What’s happening Claremont?

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, November 28

• Shop local this Black Friday.
  

 

• Guests are invited to write something they’re thankful for and post it on Montclair Place’s art wall, near the AMC Theater, 5060 E. Montclair Plaza Ln., through December 31. More info is at montclairplace.com.
  

 

• 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.

 

• Tickets are $35 at amoca.org/events for American Museum of Ceramic Art’s 1 p.m. pottery workshop, Black FriGlaze, at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

 

Saturday, November 29

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

 

• Glendora Community Services Foundation is collection donations of new, unwrapped toys or gift cards for families in need from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Walmart, 1950 Auto Centre Dr. Gift ideas are at cityofglendora.gov.

 

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

 

• Golfers 17 and under can register for an $80 four-week clinic at Marshall Canyon Golf Course, 6100 Stephens Ranch Rd., La Verne, beginning at 2 p.m. today through Saturday, December 20. The final session is a 3:30 p.m. three-hole tournament.

 

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

 

• Hear Christmas carols with a Celtic touch at “Christmas in Killarney,” at 7 p.m. November 29 and 3 p.m. November 30 at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga. Tickets, $50-$66, are at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

 

 

Sunday, November 30

• 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.

 

• Tickets are $10-$15 for a 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. exotic bird mart at Fairplex exposition hall 9, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.

 

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

 

• Claremont Symphony Orchestra hosts violinist Lyndon Johnston Taylor for a free and public 3:30 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont. Info is at claremontso.org.

 

• The Ron Kobayashi Trio, with Debbi Ebert and trumpet player Paul Seaforth, perform for Claremont Presbyterian Chruch’s free and public 6 p.m. jazz vespers service at 1111 N. Mountain Ave.

 

• Admission is $3 for the Folk Music Center’s 6 to 7 p.m. open mic at 220 Yale Ave., Claremont. More info is available at folkmusiccenter.com/events or by calling (909) 624-2928.

 

 

Monday, December 1

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

 

• The City of La Verne’s annual 6 p.m. tree lighting, featuring a visit from Santa Claus, takes place at city hall, 3660 D. St.

 

• A free and open to the public tree lighting ceremony begins at 6:30 p.m. at Civic Center Plaza, 625 S. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• Scripps College students present “Shame Talks,” a free and public presentation of original research based on shame at 12:30 p.m. at Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont.

 

• Pet photos with Santa Claus 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.

 

• Claremont Graduate University School of Educational Studies Dean DeLacy Ganley leads a free virtual 5 p.m. informational session on how to apply for the university’s Haseya teacher preparation program. RSVP at cgu.edu.

 

• Pomona College’s Balinese Gamelan Ensemble performs “Giri Kusuma,” a free and open to the public 8 p.m. recital at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

 

 

Tuesday, December 2

• 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.

 

• Tickets are $25 for University Club of Claremont’s 11:30 a.m. discussion and lunch with Ran Libeskind-Hadas of Claremont McKenna College’s Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd. More info is at universityclubofclaremont.org.

 

• Friends of the Claremont Library’s fine book sale runs through December 31 at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave., from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

 

• Register for a free 11 a.m. virtual author talk with Sue Hincenbergs at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Harvey Mudd College student vocalists and musicians perform a free and public 7 p.m. end of semester show at Shanahan Center, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

 

Wednesday, December 3

• “The Reading List” by Sara Nisha Adams is the selection for San Dimas Senior Center’s monthly book club meeting, 10:30 a.m. at 201 E. Bonita Ave.

 

• Karen Koepp of Koepp Research Corporation speaks at Rotary Club of San Dimas’ free noon virtual talk, “Harnessing Inclusive Innovation for Change.” Email sandimasrotary@gmail.com for a Zoom link.
  

 

• Millard Sheets Art Center, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, serves as a free and open to the public studio for artists from 1 to 5 p.m. December 3-4.

 

• Get help with wrapping this holiday season with a free 3 to 7 p.m. wrapping station at Anthony Munoz Community Center, 1240 W. Fourth St., Ontario.

 

• Tickets are $18-$41 at fairplex.com for “Imaginarium — Land of Oz,” a 5 to 10 p.m. December 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, and January 4, 2026 holiday light show at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.

 

 

Thursday, December 4

• The City of Claremont and the American Red Cross host a 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. blood drive at Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., with all donors receiving a new pair of socks. Schedule an appointment at redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code “ClaremontCares.”
  

 

• Children 8 and up can learn chess from 4 to 5 p.m. at a free class at Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• Folks can create a felt charm from 4 to 7 p.m. at Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 Euclid Ave., during a drop-in workshop. RSVP at ontariomuseum.org/events.

 

• Tickets are $25 at chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org for the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce’s 5 to 7:30 p.m. holiday loteria event at Origen Mexican Cuisine, 110 N. San Dimas Ave.

 

• Tickets are $150 for Children’s Foundation of America’s 5:30 p.m. holiday gala at Padua Hills Theatre, 4467 Padua Ave., Claremont. Search “Hollywood Holiday Gala” at eventbrite.com for tickets and info.

 

• Upland’s annual Christmas tree lighting, featuring free hot cocoa, a visit from Santa, and an Upland Police Department toy drive, runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the downtown Upland gazebo, where Second Avenue and Ninth Street meet.

 

• Tickets are $20 at pomona.edu/museum for Benton Museum of Art’s 6 p.m. workshop with artist Joel Freeman at 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont.

 

• Boone Recital Hall, 241 E. 10th St., Claremont, hosts a free and open to the public 7:30 p.m. performance by Scripps College music department students.

 

 

Friday, December 5

• Shop local wares and tour American Museum of Ceramic Art exhibits during its 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. treasure sale weekend, running from December 5-7 at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Info is at amoca.org/events.

 

• Tickets are $60-$80 at pomonachamber.org for Pomona Chamber of Commerce’s 11 a.m. holiday for heroes event at Fuego Cocina and Cantina, 205 E. Second St.

 

• The Claremont Artisans Collective’s winter art sale at Claremont United Church of Christ, 233 Harrison Ave., runs from 3 to 8 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. December 6. A portion of sales supports CUCC.

 

• The City of Claremont and Claremont Village Marketing Group host the free and open to the public 5 to 8 p.m. holiday promenade and 6 p.m. tree lighting ceremony at the Claremont Depot, 200 W. First St.

 

• Tri-City Mental Health Services’ wellness center, 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, hosts a free 5 p.m. screening of “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”

 

• Extravagant holiday light displays are open 5 to 11 p.m. daily through December 24 along Thoroughbred and Jennet streets and Turquoise Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga. More information is at cityofrc.us/holidaylights.

 

• Tickets are $30-$40 at pomona.edu/events for Pink Floyd tribute band Which One’s Pink and local deep cover act The Dogs’ 8 p.m. concert at Bridges Auditorium, 450 N. College Way, Claremont.

 

 

Saturday, December 6

• The National Hot Rod Association Musuem at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, hosts a free and public 8 to 10 a.m. cars and coffee event.

 

• Claremont’s special needs community is invited to meet Santa Claus from 10 a.m. to noon at Blaisdell Community Center, 440 S. College Ave. Register at anc.apm.activecommunities.com/claremontrecreation, search “Santa.”

 

• Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N Harvard Ave., hosts a free and open to the public math education event led by Shane Jung from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

 

• Tickets are $15-$25 at claremontchorale.org/concerts for Claremont Chorale’s 4 p.m. Christmas concert at Claremont Presbyterian Church, 1111 N. Mountain Ave. Children 5 and under are free.

 

• Tickets are $25 at the store of the door for native son Peter Harper’s 7:30 p.m. concert at Folk Music Center, 220 Yale Ave., Claremont. More info is at folkmusiccenter.com/events.

 

• Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St., Claremont, hosts two free and open to the public Claremont Concert orchestra, choir, and treble singers’ concerts at 7:30 p.m. tonight and 2 p.m. December 7.

 

• Tickets are $30-$40 at pomona.edu/events for Bruno Mars tribute act 24K Magic’s 8 p.m. show at Bridges Auditorium, 450 N. College Way, Claremont.