What’s happening Claremont?

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com 

 

Friday, November 1

• The war and existentialism book club meets at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. the first Friday of each month. November’s read is “Play It As It Lays,” by Joan Didion.

 

• Claremont Helen Renwick Library hosts a free 10:30 a.m. book club at 208 N. Harvard Ave. This month’s book is “The Island of Missing Trees” by Elif Shafak.

 

• The first Friday of the month is pay what you can day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Info is at amoca.org.

 

• The free and open to the public Pomona fall home show takes place from noon to 6 p.m. today in expo hall 4 at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. November 2, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. November 3. Parking is $18 at gate 17, 1801 McKinley Ave. Info is at homeshowconsultants.com.

 

• Pomona and Scripps colleges departments of music continue the 2024 Friday noon concert series with a free and open to the public 12:15 p.m. performance by vocalists Anne Dorothy Harley and Michaela Kelly and pianist William Chiang at Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont. Program info is at scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar.

 

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

 

• Ontario Museum of History and Art hosts a free 3 to 6 p.m. reception for Dia de los Muertos, featuring ofrendas and other works at 225 S. Euclid Ave., Ontario. The exhibit runs through Sunday, November 17. The museum is open from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. More info is at ontariomuseum.org.

 

• The 28th annual Vintners Gala, Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce’s largest annual event, takes place from 6 to 10 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 222 N. Vineyard Ave., Ontario. Tickets are $140 for members, $150 for non-members, at business.ranchochamber.org.

 

• The Service Center for Independent Life facilitates a free virtual support group for women with Asperger’s syndrome at 6:30 p.m. on the first of each month. Info and registration are at scil-ilc.org/events-meetings.

 

• A free and public opening reception for Pomona College Studio Art Hall’s new exhibit, “The Works,” will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at 370 Columbia Ave., Claremont. The exhibition will be on view through November 21. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with a break for lunch between noon and 1 p.m. Admission is free.

 

• Billy Joel tribute band Billy Nation plays at 7:30 p.m. at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga. Tickets are $50-$61 at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

 

 

Saturday, November 2

• Voting centers open today at Claremont Unified School District’s Richard S. Kirkendall Education Center, 170 W. San Jose Ave.; Condit Elementary School, 1750 N. Mountain Ave.; and Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, and will remain open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Monday, November 4, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, November 5. Find vote centers at locator.lavote.gov.

 

• The Upland Police Department hosts a free open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1499 W. 13th St.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, celebrates National Novel Writing Month with a free 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. writing workshop.

 

• The Benton Museum of Art and Curious Publishing host the free and open to the public Over Here Zine Fest from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont. Learn more at pomona.edu/museum.

 

• The American Museum of Ceramic Art hosts an 11 a.m. to noon paper model workshop at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Tickets, $7-$14, are at amoca.org/events.

 

• Paul Rodriguez and ShamaMamahs play a free and open to the public 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. show at the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, 5131 Carnelian St., Rancho Cucamonga. Art by Alchemist Studio will be on sale until 3 p.m.

 

• The public is invited to a free 11 a.m. to noon Dia de los Muertos celebration at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario. Attendees can place a framed photo of a deceased loved one on a community ofrenda. More info is at ontarioca.gov/events.

 

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

 

• Pomona College’s seventh annual free and open to the public Payton Distinguished Lectureship features former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice in conversation with Pomona College Associate Professor of Politics Mietek Boduszyński at 7 p.m. in Bridges Auditorium, 450 N. College Way, Claremont. RSVPs are required at pomona.edu/events.

 

 

Sunday, November 3

• Time to turn those clocks back an hour as daylight saving time ends.

 

• The Claremont Lewis Museum of Art’s 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. FestivArts event, formerly Art Fiesta, features an art show, demonstrations, art activities, a book sale, music, and food at the Padua Hills Theatre, 4467 Padua Ave., Claremont. Admission is $10 for adults. Museum members, students, and children under 18 are free. A free shuttle is available from Padua Park, 4200 Padua Ave., from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Learn more at clmoa.org/festivarts2024.

 

• The La Verne – San Dimas Educational Foundation’s inaugural free and open to the public 1 to 4 p.m. community health and wellness fair takes place at Kuns Park, 1600 Bonita Ave., La Verne. Info is at chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org/events.

 

• Homero Chavez and Una Noche play from 2 to 5 p.m. at this week’s free and open to the public Jazz at College Center concert at 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. More info is at jazzatcollegecenter.com.

 

• Ophelia’s Jump Productions, 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite I, Upland, presents “Second Death of a Mad Wife” at 4 p.m. The play runs Thursdays through Sundays with varied showtimes. General admission is $35, $25 for college and high school students. Thursdays are “pay what you can/pay it forward” with a $20 minimum. Tickets and info are at opheliasjump.org.

 

• Composer, pianist and singer Lisa Carter joins violinist Koda Virgil for a free and open to the public 5 p.m. concert at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1700 N. Towne Ave., Claremont. Guest dancer Kimberly Brubacher and flutist Kara Machos will also perform.

 

• Jazz Vespers and the Ron Kobayashi Trio return to Claremont Presbyterian Church, 1111 N. Mountain Ave., in a free performance during the 6 p.m. service.

 

 

Monday, November 4

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

 

• The Lewis Family Branch Library partners with the City of Ontario’s On the Go crew to host a free and open to the public 10:30 a.m. outdoor event for children up to age 5 at Creekside Park, 3151 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario.

 

• A free and open to the public current events discussion group takes place Mondays from 1 to 2 p.m. at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont.

 

• John Pitney, Jr., the Roy P. Crocker Professor of American History and Politics at Claremont McKenna College, continues CMC’s 2024-2025 free and public Athenaeum speaker series with his 6:45 p.m. lecture, “Choose Your Own Adventure: Scenarios for the 2024 Election” at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

 

Tuesday, November 5

• It’s Election Day! Voting centers are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Granite Creek Community Church, 1580 N. Claremont Blvd.; Claremont Unified School District’s Richard S. Kirkendall Education Center, 170 W. San Jose Ave.; Condit Elementary School, 1750 N. Mountain Ave.; and Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. To find vote centers, visit locator.lavote.gov. Ballot drop boxes are located at the Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave., and the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd.

 

• Los Angeles County Library hosts a free 11 a.m. virtual career workshop for deaf and hard-of-hearing job seekers. Register at visit.lacountylibrary.org/event.

 

• La Sierra University professor Yuzhu Zeng delivers “Demographic Shifts and Eurasian Integration,” a free noon Zoom lecture as part of Claremont Graduate University’s Tuesday Talks series. Learn more or sign up at cgu.edu/event/tuesday-talks.

 

• Claremont McKenna College continues its 2024-2025 free and public Athenaeum speaker series with the 6:45 p.m. program, “Election Night at the Athenaeum: 2024” at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. Watch the election with commentary provided by CMC faculty. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Claremont Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. at council chambers, 225 W. Second St. Agendas are posted online and at city hall the Thursday before the meeting. Visit ci.claremont.ca.us for info.

 

 

Wednesday, November 6

• Sowing Seeds for Life’s free 8 to 11 a.m. food pantry takes place at Charisma Life Church, 305 E. Arrow Hwy., Pomona, while supplies last. Visit sowingseedsforlife.org for details.

 

• 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/event.

 

• Bryan Majors delivers “Training for Triumph,” a free noon Zoom presentation hosted by the Rotary Club of San Dimas. Email sandimasrotary@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

 

• The National Hot Rod Association hosts twilight cruise nights, a free and open to the public car show, on the first Wednesday of the month from 4 to 7 p.m. at the NHRA Motorsports Museum, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Info is at fairplex.com.

 

• Student athletes and those who experienced a recent minor-to-moderate orthopedic injury can receive a free screening from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Casa Colina Azusa Center, 910 E. Alosta Ave., on the first and third Wednesdays of each month.

 

• The Claremont Community and Human Services Commission hosts a special 5 p.m. meeting at council chambers, 225 W. Second St. Info is posted at ci.claremont.ca.us.

 

 

Thursday, November 7

• Panelists Gastón Espinosa, Ken Miller, Imam Hadi Qazwani, Rabbi Danny Lutz continue Claremont McKenna College’s 2024-2025 free and public Athenaeum speaker series with the 11:30 a.m. program, “Analyzing the 2024 Election Results: Religion, Race, and Gender,” at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Ella Endo and Nicole van Brugge, Pomona College seniors and recipients of the Perdita Sheirich Junior Art Prize Award, will present their summer research topics at a free and open to the public 1:30 p.m. program at Pomona College’s Studio Art Building, 370 Columbia Ave., Claremont, to kick off the Rembrandt Club of Pomona College and Claremont’s monthly first Thursday programming for 2024-2025.

 

• The Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, hosts a free drop-in 3:30 p.m. sip and paint event for teenagers ages 13 to 18.

 

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

 

• The Claremont Chamber of Commerce hosts a free and public 5 to 6 p.m. ribbon cutting to christen AgingNext’s new location at 133 Spring St., Claremont. RSVP at  business.claremontchamber.org/events.

 

• Librarian and Los Angeles Public Library CEO Skye Patrick speaks with author and environmentalist Dina Gilio-Whitaker during a free virtual 6 to 7 p.m. Zoom talk. Register at visit.lacountylibrary.org/event.

 

• Pomona artist Mario Solorzano leads Ontario Museum of History and Art’s first Thursdays art event Paint in the Dark, a free 6 to 8 p.m. session for adults at 225 S. Euclid Ave. RSVP at ontariomuseum.org/programs.

 

• The public can tune in to the free livestream for Scripps Presents 7 p.m. program, Laughing Matters with Janelle James, at scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar.

 

 

Friday, November 8

• La Verne Community Center, 3680 D St., is the site of a free 9:30 a.m. seminar for seniors on Medicare. RSVP by calling (909) 596-8776.

 

• The 76th Pilgrim Place Festival, a free and open to the public event, runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday, November 9, at 625 Mayflower Rd., Claremont. Visit pilgrimplace.org/festival for info.

 

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

 

• At 4 p.m., Jenna Sage Elliott will perform her senior recital in Boone Recital Hall, 241 E. 10th St., Claremont. Doors open at 3:45 for the free and public event.

 

• Folks can learn the basics of clay molding during a 5:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. $75 introductory class at American Museum of Ceramic Art ceramics studio, 301 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Minors must be accompanied by a paying adult. Register at amoca.org.

 

• The City of Claremont invites the special needs community to a free 6:30 p.m. art night at Taylor Hall, 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Registration is open to those with special needs over age 5 and to siblings ages 5 to 18. Parents and guardian must attend and assist as needed, with no drop-offs. RSVP at anc.apm.activecommunities.com/claremontrecreation, search “art night.”

 

• Claremont High School Theatre Department’s Friends of Our Theater Auction takes place at 7 p.m. at The Don F. Fruechte Theater for the Performing Arts, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd, Claremont. Tickets, $20, are at chstheatre2129.ludus.com.

 

• Family and adult teams can compete for prizes at Magnolia Recreation Center’s 7 to 9 p.m. fall puzzle palooza at 651 W. 15th St., Upland. Family teams must have at least one player aged 15 or younger, and adult team members must all be 18 or older. Teams max out at four players. Team entry is $10. To register, visit uplandca.gov/calendar and click “fall puzzle palooza.”

 

• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute band Petty Party perform at 7:30 p.m. at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga. Tickets are $50-$61 at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

 

 

Saturday, November 9

• The 2024 Tour de Foothills bike event kicks off at 7 a.m. with the 100-mile century ride at 217 E. A St., Upland. The 64-mile, 32-mile, and 12-mile family rides will follow at 7:45, 9, and 10:30 a.m., respectively. Single rider admission is $123.15 for the 100- and 64-mile events and $91.78 for the 32-mile ride. Families of four are $40 for the 12-mile ride at tourdefoothills.com. Veterans and active military persons are free but must pre-register. Online registration closes at 11:59 p.m. Friday, November 8. Day-of registration opens at 6 a.m. at 210 E. A St. Upland. Learn more at tourdefoothills.com/information.

 

• The public is invited to a free 9 a.m. parade to celebrate the City of Rancho Cucamonga’s 2024 Founders Day along Jack Benny Drive, between Rochester Avenue and Foothill Boulevard.

 

• Herbalist William Broen leads a 9 to 11 a.m. herb walk at California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. Tickets are $30, $25 for CalBG members. RSVP at calbg.org.

 

• The inaugural Pomona Valley Pride Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Plaza de las Americas and expo hall 10 at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Tickets are $20 at facebook.com/pomonavalleypride. High school students with ID and children are free. Parking is $18.

 

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

 

• Scripps College music professor Anne Dorothy Harley will perform with Kirsten Hedegaard and Kyungmi Kimat afree and open to the public 7:30 p.m. faculty recital at Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St., Claremont.

 

• Meredith Monk performs alongside Katie Geissinger and Allison Sniffin during a free and public 8 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.