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Claremont United Church of Christ will honor principal organist Carey Coker Robertson’s 35 years of service with “Timeless Echoes: An Organ Journey Through Sound and Story,” a concert on the church’s Glatter-Götz/Rosales organ at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 23 at 233 W. Harrison Ave.

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At 7 p.m. Thursday, November 20, Mel Boytnon, president of the United Nations Association’s Pomona Valley chapter, and board members Linda Saeta and Don Martens lead a free and open to the public meeting about their trip to the 2025 UNA-USA Leadership Summit which included sessions on “mastering conflict resolution and sustainable resilience,” “global health from a U.S. perspective,” and “advocacy and activism” at Claremont Graduate University’s Albrecht Auditorium, 925 N. Dartmouth Ave.

Patria Church’s food giveaway is set for 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, November 22 at 490 E. La Verne Ave., Pomona, and 10900 Civic Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga.

The Prison Library Project is seeking gently used books regarding addiction recovery to send to incarcerated readers working toward sobriety.

Fairplex’s annual free and open to the public fall in the farm event takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, November 22 at five-acre farm, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. The event includes corn grinding and mock cow milking, demonstrations from garden masters and enthusiasts, livestock shows, an outdoor lab, live entertainment, workshops and […]

Mt. San Antonio Gardens held a ribbon cutting Wednesday for its new sensory garden, a therapeutic green space at the 31-acre senior living community.

Pianist Min Kwon perform the multiyear project “America/Beautiful” at 8 p.m. Friday, November 14 at Cal Poly Pomona’s Music Recital Hall, 3801 W. Temple Ave., Pomona. located in building 24, room 191. Tickets are $12-$22.50 at tix.com, search “Cal Poly Pomona,” and at the box office.

Claremont Symphony Orchestra’s free and open to the public 3:30 p.m. Sunday, November 30 concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., will include Schubert’s “Overture to Fierrabras” and “Unfinished,” and Beethoven’s “Violin Concerto,” and featured soloist on violin, Lyndon Johnston Taylor. More information is at claremontso.org.

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Despite a loaded agenda, the October 23 Claremont Unified School District Board of Education meeting moved briskly. The board: Heard school plans for student achievement reports from Claremont and San Antonio high schools   Recognized CHS senior Taara Reddy who was recently named a Congressional Award Gold Medalist. Heard the […]

by Marilyn Thomsen At Pomona College’s Frank Dining Hall, tens of thousands of dollars have been saved on food that previously would have been wasted, thanks to a food scale and camera almost too small to notice. And, fine tuning the HVAC system in Bridges Auditorium cut natural gas use by 57% and in Harwood […]

Faust at Fine Arts Foundation November 13 Scripps Fine Arts Foundation welcomes Claremont artist Jeff Faust at 11 a.m. Thursday, November 13 for its free and open to the public program at Mount San Antonio Gardens, 900 Harrison Ave., Pomona. Tickets for the lunch at noon are $50 at scripps-faf.org, or by check to Scripps […]

Claremont’s special needs and inclusion division invites people 5 and older with special needs to a free 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, November 7 wooden turkey paint class at Taylor Hall, 1775 N Indian Hill Blvd. Staff from Hammer and Stain SoCal will lead the course. Search “paint night” at  anc.apm.activecommunities.com/claremontrecreation to attend.

Ontario International Airport recently enlisted the help of Cal Poly Pomona business students in finding new ways to modernize its mobility and parking services with a juried program called the CEO Business Challenge. More than 100 students toured the airport for solutions and presented ideas at an October 22 event judged by airport executives, faculty, […]