What’s happening Claremont?

By Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

 

Friday, January 23

• Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce hosts a free and public 10 a.m. meet and greet at Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, 5131 Carnelian St., Rancho Cucamonga. RSVP at business.ranchochamber.org.

 

• “The Princess Bride” is this week’s free 12:30 p.m. movie matinee at Blaisdell Community Center, 440 S. College Ave., Claremont.

 

• Children 12 to 17 are invited to a free 5 to 7 p.m. movie night at Westwind Community Center, 2455 East Riverside Dr., Ontario.

 

• Tickets are $100 at uplandchamber.org for the 6 to 10 p.m. Taste of the Inland Empire at DoubleTree by Hilton, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

• Tickets are $4 for a 6 to 9 p.m. dance for folks 50 and older at Ontario Senior Center, 225 E. B St.

 

 

Saturday, January 24

• Sycamore Elementary School, 225 W. Eighth St, Claremont, invites the community to its 8 a.m. to noon. secondhand swap sale. Proceeds benefit the sixth-grade class’s science field trip.

 

• Tickets are $20 at claremontheritage.bigcartel.com for Claremont Heritage’s 9:30 a.m. guided walking tour of the Claremont Colleges. Meet at Seaver House, 305 N. College Ave.

 

• 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.

 

• Tickets are $5 for a 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. snow day at Westwind Community Center, 2455 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario. Register at ontarioca.gov/events.

 

• Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s free music workshop for children 1 to 5 takes place at 10:30 a.m. at 208 N. Harvard Ave. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Tickets are $10 for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. docent-led tours of Covina Heritage House, 300 N. Valencia Place, with homemade jams and preserves for sale. Proceeds benefit Covina Valley and La Verne historical societies.

 

• Chaffey Community Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Generations of Creativity: the Art of the Svenson Family,” rarely seen works by sculptor John Edward Svenson and his family, is open today through March 22 from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday at 217 S. Lemon Ave., Ontario. A community reception is set for 2 to 4 p.m. February 1.

 

• Poets Patricia L. Scruggs and Eric DeVaughn are the featured 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.

 

• Tickets are $17-$34 at tickets.haughpac.com/canine26 for the 2 p.m. stunt performance with rescue dogs from The Canine Stars at Citrus College’s Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora.

 

• Tickets are $10-$15 at amoca.org/events for American Museum of Ceramic Art Exhibition Manager Pam Aliaga’s 3 p.m. tour of “Fired in Revolution: Ceramics from the People’s Republic of China” at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, 5131 Carnelian St., Rancho Cucamonga, hosts a free and public 3 to 5 p.m. opening reception for “Solomonica: A Series of Cabinets,” by Beston Barnett. The exhibit is up through May 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

 

• Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra plays a free and open to the public 3:30 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St.

 

• Tickets are $28-$66 at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com/events for the D. Ben-Jamin Big Band Orchestra’s “Cocktail Hour: The Songs of The Rat Pack” at 7:30 p.m. at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga, repeating at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 25.

 

 

Sunday, January 25

• Pomona Valley Art Association, 317 W. First St., Claremont, will display works from local artists from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. followed by a 3 to 5 p.m. Japanese brush workshop, for which tickets are $75 at susanperry.info/events.

 

• Browse wares from Jack Caselles during Claremont Presbyterian Church’s 11 a.m. to noon ceramic sale at 1111 N. Mountain Ave.

 

• Tickets are $12 at judgingbythecoverbooks.com/events for a 1 to 3 p.m. collage making session at Judging by the Cover, 152 W. Bonita Ave. San Dimas.
  

 

• The Jazz Doctors perform from 2 to 5 p.m. at Jazz at College Center, 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

• A free and open to the public concert by the Claremont Young Musicians Intermezzo and Overture Strings orchestras begins at 2 p.m. at Pomona College’s Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., followed by the Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra at 7.
  

 

• Admission is $3 for the Folk Music Center’s 6 to 7 p.m. open mic at 220 Yale Ave., Claremont. Learn more at folkmusiccenter.com/events.

 

 

Monday, January 26

• 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 Service Center Independent Living, 107 S. Spring St., Claremont. RSVP at stowellcenter.com/ronnie-gardiner-method.

 

• Adults with disabilities and their caregivers can make crafts at Ovitt Family Community Library’s free 10:30 a.m. workshop hour at 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• Register at cgu.edu/events for Claremont Graduate University’s School of Community and Global Health free noon lecture, “How Could Physicians Burnout Be Better Prevented? Insights from Individual Participant Data Using the MD-Specific Occupational Stressor Index & Organizational Interventions.” This hybrid talk will be held at CGU’s Drucker School of Management, 1021 N. Dartmouth Ave., and over Zoom.

 

• Claremont’s teen committee kicks of wellness week at the Youth Activity Center, 1717 N. Indian Hill Blvd., with a free 3:45 p.m. informational session with Parents Anonymous open to YAC students. Sign up at claremontca.gov, search “Youth Activity Center.”

 

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

 

 

Tuesday, January 27

• Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity hosts a free 11 a.m. virtual talk about starting an online business. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• University Club of Claremont’s 1 p.m. lecture at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., features Sam Atwood on “Model Rocketry.” A $25 meeting fee includes lunch at noon. More info is at universityclubofclaremont.org.

 

• RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events for a free 3 p.m. online Microsoft Word workshop.

 

• Wellness week at Youth Activity Center, 1717 N. Indian Hill Blvd., continues with a free 3:45 p.m. art and therapy dog hour for YAC students. RSVP at claremontca.gov, search “Youth Activity Center.”

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library hosts a free 4 to 5 p.m. writing for readers workshop at 215 East C St., Ontario.

 

• Valverde School of Performing Arts, 8217 Rochester Ave., Rancho Cucamonga, celebrates its 20th anniversary with a 4:30 p.m. ribbon cutting ceremony.

 

• 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.

 

• “The Last Housewife” by Ashley Winstead is this month’s choice for Judging By The Cover’s thriller book club, which meets at 7 p.m. at 152 W. Bonita Ave., San Dimas.

 

 

Wednesday, January 28

• Brett Strauss, vice president of human resource services at Payentry, is the featured speaker for San Dimas Chamber of Commerce’s free 8:30 a.m. business over breakfast Zoom call. Register at chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org/events.

 

• Learn mental health and wellness basics at Tri-City Mental Health Services’ free 1 p.m. webinar. RSVP by visiting tricitymhs.org, or email cmht@tricitymhs.org or call (909) 242-7636.

 

• The first of three free 3:45 p.m. quilting workshops for kids 10 to 17 takes place at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave. Participants will create a quilt for viewing at the 2026 Los Angeles County Fair. Register at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• College students who want help with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, can sign up for a free 4 p.m. workshop at Youth Activity Center, 1717 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, at form.jotform.com/253357437576165.

 

• Harvey Mudd College’s 12th annual “Voices of Engagement” event runs from 4 to 5 p.m. at Platt Campus Center, 340 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Learn more at hmc.edu.

 

• Liz Moore leads a free 4 p.m. virtual author talk at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Tickets are $25 at chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org for Women In Business Connections, a 5 to 7 p.m. networking mixer at Judging By The Cover, 152 W. Bonita Ave., San Dimas.

 

 

Thursday, January 29

• Visit scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar to register for Scripps College’s free noon lecture with author and university professor Adam Novy at the Hampton Room, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont.

 

• A 3:45 p.m. pottery and stress relief workshop is free for Youth Activity Center students at 1717 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. Register for entry at claremontca.gov, search “Youth Activity Center.”

 

• Hear stories from around the world during a 5 p.m. reading hour at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, in observance of Read Your World Day.

 

• A free 6 p.m. goal-setting workshop for adults takes place at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

 

Friday, January 30

• Today’s the deadline for students who live in or attend school in Claremont to submit an entry in the annual Making Change contest at claremontca.gov/making-change. Call (909) 399-5490 or email specialevents@claremontca.gov for more info.

 

• Tickets are $12-$125 at rodshows.com/grand-national for the 76th Grand National Roadster Show, running from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. January 30-February 1 at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.

 

• Pianist Gayle Blankenburg and violinist Mark Menzies perform a free 12:15 p.m. concert at Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont.

 

• 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.
  

 

• Claremont’s teen committee caps wellness week with a free 2:30 to 5 p.m. comfort with cats session for Youth Activity Center students at 1717 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Sign up at claremontca.gov, search “Youth Activity Center.”

 

• Tickets are $75 for a 5:30 p.m. make a garden gnome from clay class at American Museum of Ceramic Art, 301 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Minors must be accompanied by a paying adult. Register at amoca.org.

 

• Claremont’s Special Needs and Inclusion Program hosts a free 6 p.m. screening of “Toy Story” at Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., for the special needs community. Register at claremontca.gov, search “special needs movie night.”

 

• Violinists Eva Chen and Aria Wang and pianist and Pomona College professor Genevieve Feiwen Lee perform Beethoven’s “Spring” and “Kreutzer” at a free 7:30 p.m. concert at Lyman Hall, 340 N. College Ave., Claremont.

 

 

Saturday, January 31

• Help shape the City of Claremont’s 2026-2028 City Council priorities during a 9 a.m. forum at council chambers, 225 W. Second St.

 

• A 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. farmers’ market takes place along Second Avenue in downtown Upland.

 

• Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra’s annual free and open to the public “Concert for Young People,” featuring winners of the CYSO Concerto Competition, begins at 3:30 p.m. at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St.

 

• Claremont Heritage, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., invites the public to a free 6 to 9 p.m. closing reception for “Karl Benjamin — His Studentsʼ Work 1953–1960s.”