What’s happening Claremont? 

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, March 14

• “Everybody’s Fine” 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.

 

• It will cost members of the public $80 ($60 for Chamber of Commerce members) to attend Claremont’s 2025 State of the City talk at 11 a.m. March 20 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd. Tickets must be purchased by 5 p.m. today at business.claremontchamber.org.

 

• Benton Museum of Art, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont, hosts a free and public 2 p.m. gallery talk.

 

• Claremont High School Choir’s 4 p.m. to midnight sing-a-thon fundraiser takes place at Brett O’Connor Student Center, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd. A single entry is $1, $5 for an unlimited wristband.

 

• El Ranchero Mexican Food and Margaritas hosts a 4 to 10 p.m.fundraiser for Claremont Meals on Wheels party parade at 984 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

• Upland Irish Festival, a free and open to the public event with live music, axe throwing, a roller-skating rink, food, and adult beverages, opens at 5 p.m. today and noon tomorrow on north Second Avenue in downtown Upland. Info is at uplandirishfest.com.

 

• “The Sound of Music” opens at 7:30 p.m. at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga. Shows run through Sunday, March 23. Tickets, $39-$71, are at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

 

• Tickets for the 8 to 10 p.m. Pomona Valley Poetry Slam at Millard Sheets Art Center, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, are $10 at lionlikemindstate.com.

 

 

Saturday, March 15

• Claremont cars and coffee, a free and open to the public event with free donuts, coffee, vendors, and car viewings, runs from 8 to 10 a.m. at Granite Creek Community Church, 1580 N. Claremont Blvd.

 

• Claremont Heritage hosts a 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. artisan and vintage sale at 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., repeating 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 16.

 

• Vintage clothing and collectible convention ThriftCon runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fairplex exposition hall 4, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Tickets are $20. Children under 13 are free.

 

• Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra plays a free and public 11 a.m. “Concert for Children” at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

 

• Pomona Police Department hosts a free and public 11 a.m. safety fair featuring officer meetings, interactive activities, and a K9 demonstration at 490 W. Mission Blvd.

 

• A free 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. volunteer income tax assistance clinic open to those with a gross income of under $60,000 takes place every Saturday through March 29 at Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave. Visit pomonaca.gov for more info.

 

• A celebration for Uncommon Good’s 25th anniversary kicks off at noon at Smith Campus Center, 170 E. Sixth St., Claremont. Tickets are $25 at uncommongood.org/25th.

 

• Adults can create coasters at a free 1 p.m. workshop at La Verne Library, 3640 D St. RSVP at  visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Petra Poschmann leads a free 2-3 p.m. yoga session for adults beginning at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave. Mats will be provided. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Claremont High School Theatre Department presents improv and comedy acts at 7 p.m. at Don F. Fruechte Theatre for the Performing Arts, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Tickets are $10 at chstheatre2129.ludus.com.

 

 

Sunday, March 16

• More than 30 Southern California museums, including the Benton Museum of Art, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont, and American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, are participating in today’s museum free-for-all day. More info is at socalmuseums.org.

 

• The Star and Stone hosts a free and open to the public “whimsigoth” market with tarot, astrology, and hand readings from noon to 5 p.m. at 720 E. Foothill Blvd., San Dimas. Learn more or RSVP at eventbrite.com, search “whimsigoth market.”

 

• Polyhedra plays from 2 to 5 p.m. at Jazz at College Center, 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. More info is at jazzatcollegecenter.com.

 

• American Ballet TheatreStudio Company performs at 2 p.m. at Citrus College’s Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora. Tickets are $24-$48 at tickets.haughpac.com/abt.

 

• The Musicians Club of Pomona Valley perform “The Eternal Love Affair: An Evening of Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms,” a free 3 to 5 p.m. concert at Garner House, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. Space is limited. RSVP by calling (909) 621-0848.

 

• Ophelia’s Jump Productions wraps “Helvetica” at 4 p.m. at 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite H, Upland. Tickets are $47 at opheliasjump.org.

 

 

Monday, March 17

• Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

 

• The Claremont Colleges’ spring break begins today.

 

• A veterans service officer provides free assistance to veterans and families Mondays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at La Verne Community Center, 3680 D St. Visit cityoflaverne.org for info.

 

• The Joslyn readers book club for seniors meets at 1:30 p.m. at 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, to discuss “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen. Info is at anc.apm.activecommunities.com/claremontrecreation, search “readers.”

 

• Barnes and Noble at Montclair Place, 5183 Montclair Plaza Ln., hosts a free 7:30 p.m. book release event for Suzanne Collins’s “Sunrise on the Reaping.” More info is at montclairplace.com.

 

• Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band’s free and open “Music from Far Away Places” begins at 7:30 p.m. at Chaffey High’s Gardiner Spring Auditorium, 1245 N. Euclid Ave., Ontario. Information is at showband.net.

 

 

Tuesday, March 18

• Claremont Village Eatery, 232 W. Bonita Ave., hosts a 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Claremont Meals on Wheels’ party parade fundraiser.

 

• James L. Brulte Senior Center, at 11200 Base Line Rd., Rancho Cucamonga, hosts a free 9 a.m. St. Patrick’s Day party for people over 50. RSVP at cityofrc.us/events.

 

• Family business consultants Sara Hamilton and Margaret Vaughan Cox will be interviewed over Zoom at 10 a.m. as part of the Drucker School Global Family Business Institute’s free Authors at Drucker series. RSVP at cgu.edu/event.

 

• Union on Yale, 232 N. Yale Ave., Claremont, keeps Claremont Meals on Wheels’ party parade going with an 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. fundraiser.

 

• San Dimas Library hosts a free 6:30 p.m. yarn and stitch program at 145 N. Walnut Ave.

 

 

Wednesday, March 19

• The Orchard at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont, hosts a Claremont Meals on Wheels party parade fundraiser from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

 

• Bert and Rocky’s Cream Company, 242 Yale Ave., Claremont, hosts a noon to 9 p.m. fundraiser for Claremont Meals on Wheels party parade.

 

• Alzheimer’s Association California Southland Chapter Program and Education Manager Linda Loera who will discuss the organization’s work during a free noon Rotary Club of San Dimas Zoom talk. Email sandimasrotary@gmail.com for the link.

 

• The Easter Bunny will be at Montclair Place, 5060 E. Montclair Plaza Ln., for photos from 2 to 7 p.m. today. Check montclairplace.com for the Easter Bunny’s schedule through Saturday, April 19.

 

• Children 6 to 12 can learn how women broke into competitive tennis at La Verne Library’s free 5 p.m. program at 3640 D St. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Los Angeles County Library staff inform adults about the library’s offered services and programs at a free 6 p.m. virtual program. Register in advance at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

 

Thursday, March 20

• Euro Café, 546 E. Base Line Rd., Claremont, hosts a 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Claremont Meals on Wheels party parade fundraiser.

 

• Book Place at Pilgrim Place, 625 Mayflower Rd., Claremont, is open from 9 to 11 a.m. every Thursday with used books priced from 50 cents to $2.

 

• Journalist and author Clara Bingham speaks about her book, “The Movement: How Women’s Liberation Transformed America 1963-1973,” in an 11 a.m. virtual event. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• In observance of Long COVID Awareness Month, Elizabeth Preston of Elizabeth’s Art Studio, 226 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont, hosts free hybrid support group art classes from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Thursday in March. Email empreston6@gmail.com or call (909) 621-1630 for info.

 

• In observance of Women’s History Month, Los Angeles County Library hosts a 4 p.m. virtual discussion on female authored history books, memoirs and biographies. Advanced registration is required at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education meeting begins with a 5:30 p.m. closed session before the public portion gets underway at 6 at 170 W. San Jose Ave. Click cusd.claremont.edu/board to view the agenda or call (909) 398-0609 for more info.

 

• Los Angeles County Library CEO Skye Patrick and retired pediatrician and advice columnist Florence Rosen team up for a 6 p.m. virtual talk about parenting during the social media era. Sign up to attend at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• A 6:30 p.m. listening session to help inform the drafting of an upcoming city anti-harassment ordinance takes place at Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont. More info is at claremontca.gov, search “tenant assistance.”

 

 

Friday, March 21

• The Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce hosts a free 8:30 a.m. Inland Empire Hispanic Business Alliance meeting at 9500 Cleveland Ave., Suite #110. RSVP at business.ranchochamber.org/events.

 

• The free and open to the public Los Angeles Veterans Resource Expo runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fairplex expo hall four, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Learn more at hildalsolis.org/veteransexpo.

 

• Claremont Meals on Wheels party parade fundraiser continues with a 6:30 p.m. bunco party at Claremont Place, 120 W. San Jose Ave. Entries are $50. RSVP at facebook.com/claremontmealsonwheels.

 

• Citrus College’s Blue Note Swing Orchestra plays jazz at 7 p.m. at Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora. Tickets, $17-$34, are at tickets.haughpac.com/bluenote2025.

 

 

Saturday, March 22

• Claremont Meals on Wheels party parade rolls on with a 10 a.m. garden pilates and snack party at 1472 Lynoak Dr. Tickets are $45 at facebook.com/claremontmealsonwheels.

 

• Celebrate Arbor Day with the City of Claremont and Claremont American Youth Soccer Organization Region 3 with tree plantings and a 12:30 p.m. ceremony at Padua Park, 4200 Padua Ave.

 

• Poets Elizabeth Galoozis and Cecilia Woloch are this month’s guests at the Friends of the Claremont Library’s free 2 p.m. fourth Saturdays poetry event at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.

 

• Citrus College’s 110th anniversary gala, with live entertainment, a cocktail reception, dinner, auctions, and student success stories, kicks off at 6 p.m. at Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora. Tickets are $250 at citruscollege.edu/anniversarygala.

 

• Claremont Meals on Wheels party parade continues with a 7 p.m. low country feast at 1080 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Tickets are $125 at facebook.com/claremontmealsonwheels.