What’s happening Claremont?

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, December 12

• American Museum of Ceramic Art’s 11 a.m. tour of “In Their Hands: The Evolution of Mata Ortiz Pottery,” is free with paid admission. Register at amoca.org/events.

 

• Friends of the Claremont Library’s fine book sale is open noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday through December 31 at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.

 

• Help a child in foster care or in out-of-home placements by purchasing a gift for Children’s Foundation of America’s holiday heroes gift drive at childrensfoundationofamerica.org/holidayheroes, or send donations by December 15 to 201 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Ste. 200, Claremont, CA 91711.

 

• The Kiwanis Club of Claremont’s pop-up See’s Candies store at 191 S. Indian Hill Blvd. is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays through December 24, and at the Claremont Farmer’s and Artisans Market from 8 a.m. to noon on Sundays. Info is at claremontkiwanis.org.

 

• “The Family Stone” is this week’s 12:30 p.m. movie matinee at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. Free popcorn is available.

 

• Register at cityofrc.us/events for a free 2 p.m. movie screening at James L. Brulte Senior Center, 11200 Base Line Rd., Rancho Cucamonga. 

 

• Claremont Presbyterian Church’s holiday program gets underway at 4 p.m. at 1111 N. Mountain Ave.

 

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

 

• Tickets are $15 at cityofrc.us/events for a 6 p.m. 50 and over sugar plum soiree at James L. Brulte Senior Center, 11200 Base Line Rd., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• Tickets are $10-$15 at chstheatre.cusd.claremont.edu for Claremont High School Theatre Department’s 7 p.m. December 12-13 “Climate Change Theatre Action Festival,” at 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont.

 

• Tickets are $25 for “A Crescendo Christmas 2025,” 7:30 p.m. today, 2 p.m. December 13–14 at University of La Verne’s Dailey Theatre, 1950 Third St. Search “A Crescendo Christmas” at eventbrite.com for info.

 

 

Saturday, December 13

• Ontario’s Rudolph’s dash and 5K Reindeer run begin at 8 and 8:30 a.m. in downtown Ontario. Fees are $5 for Rudolph’s dash and $40 for the 5K through December 12 at ontarioca.gov, or $15 and $50 on race day.

 

• Donations of new, unwrapped toys for the Claremont Police Department and Axel Garcia family’s annual toy drive can be dropped off from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at CPD, 570 W. Bonita Ave.

 

• La Verne’s 26th winter wonderland runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Heritage Park, 5001 Via de Mansion, La Verne. Dogs are prohibited.

 

• Sherwood Florist, 404 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont, hosts a free and public 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. holiday artisan market. A noon Christmas tree workshop is $68.
  

 

• Pet photos with Santa are $5 at uplandca.gov/calendar and 11 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. at Baldy View Dog Park, W. 11th St., Upland.

 

• Tickets are $5 for Citrus College students’ 7 p.m. advanced acting showcase at the Little Theatre, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd. Glendora.

 

• Ontario Museum of History and Art hosts a free 11 a.m. studio Saturday workshop at 225 S. Euclid Ave. RSVP at ontariomuseum.org/programs.

 

• Tickets are $41-$106 at ipballet.org for Inland Pacific Ballet’s “The Nutcracker,” noon and 4 p.m. December 13-14 at Bridges Auditorium, 450 N. College Way, Claremont.

 

• Tickets for Claremont Educational Foundation’s 2 to 5 p.m. Village chocolate walk are $30 or $100 for four at supportcef.com/events.

 

• Tickets are $17-$35 at tickets.haughpac.com for “Christmas Is …” at 2 and 7 p.m. today and 2 p.m. December 14 at Citrus College’s Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora.

 

• Tickets are $28-61 at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com for the 2 p.m. “Surfin’ The Beach Boys Tribute Holiday Show” at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• Holiday at the Plaza, a free family event with a visit from Santa Claus, snow slide, crafts, and live holiday entertainment, runs from 3 to 9 p.m. at Shaun Diamond Plaza, 197 W. Second St., Pomona.
  

 

• Tickets are $25 at the store of the door for John York’s 7:30 p.m. concert at the Folk Music Center, 220 Yale Ave., Claremont. Learn more at folkmusiccenter.com/events.

 

 

Sunday, December 14

• Happy Hannukah from the Courier!
  

 

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

 

• The Mountainside Master Chorale performs “Christmas in California” at 3 p.m. at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 600 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Tickets are $25 at the door or at mountainsidemasterchorale.org.

 

• A free and public closing reception for Claremont Heritage’s exhibit, “Discovering Foster Rhodes Jackson: The Search for Organic Architecture,” runs from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ginger Elliott Center, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont.

 

• Good Shepard Lutheran Church continues its free and public 5 p.m. Adventures in music concert series with a performance by its choir and pianist Edward David Zeliff at 1700 N. Towne Ave., Claremont.

 

• Claremont Presbyterian Church hosts a free event, “A Celtic Christmas,” at 6 p.m. at 1111 N. Mountain Ave.

 

 

Monday, December 15

• Pet photos with Santa Claus run from 3 to 7 p.m. through today at Montclair Place, 5060 E. Montclair Plaza Ln. Visit montclairplace.com/events for info.

 

• Pomona seniors must call (909) 620-2324 to register for a free 5 p.m. winter wonderland dance at Palomares Park Community Center, 499 E. Arrow Hwy. Non-residents are $4.

 

• Westwind Community Center, 2455 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario, hosts a free and public 5 to 7 p.m. ornament decoration event.

 

• Tickets are $5-$10 for Claremont High School Choirs’ winter show, “A Light in the Darkness,” at 7 p.m. December 15-16 at Claremont United Church of Christ, 233 Harrison Ave. El Roble students are free.

 

• The free and public 7 to 8:30 p.m. Inland Valley storytellers story swap open mic meeting takes place at Ginger Elliott Center, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont.

 

 

Tuesday, December 16

• A 9 a.m. family story time at California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, is free with admission at calbg.org.

 

• Register at cityofrc.us/events for a free 9 a.m. gingerbread jamboree at Central Park, 11200 Base Line Rd., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• Gibson Senior Center, 250 N. Third Ave., Upland, hosts Upland Geology Club’s free and public 10:30 a.m. meeting.
  

 

• Claremont Graduate University School of Educational Studies Dean DeLacy Ganley leads a free virtual noon informational session on how to apply for the university’s Haseya teacher preparation program. RSVP at cgu.edu.

 

• Joslyn Center’s yarn crafts with kindness group gathers for its final 2 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday event at 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont.

 

• Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave., host a free 4 p.m. reading of Philip C. Stead’s “Bear Has a Story to Tell,” as part of its little reader’s book club.

 

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

 

 

Wednesday, December 17

• A free 11 a.m. virtual Microsoft PowerPoint workshop takes place 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.

 

• Santa’s elves offer free gift wrapping from 3 to 7 p.m. at Anthony Munoz Community Center, 1240 W. Fourth St., Ontario.

 

• Lewis Family Branch Library, 3850 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario, hosts a free 4:15 p.m. snow globe workshop for people age 13 to 18.

 

 

Thursday, December 18

• Families can create a miniature winter village at a free 6 to 7 p.m. art event at Lewis Family Branch Library, 3850 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario.

 

• Tickets are $68-$155 at pomona.edu/events for “A Charlie Brown Christmas Live On Stage,” 7 p.m. at Bridges Auditorium, 450 N. College Way, Claremont.

 

• Ophelia’s Jump mounts its theatrical adaptation of “It’s a Wonderful Life” at 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite H, Upland, at 7:30 p.m. December 18-20 and 3 p.m. December 21. Tickets, $20-$30, are at opheliasjump.org.

 

 

Friday, December 19

• Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, hosts free winter themed games for children up age 5 at 10:30 a.m.

 

• “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1964) is this week’s 12:30 p.m. movie matinee at Blaisdell Center, 440 S. College Ave., Claremont. Free popcorn is available.

 

• Folks 50 and up can register for Ontario Senior Center’s free 2 to 4 p.m. winter formal by calling (909) 395-2021. The event takes place at 225 E. B St.

 

 

Saturday, December 20

• Tickets are $35 at tickets.thefoat.com/mooneyes for the 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mooneyes Christmas party show and drag races at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.

 

• LA County residents can drop hazardous household and electronic waste at a free 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. drive-through collection event at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Go to claremontca.gov for more information.
  

 

• Artists 8 and up can take part in Ontario Museum of History and Art’s free noon studio Saturday workshop at 225 S. Euclid Ave. RSVP at ontariomuseum.org/events.

 

• Granite Creek Community Church’s free 24th annual Living Nativity runs from 5 to 9:30 p.m. through December 21 at 1580 N. Claremont Blvd., Claremont. Learn more at granitecreek.org/events, or search “Living Nativity” at eventbrite.com.

 

• Photos with Santa in the Glendora village run from 5 to 7 p.m. Learn more at glendoravillage.com.