What’s happening Claremont?

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

 

Friday, November 21

• Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce hosts a free 10 a.m. mixer at Brio Italian Grille, 12370 S. Mainstreet, Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• Lyman Hall, 340 N. College Ave., hosts a free and public 12:15 p.m. concert with the Con Gioia Early Music Ensemble.

 

• Veterans Memorial Park and Community Center, 1259 E. D St., Ontario, hosts a 6 to 8 p.m. activity night for families of veterans. Info is at ontarioca.gov/events.

 

• Tri-City Mental Health Services hosts a free and public 6 p.m. screening of “Free Birds” at its wellness center, 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• Tickets are $10 at chstheatre2129.ludus.com for Claremont High School Theatre’s 7 p.m. comedysportz crazy hair match at the Don F. Fruechte Theatre for the Performing Arts, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont.

 

• Tickets are $10 for “In The Works 2025,” featuring Scripps and Pomona College dance department students at Pendleton Dance Center, 210 E. Second St., Claremont, at 8 p.m. tonight, and 2 and 8 p.m. November 22.

 

• Tickets are $20-$35 at opheliasjump.org for “New Ways to Dream: the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber” at 8 p.m. tonight and November 22, and 4 p.m. November 23 at Ophelia’s Jump Productions, 2009 Porterfield Way, Unit I, Upland.

 

 

Saturday, November 22

• Tickets are $95-$110 at calbg.org for a 9 a.m. workshop on the basics of keying plants, a botany technique for identifying species, at California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont.

 

• The free and open to the public cruisin La Verne holiday car show runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. along Third and D streets.

 

• Drop off e-waste from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. November 22-23 at a collection event at Alma Hofman Park, 5201 Benito St., Montclair.

 

• The public is invited to a free 10 a.m. hike of Higginbotham Park, 625 N. Mt. Carmel Dr., with Mayor Corey Calaycay and Claremont park rangers. Learn more at claremontca.gov.

 

• Fairplex hosts a free 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fall In The Farm event with livestock showcases, gardening demonstrations, children’s activities and a resource fair at 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Parking is $6 at fairplex.com/fall-in-the-farm, $10 at the gate.
  

 

• Tickets are $15-$26 at socalfiberfair.com for the Southern California Fiber Fair, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. November 22-23 at Fairplex exposition hall 9, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.

 

• A free and public 11 a.m. mental health workshop takes place at Anthony Munoz Community Center, 1240 W. Fourth St., Ontario.

 

• Ghanaian singer-songwriter and traditional GaDangme musician Okaidja Afroso leads a free and public 11:30 a.m. music workshop at Lyman Hall, 340 N. College Ave., Claremont. He then performs a free 8 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St.

 

• Novemberfest at Montclair Place, 5060 E. Montclair Plaza Ln., runs from 1 to 5 p.m. and includes a free 1 p.m. performance of “The Nutcracker” by Inland Pacific Ballet, and photos with “hunky Santa.” More info is at montclairplace.com.

 

• Poets of all ages are invited to a free 2 p.m. open mic event at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 Harvard Ave. Sign-up opens at 1:50.

 

• Children 5 to 12 can learn how Indigenous people used sunflowers at a free 2 p.m. workshop at La Verne Library, 3640 D St. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Tickets are $25-$55 for the 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Claremont Village Wine Walk at eventbrite.com, search “Claremont wine walk.”

 

• Tickets are $20 for “Tellabration,” a night of storytelling beginning at 7 p.m. at Folk Music Center, 220 Yale Ave., Claremont.

 

 

Sunday, November 23

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

 

• Polyhedra play from 2 to 5 p.m. at Jazz at College Center, 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

• Tickets are $10-$25 at claremontucc.org/concerts for “Timeless Echoes: An Organ Journey Through Sound and Story,” a 3 p.m. concert with long-time Claremont United Church of Christ principal organist Carey Coker Robertson, performed on the church’s Glatter-Götz/Rosales organ at 233 W. Harrison Ave.

 

• Free 3 p.m. games of pétanque take place Sundays at Larkin Park, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, weather permitting. Email afme@nljones.com for more info.

 

• Harvey Mudd College’s American Gamelan Ensemble performs a free and public 7 p.m. concert at Drinkward Recital Hall, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

 

Monday, November 24

• The Kiwanis Club of Claremont’s annual pop-up See’s Candies store returns at 191 S. Indian Hill Blvd., open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through December 24, closed Thanksgiving, and at the Claremont Farmer’s and Artisans Market from 8 a.m. to noon on Sundays. Info is at claremontkiwanis.org.

 

• A free seniors screening of “The Wizard of Oz” takes place at 2 p.m. at Tri-City’s wellness center, 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• Pet photos with Santa run from 3 to 7 p.m. Mondays through December 15 at Montclair Place, 5060 E. Montclair Plaza Ln. Visit montclairplace.com/events for info.

 

• Pomona Public Library hosts Lego club, a free 4:30 p.m. building program for children at 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• The Pomona College West African Music Ensemble performs a free and public 8:15 p.m. show at Lyman Hall, 340 N. College Ave., Claremont.

 

 

Tuesday, November 25

• Seniors with Get Walking Claremont gather at 8 a.m. at Shelton Park, at the corner of Harvard and Bonita avenues in the Village, for a walk around town. Register at anc.apm.activecommunities.com/claremontrecreation.

 

• Register for a free 11 a.m. Microsoft Excel workshop at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Today’s Claremont City Council meeting at 225 W. Second St. opens to the public 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.

 

 

Wednesday, November 26

• Claremont city offices and facilities will close at noon today in observance of the holiday weekend. Reports of non-life-threatening emergencies, including downed trees or water leaks, should be directed to Claremont Police Department at (909) 399-5411.
  

 

• 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.

 

 

Thursday, November 27

• Happy Thanksgiving from the Courier. City offices are closed today.

 

• Tickets for the 18th annual Claremont Turkey Trot at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, are $33-$54 at runsignup.com/races, search “Claremont Turkey Trot.” The children’s 1K begins at 7:30 a.m., the 5K at 8.

 

 

Friday, November 28

• Shop local this Black Friday.
  

 

• California Botanic Garden hosts Green Friday, with free admission from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. Included is yarn in the yuccas, a fiber arts group that meets at 1:30 p.m. Register at calbg.org.

 

 

Saturday, November 29

• Shop local during small business Saturday. View participating businesses at business.claremontchamber.org.

 

• Create new projects at Ovitt Family Community Library’s 10:30 a.m. free maker space session for adults at 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• Tickets are $50-60 at ivrt.org/seasonmembership for Inland Valley Repertoire Theatre’s annual winter show, “Holly Dolly Christmas,” with 2 p.m. shows November 29-30 at University of La Verne’s Morgan Auditorium, 1950 Third St., La Verne.