What’s happening Claremont?

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, May 9 

• Admission is free at California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in observance of National Public Gardens Day. Reserve a ticket at calbg.org.

 

• “In Full Expression,” a free and open to the public spring exhibit featuring Hannah Dearman-So, Antara Krishnan, Amar Kumar, Matthew Pagoaga, Bella Pettengill, Theresa Provasnik, Mikayla Stout, Ambika Tiwari, Nolan Windham, and Jasper Eliot at Sprague Gallery, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont, closes today. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn more at arts.hmc.edu.

 

• Claremont Chamber of Commerce hosts a free 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. virtual leadership summit for members at business.claremontchamber.org/events.

 

• “Mamma Mia!” 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.

 

• Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont, hosts a free and open to the public 2 p.m. gallery talk.

 

• Works by Mountain View, Oakmont, Sumner Danbury, Sycamore and Vista del Valle elementary school fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students will be on view at Ginger Elliott Center, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, as part of the free “StART It Up! Student Art Exhibition” from 4 to 6 p.m. today, 6 to 9 p.m. May 10, and noon to 4 p.m. May 11.

 

• The City of Ontario’s free and public Mother’s Day picnic at Anthony Munoz Community Center, 1240 W. Fourth St., runs from 4 to 6 p.m.

 

• Tickets are $75 for 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. introductory clay molding classes at American Museum of Ceramic Art, 301 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Register or get more info at amoca.org.

 

• Claremont’s 6 to 9 p.m. free live music showcase, Friday Nights Live, continueswith Pride of Cucamonga at Village Plaza, Larry and Rhonda Jackson at the chamber of commerce, and The Mudflat Kings at Shelton Park. Acts are at business.claremontchamber.org.

 

• Veterans Memorial Park and Community Center, 1259 E. D St., Ontario, host a free and public 6 to 8 p.m. Mother’s Day soirée.

 

• Mysteries at the Gardens, a magic show by Greg Van Holsbeck, takes place at 7 p.m.  at Granite Creek Gardens, 1580 N. Claremont Blvd. Tickets, $25, are at eventbrite.com, search “Mysteries at the Gardens.”

 

 

Saturday, May 10

• 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.

 

• Claremont Heritage hosts a $10 guided walking tour of The Claremont Colleges at 9:30 a.m. Meet at Seaver House, 305 N. College Ave. RSVP at claremontheritage.bigcartel.com.

 

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

 

• San Dimas Library hosts a free 10:15 a.m. informational session on its offerings for children at 145 N. Walnut Ave.

 

• Inland Valley Repertory Theatre mounts “Charlotte’s Web” at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga, today and May 17. Tickets, $28-$39, are at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

 

• Contributors to the book “Surviving the Long Wars: Creative Rebellion at the Ends of Empire” will be on hand for free 11 a.m. book celebration over Zoom. RSVP at pomona.edu/museum, select “events.”

 

• American Museum of Ceramic Art docents offer a 2 p.m. guided tours of current exhibitions the second Saturday of each month at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, with museum admission. Learn more or RSVP at amoca.org.

 

• The Pomona Arts Colony, 191 W. Fourth St., is home to the 5 to 10 p.m. Pomona Art Walk, which includes a community market at Shaun Diamond Plaza, 197 E. Second St.

 

• Ontario Museum of History and Art hosts a free noon to 2 p.m. art workshop for Mother’s Day at 225 S. Euclid Ave. Register at ontariomuseum.org/programs.

 

• La Verne Symphony Orchestra’s free and open to the public spring finale, “Best of Broadway” with vocalists Michal Dawson Connor and Julia Hwang, begins at 3 p.m. at University of La Verne’s Morgan Auditorium, 1950 Third St.

 

• The 1:30 to 5 p.m. Buddha Day celebration at Tzu Chi USA Headquarters, 1100 S. Valley Center Ave., San Dimas, is free and open to the public. More info is at chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org/events.

 

• A free and public production of “Ghost Factory,” by Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer, takes place at 7 p.m. at Garrison Theatre, 241 E. 10th St., Claremont. RSVP at scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar.

 

 

Sunday, May 11

• California Botanic Garden’s 1 to 2 p.m. silent reading club at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, is free with garden admission. RSVP at calbg.org.

 

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

 

 

Monday, May 12

• La Verne Community Center screens “The Intern” at its free 12:30 p.m. senior matinee at 3680 D St. Call (909) 596-8776 for info.

 

• Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, hosts a free 1 to 3 p.m. senior Mac user group.

 

• Shakespeare Club of Pomona Valley’s free and public 2 p.m. meeting, “Study is like the heaven’s glorious sun,” at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, will be led by Claremont Graduate University Dean of School of Arts and Humanities Lori Anne Ferrell. Call (909) 728-2178 for more info.

 

• The Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band performs “A Salute to the Classics,” a free and open to the public 7:30 p.m. concert at Ontario Town Square Bandshell, where Euclid Avenue and B Street meet in Ontario. Visit showband.netfor more information.

 

 

Tuesday, May 13

• Senior pinochle games run from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave.

 

• Learn about spring gardening during a free 5 to 6 p.m. class at the Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• This week’s Claremont City Council meeting, at 225 W. Second St., begins with a 5:15 p.m. closed session before opening to the public about 6:30. 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.

 

• Upland Public Library’s free and open to the public 6 p.m. sci-fi book club meets at 450 N. Euclid Ave. to discuss “Sunrise on the Reaping” by Suzanne Collins.

 

 

Wednesday, May 14

• Sign-ups for Montclair’s May 17 neighborhood cleanup event are due today. Visit cityofmontclair.org/caution-cleanup-volunteers.

 

• The La Verne Chamber of Commerce hosts an 11:30 a.m. lunch and learn session with La Verne Director of Community Development Eric Scherer and Team Referral Network CEO Kelli Holmes at David and Margaret Youth and Family Services, 1351 Palomares Ave., La Verne. Tickets, $15, are at business.lavernechamber.org/events.

 

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

 

• Children 6 to 13 can learn how caterpillars transform into butterflies during a 4 p.m. Wednesday workshop at Magnolia Recreation Center, 651 W. 15th St., Upland. Tickets are $6 at  anc.apm.activecommunities.com/upland, search “butterflies.”

 

• Author Liann Zhang discusses her recently published novel, “Julie Chan is Dead,” in a free 4 p.m. virtual author talk. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Buzzworthy Beverages and The Variant Co. host a 5 to 7:30 p.m. wellness inspired happy hour at 305 Harvard Ave., Claremont, featuring reiki masters, holistic nurses, yoga teachers, and therapists.

 

• The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes take on the Inland Empire 66ers at 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 on hand. Visit cityofrc.us/events for tickets.

 

 

Thursday, May 15

• Wendy Sage-Hayward and Barbara Dartt discuss “Own It!: How to Develop a Family Enterprise Owner’s Mindset at Every Age” at 10 a.m. over Zoom for the Drucker School Global Family Business Institute’s Authors at Drucker’s series. RSVP for this free event at cgu.edu/events.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, hosts a free 4 p.m. interview prep workshop for adults.

 

• LA County Library invites seamstresses and seamsters to learn mending techniques during a free 4 to 5 p.m. virtual workshop. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Claremont Graduate University’s 2024-25 School of Educational Studies Awards night takes place at 5:45 p.m. at 1030 N. Dartmouth Ave. Register at admissions.cgu.edu.

 

• Char Miller, the W.M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History at Pomona College, speaks about environmental concerns pertinent to the area at a free and public 7 p.m. Active Claremont presentation at Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd. Claremont. Learn more at activeclaremont.org.

 

 

Friday, May 16

• RSVP for free 10 a.m. or 3 p.m. campus tours of Keck Graduate Institute at events.kgi.edu.

 

• The City of Ontario hosts a free and public Mother’s Day activity at Ontario Senior Center, 225 E. B St., for people over 50.

 

• Friday Nights Live resumes with 6 to 9 p.m. music performances by Calypso Pirates at Village Plaza, Solid Ray Woods Revue at the chamber of commerce, and Swingin’ Doors at Shelton Park. Acts are at business.claremontchamber.org.

 

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

 

• Register a team of up to four players for $10 at uplandca.gov for Upland’s 7 to 9 p.m. puzzle palooza at Magnolia Recreation Center, 651 W. 15th St., Upland. Visit anc.apm.activecommunities.com/upland and search “puzzle” for rules and registration.

 

• Pomona Concert Band performs its annual free and open to the public spring concert, “Viva Musica,”at 7:30 p.m. at Palomares Park Community Center, 499 E. Arrow Hwy., Pomona, featuring Pomona Mayor Tim Sandoval as emcee.

 

• Laemmle Claremont 5, 450 W. Second St., screens “The Wiz” at 9:55 p.m. Tickets, $13-$16, are at laemmle.com/special-events.

 

 

Saturday, May 17

• Tickets are $20 for an 8 to 10 a.m. document shredding fundraiser at Goldy S. Lewis Community Center, 11200 Base Line Rd., Rancho Cucamonga. More info is at cityofrc.us.

 

• Check ontarioca.gov/events for the schedule of several free park events throughout the City of Ontario from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

 

• An art journaling workshop runs from 10 a.m. to noon at California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. Tickets, $45-$50, are at calbg.org.

 

• The Citrus Singers perform “Billboard to Broadway,” at 2 p.m. at Citrus College’s Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora. Tickets, $17-$34, are at tickets.haughpac.com/billboard.

 

• The Ontario Department of Museum, Arts and Culture hosts Culture Fest, a free and open to the public 5 to 9 p.m. film and food festival in observance of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, at Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 S. Euclid Ave. Learn more at ontariomuseum.org/culturefest.

 

• Tickets for Ophelia’s Jump Productions 5:30 p.m. Glam Rock Gala at Claremont Lincoln University, 150 W. First St., are $125 for OJP members, $150 for non-members, at opheliasjump.org/special-events.