What’s happening Claremont?

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

 

Friday, April 18

• The Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce hosts a free Inland Empire Hispanic Business Alliance meeting at 8:30 a.m. at 9500 Cleveland Ave., Suite #110. RSVP at business.ranchochamber.org/events.

 

• Starting today, local teens ages 14 to 17 can pick up an application to assist Claremont Helen Renwick Library with events related to the Los Angeles County Library’s 2025 Summer Discovery Program at 208 N. Harvard Ave. The library is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and closed Sunday and Monday. Applications are due by Friday, May 30.

 

• Claremont Senior Computer Club hosts free drop-in technology workshops from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on the first and third Fridays of the month at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont.

 

• Los Angeles County artists can take part in a free studio art day from 1 to 5 p.m. at Millard Sheets Art Center, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.

 

• Adults over age 50 can attend a free picnic from 2 to 4 p.m. hosted by Ontario’s Recreation and Community Services Department at Ontario Town Square, 224 N. Euclid Ave. RSVP by calling (909) 395-2021.

 

• California Botanic Garden, in partnership with American Museum of Ceramic Art, is offering a two-day clay seed pod workshop. Day One takes place from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremon. Day Two of the workshop will take place from noon to 3 p.m. at AMOCA, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, Saturday, April 19. Tickets for the 2-day workshop ($55 for students, $95 for adults) and information are at amoca.org/events.

 

• The Chino Basin Water Conservation District host a free seed packet giveaway from 6 to 7 p.m. at Montclair Place, 5060 E. Montclair Plaza Ln, Montclair.

 

• Claremont High School Theatre presents a ComedySportz match at 7 p.m. at Don F. Fruechte Theatre for the Performing Arts, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Tickets, $10, are at chstheatre2129.ludus.com.

 

• “Freedom First,” a jazz concert held to raise awareness about the cases involving death row inmate Keith LaMar, will take place at 7 p.m. at Balch Auditorium at Scripps College, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont. Tickets, $20, are at eventbrite.com, search for Keith LaMar.

 

• The Pomona College Choir and Orchestra will perform Mozart’s “Requiem” and two works by Gabriel Fauré at a free and open to the public concert at 8 p.m. at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont. A repeat performance will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 20.

 

 

Saturday, April 19

• The City of Claremont’s annual Spring Celebration at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., starts at 8 a.m. with the Kiwanis Club of Claremont’s pancake breakfast, $8 per plate. A free special needs egg hunt takes place at 9 a.m., followed by traditional egg hunts for various age groups at 10:45 a.m. Other activities include a petting zoo, face painting, a magic show, and photos with Mr. and Mrs. Bunny. Visit claremontca.gov for more info.

 

• Volunteers are needed to help with Special Olympics training at Claremont High School, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Saturdays from 9 to 11 a.m., ahead of the June 6-8 Special Olympics Southern California Summer Games at Cal State Long Beach. Special needs athletes are also welcome. Call or text (909) 518-1496 for more info.

 

• A free and open to the public senior craft fair takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at La Verne Community Center, 3680 D St.

 

• Montclair hosts its annual Easter eggstravaganza from 9 to 11 a.m., featuring a $5 pancake breakfast, photos with the Easter Bunny, and children’s activities, at Alma Hofman Park, 5201 Benito St. For more info, call (909) 625-9479.

 

• California Botanic Garden Horticulturist Jennifer Chebahtah leads a native plants wreath workshop at 10 a.m. at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. Tickets, $50-$60, are at calbg.org.

 

• The free and open to the public cool cruise car show, benefitting La Verne K-9 and Police Foundation, takes place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the intersection of D and Third streets in La Verne. Show info and vehicle registration, $55-$60, are at coolcruisecarshow.com.

 

• Children’s Foundation of America’s ChariTea fundraiser takes place from noon to 2 p.m. at Granite Creek Gardens, 1580 N. Claremont Blvd., Claremont. Tickets are $80 and full table reservations are $600. Questions? Call (909) 426-0773, ext. 244, or visit childrensfoundationofamerica.org.

 

• Adults can take part in a free Earth Day program at  3 p.m. at Archibald Library, 7368 Archibald Ave., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• The PhilBillies perform at Ophelia’s Jump Productions Music Lounge, 2009 Porterfield Way, Unit I, Upland, at 8 p.m. Tickets, $22, are at opheliasjump.org.

 

 

Sunday, April 20

• Happy Easter from the Courier!

 

• Ted Manuel plays from 2 to 5 p.m. at Jazz at College Center, 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. More info is at jazzatcollegecenter.com.

 

• Harvey Mudd College Early Music Ensemble will perform at a free and open to the public concert at 7 p.m. at Drinkward Recital Hall, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Learn more at arts.hmc.edu.

 

 

Monday, April 21

• Mahjong Mondays at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, take place from 9 a.m. to noon.

 

• The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) hosts two defensive driving courses, today and April 22 at Alexander Hughes Community Center at 9:30 a.m. at 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont. The cost is $20 for AARP members, $25 for non-members, at anc.apm.activecommunities.com/claremontrecreation, search “AARP.”

 

• The Joslyn readers book club for seniors meets at 1:30 p.m. at 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, to discuss “Atonement” by Ian McEwan. Info is at anc.apm.activecommunities.com/claremontrecreation, search “readers.”

 

• Learn to repurpose clothes during a free Los Angeles County Library virtual program at 4 p.m.. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Economist Lloyd Dixon delivers “Implications of the 2025 L.A. Wildfires for California’s Residential Insurance Market,” part of CMC’s free and public Athenaeum concert series at 6:45 p.m. at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

 

Tuesday, April 22

• 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.

 

• Adults can learn about careers with the Los Angeles County Fire Department during a free 11 a.m. virtual talk. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Los Angeles County seniors who want to learn how to use Metro services can attend a free 11 a.m. virtual program. A repeat program in Spanish will take place at 11 a.m. April 23. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• University of Southern California professor of international relations Patrick James speaks about “The Visual International Relations Project” at noon over Zoom for Claremont Graduate University’s Tuesday Talks series. Learn more or sign up at cgu.edu/event/tuesday-talks.

 

• University Club of Claremont hosts Fairplex Intergovernmental Affairs Manager Benny Ayala for a free and public talk, “Fairplex Community Programs and the LA County Fair,” at a 6:45 p.m. program at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. The noon lunch is $25. Info is at universityclubofclaremont.org.

 

• Scripps College Humanities Institute hosts Rachel Fraser, associate professor of philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for “Perspectival Testimony,” a free and open to the public talk at 4:30 p.m. at Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont.

 

• The Claremont City Council meeting at 225 W. Second St. begins with a 5:15 p.m. closed session before opening to the public at 6:30. Agendas are posted at claremontca.gov and city hall the Thursday prior to the meeting. To attend virtually visit zoom.us/j/256208090, or call (213) 338-8477 to listen in via phone.

 

• In observance of Earth Day, children 8 and up are invited to Rancho Cucamonga’s IncredAbles inclusive program’s 5:30 p.m. eco-friendly life skills class at Central Park, 11200 Baseline Rd. Tickets are $10 at cityofrc.us/events.

 

 

Wednesday, April 23

• Register for the City of Ontario’s free ice cream and bingo social from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at De Anza Community and Teen Center, 1405 S. Fern Ave., at ontarioca.gov/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.

 

• Upland Public Library’s free creation station event for children takes place from 3 to 4 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 460 N. Euclid Ave.

 

• La Verne Library staff lead a free book day craft making activity for children ages 6 to 12 at 5 p.m. at 3640 D St. RSVP at business.lavernechamber.org/events.

 

• Claremont Graduate University honors its 2025 Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Award winners, Jaswinder Bolina and Ariana Benson, respectively, with a free and open to the public reading and Q&A at 7 p.m. at Los Angeles Public Library’s Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St.

 

 

Thursday, April 24

• Contractors, local businesses, and vendors interested in working with Western University of Health Sciences are invited to participate in a free vendor procurement workshop at 10 a.m. at 287 E. Third St., classroom A, Pomona. RSVP at pomonachamber.org/events.

 

• Artist Aleta Jacobson invites the public to a 10 a.m. sketchbook workshop at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. Tickets, $25, are at aletajacobsonartist.com, click “art classes.” Materials will not be provided.

 

• Cartoonist and author Briana Loewinsohn speaks about her graphic novels “Ephemera: A Memoir” and “Raised by Ghosts” during the free and open to the public Scripps Presents @Noon program at Scripps College’s Hampton Room, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont. RSVP at scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar.

 

• 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.

 

• The public is invited to a free crochet lab at 4:30 p.m. at the Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• The Claremont Chamber of Commerce’s golf fundraiser takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. at TopGolf Ontario, 1050 N. Archibald Ave., and costs $150 per entry or $800 for a team of six. Call (909) 624-1681 to inquiry about tickets.

 

• Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 S. Euclid Ave., hosts a free open house for educators from 5 to 7:30 p.m.. Pre-register at ontariomuseum.org/programs.

 

• The public can attend a free 6 p.m. opening reception and talk for Claremont Heritage’s latest exhibit, “Flower Portraits by Cell Phone” by Ross Focke, held at Ginger Elliott Center, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd. The exhibit runs through May 2 and free viewing will be available weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 

• Los Angeles County Library CEO Skye Patrick speaks about air quality with Anthony Wexler, director of University of California, Davis’s Air Quality Research Center, during a free 6 p.m. virtual program. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

 

Friday, April 25

• Upland Chamber of Commerce’s free website workshop will take place at 8 a.m. at CCS Interactive, 123 E. Ninth St., Suite 300. RSVP at uplandchamber.org/events.

 

• Violinist Sarah Thronblade and guitarist Connie Sheu perform at free and public concert at 12:15 p.m. at Balch Auditorium, 1030 N. Columbia Ave., Claremont. Doors open at noon.

 

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

 

• Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art, at 120 W Bonita Ave., Claremont, hosts a panel discussions on scent at 3:30 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. before an interactive performance at 8 for the 2025 “Scent Opera.” Admission is free but attendees must register at scentopera.sites.pomona.edu.

 

• Crowther Teen and Family Center, 241 W. Dawson Ave., Glendora, hosts a low-cost vaccination and microchip clinic for cats and dogs from 5 to 6 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

• “Over the Moon” will be shown at this week’s family movie night at 6 p.m. at Tri-City Mental Health Services Wellness Center, 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• The Pomona College Band premieres “Adventure in the Air” by Mark Winges during a free and open to the public concert at  8 p.m. at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont. A repeat performance is set for 3 p.m. on April 27.

 

 

Saturday, April 26

• A community yard sale takes place from 8 a.m. to noon at Bonita High School, 3012 D St., La Verne.

 

• Anthony Perez, restoration propagation manager at California Botanic Garden, and CalBG Nursery Coordinator Hugo Sopeña, lead a plant propagation workshop at 9 a.m. at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. Tickets, $45-$55, are at calbg.org.

 

• Greenbelt Park, located on 15th Street between N. Benson Avenue and Fairwood Way in Upland, is the site of a free Earth and Arbor Day celebration at 9 a.m., hosted by the City of Upland. Info is at uplandca.gov.

 

• Inland Valley Humane Society and SPCA’s annual Paws 4 Pets Walk at Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park, 120 Via Verde Ave., San Dimas, begins at 9:30 a.m. Check in opens at 8 a.m. along with a vendor fair. Registration is $50 at ivhsdogwalk.org.

 

• San Dimas celebrates Earth and Arbor Day with a free community event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. featuring giveaways, green initiatives, and vendor booths at 245 E. Bonita Ave.

 

• Poets Chris Santiago and Romaine Washington arethis month’s featured guests at the Friends of the Claremont Library’s free fourth Saturdays poetry event at 2 p.m. at the Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.

 

• The 2025 Taste of Claremont for adults 21 and over runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Claremont Colleges Services building, 101 S. Mills Ave. Tickets, $100 per person, are at tasteofclaremont.com.

 

• Adults 21 and over can sample foods and wines throughout Old Town La Verne, between Bonita Avenue and Third Street, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the 11th annual La Verne Wine Walk. General admission is $70, designated driver tickets are $40. Search “La Verne wine walk” at eventbrite.com to register or for more info.

 

• Cal Poly Pomona Barkada’s Pilipino-American cultural night takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr, Rancho Cucamonga, and features a theatrical performance of “Itinadhana ni Bathala.” Tickets, $34, are at lewisfamilyplayhouse.coms.

 

• The Claremont Concert Choir, Chaffey College Chamber Choir, and Whittier College Choir combine for a free and open to the public choir concert at  7:30 p.m. at Garrison Theater, 241 E. 10th St., Claremont.