What’s happening Claremont?

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, April 3

• Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center locations are offering $50 mammograms throughout April. Hours vary at participating locations including 1910 Royalty Dr., Pomona; 1601 N. Monte Vista Ave., Claremont; 2333 Foothill Blvd., La Verne; and 2140 Grand Ave., Chino Hills.

 

• Glendora Chamber of Commerce’s first Friday 8 a.m. networking mixer takes place at the McKinley campus, 762 W. Cypress St., San Dimas. Chamber members are free, walk-ins $20.

 

• Claremont Senior Program’s monthly war and existentialism book club meets at 10:30 a.m. at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave. This month’s read is “Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War” by Mary Roach.
  

 

• Marie Bostwick’s “The Book Club for Troublesome Women” is Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s 10:30 a.m. book club selection at 208 Harvard Ave.

 

• The first Friday of the month is pay what you can day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• Joti Rockwell and Jenny Kim perform a free 12:15 p.m. concert at Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont.

 

• Register at pomona.edu/events for Oldenborg Luncheon Colloquium’s 12:15 p.m. lecture, “Fermenting Change: A Feminist and Collective Approach to Viticulture” with Alix Wineglass at 350 N. College Way, Claremont.

 

• Benton Museum of Art, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont, hosts a free gallery talk from 2 to 2:30 p.m.

 

• Children 11 to 14 can play board games from 2 to 3 p.m. at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.

 

• Former Dodgers and MLB greats Darryl Strawberry and Eric Davis will be on hand at Legends’ Attic, 619 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont, from 3 to 6 p.m. for an autograph signing. Pricing is at legendsattic.com.

 

• Young people 12 to 17 can hunt for easter eggs from 6 to 8 p.m. at Anthony Munoz Community Center, 1240 W. Fourth St., Ontario. This event repeats April 4 at De Anza Park, Community and Teen Center, 1405 S. Fern Ave., Ontario.

 

• Claremont High School Theatre Department mounts “Curious George: The Golden Meatball” at 7 p.m. tonight, and 1 and 6 p.m. April 4 at Don F. Fruchte Theatre, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Tickets are $10-$15 at chstheatre.cusd.claremont.edu.

 

• Tickets are $12-$25 at tickets.haughpac.com/finalyear for “One Final Beautiful Impossible Year,” at 7 p.m. April 3-4 and 10-11, and 2 p.m. April 4 and 12 at Citrus College Little Theatre, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora.

 

 

Saturday, April 4

• Claremont’s spring egg hunt at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., begins with Kiwanis Club of Claremont’s $8 pancake breakfast at 8 a.m., followed by family-friendly activities including a petting zoo, interactive booths, puppet show, and photos with the Easter bunnies at 9. The special needs egg hunt is set for 9 a.m., followed by traditional hunts at 10:45 a.m.

 

• Those looking to work at the 2026 Los Angeles County Fair can attend an 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. job fair at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Info is at fairplex.com.

 

• Books, furniture, clothing, art, plants, and other items are part of Pilgrim Place’s 9 to 11 a.m. first Saturday sale at 625 Mayflower Rd., Claremont. Visit pilgrimplace.org/events for more information.

 

• Montclair’s 9 to 11 a.m. Easter eggstravaganza includes a pancake breakfast and egg hunts for children 10 and under at Alma Hofman Park, 5201 Benit St.

 

• Glendora Recreation and Human Services Department’s 9 to 11 a.m. Easter event includes a free 9 a.m. pancake breakfast and activities at Finkbiner Park, 160 N. Wabash Ave., and Gladstone Park, 600 E. Gladstone St. Egg hunts begin at 10 a.m.

 

• Tickets are $20 at claremontheritage.bigcartel.com for Claremont Heritage’s 10 a.m. guided walking tour of the Village. Meet at Claremont Depot, 200 W. First St.

 

• Admission is free for the 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. La Verne Cool Cruise Car Show at the intersection of Third and D streets. Info is at coolcruisecarshow.com.

 

• Tickets are $75-$85 at malooffoundation.org/demos-and-workshops for Cesar Garcia’s 10:30 a.m. workshop at Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, 5131 Carnelian St., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• California Botanic Garden’s 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Garden of Verses Poetry Festival, which combines the great outdoors with spoken word, takes place at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. Tickets are included with the day’s admission at calbg.org.

 

• Benson Auditorium, 1050 N. Mills Ave., Claremont, hosts Pitzer College’s free and open to the public 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. symposium, “Art, Science, and the Nuclear Legacy.” RSVP at pitzer.edu/events or search “nuclear legacy” at eventbrite.com.

 

• Pacific Community Center’s free 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Easter basket giveaway features goodies for kids 12 and under and photos with the Easter Bunny at 814 Alpine St., Upland.

 

• Tickets are $73 for Sherwood Florist’s 1:30 p.m. Easter basket workshop at 404 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Call (909) 625-3309 to register.
  

 

• The Claremont Art Walk runs from 6 to 9 p.m. throughout the Village.

 

• Hindustani vocalist-composer Srivani Jade performs a free 8 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

 

• Tickets are $55-$65 (season tickets $162) at ivrt.org for Inland Valley Repertory Theatre’s “The Secret Garden” at 7:30 p.m. at University of La Verne’s Morgan Auditorium, 1950 Third St.

 

 

Sunday, April 5

• Happy Easter from the Courier!
  

 

• California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, hosts an 8 a.m. bird walk, free with garden admission. RSVP at calbg.org.

 

• Jazz at College Center presents a free concert with Homero Chavez and Una Noche from 2 to 5 p.m. at 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

• Mezzo-Soprano Sarah-Nicole Ruddy performs “A Matter of Britain: Myth and Mythos of the British Isles,” a free 7 p.m. concert at Drinkward Recital Hall, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

 

Monday, April 6

• Pitzer College hosts Liz Chrastil of UC Irvine’s Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Science for “Human path integration and spatial memory,” a free 4:30 p.m. lecture at Pomona College’s Argue Auditorium, 610 N. College Ave., Claremont.

 

• Children up to age 5 can learn to count to 100 during a free 4:30 p.m. event with author Arlene Resendiz at Lewis Family Branch Library, 3850 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario.

 

• G. John Ikenberry, the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, delivers a free and open to the public 6:45 p.m. lecture, “Will the Liberal International Order Survive Trump 2.0,” at Claremont McKenna College’s Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St. Info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

 

Tuesday, April 7

• Learn strategies for job hunting during a free 11 a.m. online workshop at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Spanish speakers needing help with Microsoft Word can attend a free 11 a.m. virtual workshop at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Admission is $150 at uplandchamber.org for a three-week, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. artificial intelligence workshop for businesses at CCS Interactive, 123 E. Ninth St., Suite 201, Upland. Workshops are set for April 7, 14, and 21.

 

• Claremont Graduate University students, faculty and alumni interested in applying for the U.S. Fulbright Program can register for a free noon webinar outlining the process at admissions.cgu.edu/register/cwrfulbright4.7.

 

• Claremont McKenna College hosts government professor Peter Uvin at the Atheneum, 385 E. Eighth St., for “Lessons from the Rwandan Genocide,” a free and public 12:45 p.m. lecture in observance of the 32nd annual Day of Remembrance, or Genocide Against the Tutsi Memorial Day. Register at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Children 5 to 12 and their caregivers can help Sherlock Homerun identify the “Baseball Diamond thief” at a free 2 p.m. puppet show at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• RSVP at calbg.org for California Botanic Garden’s 6 p.m. monthly run group at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, free with garden admission.

 

• San Dimas Senior Center, 201 E. Bonita Ave., hosts yarn ‘n’ stitch, a free 6:30 p.m. program for teens and adults.

 

• New Yorker Magazine contributor Ruth Marcus delivers her free and public 6:45 p.m. lecture, “Under Siege: The Media Confront the Digital Age and Trump’s America,” at the Atheneum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. Register at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

 

Wednesday, April 8

• The Woman’s Club of Claremont’s monthly 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. luncheon at 343 W. 12th St. will feature a discussion on native plant conservation by California Botanic Garden’s Allison Autry. Lunch is $25 for club members, $30 for guests. Register by April 3 at womansclubofclaremont.com/luncheons.

 

• 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 visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Jane Naomi Iwamura, professor of religious studies at University of the West, delivers a free and public 12:45 p.m. lecture, “Our Souls, Our Selves: Race and the Religious Imagination in U.S. Cinema,” at Claremont McKenna’s Atheneum, 385 E. Eighth St. Register at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, hosts a free 5 to 6 p.m. poetry party for families.

 

• Phoebe Chow shows guests how to make a chicken pie during a free 6 p.m. demonstration at La Verne Library, 3640 D St. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Harvard University’s David Armitage gives a free and public 6:45 p.m. lecture, “The Global Significance of the Declaration of Independence,” at Claremont McKenna College’s Atheneum, 385 E. Eighth St. Register at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

 

Thursday, April 9

• Today’s the deadline for community members to submit names for grand marshal, honored citizen and honored community group for Claremont’s annual Fourth of July festivities at claremontca.gov, search “honorees.”

 

• New installations open today at Chaffey Community Museum of Art, 217 S. Lemon Ave., Ontario, and Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 S. Euclid Ave., as part of the galleries’ joint exhibition, “Community as Canvas,” running through July 26. Admission is always free, including for the 2 to 4 p.m. April 11 community reception.

 

• Gates open at 7:30 a.m. April 9-12 for the annual Lucas Oil National Hot Rod Association Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, 1801 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Tickets are at nhra.com/nhra.

 

• Claremont McKenna College’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., hosts free and public lectures for the 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Symposium on Climate Innovation and Finance,” including Daniel Weiss at 10:40 a.m., Silvia del Castillo at 11:30, Jeff Simonetti at noon, and Jess Adkins at 1:20 p.m. Learn more at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Parents and caregivers are invited to learn sensory friendly crafts and exercises for children from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Dorothy A. Quesada Community Center, 1010 S. Bon View Ave., Ontario.

 

• First-time and veteran crocheters are invited to Pomona Public Library’s free 4 p.m. crochet lab at 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• Children 5 to 12 can make Super Mario Galaxy inspired art from 5 to 6 p.m. at Lewis Family Branch Library, 3850 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario.

 

• Tickets are $45-$65 for Glendora Chamber of Commerce’s Cuisines of the Foothills, a 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. 21-and-over food event at Glendora Country Club, 2400 Country Club Dr. RSVP at eventbrite.com, search “Cuisines of the Foothills.”
  

 

• The public is invited to United Nations Association of Pomona Valley’s free 7 to 8:15 p.m. talk, “Values in US Foreign Policy – And Their Decline,” led by Pomona College politics professor Mietek Boduszynski at Claremont Graduate University’s Albrecht Auditorium, 925 N. Dartmouth Ave. 

 

• Boone Recital Hall, 241 E. 10th St., Claremont, hosts a free 7:30 p.m. student recital.

 

 

Friday, April 10

• RSVP at events.kgi.edu for Keck Graduate Institute’s spring visit day from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. April 11 at 535 Watson Dr., Claremont.

 

• California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, hosts a 10 a.m. grand opening of its children’s woodland area and accompanying exhibit, “Joy in the Garden: A Celebration of Play, Adventure, and Native Plants,” included with admission.

 

• “Les Misérables” is this week’s 12:30 p.m. movie matinee at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. Free popcorn is available. Call (909) 399-5488 for more info.
  

 

• Claremont Helen Renwick Library hosts a 2 to 3 p.m. flower art workshop for young people 12 to 17 at 208 N. Harvard Ave. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library hosts a free 3 to 5 p.m. create an Egyptian cartouche or hieroglyphic nameplate event at 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• A free 4 to 8 p.m. leadership summit for young people 12 to 17 takes place at De Anza Park, Community and Teen Center, 1405 S. Fern Ave., Ontario. Call (909) 395-2030 for more info.

 

• Tickets are $28-$50 at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com/events for actor Ronnie Marmo’s 8 p.m. Festival of Voices opening one-man show, “I’m Not A Comedian … I’m Lenny Bruce,” at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

 

Saturday, April 11

• San Dimas Chamber of Commerce and Life Pacific University’s Innovate26, a free technology and business summit, “What if we get AI right,” runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1100 W. Covina Blvd. RSVP at i26summit.com.

 

• Email glendoratrailscouncil@gmail.com to volunteer for an 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. trail clean-up day at South Hills Park, 701 E. Mauna Loa Ave., Glendora.

 

• Volunteers are needed to help with Special Olympics training from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturdays at Claremont High School, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Special needs athletes are also welcome. The Special Olympics Southern California Summer Games take place June 5-7 at Cal State Long Beach. Call or text (909) 518-1496 for more info.

 

• Claremont Graduate University’s free spring preview for prospective students begins at 9 a.m. at DesCombes Family Quadrangle, 160 E. 10th St. RSVP at cgu.edu/events.
• La Verne Community Center, 3680 D St., hosts a free 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. craft fair.

 

• The final free 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. volunteer income tax assistance clinic for those with a gross income under $67,000 takes place at Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave. Visit pomonaca.gov for more info.

 

• Purchase $100 tickets by April 3 at eventbrite.com, search “ChariTea,” for Children’s Foundation of America’s 11:30 a.m. “ChariTea” fundraiser at Granite Creek Gardens, 1580 N. Claremont Blvd., Claremont. The event benefits scholarships, grants, and foster care services for children in need and includes a tea luncheon, photo opportunities, and a silent auction.

 

• Tickets are $30 at events.humanitix.com/host/amoca for a noon soft sculpture workshop at American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• Tickets are $39 at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com/events for Lewis Family Playhouse’s Festival of Voices at 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga. Author Dasha Kelly Hamilton’s “Makin’ Cake” starts at 1 p.m., followed by historian Patrick Dewane’s “The Accidental Hero” at 7:30 p.m.

 

• Tickets are $50 at napierinitiative.org for the 16th annual Napier Initiative celebration, beginning at 5 p.m. at Decker Auditorium, 665 Avery Rd., Claremont.

 

• Listen to live jazz from the Dave Victorino Quartet while benefitting Friends of Upland Animal Shelter at a 6 to 9 p.m. fundraiser at Garner House, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. Tickets are $50 at eventbrite.com, search “jazz with Joyce.”

 

• Tickets are $45 at tickets.haughpac.com/journeyusa26 for tribute bands Journey USA and REO Dreamwagon’s 7 p.m. concert Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd. Glendora.

 

• Students of Genevieve Feiwen Lee perform works for piano during a free and public 7:45 p.m. concert at Thatcher Music Building, 340 N. College Ave., Claremont.