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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.
Composer and clarinetist Jonathan Russell and Grammy Award-winning pianist and Cal Poly Pomona professor Nadia Shpachenko perform “Unbreakable Spirit: Music of Resilience,” an 8 p.m. concert at Cal Poly Pomona Recital Hall, 3801 W. Temple Ave., Pomona, on Wednesday, October 23.
The American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, celebrates its 20th anniversary from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, October 6 with wine, beer, and hors d’oeuvres, a raffle, and the premiere of the film, “David Armstrong: Founder of the American Museum of Ceramic Art.” The museum will also be celebrating becoming mortgage debt free thanks to recent contributions from 31 donors.
Housing Claremont President the Rev. Gene Boutilier will host three free informational sessions regarding the November 5 general election.
Saida Heshmati, assistant professor of psychology in the division of behavioral and organizational sciences at Claremont Graduate University, recently secured a near $1.7 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation for a five-year project to conduct a cross-cultural study on love across six nations. The project, “Embracing Love Across Cultures: Decoding Cultural Beliefs on Love […]
Claremont’s contracted trimming company West Coast Arborists recently began pruning trees in the area between south of the 210 Freeway and Foothill Boulevard. Work will conclude in early spring 2025. Traffic controls may be implemented, and minor delays may occur. Email trees@ci.claremont.ca.us or call (909) 399-5431 for more info.
The City of Claremont’s Towne Avenue Complete Streets Project began bike lane striping this week. “The striping of the bike lanes with special green paint follows the travel lane painting which required special Caltransapproval for the I-210 bridge. Travel lanes will be reduced to 11 feet,” according to a post on the city’s website. “The […]
A free and open to the public 2 to 4 p.m. closing reception for “Our Fragile Earth,” a solo exhibition by Dana Mano-Flanktakes place Saturday, September 28 at Sasse Museum of Art, 300 S. Thomas St., Pomona. The museum is open 1 to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday. More info is at sasseartmuseum.org/exhibits.htm.
The City of Claremont recently began a near $2 million citywide street resurfacing project, which was approved at the May 28 City Council meeting. Overlay progress of the Highpoint neighborhood and Auto Center Drive was completed last week. Overlay work on Indian Hill Boulevard at the Interstate 10 underpass will be scheduled at a later […]
The annual free and open to the public OLA Fiesta, a Claremont staple since 1947, returns Friday, October 4 from 5 to 10 p.m.; Saturday, October 5 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sunday, October 6 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 435 Berkeley Ave., Claremont. The event includes live entertainment by Stone […]
As part of the city’s 2025 reforestation program, tree plantings will begin in November and run through April 2025. Growth space, utility line interference, traffic clearance, and maintenance resources such as an adequate and consistent water source are considered at proposed planting sites and evaluated and approved by an arborist. Residents interested in a new […]
The Kiwanis Club of Claremont celebrates its 100th anniversary from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, September 21 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. The event includes dinner, dancing, a raffle, and a ceremony honoring a century of service to the Claremont community. Tickets are $100 at brownpapertickets.com, search “Claremont.” The […]
Harvey Mudd College was recently named the second best four-year liberal arts college in the country in Washington Monthly’s “2024 College Guide and Rankings,” and one of the country’s top undergraduate institutions in The Princeton Review’s “The Best 390 Colleges for 2025.” Washington Monthly’s rating of U.S. colleges and universities is based on contributions to the public good […]
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