What’s happening Claremont?

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, July 4

• Happy Independence Day from the Courier! 

 

• La Verne’s festivities start at the Methodist church, 3205 D St., with a 6:30 a.m. pancake breakfast ahead of the 10 a.m. parade at 10th and D streets. Other events include a free noon to 4 p.m. family swim at the La Verne Aquatics Center, 3175 Bolling Ave., a 4 to 8 p.m. pacific island grill dinner, $12-$20, at Methodist church, and a 7 p.m. concert at Bonita High School, 3102 D St., with fireworks at about 9 p.m. Tickets are $20. Kids 4 and under are free.

 

• Claremont’s Fourth of July activities start with a 7 a.m. pancake breakfast at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., followed by the 7:30 a.m. children’s 1K and 8 a.m. community 5K. The 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. festival at Memorial Park will be followed by the 1 p.m. parade. Closing out the evening is the 9 p.m. fireworks show at Pomona College’s Strehle Track, 522 N. Mills Ave. Tickets, $10, and event info are available at claremontca.gov/4th-of-july.

 

• Ontario’s free and open to the public activities begin with a 9 a.m. parade at Euclid Avenue and Fourth Street, followed by the 9:30 to 1:30 p.m. all-states picnic at 224 N. Euclid Ave., capped by a fireworks show about 9 p.m. at Westwind Park, 2455 E. Riverside Dr.

 

• Fairplex’s annual Fourth of July celebration, “Kaboom!” begins at 4 p.m. at 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Fireworks start about 9:15. Tickets, $14-$42, and info are at fairplex.com/kaboom. Parking is $25.

 

• Upland’s Light Up the Night Fireworks Spectacular, including an airplane display and live entertainment, begins at 5 p.m. at Cable Airport, 1749 W. 13th St. Pop Vision performs at 5:15. Fireworks begin about 9. For information, visit uplandca.gov/4th-of-july-festivities.

 

• Rancho Cucamonga’s fireworks show at Epicenter Sports Complex, 8408 Rochester Ave., begins about 9 p.m. Tickets are $15, $125 for a table of four, at cityofrc.us/events. Gates open at 6.

 

 

Saturday, July 5

• Pilgrim Place first Saturday sales feature fine art, housewares, clothing, books, and plants from 9 to 11 a.m. at 625 Mayflower Rd., Claremont. Call (909) 399-5500, extension 0, or visit pilgrimplace.org/firstsatsales for more info.

 

• California Botanic Garden and Three Valleys Municipal Water District host a two-day workshop on California wild buckwheat species, with the first course beginning at 9 a.m. today at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, followed by a 9 a.m. July 6 trip to Big Bear Lake. Participants must arrange their transportation. Tickets, $110 for members, $125 for non-members, are at calbg.org.

 

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

 

• Claremont Heritage hosts a $20 guided walking tour of the Village at 10 a.m. Meet at the Depot, 200 W. First St. RSVP at claremontheritage.bigcartel.com.

 

• Laemmle Claremont 5, 450 W. Second St., screens the acclaimed 1976 music documentary “Heartworn Highways,” which includes footage of the late Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, at 10 a.m. July 5-6, and 7 p.m. July 7. Tickets, $13-$16, are at laemmle.com/special-events.

 

• Live music by Paul Rodriguez and arts and crafts vendors combine for a free and open to the public 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. first Saturday market at the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, 5131 Carnelian St., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• Judging By The Cover, a bookstore at 152 W. Bonita Ave., San Dimas, hosts author Shari Dunn for a 1 to 2 p.m. book launch and signing event for “Qualified: How Competency Checking and Race Collide at Work” (HarperCollins, 2025). Learn more at chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org.

 

• Browse artwork around the City of Trees during the free 6 to 9 p.m. Claremont Art Walk. Info is here. Email claremontartwalkinfo@gmail.com for info.

 

• Pomona’s movies in the park series begins at 7 p.m. with “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” at Willie White Park, 3065 Battram St.

 

 

Sunday, July 6

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

 

• Admission is waived at Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, 200 W. First St., on the first Sunday of each month from noon to 4 p.m. Children’s activities are led by students of the museum’s Project ARTstART program.

 

• Homero Chavez and Una Noche perform from 2 to 5 p.m. at Jazz at College Center, 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

 

Monday, July 7

• Kids are invited to search for a hidden shark at Lewis Family Branch Library 3850 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario, daily from 4 to 8 p.m. through July 11 for a chance to win prizes. Learn more at ontarioca.gov/events.

 

• New and experienced cyclists can learn about maintenance and repair their bikes during a 6 to 7 p.m. workshop at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• Cold Duck opens Claremont’s Monday night concert series at 7 p.m. at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. Concessions from the Kiwanis Club of Claremont begin at 6.

 

 

Tuesday, July 8

• Claremont Chamber of Commerce’s 7:30 a.m. networking breakfast at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., is $25 for members, $35 for non-members. RSVP at business.claremontchamber.org.

 

• A free and open to the public coffee hour begins at 8:30 a.m. at McKinley Children’s Center, 762 W. Cypress, San Dimas. RSVP by calling (909) 592-3818 or via email to info@sandimaschamber.org.

 

• Illustrator and author Raul the Third discusses his book, “¡Vamos! Let’s Go Read”during an 11 a.m. Spanish language talk, followed by a 1 p.m. English session. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Register for a free 2 to 4 p.m. Zoom workshop on human resource essentials and labor laws at chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org/events.

 

• Pomona Public Library hosts a free 5 p.m. gardening class at 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• Claremont Graduate University’s Drucker School of Management hosts a 5:30 to 7 p.m. mixer at Mars Brewing Company, 9728 Sixth St., Rancho Cucamonga. Info is at cgu.edu.

 

• Upland Public Library’s free and open to the public 6 p.m. sci-fi book club meets at 450 N. Euclid Ave.

 

• The Claremont City Council meeting at 225 W. Second St. begins at 6:30 p.m. Agendas are posted at claremontca.gov 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.

 

• Montclair’s free summer concert and movie series continues with “Moana 2” at 8 p.m. at Alma Hofman Park, 5201 Benito St.

 

• Rancho Cucamonga’s free and public summer movies in the park series continues at dusk with “Bee Movie” at Victoria Gardens’ Chaffey Town Square, 12505 N. Mainstreet, with a July 11 encore at Red Hill Community Park, 7484 Vineyard Ave.

 

 

Wednesday, July 9

• Pomona Public Library hosts free children’s games from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at 625 S. Garey Ave. Call (909) 620-2043 for info.

 

• Furry friends and their owners can watch the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes take on the Inland Empire 66ers during bark in the ballpark, a 6:30 p.m. pet-friendly baseball game at LoanMart Field, 8408 Rochester Ave. Adoptable pets from the Rancho Cucamonga Animal Center will also be present. Visit cityofrc.us/events for tickets.

 

• The Wrecking Crew continue San Dimas’s Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m. concerts in the park series at Civic Center Park, 245 E. Bonita Ave.

 

• Matchbox Twenty Too plays at 7 p.m. at Ontario Town Square, 24 N. Euclid Ave., as part of the city’s free and public summer concert series.

 

 

Thursday, July 10

• Claremont Senior Program and Los Angeles Regional Food Bank’s monthly senior food bank distributes a free food kit for LA County residents 60 and older who meet income guidelines from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Larkin Park, 660 N. Mountain Ave. Identification with date of birth is required for food pickup. Call (323) 234-3030 for info.

 

• Key n Harmony lead a free 3 p.m. musical jam for children ages 3 and up at San Dimas Library, 145 N. Walnut Ave.

 

• Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave., hosts a free 4:30 p.m. crochet lab.

 

• Network with Claremont Chamber of Commerce members at a free 5 p.m. event at Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, 2440 W. Arrow Rte., Unit 5A, Upland. RSVP at business.claremontchamber.org.

 

• Rancho Cucamonga’s free summer concert series continues with 80z All Stars at 7 p.m. at Red Hill Community Park, 7484 Vineyard Ave. Info is at cityofrc.us/events.

 

• The Pomona Concert Band opens its 78th summer concert season with “Viva Musica,” a free and open to the public 7:30 p.m. performance at Ganesha Park, 1575 N. White Ave., Pomona.

 

• Ophelia’s Jump mounts “We Will Rock You” at 8 p.m. tonight at Pomona College’s Sontag Greek Theatre, 300 E. Bonita Ave., Claremont, to open its midsummer theater festival. Shows begin at 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday through July 20. Tickets $40-$80, are at opheliasjump.org. Gates open at 6:30 with preshow entertainment at 7.

 

 

Friday, July 11

• Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, hosts a free and public 10 a.m. to noon pride fest.

 

• Claremont Helen Renwick Library hosts a free 10:30 a.m. book club at 208 N. Harvard Ave. This month’s book is “Behold the Dreamers” by Imbolo Imbue.

 

• Artists can take part in a free 1 to 5 p.m. studio art day at Millard Sheets Art Center, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.

 

• Rancho Cucamonga’s IncredAbles Friday night fun club hosts a 5:30 p.m. picnic for children ages 8 and up at Central Park, 11200 Base Line Rd. RSVP for $6 at cityofrc.us/events.

 

• Claremont’s 6 to 9 p.m. free live music showcase, Friday Nights Live, continues with The Mohave Beach Band at Village Plaza, Moonshine and Daydreams at the chamber of commerce, and Blue Highway at Shelton Park. Acts are at business.claremontchamber.org.

 

• Ontario screens “IF” at 7 p.m. for its movies in the park series at Ontario Town Square, 224 N. Euclid Ave.

 

• Folks can learn the basics of clay molding during a 7:30 p.m. $75 introductory class at American Museum of Ceramic Art ceramics studio, 301 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Minors 16 to 17 must be accompanied by a paying adult. Register at amoca.org.

 

 

Saturday, July 12

• The annual East Side Story Car Show and Fiesta opens at 11 a.m. at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, Tickets, $40, are at eastsidestoryoriginal.com/events. Event info is at fairplex.com.

 

• San Dimas Library, 145 N Walnut Ave., hosts a free 11 a.m. adult meditation workshop.

 

• Sherwood Florist, 404 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont, invites the public to a $65 bouquet workshop starting at 11 a.m. RSVP by calling (909) 625-3309.

 

• Claremont Presbyterian Church, 1111 N. Mountain Ave.,invites the community to a free 6 p.m. concert with Honey Buckets. Info is at claremontpres.org.

 

• California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, hosts a cinema botanica screening of “Flow” at 7 p.m. Tickets, $9-$19, are at calbg.org. Children ages 3 to 12 with CalBG memberships are free.

 

• “Nacho Libre” screens at 7 p.m. at Country Crossings Park, 10 Santa Clara Dr., for Pomona’s free movies in the park series.