What’s happening Claremont? 

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, April 25

• Upland Chamber of Commerce hosts a free 8 a.m. website workshop 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.

 

• 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.

 

• 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 free Scent Opera Symposium panel discussions at 3:30 and 5:15 p.m. and an interactive performance at 8. Register at scentopera.sites.pomona.edu.

 

• “Over the Moon” screens at 6 p.m. for this week’s free family movie night 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 at a free and open to the public 8 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont. A repeat performance is set for 3 p.m. 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.

 

• 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.

 

• Anthony Perez, restoration propagation manager at California Botanic Garden and 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.
• A free Earth and Arbor Day celebration takes place at 9 a.m. at Greenbelt Park in 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.

 

• Keck Graduate Institute and Claremont Police Department’s 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. drug take-back event at CPD, 570 W. Bonita Avenue, Claremont, accepts unneeded or expired solid or liquid medications, inhalers, syringes, insulin pens, and lancets. Free naloxone and fentanyl test strips and blood pressure and body mass index screenings will be available. Info is at claremontca.gov.

 

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

 

• Ontario Museum of History and Art hosts Cynthia Huerta for a free and open to the public Earth Day art workshop at noon at 225 S. Euclid Ave. RSVP at ontariomuseum.org/programs.

 

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

 

• Grim Readers, a true crime book club at the Upland Public Library, 450 N. Euclid Ave., meets at 3 p.m. the last Saturday of the month. This month’s read is “The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty” by Valerie Bauerlein. Email carissa.barrera@uplandlibrary.org for more information.

 

• Taste of Claremont runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Claremont Colleges Services building, 101 S. Mills Ave. Tickets are $100 at tasteofclaremont.com.

 

• The 11th annual La Verne Wine Walk, with food and wine throughout Old Town La Verne, between Bonita Avenue and Third Street, runs from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $70, designated driver tickets $40. Search “La Verne wine walk” at eventbrite.com 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 are $34 at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

 

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

 

 

Sunday, April 27

• Today is the deadline for Claremont and San Antonio High School seniors to apply for eight $500 to $1,000 Woman’s Club of Claremont scholarships at womansclubofclaremont.com/scholarships.

 

• Sustainable Claremont’s free and open to the public Earth Day celebration, featuring booths with eco-friendly organizations, plant giveaways, and walking tours, gets underway at 8:30 a.m. at Shelton Park.RSVP for walking tours at sustainableclaremont.org.

 

• Friends and families of Girl Scout Troop 7591 are invited to a 1:45 p.m. Girl Scout Take Action project where scouts will hang a birdhouse in the Thompson Creek Trail’s bird oasis, near Sweetbriar Drive and Limestone Road in Claremont.

 

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

 

• Pianist Jenny Soonjin Kim, assistant professor of practice at Claremont Graduate University, willperform Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 4” at a free and open to the public 7 p.m. concert at Harvey Mudd College’s Drinkward Recital Hall, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Learn more at arts.hmc.edu.

 

 

Monday, April 28

• Chaffey College and Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art’s annual juried exhibition, “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring work by 12 student artists, opens today at 5885 Haven Ave., Rancho Cucamonga, and runs through May 15. A free and open to the public 4 to 6 p.m. reception is set for May 6. Museum admission is free 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. More info is at chaffey.edu/wignall.

 

• “Murder Mystery” is the featured film at Tri-City Mental Health’s free 2 p.m. matinee for seniors at 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• Rebeca Méndez, Noé Montes, and Felix Quintana, artists featured in the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture’sCivic Art collection, speak about their careers and work during a free Los Angeles County Library virtual program at 3:30 p.m. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Jonah Goldberg, founder and editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, speaks on “Broken! Why Politics and Government Aren’t Working,” as part of Claremont McKenna College’s free and public Athenaeum speaker series at 6:45 p.m. at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• The public is invited to a free 7 p.m. screening of “No Other Land,” the 2025 Oscar winner for best documentary feature, at Smith Campus Center, 170 E. Sixth St., Claremont.

 

• Pomona College’s Afro-Cuban Music Ensemble holds a free and open to the public 8:15 p.m. concert at Thatcher Music Building, 340 N. College Ave., Claremont. Visit pomona.edu/events for more information.

 

 

Tuesday, April 29

• Nicholas Brouwer, a Ph.D. candidate in the political science department at the University of California, Merced, is the featured guest for a noon Zoom program part of Claremont Graduate University’s Tuesday Talks series. Learn more or sign up at cgu.edu/event/tuesday-talks.

 

• The Joslyn Center’s free knitting with care senior group meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont.

 

• Folks16 to 25 are invited to a free 6 p.m. showing of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” at Tri-City Mental Health Services Wellness Center, 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci, founders of Optimist film studio, Optimist creative fellows Lucy Goldberg and Chelsea Luo, and panelists Kevin McNeely, Meta Valentic, and Zoe Pinczower, will discuss entertainment careers during “Lights, Camera, Leap! Turning Creativity into a Career,” a free and public 6:45 p.m. Claremont McKenna College Athenaeum program at 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

 

Wednesday, April 30

• 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.

 

• Jeffrey Ding, professor of political science at George Washington University, speaks on “Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How Diffusion Shapes Economic Competition,” a free and public 6:45 p.m. lecture as part of Claremont McKenna College’s Athenaeum speaker series at 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Claremont High School Theatre Department mounts “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” a play by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, at 7 p.m., running through Friday, May 2 at Don F. Fruechte Theatre for the Performing Arts, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. Tickets are $10-$15 at chstheatre2129.ludus.com.

 

• Harvey Mudd College student pianist Anthony Tran performs at a free and open to the public 7 p.m. concert at Drinkward Recital Hall, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Program info is at arts.hmc.edu.

 

• Entry forms and poems for Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s annual teen poetry contest for students in grades 7 through 12 are due by 8 p.m. at 208 N. Harvard Ave., Claremont, or by email to pespinosa@library.lacounty.gov. Entries, only one per poet, must be original works and can’t exceed 25 lines or more than one page. Winners will be announced by Saturday, May 17.

 

 

Thursday, May 1

• Alumni weekend at Pomona College runs May 1-4. Info is at pomona.edu.

 

• Learn how to use Los Angeles County Library’s free Libby application during an 11 a.m. virtual program. Register at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Claremont McKenna College’s free and public Athenaeum speaker series continues with Brown University’s Corey Brettschneider’s 12:30 p.m. lunch program, “The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It,” at 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Indivisible Claremont/Inland Valley Action Group invites the public to its 5 to 6:30 p.m. demonstration in defense of the Constitution at Foothill and Indian Hill boulevards.

 

• Learn how immigrant and indigenous labor helped to develop the City of Ontario during a free and open to the public 5 p.m. art workshop at Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 S. Euclid Ave. RSVP at ontariomuseum.org/programs.

 

• Edward O’Keefe, CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation, delivers “The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President,” at 6:45 p.m. at Claremont McKenna College’s free and public Athenaeum speaker series at 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Percussionist, composer, and producer Salar Nader performs a free 7:30 p.m. show at James Turrell Skyspace, at Sixth Street and College Way on the Pomona College campus in Claremont.

 

• Pomona College Glee Club’s 8 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont, is free and open to the public, repeating at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3.

 

• Performances of Pomona College’s free and open to the public spring dance concert take place at 8 p.m. May 1-3, 2 p.m. May 4, at Seaver Theatre, 300 E. Bonita Ave., Claremont.

 

 

Friday, May 2

• Pitzer and Harvey Mudd colleges’ alumni weekends take place May 2-4. Visit pitzer.edu or hmc.edu for info.

 

• Yard sale weekend runs from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 2-4 in Montclair and Ontario. Info is at cityofmontclair.org and ontarioca.gov.

 

• Upland Chamber of Commerce’s 7 a.m. networking breakfast at RSL Aquatics, 331 E. Foothill Blvd., Upland, is $23 for members, $28 for non-members. RSVP at uplandchamber.org/events.

 

• The war and existentialism book club meets at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. the first Friday of each month. May’s read is “The Glass Bead Game” by Hermann Hesse.

 

• Claremont Helen Renwick Library hosts a free 10:30 a.m. book club at 208 N. Harvard Ave. This month’s book is “America for Beginners” by Leah Franqui.

 

• The 2025 Los Angeles County Fair opens at 5 p.m. at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Discounted tickets are at lacountyfair.com/buy-tickets. The Fair will be open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. through Monday, May 26. Admission is $18.50-$27.50 at lacountyfair.com, or $32 at the door.

 

• Rancho Cucamonga’s IncredAbles inclusive program for children 8 and up hosts a 5:30 p.m. spring fling dance at Central Park, 11200 Baseline Rd. Tickets are $6 at cityofrc.us/events.

 

• The Pomona College Jazz Ensemble performs a free and open to the public 8 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

 

 

Saturday, May 3

• Registration for House of Ruth’s 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. walk-a-thon is $25 for kids 13 and under, $35 for people 14 and up at houseofruthinc.org. The event at Bonita High School, 3102 D St., La Verne, features vendors, live music, and an opportunity drawing.

 

• Pilgrim Place first Saturday sales features fine art, houseware, clothing, book, and plant, vendors from 9 to 11 a.m. at 625 Mayflower Rd., Claremont. Call (909) 399-5500, ext. 0, or visit pilgrimplace.org/firstsatsales for more info.

 

• The City of Claremont’s free and open to the public special needs resource fair and talent showcase runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Taylor Hall, 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd.

 

• Claremont Lewis Museum of Art hosts a free 4 to 9 p.m. concert, “Sounds Formations: Live,”Saturday, May 3 at 200 W. First St. The event is part of CLMA’s current exhibit, “Sound Formations: Artist, Musician, Instrument Maker.” Performers include Amps for Christ, Baldy Crawlers, Jom Trio, Kotz Percussion, Los Savages, Otto D’Ambrosio with Mark Herring and Patrick Langford, and Rufie and Friends. Food and beverages will be available to purchase.

 

• The Petterson Museum of Intercultural Art at Pilgrim Place, 625 Mayflower Rd., Claremont, invites the public to a free 5 to 7 p.m. reception for “The Lives of Women: An Intercultural Perspective,” which runs through August 16. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of the month. More info at pettersonmuseum.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.

 

• Claremont Concert Orchestra performs free and open to the public concerts at 7:30 p.m. tonight and 2 p.m. May 4 at Garrison Theater, 241 E. 10th St., Claremont.