What’s happening Claremont? 

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

 

Friday, November 8

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

 

• The free and open to the public 76th Pilgrim Place Festival 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.

 

• “Julie & Julia” (2009) 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 with questions.

 

• Tri-City Mental Health Services facilitates a free 1 to 3 p.m. webinar on how to recognize, address and heal the impacts of adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress. RSVP at tricitymhs.org.

 

• 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.

 

• Jenna Sage Elliott performs her senior recital at 4 p.m. in Boone Recital Hall, 241 E. 10th St., Claremont. It’s free and open to the public.

 

• In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, adults can learn how to make a medicine pouch during a free 4 to 5 p.m. workshop at Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• 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.”

 

• Citrus College Wind Symphony performs “Anime in Concert” at 7 p.m. at the Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora. Tickets, $15 to $24, are at haughpac.com..

 

• 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.

 

• The Pomona College Band performs free and open to the public concerts at 8 p.m. tonight and 3 p.m. Sunday, November 10 at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

 

 

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 for the 100- and 64-mile events and $92 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.

 

• Claremont Heritage hosts a $10 guided walking tour of the Claremont Colleges from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Meet at the Seaver House, 305 N. College Ave. Call (909) 621-0848 to RSVP.

 

• 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 event was rescheduled.

 

• 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.

 

• The Pomona Arts Colony, 191 W. Fourth St., is home to the 5 to 9 p.m. Pomona Art Walk, which includes a community market in the Shaun Diamond Plaza, 197 E. Second St.

 

• Emmy-nominated singer and trumpeter Benny Benack III is joined by Stella Katherine Cole and tap-dancer Jabu Graybeal for “Some Enchanted Evening,” at 7 p.m. at the Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora. Tickets, $26-$52, are at haughpac.com.

 

• Scripps College music professor Anne Dorothy Harley performs with Kirsten Hedegaard and Kyungmi Kimat a free 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.

 

 

Sunday, November 10

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

 

• Zzaj plays 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.

 

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

 

 

Monday, November 11

• In observance of Veterans Day, Claremont city and chamber offices, Claremont Unified School District schools and offices, and the post office will be closed. Trash service will also be delayed by one day.

 

• A 10:50 a.m. Veterans Day ceremony will be held at Freedom Courtyard in Central Park, 11200 Base Line Rd., Rancho Cucamonga. Breakfast will be served at 9.

 

• The City of Claremont and American Legion Keith Powell Post 78 team up for an 11 a.m. Veterans Day ceremony at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., featuring comments from Claremont Mayor Sal Medina, members of Post 78, and a keynote address from retired U.S. Army General Austin Scott Miller. More info is at ci.claremont.ca.us.

 

• The City of La Verne’s 11 a.m. Veterans Day ceremony will take place at Veterans Hall, 1550 Bonita Ave.

 

• The Shakespeare Club of Pomona Valley hosts a 2 p.m. presentation by Claremont High School Theatre Department Director Mohammed Mangrio on “Developing Potential in High School Students” at Claremont United Church of Christ, 233 W. Harrison Ave. For more information, call (909) 728-2178.

 

• Author Robin Bartlett, a Vietnam War combat veteran, continues CMC’s 2024-2025 free and public Athenaeum speaker series with his 6:45 p.m. lecture, “Vietnam Combat: Firefights and Writing History,” at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. Copies of Bartlett’s book, “Vietnam Combat: Firefights and Writing History,” will be available. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Eddie Woo, a math teacher at Cherrybrook Technology High School and founder of the MisterWootube YouTube channel, leads a free and open to the public 7 p.m. lecture, “The Meaning and Meaningfulness of Mathematics,” at Shanahan Center Auditorium, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

 

Tuesday, November 12

• A representative from Claremont Graduate University will speak at Claremont Chamber of Commerce‘s 7:30 a.m. business over breakfast event at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd. Admission is $20 for members, $30 for non-members. Register at claremontchamber.org.

 

• The Claremont Courier’s new coffee table book of photography, “Timeless Claremont,” will be available for $55 during today’s flash sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Garner House, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., and online at claremont-courier.com by selecting “payments/donations” on the home page, “payments” on the following page, then “Claremont photography book.”

 

• Claremont Graduate University professor Melissa Rogers and CGU Ph.D. candidate Edward Headington deliver “Criminal Justice Encounters and Political Participation in Native Communities,” a free noon Zoom lecture part of CGU’s Tuesday Talks series. Learn more or sign up at cgu.edu/event/tuesday-talks.

 

• Contemporary artist Janine Antoni will speak about her work during a free and open to the public 4 to 5 p.m. Scripps Presents program at Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont. RSVP at scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar.

 

• Iranian American author and activist Frieda Afary delivers a free and open to the public lecture, “In Socialist Feminism: A New Approach,” from 5 to 6 p.m. at Motley Coffeehouse, 345 E. Ninth St., Claremont.

 

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

 

• Emily Bender, professor of linguistics at the University of Washington, continues Harvey Mudd College’s 2024 Nelson series — Learning in the Age of AI — with a free and open to the public 6 p.m. talk at Shanahan Center Auditorium, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. A 5:15 p.m. reception and book signing precedes the event. RSVP or learn more at hmc.edu/calendar.

 

• Interested adults and students, faculty and staff from the Claremont Colleges are invited to mingle with Claremont Graduate University deans and directors over casual drinks during a free 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. event at CGU President’s House, 709 Harvard Ave., Claremont. RSVP at admissions.cgu.edu by November 11.

 

• Today’s Claremont City Council meeting, at 225 W. Second St., opens up 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.

 

• Chef Mary Sue Milliken continues Claremont McKenna College’s 2024-2025 free and public Athenaeum speaker series with her 6:45 p.m. program, “Sustainability in the Restaurant Business: An Evening With Celebrity Chef Mary Sue Milliken,” at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

 

Wednesday, November 13

• The Woman’s Club of Claremont’s monthly 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. lunch meeting features a fashion show by Shirley Garrison of Maison Garrison Boutique. Registration is due by Friday, November 8 at womansclubofclaremont.com/luncheons.

 

• Adults interested in expunging their criminal records are invited to a noon to 3 p.m. clinic hosted by the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office at the Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave. Attendees should bring case information, including copies of court records and minute orders. Participants must not be in violation, on parole, or on probation. Services will be available in English and Spanish.

 

• Pitzer College Department of Natural Sciences continues its Neuroscience Speaker series with a free and public 4:30 p.m. talk featuring Dr. Dean Pospisil of the Princeton Neuroscience Institute in Burns Lecture Hall at the Keck Science Center, at the corner of E. Ninth Street and N. Mills Avenue, Claremont.

 

• John Roth, the Edward J. Sexton Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College, continues CMC’s 2024-2025 free and public Athenaeum speaker series with his 6:45 p.m. program, “How Shall I Teach the Holocaust THIS Time,” at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum.

 

• Claremont’s architectural and preservation commission meets at 7 p.m. in the council chamber, 225 W. Second St. Information is at ci.claremont.ca.us.

 

 

Thursday, November 14

• Eve Schillo, associate curator at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, previews her upcoming exhibition, “Nature on Notice: Contemporary Art and Ecology,” during the free and public @Noon Scripps Presents event at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, 251 E 11th St., Claremont. RSVP at scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar.

 

• Oliver Schmidtke, political science and history professor at University of Victoria, Canada, leads “Right-Wing Populism in Europe and the USA: A Threat to Liberal Democracy,” a free and open to the public 12:15 p.m. program at Clark Humanities Museum, 981 Amherst Ave., Claremont. RSVP at scrippscollege.formstack.com/forms/schmidtke.

 

• Claremont Senior Program and Los Angeles Regional Food Bank’s monthly senior food bank distributes a free food kit for L.A. County residents 60 and older who meet income guidelines from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Larkin Park, 660 N. Mountain Ave. Identification with date of birth is required. Call (323) 234-3030 for info.

 

• New York Times bestselling author Javier Zamora speaks about “Solito: A Memoir” during a 1 p.m. virtual author talk. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/event.

 

• NAACP-Pomona Valley holds its virtual biennial election of officers from 2 to 8 p.m. Branch members in good standing for at least the past 30 days are eligible to vote. More info is at naacp-pv.org.

 

• Pomona College’s Humanities Studio hosts poet and author Maggie Millner, for a free and open to the public 4:30 p.m. discussion on poetry and connection at the Estella Laboratory, 610 N. College Ave., Claremont.

 

• Charles Falco, Emeritus Professor in optical sciences and physics at the University of Arizona, hosts a free and open to the public 4 to 5:30 p.m. lecture, “The Science of Optics; The History of Art — Charles M. Falco,” at the Benton Museum of Art, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont. Info is at pomona.edu/museum.

 

• Los Angeles County Library CEO Skye Patrick speaks with chef and author Edward Lee about his book, “Bourbon Land: A Spirited Love Letter to My Old Kentucky Whiskey,” during a free 6 to 7 p.m. virtual author talk. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/event.

 

• Author and columnist David Allen stops by the Ginger Elliott Center, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, for a free and open to the public 7 to 8:30 p.m. book talk and signing event celebrating his latest book, “Waving at Strangers: A Parade of Daily Bulletin Columns, 2006-2010.”

 

• Tim Giles and Bobby Gutierrez direct “The Play that Goes Wrong” at Pomona College’s Seaver Theatre, 300 E. Bonita Ave., Claremont, at 7:30 p.m. November 14-16 and 2 p.m. November 16-17. The November 15 show will feature American Sign Language translation. Tickets are $12. Seniors, students, faculty and staff are $6. Info is at pomona.edu/theatre.

 

 

Friday, November 15

• Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce hosts a free 8:30 a.m. Inland Empire Hispanic Business Alliance meeting at 9500 Cleveland Ave., Suite 110. RSVP at business.ranchochamber.org/events.

 

• The public is invited to attend a free 9 to 11:30 a.m. virtual tour of Keck Graduate Institute. Learn about degree and free summer programs at KGI and speak with campus housing and financial aid advisors. RSVP by November 15 at kgi.edu/calendar.

 

• This week’s free and open to the public 6 p.m. movie at Tri-City Mental Health Services Wellness Center, 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, is “Vivo” (2021).

 

• Families are invited to a 6 p.m. movie night at Celebration Park South, 2910 E. Merill Ave., Ontario. “Migration” (2023) begins at dusk. Call (909) 395-2020 for more info.

 

• Trejo’s Music & Friends Benefit Show, a night of music and fun to support No More Locked Doors fifth annual toy drive, takes place at 7 p.m. at The Canyon Montclair, 5060 E. Montclair Plaza, Space #2020. Tickets are $20 at wheremusicmeetsthesoul.com.

 

• Guitarist Ernest Figueroa plays at 8 p.m. at Ophelia’s Jump Music Lounge, 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite H, Upland. Admission is $20 at opheliasjump.org.

 

 

Saturday, November 16

 

• Upland Farmer’s Market, 460 N. Euclid Ave., is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information visit uplandca.gov.

 

• The Claremont High School Class of 2026 Boosters host a 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. holiday market at Taylor Hall, 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd., with more than 40 vendors, raffles, and live music by Swingin’ Doors. Admission and parking are free. More information is at chsholidaymarket.com.

 

• 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.

 

• La Verne Historical Society hosts its annual Vintage Sale and Home Tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at La Verne Church of the Brethren, 2425 E St. Docent-led tours of five historic homes and the Church of the Brethren are $10. More info is at lavernehistoricalsociety.org.

 

• The eighth annual Claremont Educational Foundation Chocolate Walk runs from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Village. Tickets are $30, family four packs are $100. Check-in begins at 1:30 p.m. at Shelton Park, at the corner of Harvard and Bonita avenues. Proceeds support Claremont schools, students and staff. For more information or tickets, go to supportcef.com/chocolatewalk.

 

• The 6 to 9 p.m. Ontario Art Walk features exhibitions, pop-up galleries, artist talks, live music, and art events throughout the downtown Ontario arts district along Euclid Avenue. Visit ontarioartwalk.org for a map.

 

• Liana Rose Veratudela, accompanied by Justine Rafael and Ernest Figueroa, returns to the Ophelia’s Jump Music Lounge, 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite H, Upland, for an 8 p.m. show. Tickets are $20 at opheliasjump.org.