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Those interested in improving their public speaking skills are invited to Toastmasters International District 12’s free and open to the public open house and speech contest from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 21 at Claremont Lincoln University, 150 W. First St.
Tickets are $40-$125 at givebutter.com/pvp-oscars26 for Pomona Valley Pride’s 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 15 Oscars fundraiser and viewing party at PianoPiano, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.
A celebration of life for Joan Westin Presecan, who died January 21, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 21 at Claremont Presbyterian Church, 1111 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, CA 91711.
The Napier Initiative, a leadership partnership between Pilgrim Place and the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges, invites the public to honor this year’s 11 Napier Fellows and their Pilgrim Place mentors at the 16th annual Napier Initiative Celebration at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 11 at Decker Auditorium, 665 Avery Rd., Claremont.
The City of Upland’s 5th annual Lemon Zest 5K and 1K Dash returns to Magnolia Recreation Center, 651 W. 15th St., Upland, Saturday, March 7.
Winners of the 36th Making Change contest were announced Monday at the Alexnader Hughes Community Center. Winners in the contest by the City of Claremont and Claremont Unified School District received a $100 prize and a certificate of recognition.
Pomona College will hold a forum — open to students, faculty and staff — at 2 p.m. Friday to discuss the proposed partnership initiative between Claremont Graduate University and the college and answer questions. The informal “coffee talk” will be led by Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Pomona, Jeff Roth, alongside Executive Director of Strategic […]
Artist applications are being accepted for Claremont Village Marketing Group’s Blank Wall Project, with the winner commissioned to create a public mural on the east facing outside wall of the Economy Shop, 325 W. First St.
Southland Symphony Orchestra’s “Eroica: Sounds of Revolution and Democracy” gets underway at 4 p.m. Sunday, February 22, at Bethel Congregational Church, 536 N. Euclid Ave., Ontario.
A burial service for Ortansa Popp Alexiu, who died February 7 at age 95, will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, March 2 at Oak Park Cemetery, 410 Sycamore Ave., Claremont, CA 91711.
Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band performs “Love is in the Air,” a free and open to the public concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, February 23 at Gardiner W. Spring Auditorium, 1245 N. Euclid Ave.
A memorial service for Lauren Cassatt, who died January 19, will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, February 28 at Garner House, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711. Please RSVP via email to lmcassatt@gmail.com.
by Chris Toovey Mick Rhodes’ December 12, 2025 Editor’s Note acknowledged that publishing the December 5, 2025 Viewpoint, “El Barrio art project headed in wrong direction” by the late Al Villanueva was a mistake. Here are some reasons why I agree. The Viewpoint, which was removed from the Courier’s website on December 7, 2025, was […]
Claremont’s Prison Library Project, which sends books to incarcerated people around the nation, recently announced it received more than 10,400 letters requesting books and educational materials and mailed over 17,300 books to incarcerated readers in all 50 states in 2025.
Claremont Unified School District hosts a public ribbon cutting for its new student and family resource center at 4 p.m. Thursday, February 19 at 120 W. Green St., Claremont.
The Los Angeles County Fair is seeking donations of sports jerseys for its Play Your Way wall in expo hall 7, running May 7 to 31.
Readers’ comments: March 13, 2016