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The deadline for students, staff, and community members to fill out and submit feedback for Claremont Unified School District’s facilities master plan survey at surveymonkey.com/r/kqdc6jp is Sunday, December 21.
The Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 S. Euclid Ave., unveils its new permanent exhibit, “Built on Water: Ontario and Inland Southern California,” Saturday, August 19 in a free and open to the public reception in conjunction with the quarterly Ontario Art Walk.
The City of Claremont released the La Puerta/Trumark Homes Draft Environmental Impact Report July 25 and is asking for residents’ feedback on the document until Friday, September 8. View the DEIR at ci.claremont.ca.us.
The next session of Claremont Graduate University’s Authors at Drucker is set for 10 a.m. Thursday, August 17, featuring American writer Seth Godin who will discuss his latest book, “The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams.” Register for this Zoom talk at cgu.zoom.us/meeting/register.
The Los Angeles Times announced winners and finalists for its 2023 Best of the Southland San Gabriel Valley/Inland Empire reader survey this week, and several locals made the cut, including Claremont, which was selected as a finalist for best city.
I ask, couldn’t the $270,000 plus have been spent on our children’s education, rather than wasted for the satisfaction of a minority of election losers? When we refuse to lose, when we reject election results, we weaken our democracy. Most of us care about that. Others, I’m not so sure.
Preparations have begun for the 75th annual Pilgrim Place Festival, set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, November 10 and Saturday, November 11.
A volunteer rally will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 13 at Pilgrim Place’s Decker Hall, at the east corner of Alden and Avery roads in Claremont. The evening will include music and an ice cream social.
Vineyard Touring Opera Company, a nonprofit company based in Claremont, presents “Opera From the Movies and More” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, August 3 at the Woman’s Club of Claremont clubhouse, 343 W. 12th St. The free and open to the public event features music from “The Godfather III,” “Mission Impossible,” “Ruby Sparks,” “Bad Santa,” “A Room with a View,” and others.
Adults in good health up to 69-years-old and weighing at least 110 pounds are invited to donate plasma from Monday, July 31 to Sunday, August 6 during a drive at Biomat USA Upland, 1405 E Foothill Blvd., Upland.
Call (909) 608-0022 to make an appointment with the code “MYP.” Walk-in appointments will also be taken. Visit grifolsplasma.com to learn more.
Claremont Graduate University signed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s Diversity No Matter What pledge for higher education on July 20.
The graduate college is the first institution to publicly announce its commitment to inclusivity in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on college admissions. It joins a number of universities nationwide in signing the pledge.
AgingNext hosts a free driving workshop for seniors and older adults from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, August 3 at Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont. This course will cover how age impacts driving and how to find alternative transportation.
Search “AgingNext” at eventbrite.com or visit agingnext.org to RSVP. Call (909) 621-9900 for more info.
The Claremont Forum’s Prison Library Project has been awarded the Congressional Leadership Building Bridges Award by Congresswoman Judy Chu of California’s 28th Congressional District. An award ceremony will take place Saturday, July 29 at Arcadia’s Recreation and Community Services Department, 375 Campus Dr. Contact the Claremont Forum at (909) 626-3066 or claremontforum.org/contact for more information.
The Reptile Super Show returns to the Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, August 12 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, August 13 in Exposition Hall 4. Attendees can view and purchase reptiles, amphibians, turtles, supplies, cages, lights, and supplements, or participate in educational workshops and courses during the event.
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