What’s happening Claremont?

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, March 28

• Senior artists are invited to a free 9 a.m. to noon drop-in art circle at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. Search “art group” at anc.apm.activecommunities.com/claremontrecreation for info.

 

• Pomona Valley Pride’s annual Youth Empowerment Summit, a free and public event to address mental health and well-being, takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mt. San Antonio College, 1100 N. Grand Ave., Walnut. More info is at facebook.com/pomonavalleypride.

 

• A free 9:35 a.m. active adult chair exercise group meets at Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont.

 

• Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce hosts a free and open to the public 10 a.m. meet and greet at 9500 Cleveland Ave, Suite 110. Registration is encouraged at business.ranchochamber.org/events.

 

 

Saturday, March 29

• Eid al-Fitr begins tonight, the first day of a three-day holy period celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan.

 

• Volunteers are needed to help with Special Olympics training at Claremont High School, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Saturdays from 9 to 11 a.m., ahead of the June 6-8 Special Olympics Southern California Summer Games at Cal State Long Beach. Special needs athletes are also welcome. Call or text (909) 518-1496 for more info.

 

• Montclair Chamber of Commerce’s e-waste collection event takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and Sunday, March 30 at Alma Hofman Park, 5201 Benito St.

 

• The City of Upland’s second annual Women’s Conference and Lunch Forum, featuring accessible workshops and a vendor fair from 9 a.m. to noon, takes place at Gibson Senior Center, 250 N. Third Ave. Tickets for noon to 2 p.m. programs are $10. Visit uplandca.gov for more info.

 

• California Botanic Garden kicks off its native plant festivalat 10 a.m. at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. Event info and limited free tickets are at calbg.org.

 

• La Verne Heritage Foundation’s fourth annual 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Orange Blossom Vendor Faire at Heritage Park, 5001 Via de Mansion, is free, open to the public, and features music, tours of Weber House, wagon rides, and vendors selling handmade goods.

 

• VFW Post 12034 hosts a free 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. open house at Veterans Hall, 1550 Bonita Ave., La Verne.

 

• Artists and authors will be on hand at Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 S. Euclid Ave., for the free 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ontario Art Book Fair. Info is at ontariomuseum.org/ontario-art-book-fair.

 

• Omnium Circus performs at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga, at 2 p.m. today and March 30, and 8 p.m. March 29. Tickets, $18.50-$71, are at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

 

• Grim Readers, a true crime book club at the Upland Public Library, 450 N. Euclid Ave., meets on the last Saturday of every month at 3 p.m.This month’s read is “The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer,” by Philip Carlo. Email carissa.barrera@uplandlibrary.org for more information.

 

• American Museum of Ceramic Art hosts a free 4 to 6 p.m. opening reception for “Hot! & Ready to Serve: Celebrating Functional Ceramics” at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Register at amoca.org/events.

 

• Inland Valley Repertory Theatre opens “The Fantasticks” at University of La Verne’s Morgan Auditorium, 1950 Third St., at 7:30 p.m. tonight, with additional shows at 2 p.m. March 30 and April 6, and 7:30 p.m. April 5. Tickets are $40 for children, $50-$60 for adults at ivrt.org/seasonmembership.

 

• Both Sides Now play Ophelia’s Jump Productions Music Lounge, 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite H, Upland, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, $22, are at opheliasjump.org.

 

 

Sunday, March 30

• Sustainable Claremont hosts a free and public 9 a.m. workshop on native plants at a TBA Claremont residence. Registration is open at sustainableclaremont.org and eventbrite.com, search “Native Plant Design: Centering Coast Live Oak.”

 

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

 

• Claremont United Church of Christ, 233 W. Harrison Ave., welcomes organist Alan Morrison for a 3 p.m. concert. Adult tickets are $35, seniors $25, students $10 at claremontucc.org/concerts.

 

• Free games of pétanque for seniors begin at 3 p.m. each Sunday at Larkin Park, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. Email afme@nljones.com for info.

 

• Harvey Mudd College hosts The Eclipse Quartet for a free and open to the public 7 p.m. concert at Drinkward Recital Hall, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. More info is at arts.hmc.edu.

 

 

Monday, March 31

• Today is Cesar Chavez Day, celebrating the life and legacy oflabor activist Cesar Chavez.

 

• Today’s the deadline for high school students to apply for American Museum of Ceramic Art’s high school ceramics exhibition. Apply and learn contest rules at amoca.slideroom.com.

 

• 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.

 

• Today is the final day to submit an application for Tri-City’s Mental Health Student Services Act Sub-Grant at tricitymhs.org. Call (909) 784-3091 or email esapinoso@tricitymhs.org for info.

 

• Claremont McKenna College’s free and public Athenaeum speaker series­ continues with a 6 p.m. screening of “Afghan Dreamers”at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. Comments and a Q-and-A session with producer Beth Murphy will follow. Info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

 

Tuesday, April 1

• No joke, it’s April Fools’ Day.

 

• Pooch Park, 100 S. College Ave., Claremont, will close today through May 1 for biannual turf maintenance. Info is at claremontca.gov.

 

• Kyungkook Kang of La Sierra University speaks on “Arithmetic of World Politics: Evaluating Great Power Transitions, 1980–2029” during a free noon Zoom talk for Claremont Graduate University’s Tuesday Talks series. Learn more or sign up at cgu.edu/event/tuesday-talks.

 

• Multimedia producer Beth Murphy, founder of Principle Pictures, and Izzy Murphy, founder of Global Local Athletic Movement, speak on “The Power of Social Impact Storytelling: A Masterclass,” at 12:30 p.m. as part of Claremont McKenna College’s free and public Athenaeum speaker series at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. Info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• University of Kansas history professor and author David Farber speaks on “The War on Drugs: An American Tragedy” at 6:45 p.m. for Claremont McKenna College’s free and public Athenaeum speaker series at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. Info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• ABRA Cadabra performs at 7:30 p.m. at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga. Tickets, $59-$69, are at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

 

 

Wednesday, April 2

• Claremont City Council hosts LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger for a special 8:30 a.m. community concerns meeting at council chambers, 225 W. Second St. Tune in virtually by visiting zoom.us/j/256208090 or call (213) 338-8477 to listen by phone.

 

• Children up to age 12 are invited to the City of La Verne’s free 9:30 a.m. sidewalk coloring contest at D and Third streets. Pre-register by calling (909) 596-8700. Info is at cityoflaverne.org.

 

• Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave., hosts a free and public noon to 4 p.m. Naloxone (Narcan) clinic. Learn more at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Anne Thorward, president of Newcomers Access Center, speaks on “The Impact of Immigrants and Refugees on Your Business” at Claremont Chamber of Commerce’s noon lunch and learn session at 205 N. Yale Ave. Chamber members are free, non-members $50. Tickets are at business.claremontchamber.org.

 

• Chloe Martinez, associate director of programming for Claremont McKenna College’s Center for Writing and Public Discourse, speaks with Scripps College’s 2025 Mary Routt Chair of Writing Éireann Lorsung during a free and open to the public Scripps Presents @Noon program at the Hampton Room, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont. RSVP at scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar.

 

• Tina Ramirez, founder and president of Hardwired Global, is the featured speaker at Rotary Club of San Dimas’ free noon virtual talk, “Hardwired for Peace.” Email sandimasrotary@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

 

• Sir Malcolm Evans, principal of Regents Park College at University of Oxford, speaks on “Tackling Torture with the United Nations,” at 12:30 p.m. as part of Claremont McKenna College’s free and public Athenaeum speaker series at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. Info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

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

 

• A free and open to the public ribbon cutting and tours of Shoes That Fit’s shoe bank at 1716 W. 11th St., Upland, will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. A will also take place.

 

• The public can learn “how Spaniards attempted to extract Indigenous plants from what is today central Mexico, in hopes of generating settler wealth and privilege” during a free 4:15 p.m. talk at Hahn Hall, 420 N. Harvard Ave., Claremont. Info is at pomona.edu/events.

 

• Author and columnist Rob Henderson speaks with Jon Shields, a professor of American politics at Claremont McKenna College, about “Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class,” at 6:45 p.m. as part of CMC’s free and public Athenaeum speaker series at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. Info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

 

Thursday, April 3

• Today’s the deadline to RSVP for Claremont Graduate University’s free 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 5 Discover CGU spring preview event at admissions.cgu.edu/register/springpreview25. The event will include course previews, brunch, campus tours, and networking opportunities.

 

• 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.

 

• The Rembrandt Club of Pomona College hosts George Gorse, chair of Pomona College’s Art History Department, for a free and open to the public 1:30 p.m. lecture on local architecture and art at 370 Columbia Ave., Claremont. Visit therembrandtclub.org for more information.

 

• The Department of Natural Sciences at Pitzer and Scripps Colleges host Dara Ghahremani, a neuroscientist with UCLA’s Semel Institute and Department of Psychiatry, for a free and public 4:30 p.m. talk at Burns Lecture Hall on E. Ninth Street between Amherst and N. Mills avenues, Claremont, as part of its Neuroscience Speaker Series. Info is at pitzer.edu/events.

 

• Artists 15 and older are invited to a free 5 p.m. artist statement writing workshop at Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 S. Euclid Ave., Ontario.

 

• Los Angeles County Library hosts a free 5 p.m. virtual workshop on the benefits of meditation. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• CD Eskilson delivers a free and public 5:30 p.m. poetry reading at Broad Center, where N. Mills Avenue meets Platt Boulevard on the Pitzer College campus. Learn more at pitzer.edu/events.

 

• Los Angeles County Library CEO Skye Patrick and author David Yeager speak about communicating with and motivating young peoplein a 6 p.m. virtual talk. More info is at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Claremont High School Theatre Department mounts “Willy Wonka Junior” at 7 p.m. tonight and April 4, and 1 and 6 p.m. April 5, at Don F. Fruechte Theatre for the Performing Arts, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Tickets, $10-$15, are at chstheatre2129.ludus.com.

 

 

Friday, April 4

• The 19th annual Garden Affair runs from April 4-6 in the 100 block of W. Bonita Avenue in San Dimas, with garden decor and yard art for sale. More info is at chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org.

 

• Claremont Graduate University hosts a free and public 9 a.m. to noon Realizing Equity and Justice Research Symposium. More info is at my.cgu.edu/transdisciplinary/symposium.

 

• California Botanic Garden offers 10 a.m. walking tours and 2 p.m. tram tours during wildflower season at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, $10 for CalBG members, $20 for non-members, at calbg.org.

 

• A 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. blood drive takes place at Veterans Hall, 1550 Bonita Ave., La Verne, where participants will receive a ticket to the Los Angeles County Fair valid from May 2-11. Register at redcrossblood.org, search “LVCC.”

 

• Claremont Senior Computer Club leads free 1 to 4:30 p.m. technology assistance labs at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., on the first and third Fridays of the month.

 

• California Botanic Garden hosts a 6 p.m. run group at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, free with garden admission. RSVP at calbg.org.

 

• Citrus College Theater Arts Department’s “The School for Lies” runs at 7 p.m. tonight, April 5 and April 12, and at 2 p.m. April 6 and 13, at Citrus College Little Theatre, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora. Tickets, $15-$25, are at tickets.haughpac.com.

 

 

Saturday, April 5

• Those interested in working the 2025 Los Angeles County Fair are invited to an 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. job fair at 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Bring your resume and be prepared for an interview. More info is at fairplex.com.

 

• First Saturday sales at Pilgrim Place, 625 Mayflower Rd., Claremont, run from 9 to 11 a.m., with furniture, housewares, books, clothing, international treasures, handcrafted art, and other items. Call (909) 399-5500, extension 0, or visit pilgrimplace.org/firstsatsales for more info.

 

• La Verne Community Services Department hosts a free 9 a.m. to noon egg-cellent adventure at Heritage Park, 5001 Via De Mansion, with live music, egg hunts, photos with the Easter Bunny and vendors. More info is at cityoflaverne.org.

 

• The City of Rancho Cucamonga’s 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. egg shellebration at Epicenter Sports Complex, 8404 Rochester Ave., features egg hunts for children, food vendors, games and craft stations. Wristbands, $10 at cityofrc.us/events, are required for the egg hunts.

 

• California Botanic Garden hosts its garden of verses poetry festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, free with admission at calbg.org.

 

• Indivisible Claremont/Inland Valley Action Group and the Claremont chapter of Friends of Sabeel North America invite the public to a 2 to 4 p.m. sign waving event at the Foothill and Indian Hill boulevards intersection as part of “Defend Our Democracy National Day of Action.”

 

• Browse artwork around the City of Trees from 6 to 9 p.m. during the free and open to the public Claremont Art Walk.

 

• Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is at Citrus College’s Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora, at 7 p.m. Tickets, $26-$58, are at tickets.haughpac.com/bigbad.

 

• Deeptrees perform at 8 p.m. at Ophelia’s Jump Music Lounge, 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite H, Upland. Tickets, $22, are at opheliasjump.org.