What’s happening Claremont?

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

 

Friday, November 22

• The Kiwanis Club of Claremont’s annual pop-up See’s Candies store at the former Hibbard Auto Center, 191 S. Indian Hill Blvd., is 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. The club also has a booth at the Claremont Farmer’s and Artisans Market from 8 a.m. to noon on Sundays through December 22, and is selling online at kiwanis-seescandy.square.site. To place an order in advance, call (909) 260-0168. More info is at claremontkiwanis.org.

 

• The American Museum of Ceramic Art hosts Christina West, the artist behind AMOCA’s current exhibit “Strut,” for a virtual noon talk followed by a Q&A. For more info go to amoca.org/events.

 

• “Paint” (2023) is this week’s 12:30 p.m. movie matinee at Blaisdell Senior Center, 440 S. College Ave., Claremont. Free popcorn is available. Call (909) 399-5367 with questions.

 

• 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.

 

• Kids 13 to 17 can learn the importance of strawberries in Native American culture while making cross stitch creations during a 4 to 5 p.m. event at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/event.
• The Ovitt Family Community Library, at 215 E. C St., Ontario, hosts Friday night frights, a free 4 to 5:30 p.m. event for teenagers centered around scary art.

 

• Imaginarium, a 5 to 10 p.m. Christmas lights show at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, runs through Sunday, January 5, 2025. Tickets are $25. It is closed November 28 and December 2-3, 9-10, 16-17. More info is at fairplex.com.

 

• Glendora’s free and public holiday stroll kicks off at 6 p.m. in the Glendora village. A tree lighting ceremony near 224 N. Glendora Ave. begins at 6:30. Learn more at business.glendora-chamber.org.

 

• The Pomona College Orchestra will be joined by Robert deMaine, principal cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, for free and open to the public concerts at 8 p.m. tonight and at 3 p.m. November 24 at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont. More info is at pomona.edu/events.

 

 

Saturday, November 23

• The Farm at Fairplex hosts Fall in the Farm, a free and open to the public urban farmer experience featuring hands-on activities, displays, workshops, and agriculture and wellness vendors from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2118 N. White Ave., Pomona. A LifeStream Blood Bank blood drive runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Inland Valley Humane Society and S.P.C.A. hosts puppy adoptions from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parking is $6 in advance at fairplex.com/fall-in-the-farm or $10 at gate 12.

 

• The Southern California Fiber Fair, a niche event for yarn enthusiasts, opens at 10 a.m. today and Sunday, November 24 at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Tickets are $15 at ocalfiberfair.com or$20 at the door. Children 11 and under are free.

 

• The Lewis Family Branch Library, 3850 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario, hosts Wolfenoot, a free and open to the public celebration of the bond between humans and canines from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Info is at ontarioca.gov/events.

 

• Poets are invited to the Friends of the Claremont Library’s annual free 2 p.m. fourth Saturdays poetry open mic at the Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave. Sign-ups open at 1:50 and poets of all ages and skill levels can read up to two pages or two poems.

 

• The Claremont Village Wine Walk begins at 3:30 p.m. with food pairings and live music throughout the Village. Tickets are $55 and include 12 wine and food tastings. Designated driver tickets are $25, and also come with 12 food tastings. Tickets are available at Bunny Gunner, 230 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont, and at eventbrite.com, search “Claremont Village Wine Walk.” More info is at claremontvillage.com/village-wine-walk.

 

• The free and open to the public switch-on ceremony for the 32nd annual Mission Inn  Festival of Lights begins at 5 p.m. at the intersection of Orange St. and Mission Inn Avenue in Riverside. A fireworks show will follow. The Festival of Lights will run through December 31, closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

 

• Tellabration, a night of international storytelling at Folk Music Center, 220 Yale Ave., Claremont, begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 cash at the door.

 

• The Claremont Concert Choir and Claremont Treble Singers host “Earth and Moon, Sun and Stars,” a free and public 7:30 p.m. concert featuring music by Stacey Gibbs, Alberto Grau, Hilary Tann, Eric Whitacre, and others, at Garrison Theater, 241 E. 10th St., Claremont.

 

• Pomona College faculty and guest artists come together to perform the music of George Crumb during a free and open to the public 8 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

 

• Journey tribute band Frontiers play at 8 p.m. at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga. Tickets, $50-$71, are at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

 

 

Sunday, November 24

• A 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. exotic bird mart takes place at exposition hall 10 at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Tickets are $15, children 2 to 10 are $10, and parking is $18. Visit exoticbirdmart.com for more info.

 

• Eric Croissant plays from 2 to 5 p.m.at this week’s free and public Jazz at College Center concert at 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Info is at jazzatcollegecenter.com.

 

• La Verne Symphony Orchestra’s annual free and open to the public 4 p.m. winter concert will be conducted by Sylvia Lee Mann and feature works by Bach, Beach, Bizet, Dvořák, Jenkins, Rimsky-Korsakov, and others at University of La Verne’s Morgan Auditorium, 1950 3rd St. A $10 donation is appreciated.

 

• The Harvey Mudd College American Gamelan performs a free and open to the public 7 p.m. concert at the Shanahan Center’s Drinkward Recital Hall, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Info is at arts.hmc.edu.

 

 

Monday, November 25

• 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.

 

• Former United States House of Representative member David Dreier will present Utah Governor Spencer Cox with the Dreier Roundtable Civility Award during a free and open to the public 12:30 p.m. program at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont, part of Claremont McKenna College’s 2024-2025 Athenaeum speaker series. A conversation about disagreement in American politics will follow. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Adults can prepare a holiday care package for a veteran during a free 6 to 8 p.m. workshop at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• Marley Thomson moderates the free and open to the public 6:45 p.m. debate, “Consumers should opt out of Black Friday,” featuring Grayson Shaw, Cameron Quijada, Louis Layman, and Bilal Najaf, at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• The Pomona College West African Music Ensemble performs a free and open to the public 8 p.m. concert at Thatcher Music Building, 340 N. College Ave., Claremont. Doors open about 7:30.

 

 

Tuesday, November 26

• A representative with Inland Empire Health Plan will provide the public with free health information during a free 11 a.m. to noon program at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• Children ages 2 to 5 can hunt for a turkey at Lewis Family Branch Library, 3850 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario, from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m.

 

• Today’s Claremont City Council meeting at 225 W. Second St. opens to the public at 6:30 p.m. Agendas are posted at claremont.ca.us 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 27

• Students from the Claremont Colleges begin their Thanksgiving recess today. Classes resume Monday, December 2.

 

• City of Claremont offices will close at noon today in observance of Thanksgiving and will reopen Monday, December 2. Trash pick-up will also be delayed by one day.

 

• 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.

 

• Claremont Turkey Trot packet pickup and late registration runs from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Claremont Depot, 200 W. First St. Fees for the 1K start at $30 and 5K registration is $50. A price increase will occur Monday, November 25. Learn more at turkeytrot.co.

 

 

Thursday, November 28

• Happy Thanksgiving from the Courier!

 

• Claremont Sunrise Rotary’s 17th annual Turkey Trot kicks off at 7:30 a.m., followed by the 5K and children’s 1K at 8. Races begin in front of the Metrolink parking lot, 201 W. First St., and end near the Village. Fees for the 1K start at $30 and 5K registration is $50. A price increase will occur Monday, November 25. Sign up at turkeytrot.co.

 

 

Friday, November 29

• It’s Black Friday, which is considered the official start of the holiday shopping season. In observance, California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, hosts Green Friday, with free admission from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. RSVP at calbg.org. Gardener Krista Von Stetten leads a free half-hour planting workshop at 1 p.m. RSVP at calbg.org.

 

• Tickets are $35 for the American Museum of Ceramic Art’s 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. pottery workshops, Black FriGlaze, at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Admission includes one bisque piece, or ceramic material that has been fired once. RSVP at amoca.org/events.

 

 

Saturday, November 30 

• It’s Small Business Saturday. Participating local businesses can be found at business.claremontchamber.org.

 

• Glendora’s Recreation and Human Services Department is requesting donations of new, unwrapped toys and gift cards for a 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. stuff-the-bus toy drive at Walmart, 1950 Auto Center Dr. Donations will go to local families in need. Visit cityofglendora.org for more info.

 

• Inland Valley Repertory Theatre mounts “Winter Wonderettes” at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 30, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 1 at the University of La Verne’s Morgan Auditorium, 1950 3rd St. Tickets, $45-$55, and info are at ivrt.org.

 

• A free and open to the public closing reception for the Claremont Heritage exhibit, “Mike Hill | Earth and Sky Retrospective,” will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. at 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. More info is at claremontheritage.org.

 

• “Tibbies’ Holiday Follies,” a family-friendly show inspired by television specials of holidays past, runs at 7 p.m. Saturday, November 30, and 2 p.m. Sunday, December 1, at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga. Tickets, $54-$61, are at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

 

• Surf guitar and rock instrumental trio Three on a Match perform a free 21+ 8:30 p.m. show at Rowdy’s Brew Co., 10002 Sixth St., Suite A, Rancho Cucamonga.