What’s happening Claremont?

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, February 20

• Admission is $5-$20 for the 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. February 21 West Coast Historical Militaria Collectors Show at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Info is at militariashow.com/event-info.

 

• The Gallery at Hillcrest, 2705 Mountain View Dr., La Verne, hosts “Acknowledgement of Influence,” a free and public 10 to 11:30 a.m. showcase of artwork by Ganesha High School students in celebration of Black History Month, running through March 27. The Gallery is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

• The James L. Brulte Senior Center, 11200 Base Line Rd., Rancho Cucamonga, hosts a free 10 a.m. senior book club. This month’s theme is African American authors.

 

• A free and public 12:15 p.m. concert featuring excerpts from Preben Antonsen’s world premiere of “At Tahaajjud” and Goble’s ”Circle of Light” takes place at Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont.

 

• Civil rights advocate Cristian Eduardo and Yasmin Vafa, executive director of Rights4Girls, present “Dismantling Demand: Who Fuels the Sex Trade and at What Cost?” a free and public 12:45 p.m. discussion at Claremont McKenna College’s Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum. 

 

• A free and open to the public Black History Month event runs from 2 to 4 p.m. at Ontario Senior Center, 225 E. B St.

 

• Tickets are $11-$21 at thegreatjunkhunt.com for The Great Junk Hunt, running 4 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. February 21 at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.

 

• Tri-City Mental Health Services’ Wellness Center, 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, hosts a free 6 p.m. screening of “Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.” Visit tricitymhs.org for info.

 

• A free 6 to 8 p.m. game-night event takes place at the Anthony Munoz Community Center, 1240 W. Fourth St., Ontario.
  

 

• Tickets are $15 at cityofrc.us/events for a 6 to 8:30 p.m. senior sock hop at Central Park, 11200 Base Line Rd., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

 

Saturday, February 21

• Registration is $110 at tapcancerout.org/tournaments for the 7 p.m. Tap Cancer Out Los Angeles Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open event at Fairplex, 1101 W McKinley Ave., Pomona. Spectators are $10.

 

• Tickets are $25-$30 at calbg.org for Herbalist William Broen’s 9 to 11 a.m. herb walk at California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont.

 

• The Friends of the Claremont Library’s On the Same Page Committee welcomes Pomona College professor Susan McWilliams for “Learning from American Road Trip Stories (With or Without Giraffes)” at 10 a.m. at 208 N. Harvard Ave., as part of the 2025-26 community read​, Lynda Rutledge’s “West with Giraffes.”

 

• The Webb Schools’ Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology’s Fossil Fest runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1175 W. Base Line Rd., Claremont, free with regular admission.

 

• Tickets are $85-$95 at malooffoundation.org/demos-and-workshops for Joe Oakes’s 10:30 a.m. landscape painting course at Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, 5131 Carnelian St., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• A free 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. volunteer income tax assistance clinic, open to those with a gross income of less than $67,000, takes place every Saturday through April 11 at Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave. Visit pomonaca.gov for more info.

 

• RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events for a free virtual 1 p.m. African American genealogy workshop.

 

• Claremont Lewis Museum of Art hosts a 5 to 6:30 p.m. reading and Q&A with poet-in-residence Chloe Martinez and writers from its exhibit “She Opens the Door: Women Artists and Writers Shape Language and Space” at 200 W. First St.

 

• Tickets are $28-$55 at tickets.haughpac.com/tenors for the 5 p.m. performance of “Three Italian Tenors,” at Citrus College’s Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora.

 

• The 6 to 9 p.m. Ontario Art Walk features exhibitions, pop-up galleries, artist talks, live music, and art events along Euclid Avenue. Visit ontarioartwalk.org for a map.

 

• Tickets are $20 at opheliasjump.ludus.com for an 8 p.m. improv show at 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite I, Upland.

 

• Pomona College faculty and pianist Genevieve Feiwen Lee and cellist Tobias Werner play a free and open to the public 8 p.m. concert, “Barber and Beethoven,” at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

 

 

Sunday, February 22

• It’s “Museums Free-for-All Day,” with free admission to museums throughout Southern California, including Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont, California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, and American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Free admission does not apply to specially ticketed exhibitions. Visit socalmuseums.net for more information.

 

• Shop locally made crafts, organic food, clothing, and jewelry during the 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Claremont Farmers and Artisans Market. Visit claremontforum.org for more info.

 

• A free and public 1 to 4 p.m. Lunar New Year celebration, featuring lion dancers and martial arts exhibitions, takes place at Montclair Place, 5060 N. Montclair Plaza Ln.

 

• Eric Croissant performs from 2 to 5 p.m. at Jazz at College Center, 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

• Seniors gather at Larkin Park, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, for 3 p.m. games of pétanque, weather permitting.

 

• Scripps College Department of Music mounts the free and public 3 p.m. world premiere of “Preben Antonsen: At Tahajjud” (“All Night Vigil”) at Garrison Theater, 241 E. 10^th St., Claremont. Performers include sopranos Anne Dorothy Harley and Stacey Fraser, clarinetist Brian Walsh, harpist Alison Bjorkedal and percussionist Yuri Inoo.

 

• Pomona College faculty and guest musicians combine for “Fete Musicale,” a free and public 3 to 5 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont. More info is at pomona.edu/events.

 

• Tickets are $10-$20 at givebutter.com/sso-eroica for Southland Symphony Orchestra’s 4 p.m. concert, “Eroica: Sounds of Revolution and Democracy,” at Bethel Congregational Church, 536 N. Euclid Ave., Ontario. Children under 12 are free.

 

• Admission to the Folk Music Center’s 6 to 9:30 p.m. open mic is $2 at the door at 220 Yale Ave., Claremont. Call (909) 624-2928 for more info.
  

 

• Pianist David Nembhard performs a free and open to the public 7 p.m. concert at Drinkward Recital Hall, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

 

Monday, February 23

• Sessions are $10 each for the Stowell Learning Center’s six-week, 10 a.m. trainings on how music can improve memory, balance, and coordination at the Service Center for Independent Life, 107 S. Spring St., Claremont. RSVP at stowellcenter.com/ronnie-gardiner-method.

 

• The Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, hosts free in-person Medicare counseling for Los Angeles County residents. Call the Center for Health Care Rights at (213) 383-4519 to schedule 11 a.m., noon, or 1 p.m. appointments with assistance on enrollment, supplemental plans, and prescription costs.
  

 

• Claremont Colleges alumni, parents, students, faculty, and employees can register at hmc.edu/calendar/events for Harvey Mudd College’s free 2026 Annenberg Leadership Forum, which includes a noon lunch and learn at Platt Campus Center, 340 E. Foothill Blvd.; a 5 p.m. founders reception at Shanahan Center, 320 E. Foothill Blvd.; and a 6 p.m. panel discussion at Drinkward Recital Hall at Shanahan Center. More info is at hmc.edu/calendar/events.

 

• The Service Center for Independent Life, 107 Spring St., Claremont, offers free hearing aid cleaning from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

 

• Tri-City Wellness Center hosts a free 2 p.m. screening of “Sweet Home Alabama” for seniors at 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• Pomona Public Library hosts Lego club, a free 4:30 p.m. building program for children at 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• Alumni Will Grant, Norman Hull, and Suzanne Segal are panelists for the free 5:30 p.m. “Gould Center 40th Anniversary Celebration” at Claremont McKenna College’s Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St. Visit cmc.edu/athenaeum to register.

 

• Winners of the annual Making Change contest will be announced during a free and open to the public 6:30 p.m. ceremony at Alexander Hughes Community Center, Padua Room, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont.

 

 

Tuesday, February 24

• RSVP at chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org for Women In Business Connections, an 8:30 to 10 a.m. networking mixer at 180 Via Verde, San Dimas.

 

• Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch leads a free 11 a.m. virtual author talk. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Register for a free 11 a.m. Microsoft Excel workshop at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Bring antique and collectible items from home to the University Club of Claremont’s 1 p.m. meeting and lunch at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., featuring certified antique appraiser Zoe TeBeau. A $25 meeting fee includes lunch at noon. More info is at universityclubofclaremont.org.

 

• Stephen Teiser, the D.T. Suzuki Professor in Buddhist Studies at Princeton University, delivers the free and open to the public 4:30 p.m. Clark Horowitz Lecture, “The Dunhuang Manuscripts: Origins, Storage, Discovery,” at Hahn Hall, 420 N. Harvard Ave., Claremont.

 

• Tri-City Mental Health Services hosts a free and public 1 to 4 p.m. community resiliency model webinar at tricitymhs.org.

 

• Cardiac physicians from Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center will scoop ice cream from 5 to 8 p.m. at Bert & Rocky’s, 242 Yale Ave., Claremont, with a portion of proceeds benefiting Stead Heart and Vascular Center. Info is at pvhmc.org.

 

• The 6:30 p.m. Claremont City Council meeting takes place at 225 W. Second St. Agendas are posted at claremontca.gov and city hall the Thursday prior to the meeting. Attend virtually at zoom.us/j/256208090, or call (213) 338-8477 to listen by phone.

 

• Tickets are $10 at tickets.haughpac.com/focb for Citrus College’s Wind Symphony and high school bands’ “Festival of Concert Bands,” 6:30 p.m. February 24-25 at Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd. Glendora.

 

• Claremont McKenna College’s Michael J. Fortner and Glenn C. Loury, Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences at Brown University, team for a free 6:45 p.m. discussion, “Is ‘Race’ Over? Citizenship, Backlash, and the Quiet Politics of Self-Censorship,” at 385 E. Eighth St. Info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum. 

 

• Author and community organizer Vanessa Priya Daniel speaks with Scripps College’s Myriam Chancy at 7 p.m. at Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont. Register for the free and public event at scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar.

 

• Researcher and UCLA chemistry professor Kendall N. Houk kicks off Pomona College chemistry department’s free and public 62nd Robbins Lecture Series at 8 p.m. with “Computational Chemistry – How it Developed and What it Can Do” at Seaver North Auditorium, 645 N. College Ave., Claremont.

 

 

Wednesday, February 25

• 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.

 

• Children 5-12 and their caregivers can learn about the contributions of Black artists in a free 3 p.m. program at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Pomona College chemistry department’s 62nd Robbins Lecture Series continues at 4:30 p.m. with UCLA chemistry professor Kendall N. Houk’s free and public talk “Exploring Organic Reactions with Computational Chemistry” at Seaver North Auditorium, 645 N. College Ave., Claremont.

 

• People up to age 25 can register for a free 6 p.m. cybersecurity awareness webinar at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• The City of Claremont’s Committee on Human Relations holds a 6:30 to 8 p.m. panel discussion on cultural inclusion at Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd. Register at claremontca.go.

 

• LA Times Executive Editor Terry Tang explores the challenges facing U.S. journalism in a free 6:45 p.m. discussion, “Inside the Newsroom: A Conversation with L.A. Times Executive Editor Terry Tang,” at the Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St. Info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

 

Thursday, February 26

• Pomona Valley Health Center, 1601 N. Monte Vista Ave., Claremont, hosts a free 10 a.m. support group for stroke survivors. Details are at pvhmc.org.

 

• Tickets are $32 at uplandchamber.org for Upland Chamber of Commerce’s 11 a.m. membership luncheon at Landecena Community Building, 1325 San Bernardino Rd.

 

• Mallory SoRelle delivers a free 4:15 p.m. talk on her 2026 book “Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power” at Smith Campus Center, 170 E. Sixth St., Claremont.

 

• Claremont McKenna College hosts Brazilian composer and guitarist Ian Faquini and American trombonist and vocalist Natalie Cressman for “Sounds of Brazil: Storytelling and Folklore through Regional Musical Traditions,” a free 6:45 p.m. program at the Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St. Info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 S. Euclid Ave., hosts a free 4 to 6 p.m. open house for educators. Pre-register at ontariomuseum.org/events.

 

• Tickets are $10 at tickets.haughpac.com/pa133hello for “Hellos and Goodbyes,” a 7 p.m. concert featuring Citrus College singers and instrumentalists at 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora.

 

 

Friday, February 27

• Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center’s orthopedic nursing team hosts a free 11 a.m. to noon joint health workshop at Palomares Park Community Center, 499 E. Arrow Hwy., Pomona.

 

• The Cornucopia Baroque Ensemble plays a free and public 12:15 p.m. concert at Lyman Hall, 340 N. College Ave., Claremont.

 

• Panelists Blake Chalson, Hilary A. Haskell, Robert Owlett, and Philip Trapp, speak at the free and open to the public 12:45 talk “Watt’s Next? A Roadmap for Energy Evolution” at Claremont McKenna College’s Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, hosts a free 3 p.m. makers space.

 

• Pomona College Orchestra performs a free and open to the public 8 to 9:30 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

 

 

Saturday, February 28

• The Inland Empire chapter of the California Writers Club gathers at 10 a.m. at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 East C St., Ontario, for its free and public monthly meeting.

 

• Lewis Family Branch Library hosts a free and public 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. fruit bouquet workshop at 3850 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario.

 

• Tickets are $110-$125 at calbg.org for 1 to 5 p.m. owl pillow workshops today and March 7 at California Botanic Garden, 1500 N College Ave., Claremont.

 

• RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events for a free 1 p.m. online discussion of “Red Clay“ by Charles B. Fancher.

 

• Poets Elline Lipkin and Prageeta Sharma are this month’s guests for the Friends of the Claremont Library’s free 2 p.m. fourth Saturdays poetry event at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.

 

• Register at pomona.edu/museum/events for the free and public 2 p.m. opening reception for “John Sparagana: Interference Patterns” at Benton Museum of Art, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont.

 

• Artists from Claremont Lewis Museum of Art’s “She Opens the Door: Women Artists and Writers Shape Language and Space” talk about gender, community, and the political in visual art with curator and poet Chloe Martinez in a free 5 p.m. discussion at 200 W. First St., Claremont. Register at clmoa.org/events.