by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, January 26

• Community organizations applying for Kiwanis Club of Claremont Foundation grants for community or youth service projects need to do so by today. Instructions are at claremontkiwanis.org.

• Those interested in leading exhibition tours at the American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, are invited to a free and open to the public 11 a.m. to noon docent course. RSVP at amoca.org/events.

• “Singin’ in the Rain” the classic 1952 musical starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, and Debbie Reynolds, is this week’s free 12:30 p.m. movie matineeat the Blaisdell Community Center, 440 S. College Ave., Claremont. Free popcorn is available. Call (909) 399-5367 for more info.

• The 2024 Taste of the Inland Empire takes place from 6 to 10 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Tickets are $100 at web.uplandchamber.org/events.

• Ophelia’s Jump mounts “Musical of Musicals (the Musical)” at 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite H, Upland, at 8 p.m. The show runs through Sunday, February 18. Tickets are $45. Thursdays are “pay what you can/pay it forward,” with a $20 minimum. More information is at opheliasjump.org.

• Taylor Swift tribute band Blank Space plays at 9 p.m. at The Canyon, 5060 N. Montclair Ln. Tickets are $24 to $36 at wheremusicmeetsthesoul.com.

Saturday, January 27

• The Claremont City Council invites members of the public to develop its goals for the 2024-2026 budget cycle during a 9 a.m. priorities workshop at the council chamber, 225 W. Second St. Email kwand@ci.claremont.ca.us or call (909) 399-5454 for more info.

• The City of Upland hosts a free bulky item disposal and document shredding event from 9 a.m. to noon at Memorial Park, 1150 E. Foothill Blvd.

• Drop off e-waste during Montclair Chamber of Commerce’s 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. collection event at Alma Hofman Park, 5201 Benito St.

• Poet and author Marsha de la O and poet and clinical psychologist Lisa C. Kruegerare this month’s featured guests at the Friends of the Claremont Library’s free 2 p.m. fourth Saturdays poetry event at the Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.

• Bob Hurd, Trevor Thomson, and Marty Haugen hold a free, open to the public 7 p.m. concert at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, 435 Berkeley Ave., Claremont. Proceeds benefit the St. Camillus Center for Spiritual Care. RSVP or make a donation at bit.ly/rsvpconcert.

• The City of Ontario invites all to play in the snow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bon View Park, 1010 S. Bon View Ave. Tickets are $5 at ontarioca.gov/events.

Sunday, January 28

• Learn to prepare for an emergency during a free Zoom workshop hosted by Service Center for Independent Life at 10 a.m. Sign up at scil-ilc.org.

• Chaffey College professors Morgan Rea, Hannah Seidler-Wright, and Stanton Hunter teach mathematical concepts with clay and paper during a free and open to the public 12:30 to 2 p.m. event related to the museum’s current exhibit, “Seeing the Unseen: Math and Art,” at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art’s Patio, 5885 Haven Ave., Rancho Cucamonga.

• Tristan Brown, a history professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, hosts a free and public 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. talk about feng shui’s invocations in Chinese law during the Qing dynasty in the Founders Room of The Claremont Colleges Library, 800 N. Dartmouth Ave.

• University of California, Berkeley, Chemistry Professor Richmond Sarpongdelivers a free and open to the public 6 p.m. lecture, “A Life in Chemistry Shaped by Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa,” at Harvey Mudd College’s Shanahan Center Auditorium, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. A pre-talk reception begins at 5:15.

Tuesday, January 30

• Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric neuroendocrinologist and author of “Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine,” will discuss his book during Los Angeles County Library’sfree virtual author talk from 11 a.m. to noon. Go to visit.lacountylibrary.org to RSVP.

• Tri-City Mental Health Services invites the public to a free noon to 1:30 p.m. peer mentor informational program at 2001 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Questions? Email p2p@tricitymhs.org or call (909) 242-7657.

Wednesday, January 31

• “It Really is a River: Exploring the Los Angeles River” and “In Search of a New Home: The Yao Family’s Journey from Shanghai to Canton to Hong Kong to Claremont” open for the final time at 8 a.m. at The Claremont Colleges Library, 800 N. Dartmouth Ave. The library, and the exhibits, close at 1 a.m. Thursday.

• Pitzer College Psychology Professor Steffanie Guillermodelivers a free and open to the public 4:15 p.m. Claremont Discourse lecture, “Unraveling Racial Bias in Attitudes Towards Police Use of Force,” at The Claremont Colleges Library, 800 N. Dartmouth Ave. More info is at claremont.libcal.com.

• As part of the development process for the Mountain View Commercial Center, developers will host a 6 to 8 p.m. community forum at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont.

Thursday, February 1

• Children and adults are invited to crochet lab, a free and open to the public 4 to 6 p.m. course led by Khaos Crafts, at the Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave.

• Children ages 8 and up can experience free first Thursdays art sessions at the Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 S. Euclid Ave., from 5 to 8 p.m. Educator and cartoonist Duan Kellum leads this month’s course. RSVP at ontariomuseum.org/programs.

• The public is invited to the Claremont Unified School District Board of Education meeting at 170 W. San Jose Ave. The meeting begins with a 5:30 p.m. closed session followed by the public portion, which usually gets underway about 6. Click cusd.claremont.edu/board to view the agenda or call (909) 398-0609.

Friday, February 2

• Pomona College’s annual Ussachevsky Memorial Festival of Electroacoustic Music begins today with a free and open to the public 8 p.m. concert at Thatcher Music Building, 340 N. College Ave., Claremont. An additional performance is set for 8 p.m. Saturday, February 3. Details are at pomona.edu/events.

• The 74th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Roadster Show, the world’s longest running indoor car show, runs at the Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, today through Sunday, February 4. The event opens at noon today, and 10 a.m. February 3 and 4. Tickets are $30 at rodshows.com/grand-national.

• Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s monthly book club meets from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 208 N. Harvard Ave. to discuss “The Razor’s Edge” by William Somerset Maugham. Call (909) 621-4902 with any inquiries.

Saturday, February 3

• Claremont City Council member Ed Reece narrates Claremont Symphony Orchestra’s free and open to the public concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont, at 3:30 p.m.

• Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, at 200 W. First St., opens “This is not a chair” today with a member preview at 5 p.m. before opening up to the public during the Claremont Art Walk. Exhibit details are at clmoa.org.

• Browse artwork around the City of Trees during the free Claremont Art Walk, held from 6 to 9 p.m. Info will appear next edition. Email claremontartwalkinfo@gmail.com for details.