­What’s happening Claremont? 

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

 

Friday, October 4

• The free and open to the public symposium on Middle Eastern, North African and Central Asian Dances, Music and Performing Arts kicks off at 9 a.m. at Pomona College Studio Art Hall, 370 Columbia Ave., Claremont, with programming through Sunday, October 6. RSVP for virtual presentations or learn more at menaca2024.com/registration.

 

• Claremont Helen Renwick Library hosts a free 10:30 a.m. book club at 208 N. Harvard Ave. This month’s book is “Chenneville” by Paulette Jiles.

 

• The free war and existentialism book club meets at the Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. the first Friday of each month. October’s book is “On the Road ” by Jack Kerouac.

 

• Our Lady of the Assumption’s annual free and open to the public Fiesta runs from 5 to 10 p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, October 5, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, October 6 at 435 Berkeley Ave., Claremont. It features food, live entertainment, games, and carnival rides. Call (909) 626-3596 for information or ride tickets.

 

• The American Museum of Ceramic Art hosts a 4 to 6 p.m. architectural pottery “meet cute” discussion and tour of “Architectural Pottery: Ceramics for a Modern Landscape” led by Exhibition Manager Pam Aliaga at 399 N Garey Ave., Pomona. Admission is $20. A gathering at Homage Brewing, 281 S. Thomas St., Pomona, will follow. RSVP at amoca.org/events.

 

• Oktoberfest takes place from 6 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays October 4-26 at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Admission is $18 on Friday, $23 on Saturday. Parking is $25 at gate 17, 1801 McKinley Ave. Tickets and discount info are at fairplex.com/oktoberfest.

 

• Lights Out runs from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Fridays through Sundays from October 4-27 at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Admission is $40. Parking is $25 at gate 17, 1801 McKinley Ave. Discount tickets and more info is at fairplex.com/lightsout.

 

• Claremont High School Theatre Department mounts “Jack and Jill” at 7 p.m. at the Don F. Fruechte Theater for the Performing Arts, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Tickets are $10 at chstheatre2129.ludus.com. The production contains mature themes.

 

• Pomona College Orchestra performs a free and open to the public 8 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont, with an encore at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 6.

 

• Stevie Wonder tribute band Natural Wonder performs at 8 p.m. at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr. Rancho Cucamonga. Tickets, $45-$71, are at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

 

 

Saturday, October 5

• Ontario Fire Department hosts a free 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. open house at station nine, 2661 E. Grand Park St. Ontario Police Department hosts its open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2500 S. Archibald Ave. Info is at ontarioca.gov/calendar.

 

• Claremont Heritage hosts a $10 guided walking tour of the Village from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet at the Depot, 200 W. First St. Call (909) 621-0848 to RSVP.

 

• The public is invited to Ontario’s free 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. science palooza with interactive exhibits and science demonstrations at Westwind Community Center, 2455 E. Riverside Dr.

 

• Hot rods for a cure, a free and open to the public 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. car and motorcycle show fundraiser for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, takes place at Cooper Regional History Museum, 217 E. A St., Upland. Onsite registration is $30. RSVP by calling (909) 544-9407.

 

• Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, 5885 Haven Ave., Rancho Cucamonga, hosts free and public drop-in workshops from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for community arts day at the Wig. Sessions include experimental photography with Felix Quintana, experimental bookbinding with Rebecca Ustrell, and zine making with Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson.

 

• The League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles will walk voters through the pros and cons of the various state ballot measures during an 11 a.m. virtual LA County Library program. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org.

 

• The eighth annual San Dimas Beer and Wine Walk in downtown San Dimas near 246 E. Bonita Ave., runs from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $60, or $45 for designated drivers. Visit chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org/events for tickets and more info.

 

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

 

• Ophelia’s Jump Productions’ Espiritu Flamenco kicks off at 6 p.m. at the Garner House, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Tickets, $125 for OJP members, $150 for non-members, are at opheliasjump.org, and include a three-course dinner and live entertainment.

 

• Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery hosts a free and public 7 to 9 p.m. opening reception for its latest exhibit, “Decompositions: Photography by Nancy Macko,” at 251 E. 11th St., Claremont. The show is up through Sunday, January 12, 2025. RSVP at scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar.

 

 

Sunday, October 6

• Housing Claremont President the Rev. Gene Boutilier hosts a free and public informational session on the November 5 general election at 9 a.m. at Claremont United Church of Christ’s Louise Roberts Room, 233 Harrison Ave., with presentations from Claremont City Council District 1 candidates Rachel Forester and Corey Calaycay. Request a livestream link by emailing geneboutilier@gmail.com.

 

• The free and open to the public Pitzer Black Flea Market runs from noon to 5 p.m. at Pitzer College, 1050 N. Mills Ave., Claremont. Learn more at pitzer.edu/events.

 

• Ted Manuel 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.

 

• Bill Medley and The Righteous Brothers deliver “The Righteous Brothers: The Lovin’ Feelin’ Farewell Tour,” a 2 p.m. concert at Citrus College’s Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora. Tickets are $72, seniors $67, students and children under 12 $36, at haughpac.com.

 

• Celebrate 20 years of American Museum of Ceramic Art history with a 4 to 6 p.m. party at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Tickets, $60, and info art at amoca.org/events.

 

• Southland Symphony Orchestra and Chorus’ 2024-2025 season opening concert, “Power and Passion,” begins at 4 p.m. at Bethel Congregational Church, 536 N. Euclid Ave., Ontario. Tickets are $10, VIP seating $20, at givebutter.com/c/sso-seasonopener2024.

 

• The free and open to the public Adventures in Music at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church returns at 5 p.m. with musician and vocalist Simon Drew at 1700 N. Towne Ave., Claremont.

 

• Harvey Mudd College presents a free and open to the public 7 p.m. concert, “Hermann Hudde, classical guitar: Latin American Art Music,” at Drinkward Recital Hall, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Info is at arts.hmc.edu.

 

 

Monday October 7

• 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.

• Mahjong Mondays at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, take place from 9 a.m. to noon.

 

• Juliet Johnson, a political science professor at McGill University, continues Claremont McKenna College’s 2024-2025 free and public Athenaeum speaker series with her 6:45 p.m. lecture, “The Russia-Ukraine War and the Politics of Memory,” at Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St., Claremont. More info is at cmc.edu/athenaeum/athenaeum-schedule-fall-2024.

 

• Claremont Graduate University’s 41st School of Educational Studies’ Distinguished Bowen Lecture welcomes Maenette K.P. Ah Nee-Benham, chancellor of the University of Hawai’i – West O’ahu, for her free and public 7 p.m. talk, “In Our Mothers’ Voice: Ulu aʻe ke welina a ke aloha,” at Albrecht Auditorium, 925 N. Dartmouth Ave., Claremont. Students and alumni are invited to an informal fellowship at 5. More info is at cgu.edu/event.

 

 

Tuesday, October 8

• Sanctuary Coffee founder Steve Gerali is the featured speaker 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.

 

• Lorraine Aguilar, founder of Working Harmony, guides adults on how to work with difficult people during a free 11 a.m. virtual program. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/event.

 

• Pitzer College assistant professor of economics Deepti Goel delivers “Teacher Quality in Delhi’s Higher Secondary Public Schools,” 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.

 

• Tri-City Mental Health Services hosts a hybrid Mental Health Services Act public hearing and mental health commission meeting at 3:30 p.m. Attend in person at its wellness center, 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, or virtually by following the link in the agenda at tricitymhs.org.

 

• The public is invited to a free 4 to 7 p.m. reception to celebrate the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art’s latest exhibit, “Reading Room: Zines, Comix, & Other Radical Texts,” at 5885 Haven Ave., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

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

 

• Author John Warner 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.

 

• The Pitzer College Office of Study Abroad and International Programs, Pitzer College Institute for Global/Local Action and Study, Pomona Valley Chapter of United Nations Association-USA, and Claremont Colleges Chapter of UNA-USA honor United Nations groups at Cal Poly Pomona and Claremont Colleges with a free and public 5:30 p.m. program at the Gold Student Health and Wellness Center, 1052 N. Mills Ave., Claremont. A dinner, which is free to students, but $35 for community members, faculty, and staff, will cap the event. To make a dinner reservation, email una.pomonavalley@gmail.com.

 

• 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, October 9

• The Rev. Gene Boutilier hosts a free and public information session on the November 5 general election at 10 a.m. at Pilgrim Place’s Decker Hall, 655 Avery Rd., Claremont.

 

• The Woman’s Club of Claremont holds 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. lunch meetings the second Wednesday of the month at its clubhouse, 343 W. 12th St. Michelle Castillo, management analyst for the City of Claremont’s Recreation and Human Services Department, is this month’s guest speaker. Reservations, $20 for members, $25 for guests, are required by October 4 at womansclubofclaremont.com/luncheons.

 

• Claremont Chamber of Commerce hosts Eric Hanson, president and senior solution developer at Inland Productivity Solutions Inc., for its noon lunch and learn workshop at the chamber office, 205 Yale Ave. RSVP for the talk at business.claremontchamber.org.

 

• New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Silvia Moreno-Garcia speaks about Latin American fiction and her work during a free 4 p.m. virtual program. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/event.

 

• Ken Miller, the Don H. and Edessa Rose Professor of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College, and students of CMC’s Rose Institute continues the college’s 2024-2025 free and public Athenaeum speaker series with the 6:45 p.m. lecture, “California’s Choices: 2024 Ballot Measures,” 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 council chamber, 225 W. Second St. Information is at ci.claremont.ca.us.

 

 

Thursday, October 10

• The City of Montclair’s free 9 a.m. to noon health fair at Montclair Community Center, 5111 Benito St., features local and regional health-related resources, including flu and COVID-19 shots while supplies last. Questions? Call (909) 625-9479.

 

• 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 for food pickup. Call (323) 234-3030 for info.

 

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

 

• Wendy Slatkin, a lecturer at Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design, opens Claremont Lewis Museum of Art’s October lecture series— Revolutions & Revelations: Avant-Garde Art of the 20th Century — with “1945-1959: Abstract Expressionism, Ninth Street Women, Color Field, Pop Art, Gutai, Gorky, Pollock, Krasner, Frankenthaler, Johns, Rauschenberg” at 6 p.m. at 200 W. First St., Claremont. More information is at clmoa.org.

 

• Claremont Heritage’s 6 to 8 p.m. sunset reception at The Claremont Club’s historic stone clubhouse, 1777 Monte Vista Ave., honors homeowners featured in its 2024 home tour and the recent approval of the Cultural Heritage Preservation Ordinance. Tickets, $75, are at claremontheritage.bigcartel.com.

 

• Political analyst and CNN commentator Van Jones gives his perspective on the current political landscape during this week’s 7 p.m. Scripps Presents in Conversation event at Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St., Claremont. RSVP at scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar.

 

 

Friday, October 11

• The Rev. Gene Boutilier leads an informational session on the November 5 general election at 11:30 a.m. during the Democratic Club of Claremont’s Gar Byrum Memorial Lunch at Eddie’s Italian Eatery, 1065 W. Foothill Blvd, Claremont.

 

• The National Alliance on Mental Illness hosts In Our Own Voice, a free 1 p.m. Zoom webinar for the public to learn more about mental health conditions. Registration is required at tinyurl.com/3x864wa7, or visit tricitymhs.org to learn more.

 

• The City of Upland opens its monster mash-up event at 5 p.m. at Magnolia Park, 651 W. 15th St. Families can play games, get treats, and participate in the 6 p.m. children’s costume parade, ahead of a 7 p.m. screening of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” (1993). Call (909) 931-4280 to learn more.

 

• The public is invited to the sixth annual Healed Women Heal Gala, a 6 p.m. fundraiser for the Pomona nonprofit that helps victims of domestic violence, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 3101 W. Temple Ave., Pomona. Admission, $150, and info are at healedwomenheal.org/events.

 

• The City of Ontario hosts a 6 p.m. movie night at Celebration Park South, 2910 E. Merill Ave., Ontario. “Frankenweenie” (2012) begins at dusk. Call (909) 395-2020 for more info.

 

 

Saturday, October 12

• A free Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead celebration runs from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Harvard Avenue in the Claremont Village. Learn more at claremontheritage.org/dia.html.

 

• California Botanic Garden hosts its annual Grow Native Nursery fall plant sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday, October 13 at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. CalBG members get early access today at 8 a.m. A preview sale for CalBG acorn members runs from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 9. For more info visit calbg.org/grow-native-nursery/gnn.

 

• The City of Rancho Cucamonga’s public safety open house runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at fire station 178, 10595 Town Center Dr., with service members from the RC Fire District, Police Department, and Public Works on hand to answer questions.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, hosts a free black cat pillow making event at 10:30 a.m.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, hosts a free 11 a.m. Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, with decoration making and the dance group Herencia Mexicana.

 

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

 

• Meet judicial and other political candidates endorsed by local organizations at the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Hall, 705 W. Arrow Hwy., Claremont, during a free and open to the public 3 to 5 p.m. mixer.

 

• Children 12 and under are invited to the City of La Verne’s fourth annual 5 to 8 p.m. Trunk-or-Treat at the community center, 3680 D St. Dogs are prohibited.

 

• 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.

 

• “Second Death of a Mad Wife” opens at 8 p.m. tonight at Ophelia’s Jump Productions, 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite I, Upland. The play runs Thursdays through Sundays through Sunday, November 3. Showtimes vary. General admission is $35, $25 for college students and children under 10. Thursdays are “pay what you can/pay it forward” with a $20 minimum. Tickets and info are at opheliasjump.org.