by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, February 9

• “Ticket to Paradise,” a 2022 rom-com starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, is this week’s free 12:30 p.m. movie matinee at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. Free popcorn is available. Call (909) 399-5367 for more info.

• La Verne hosts a 5 to 8 p.m. Valentine’s Day-themed dance for the special needs community at its community center, 3680 D St. Admission is $7 at the door.

• Tri-City Mental Health Services hosts a free 6 p.m. showing of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (2023) at its Wellness Center’s TAY Resource Building, 1403 N. Garey Ave, Pomona. Snacks will be provided and masks are required. Call (909) 242-7600 for more info.

• Claremont High School Theatre Department mounts “Little Shop of Horrors” at 7 p.m. today, and at 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, February 10 at the Don F. Fruechte Theatre for the Performing Arts, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Adult tickets are $10, students and seniors $8, at onthestage.tickets/claremont-high-school.

Saturday, February 10

• Happy Lunar New Year from the Courier!

• The La Verne Historical Society and University of La Verne history professor Benjamin Jenkins lead a free and open to the public 11 a.m. tour of ULV beginning at Hanawalt House, 2058 Second St.

• The American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, hosts a 1 to 3 p.m. discussion and tour of its current juried exhibition, “Fahrenheit 2024.” A social gathering at Homage Brewing, 281 S. Thomas St., unit 101, Pomona, will follow. Tickets, $20, are at amoca.org/events.

• Pomona Valley Genealogical Society hosts genealogist Jean Wilcox Hibben for a free and public 2 p.m. Zoom session. Email raulncal@gmail.com for the meeting link.

• Rancho Cucamonga Community and Arts Foundation hosts “All You Need is Love,” a showcase featuring Alta Loma Dance Academy, Chaffey College Theatre Arts, Inland Pacific Ballet, Inland Valley Repertory Theatre, Los Osos Choral Arts, and Valverde School of Performing Arts at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. today, and 1 p.m. Sunday, February 11. Tickets, $20 to $35, are at cityofrc.us.

• Claremont United Church of Christ, 233 W. Harrison Ave., welcomes The Spirit Chorale of Los Angeles for a free and open to the public 4 p.m. concert. More information is at claremontucc.org/concerts.

Sunday, February 11

• Matt Sedillo, literacy director of the Mexican Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, and Caesar Avelar, Pomona’s second poet laureate, host a free 5:30 p.m. youth poetry workshop every second Monday of the month at Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave.

• Claremont’s public art committee holds a 7 p.m. meeting at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont.

Tuesday, February 13

• Former Claremont Police Chief Shelly Vander Veen is the featured speaker at Claremont Chamber of Commerce’s 7:30 a.m. business over breakfast event at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd. Admission is $20 for members, $30 for non-members. Register at business.claremontchamber.org.

• A free 9 to 10 a.m. Valentine’s Day party for older adults takes place at James L. Brulte Senior Center, 11200 Base Line Rd., Rancho Cucamonga. Register at cityofrc.us.

• Seniors are invited to Aging with Love, a free four-week series about self-care and mental wellness presented by House of Ruth at Blaisdell Senior Center, 440 S. College Ave., Claremont, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. each Tuesday through February 27. RSVP at anc.apm.activecommunities.com/claremontrecreation.

• The Claremont City Council meeting at 225 W. Second Street begins with a 5:15 p.m. closed session before opening up to the public about 6:30. Agendas are posted at ci.claremont.ca.us 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.

• Learn about African American science fiction at Upland Public Library’s free and open to the public 6 p.m. sci-fi book club at 450 N. Euclid Ave. Email digital.services@uplandlibrary.org for a Zoom link.

• American Paralympic athlete and founder of The Born to Run Foundation Noelle Lambert will be interviewed during a free and public 7 p.m. Scripps Present event at Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont. RSVP at eventbrite.com, search “Noelle Lambert.”

Wednesday, February 14

• Happy Valentine’s Day from the Courier!

• The public is invited to Service Center for Independent Life’s free 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. COVID-19 and flu vaccine clinic at 107 S. Spring St., Claremont. A free 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. crochet lab will follow. Visit scil-ilc.org for more info.

• The Woman’s Club of Claremont holds 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. lunch meetings the second Wednesday of each month at 343 W. 12th St. This month’s guest is a student from San Antonio High School. Reservations, $20 for members and first-time visitors, $25 for repeat visitors, are required by 10 a.m. Friday, February 9, at womansclubofclaremont.com.

• Artist Cindy Rehm and Chaffey College’s Club Evolve host Feminist Love Letters, a free and open to the public 3 to 5 p.m. workshop where participants pen a letter to a feminist. Activities will be held at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, 5885 Haven Ave., Rancho Cucamonga.

• Claremont’s architectural commission meets at 7 p.m. in the council chamber, 225 W. Second St. Information is at ci.claremont.ca.us.

Thursday, February 15

• Using American Rescue Plan Act funds, the City of Claremont is offering small businesses grants of up to $20,000. The deadline to apply is today at ci.claremont.ca.us.

• New York Times bestselling and award-winning historian and novelist Katherine Howe will be interviewed via Zoom at 8 a.m. for the Drucker School Global Family Business Institute’s Authors at Drucker series. RSVP at cgu.edu.

• Learn to protect yourself from fraud and other scams during a free and public 9 a.m. scam stopper seminar at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. Breakfast will be served at 8:30. RSVP at anc.apm.activecommunities.com/claremontrecreation.

• Claremont native and American Paralympian Samantha Bosco will speak during Service Center for Independent Life’s free and open to the public 11 a.m. wellness hour at 107 S. Spring St., Claremont.

• Tri-City Mental Health Services hosts a 4 p.m. virtual student wellness series the third Thursday of each month via Zoom. This month’s topic is the physical and emotional symptoms of anxiety. Register at bit.ly/tcmh-lets-talk, or call (909) 766-7259 for more info.

• Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave., hosts a free and open to the public 4 to 6 p.m. crochet lab by Khaos Crafts.

• Gerald Clarke Jr., a member of the Cahuilla Band of Indians, and Emily Clarke, a Cahuilla Native American poet, lead a free and open to the public 7 to 9 p.m. artist talk at Benton Museum of Art, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont. A reception for “Continuity: Cahuilla Basket Makers and their Legacies” will follow.

Friday, February 16

• Senior artists are invited to a free 9 a.m. to noon drop-in art circle from at the Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. More info is at anc.apm.activecommunities.com/claremontrecreation.

• The free and open to the public Pomona home and garden show begins today and runs through Sunday, February 18, at the Fairplex’s expo hall 4, 1101 McKinley Ave., Pomona. Doors open at noon February 16, and 10 a.m. February 17 and 18. Visit homeshowconsultants.com for more info.

• Flautist Rachel Rudich, and biwa instrumentalist Nobuko Fukatsu perform at 12:15 p.m. at Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont, for the free Friday noon concert series sponsored by the Pomona and Scripps Colleges Departments of Music. More info is at pomona.edu.

Saturday, February 17

• The City of Ontario hosts a free and open to the public 9 a.m. to noon dog party at James R. Bryant Dog Park, 648 W. D St.

• Children can learn about African American culture at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave., during a free and open to the public 2 p.m. program with Melanie Haymon of Mocha House Productions.

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