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Local nonprofit event production company Dirty Opera hosts a 40th anniversary screening of the 1986 film “River’s Edge” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 22 at the Claremont Laemmle 5 theater, 450 W. Second St., followed by a Q&A with director Tim Hunter and cast members Daniel Roebuck and Josh Richman. The event will be moderated […]
During its January 22 meeting the Pomona City Council passed a resolution calling for an end to the war in Gaza and Israel. The resolution read: “A resolution of the city council of the city of Pomona California calling for a ceasefire and immediate peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis impacting Gaza and Israel.”
The American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, hosts a 1 to 3 p.m. discussion and tour of its current exhibit, “Fahrenheit 2024,” Saturday, February 10. Exhibition Manager Pam Aliaga will guide the discussion. A social gathering at Homage Brewing, 281 S. Thomas St., unit 101, Pomona, will follow. Tickets, $20, include the tour and one drink at Homage Brewing. RSVP at amoca.org/events or call (909) 865-3146.
Artist and researcher Alice-Marie Archer, the subject of the Benton Museum of Art’s latest exhibit, “Stitch Field: Alice-Marie Archer’s Agritextiles,” will give a free and open to the public talk on from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, February 1 at the museum, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont. For more information visit pomona.edu/museum.
Claremont Courier event calendar: January 26 – February 3, 2024
As someone who has publicly criticized wasteful spending in Claremont on numerous occasions, I welcome Courier Editor Mick Rhodes’ newfound respect for fiscal discipline — as related in his January 5 column, “Special election price tag confirms its idiocy,” which harshly criticized Claremont residents for insisting on a special election to fill a vacant school board seat. That is, of course, if Mr. Rhodes really means what he says.
Parents Anonymous announced Tuesday that its National Parent and Youth Helpline will begin offering free immediate emotional support services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, thanks to a five year, $10 million grant from the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Services are available now through calls, texts, and chats to parents, caregivers, and youth up to 25. Requests can be made by calling or texting (855) 427-2736, or through live chat at nationalparentyouthhelpline.org.
Claremont Educational Foundation announced last week it had more than doubled its year-end fundraising goal of $20,000. The nonprofit’s communications chair Karen McMillen said it had raised more than $42,000. McMillen added CEF, which provides funding to Claremont Unified School District, raised approximately $188,000 in 2023.
The Prison Library Project, a nonprofit organization that ships hundreds of books yearly to prisons nationwide, is requesting donations of Spanish language fiction and nonfiction literature. Requests include “The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway; “Las 4000 Palabras Mas Usadas En Ingles” (“The 4,000 Most Used Words in English,” Spanish and English editions); and various Merriam-Webster Spanish to English dictionaries.
Adult volunteers are needed to conduct the Claremont portion of the 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, from 8 p.m. to midnight Tuesday, January 23. The annual no-contact count is conducted in partnership with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, mandated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and helps determine the city’s federal funding allocation to aid the unhoused.
Two community input meetings are scheduled for the end of the month to help Claremont City Council and city staff develop objectives and work items for the 2024-2026 budget cycle. The first, a community focus group, is set for 6 p.m., Thursday, January 25, at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont, followed by a public workshop held at 9 a.m. Saturday, January 27, at the council chamber, 225 W. Second St.
Tri-City Mental Health Services conducts a free mental health and wellness webinar via Zoom at 1 p.m. Friday, January 12, for local residents, service providers, community groups, and organizations. Representatives from the Pomona-based nonprofit will answer questions, share resources, offer support, self-care and stress management tips. Registration is required at tricitymhs.org or tinyurl.com/muf9u85v.
Ophelia’s Jump Productions kicks off its 2024 season at 8 p.m. Friday, January 26 with “Musical of Musicals (the Musical),” at 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite H, Upland. The show runs through February 18 and stars Molly Billman, Chloe Reyes, Christopher Gomez, and Jeff Sable.
Children over 8 years old are invited to create social justice art inspired by the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. during Ontario Museum of History and Art’s free noon to 4 p.m. studio Saturday event on January 13 at 225 S. Euclid Ave. Artist and educator Cindy Macias will also discuss the history of local activism and community organizing.
The 42nd annual Porky Show, the state’s largest and longest running police and fire badge and patch collectibles show, overseen by the Claremont Police Department, returns to Taylor Hall, 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, January 20, with more than 50 vendors.
The Upland Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 Taste of the Inland Empire takes place from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, January 26 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Tickets are $100. Visit web.uplandchamber.org/events or call (909) 204-4465 to RSVP or for info. Tickets are also available at eventbrite.com, search “Taste of the I.E.”
The Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, at 200 W. First St., will host Scripps College professor and artist Ken Gonzales-Day and Claremont Graduate University professor Erika Hirugami, founder and chief executive officer of CuratorLove and co-founder of CuratorLove’s UNDOC+Collective project, at 5 p.m. Thursday, January 18 for a free and open to the public program, “Face to Face in Conversation.”
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