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The Southland Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presents Gian Carlo Menotti’s 1951 opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” at Bethel Congregational Church, 536 N. Euclid Ave., Ontario, at 4 p.m. Sunday, January 5. Doors open at 3 and a reception will follow after the show. Michal Dawson Connor directs and plays Balthazar. Sylvia Lee Mann conducts. The […]
Claremont Symphony Orchestra’s final concert of the season will be an all-American program featuring the music of George Gershwin and Howard Hanson, led by CSO Music Director Robert Sage, on Sunday, June 9, at Pomona College’s Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont. The 3:30 p.m. concert is free and open to the […]
By Tim Lynch | Special to the Courier A Claremont Graduate University alumni couple has pledged $1 million to the school’s Drucker School of Management to support talented MBA candidates who face financial barriers. “We are grateful for the educational experience from the Drucker School, which has significantly impacted our careers over the decades,” wrote […]
by John P. Morgan | Special to the Courier I went to an estate sale recently in my hometown of West Covina. The sale was on Lark Ellen — a street I am very familiar with. I got in line (I was number four) and I realized that I had forgotten something in my car, so […]
Illustrator and New York Times bestselling author Dan Santat will read from his newest book, “Built to Last,” Tuesday, May 28 at Foothill Country Day School, 1035 Harrison Ave., Claremont. Santat will be on campus for an interactive assembly to introduce students to and share his process. The author will also sign books for students […]
The Claremont Forum Bookshop, home to the Prison Library Project, hosts a showcase and silent auction fundraiser to cap its “Canvas 4a Cause” artist call during the 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 1, Claremont Art Walk at 586 W. First St. An online auction will also run June 2-16. Proceeds from the artwork, donated […]
The Claremont Chorale will perform “Hooray for Hollywood,” at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 1 at Claremont Presbyterian Church, 1111 N. Mountain Ave., featuring music from “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Greatest Showman,” “La La Land,” and “Coco,” with chorale members dressed as famous movie characters. A reception will follow. Tickets, $10 to $20, are available […]
After a four year break, Claremont Heritage and Claremont Music Scene are partnering to revive the Treasury of Claremont Music concert, an initiative meant to celebrate the city’s musical history and culture, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at Garner House, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. The night will feature a live […]
“The Great Perfection: Charles Long & Khang Bảo Nguyễn,” at Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, 200 W. First St., Claremont, is up through Sunday, August 18. Curated by Associate Director of Exhibitions and Collections Seth Pringle, the installation showcases Pomona-based sculptor Charles Long and painter and scholar Khang Bảo Nguyễn and “their approaches to the […]
On May 20, Pilgrim Place will host a free and open to the public community resource fair from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 625 Mayflower Rd., Claremont, in front of Porter Circle. The fair will feature an array of exhibitors tailored to the needs and interests of seniors and their families, including the opportunity to […]
Thirty high school seniors — including Ashlund Stanger and Lincoln Roston of Claremont High — were honored recently as community builders at a ceremony by Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity. State Senator Susan Rubio and San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman were keynote speakers and presented medals and certificates to the students. All public, private […]
“Inland Abundant Housing” will be launched as the newest chapter of Abundant Housing Los Angeles in a free and open to the public celebratory reception and presentation at 5:45 p.m. May 21, at Napier Center, 660 Avery Rd., Claremont, on the campus of Pilgrim Place. On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of Housing Claremont, the speaker […]
Tickets to see prolific singer-songwriter and Pomona College professor Pierre Englebert’s 7:30 p.m. performance Saturday, May 25 at Ophelia’s Jump Music Lounge, 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite H, Upland, are $15 at opheliasjump.org/whatsupnext. Englebert, who returned to writing and performing only in the last five years after a near 40 year layoff, has self-released five albums […]
Claremont Colleges students, faculty, and staff are invited to apply by June 30 for Harvey Mudd College’s 2024-2025 Sprague Gallery exhibitions. The gallery is also calling for works by students in the HMC Makerspace to be considered for exhibition. That call is open through 2024. To apply, email jlhong@g.hmc.edu with up to five images or […]
Insomnia Cookies, the cult brand known for serving cookies late into the night, will open a location in Claremont in the coming months, its 20th in California. The Claremont location is hiring part-time members, delivery drivers, and shift leaders. Applications are at careers.insomniacookies.com.
The Los Angeles County Fair is back at the Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, every Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. in May. Here are some events to look out for: Food drive Thursdays Fairgoers who bring in five cans of food every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]
Claremont Hills Wilderness Park guests are warned to be cautious when visiting as animals such as bears, deer, bobcats, coyotes, and mountain lions will become more active as warmer days approach. Snakes also more active between April and October and, on hot days can hide under rocks and in holes. Park rangers remind all that […]