase, Friday Nights Live, continues with Pride of Cucamonga (Grateful Dead tribute) at Village Plaza, Solid Ray Woods Soul Revue (R&B/Soul) at the chamber of commerce, and Farmer Tan (Americana) at Shelton Park. More info is at claremontchamber.org/friday-nights-live.

 

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

 

• Tickets are $15 for the 6 to 8:30 p.m. 50 and over country western dance at James L. Brulte Senior Center, 11200 Base Line Rd., Rancho Cucamonga, at cityofrc.us/events.

 

• Grammy-winning singer Gaby Moreno performs at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga, at 8 p.m. Tickets, $28-$61, are at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

 

 

Saturday, September 20

• Laemmle Claremont 5, 450 W. Second St., screens “Bauryna Salu” at 10 a.m. September 20-21 and 27-28, and 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 24. Tickets, $13-$16, are at laemmle.com/special-events.

 

• Tickets are $45-$50 for California Botanic Garden’s 10 a.m. drawing workshop at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. Register at calbg.org.

 

• San Dimas Library hosts a free 10 a.m. reading session with Jax the therapy dog at 145 N. Walnut Ave.

 

• Scrabble Fest, a Scrabble fundraiser for Ontario library programs, runs from noon to 4 p.m. at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario. Registration, $10-$20, is at ontarioca.gov.

 

• Vocalist Nmon Ford combines with pianist Gayle Blankenburg, cellist Eric Lindholm, and guitarist Robert Wang for a free and public 7:30 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

 

• Comedian Kevin Nealon is at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga, at 8 p.m. Tickets, $50-$66, are at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.