by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, October 3

• Gibson Senior Center’s annual free and open to the public health and wellness fair runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 250 N. Third Ave., Upland. More info is at gov.
• Claremont Helen Renwick Library hosts a free 10:30 a.m. book club at 208 N. Harvard Ave. This month’s book is “Libby Lost and Found” by Stephanie Booth.
• Pianist Hao Huang performs a free 12:15 p.m. concert at Lyman Hall, 340 N. College Ave., Claremont.

• La Verne Heritage Foundation opens its annual pumpkin patch at Heritage Park, 5001 Via de Mansion, at 4 p.m. today, with operating hours from 4 to 8 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through October 26. Learn more at org/events.
• Tickets are $10 at org for American Museum of Ceramic Art’s 4:30 p.m. wheel lab for teens 12 to 16 at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.
• Our Lady of the Assumption Church’s annual three-day Fiesta, with free admission, live music by Cold Shot, The ACE Band and Bobby Z, food, a beer garden, games, and carnival rides, returns to 435 Berkeley Ave., Claremont, from 5 to 10 p.m. today, 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday, October 4, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, October 5.
• A free and open to the public Hispanic Heritage Month celebration featuring folkloric dancers, mariachi, and arts and games booths takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. at Montclair Place’s Center Court, 5060 N. Montclair Plaza Ln.
• Claremont’s 6-9 p.m. free live music showcase, Friday Nights Live, continues with Dynamite Dawson (acoustic covers) at Village Plaza, Ray McNamara (steel pan/reggae) at the chamber of commerce, and Jasmine (classic rock) at Shelton Park. Info is at org/friday-nights-live.
• Tickets are $45-$55 at org for California Botanic Garden’s 6 p.m. botanical cocktail workshop led by staff from Whiskey Loves Basil at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont.
• A free 6 p.m. screening of “Soul” takes place at Tri-City Mental Health Services’ wellness center, 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.
• Oktoberfest at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinely Ave., Pomona, opens at 6 p.m. tonight and runs 6 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Saturday, October 18. Tickets are at com/oktoberfest and the gate.
• Fairplex’s Lights Out opens at 6:30 p.m. at 1101 W. McKinely Ave., Pomona. The Halloween event runs 6:30 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through October 25. Tickets are at com/lightsout.
• Claremont High School Theatre Department’s “Live Frequency” starts at 6:30 p.m. at Don F. Freuchte Theatre of the Performing Arts, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Tickets are $5 at cusd.claremont.edu.
• Ophelia’s Jump Productions’ “The 39 Steps” wraps this weekend with 8 p.m. shows October 3-4, and at 4 p.m. October 5 at 2009 Porterfield Way, Ste. I, Upland. Tickets are $20-$40 at org.
• Pomona College Orchestra performs free and open to the public concerts at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont at 8 p.m. tonight and 3 p.m. Sunday, October 5.

Saturday, October 4

• Tour the Village with Claremont Heritage’s 10 a.m. walking group, starting at Claremont Depot, 200 W. First St. Tickets are $20 at bigcartel.com.
• Rancho Cucamonga first responders will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fire Station 178, 10595 Town Center Dr., for a free public safety open house.
• It’s opening day for Cal Poly Pomona’s 32nd annual pumpkin festival at 4102 S. University Dr., Pomona, running from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through October 26. Tickets are at edu/pumpkinfestival. Childrenunder 2 are free with a paid adult.
• Live music by Paul Rodriguezand arts and crafts vendors combine for a free and open to the public 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. first Saturday market at the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, 5131 Carnelian St., Rancho Cucamonga.

• A free and open to the public artists reception for Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art’s exhibit, “Radical Geographies: possibilities of the imaged landscape” begins at 11 a.m. at 5885 Haven Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga. Info is at edu.
• Tickets are $85 for an 11 a.m. papers and print workshop by Sandy Garcia at Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, 5131 Carnelian St., Rancho Cucamonga. Register at org.
• Turn matchboxes into a small altar for a loved one at La Verne Library’s free 1 p.m. workshop at 3640 D St. RSVP at lacountylibrary.org/events.
• View tools and equipment at makercon, a free and public 1 to 4 p.m. vendor fair with activities and workshops at Ontario Town Square, 224 N. Euclid Ave.
• MET2’s youth production of “The Sound of Music” begins at 2 p.m. at Citrus College’s Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora. Tickets are $31 at haughpac.com.
• House of Ruth’s annual Moveable Feast runs from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Lassie House, 1195 Washington Ave., Pomona. Tickets are $100 at org/events.
• The ninth annual San Dimas Beer and Wine Walk runs from 5 to 8 p.m. throughout downtown San Dimas. Tickets are $45, $35 for designated drivers at sandimaschamber.org.
• Browse artwork around the City of Trees from 6 to 9 p.m. during the free and open to the public Claremont Art Walk. Info is on page XX.
• 10,000 Maniacs performs at 8 p.m. at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga. Tickets are $50-$81 at com.

Sunday, October 5

• Admission is waived 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 10 a.m. watercolor mosaic workshop. Tickets are $45-$50 at org.
• Polyhedra play from 2 to 5 p.m. at Jazz at College Center, 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.
• Tickets are $36-$72 for Wayne Newton at 2 p.m. at Citrus College’s Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora., at haughpac.com.
• Southland Symphony Orchestra opens its 2025–26 concert season with “A Musical Mosaic,” a 4 p.m. concert at Bethel Congregational Church, 536 N. Euclid Ave., Ontario. Tickets, $10-$20, free for children 12 and under, are at com/sso25-26seasonopener.
• Adventures in Music, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church’s first Sunday concert series, continues with a free and public 5 p.m. performance featuring vibraphonist Mariano LaSpisa and vocalist Shannon Kauble LaSpisa at 1700 N. Towne Ave., Claremont.

Monday, October 6

• RSVP for Joslyn Center’s free 9 a.m. to noon mahjong Mondays, at 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, at apm.activecommunities.com/claremontrecreation, search “mah jong.”
• Pomona residents can attend a 5 p.m. dance at Palomares Park, 499 E. Arrow Hwy., Pomona for free. Others are $4. Info is at gov.
• Claremont McKenna College hosts Daniel Pollack-Pelzner of Portland State University for a 6:45 p.m. talk, “Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist,” part of the free and public Athenaeum speaker series at 385 E. Eighth St. Info is at edu/athenaeum.

Tuesday, October 7

• Bianca MacPherson, artist in residence at American Museum of Ceramic Art, speaks at a free noon virtual talk. Register at org/events.
• Children 8 to 12 can make pinatas during Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s free 4 p.m. workshop at 208 N. Harvard Ave. Register at lacountylibrary.org/events.
• Claremont Graduate University hosts a free and public 5 p.m. grand opening of its newest art galleriesat Stauffer Hall, 925 N. Dartmouth Ave., Claremont, with works by second-year masters students.
• Upland Chamber of Commerce recognizes Foothill Family Shelter’s newest housing unit with a free and public 5 p.m. ribbon cutting at 324 N. San Antonio Ave., Apt. 3, Upland.
• Nicholas Buccola, Claremont McKenna College’s Dr. Jules K. Whitehill Professor of Humanism and Ethics, delivers a free and public 6:45 p.m. Athenaeum speaker series talk, “One Man’s Freedom: Goldwater, King, and the Struggle over an American Ideal,” at 385 E. Eighth St. Learn more at edu/athenaeum.
• Filmmaker Naja Pham Lockwood screens and talks about her documentary, “On Healing Land, Birds Perch,” at a free and public 7 p.m. Scripps Presents in conversation event at Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Ave. Get tickets at edu/events/calendar.
• Scripps College Music Department students perform a free and open to the public 7:30 p.m. recital at Boone Recital Hall, 241 E. 10th St., Claremont.

Wednesday, October 8

• Seniors interested in attending a free 10:30 a.m. cyber security and fraud protection seminar at La Verne Community Center, 3680 D St. can call(909) 596-8776 to RSVP.
• Joy Powell, from The Claremont Club’s Living Well After Cancer class, is the featured guest at the Woman’s Club of Claremont’s monthly luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 343 W. 12th St. Register by October 3 at com/luncheons. Lunch is $25 for club members, $30 for guests.
• Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s free and public Naloxone (Narcan) clinic runs from noon to 4 p.m. at 208 N. Harvard Ave. Learn more at lacountylibrary.org/events.
• Children 12 to 17 can turn melted crayons into transparent art during a free 4 to 5 p.m. art program at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.
• Families can sew and stitch plushies at sew-tastic ghost, a free 5:30 p.m. program at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario.
• Craft skeleton silhouette wall ornaments at Lewis Family Branch Library’s free 6 to 7 p.m. event at 3850 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario.
• Desirée Garcia, chair of the Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies Department at Dartmouth College, leads “Dark Face: The Untold History of Race, Makeup, and Hollywood,” 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. More info is at edu/athenaeum.
• Laemmle Claremont 5, 450 W. Second St., screens “Writing Hawa” at 7 p.m. tonight, and 10 a.m. October 11-12. Tickets are at com/theater/claremont-5.
• Pomona College music students perform a free 7:30 p.m. concert at Lyman Hall, 340 N. College Ave., Claremont.

Thursday, October 9

• Claremont Senior Program and Los Angeles Regional Food Bank’s monthly senior food bank distributes a free food kit for LA County residents 60 and older who meet income guidelines from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Larkin Park, 660 N. Mountain Ave. ID is required for food Call (323) 234-3030 for info.
• Tri-City Mental Health Services hosts a free 1 p.m. National Alliance on Mental Illness webinar. Register at org.
• House of Ruth’s second annual Pomona Peace Walk starts at 4 p.m. from Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, 1798 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, and ends one-mile south at 599 N. Main St. Visit org/events for more info.
• Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave., hosts a free 4 p.m. crochet lab.
• RSVP for La Verne Chamber of Commerce’s free 5 p.m. networking mixer at Moxie Salon, 2138 Bonita Ave., at lavernechamber.org.
• San Dimas Canyon Golf Course, 2100 Terrebonne Ave., hosts a free 5 to 7:30 p.m. wedding and events open house.
• Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education meeting begins with a 5:30 p.m. closed session before the public portion gets underway at about 6 at 170 W. San Jose Ave. Click claremont.edu/boardto view the agenda or call (909) 398-0609 for more info.
• Founding director of Defending Democracy Together William Kristoltalks American politics during “An Evening with William Kristol,” a free and open to the public 6:45 p.m. Claremont McKenna College Athenaeum speaker lecture at 385 E. Eighth St. Learn more at edu/athenaeum.

Friday, October 10

• Upland’s free and public monster mash-up movie night features family fun from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at Magnolia Park, 651 W. 15th St., Upland. “Hotel Transylvania” screens at 7.
• Folks can learn the basics of clay molding during 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. $75 introductory classes at American Museum of Ceramic Art ceramics studio, 301 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Minors must be accompanied by a paying adult. Register at org.
• Claremont’s 6 to 9 p.m. live music showcase Friday Nights Live continues with The Bells (swamp rock) at Village Plaza, Larry and Rhonda Jackson (folk) at the chamber of commerce, and Coyote Moon (country) at Shelton Park. See claremontchamber.org for more info.
• Ontario hosts a free 6 to 10 p.m. family movie night event at Celebration Park South, 2910 Merrill Ave. “The Nightmare Before Christmas” begins at dusk.
• A sunset reception kicks off Claremont Heritage’s 2025 home tour weekend from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the M.H. Cowen house, 1089 Oxford Ave., Claremont. Tickets are $80-$100 at bigcartel.com.

Saturday, October 11

• Harvard Avenue in the Claremont Village will be a hub for Hispanic heritage and vendors from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. as the Claremont Forum hosts a free and open to the public Dia de los Muertos celebration. More info is at org/events.
• Registration for Claremont Graduate University’s free 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. fall open house is at edu/events.
• California Botanic Garden’s grow native nursery hosts an open to the public plant sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. October 11-12 at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. CalBG members can enter from 8 to 10 a.m. today only.
• La Verne Heritage Foundation’s sixth annual vendor faire runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Heritage Park, 5001 Via de Mansion, and the City of La Verne’s free and public trunk or treat event takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. at the community center, 3680 D St.
• Meet and greet Pomona Valley authors at Pomona Public Library’s noon to 3 p.m. mixer at 625 S. Garey Ave.
• The City of Claremont’s annual free and open to the public Halloween Spooktacular, featuring carnival games, children’s and dog costume contests, and story time, takes place from 3 to 6 p.m. at Lewis Park, 881 Syracuse Dr., Claremont.
• Concierge Realty Group, 601 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont, hosts a free and public artist reception for Rebecca Hamm’s “Environs Series” from 3 to 5 p.m. A portion of sales will benefit the Tierra del Sol Foundation and Claremont Lewis Museum of Art.
• Given just a day to prepare, Claremont High School Theatre Department students will mount “The 24 Hour Plays” at 7 p.m. at the Don F. Freuchte Theatre of the Performing Arts, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Tickets, $10-$15, are at cusd.claremont.edu.
• American roots musician Tim Easton performs at 7:30 p.m. at Folk Music Center, 220 N. Yale Ave., Claremont. Tickets are $20 at the door.