What’s happening Claremont?

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, June 12

• Tickets are $10-$20 at calbg.org for California Botanic Garden’s 9:30 a.m. walking and 11 a.m. pollinator tram tours, June 12-13, and an additional 11 a.m. tram tour June 14, at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont.

 

• LA County Department of Mental Health staff lead a free 10:30 a.m. seminar for seniors, “Health, Wellness, and Wholeness,” at La Verne Community Center, 3680 D St.

 

• Tickets are $10 at anc.apm.activecommunities.com/glendoracommsvcs, search “picnic,”
  for La Fetra Center’s 11:30 a.m. picnic at 333 E. Foothill Blvd., Glendora.

 

• “The Great Escaper” is this week’s 12:30 p.m. movie matinee at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. Free popcorn is available. Call (909) 399-5488 for more info.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library hosts a free 1:30 p.m. intro to music workshop at 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• In honor of Pride Month, young people 12 to 17 can make wearable crafts from 2 to 3 p.m. at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Indivisible Claremont/Inland Valley hosts its regular 3:30 to 6 p.m. anti-Trump protest at Indian Hill and Foothill boulevards.

 

• Tickets are $75 at amoca.org for American Museum of Ceramic Art’s 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. clay molding workshops at 301 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• Tri-City Mental Health hosts a free 6 p.m. screening of “The Incredibles” at 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• Claremont’s 6 to 9 p.m. Friday Nights Live music showcase continues with Steel Wagon at Village plaza, Mick Rhodes and The Hard Eight at the Depot, and The Bells at Shelton Park. See facebook.com/fridaynighstlive for more info.

 

• Register at folkmusiccenter.com/events/skyspace for the Folk Music Center and Pomona College’s 7 p.m. music event, Music at Skyspace, with siblings CJ and Harris Harper at the James Turrell Skyspace, 600 N. College Way, Claremont.

 

• Ophelia’s Jump’s “The Legend of Georgia McBride” continues at 8 p.m. tonight at 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite H, Upland. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 4 p.m. Sundays through June 28. Tickets are $36-$45 at opheliasjump.org.

 

• Ontario Town Square, 224 N. Euclid Ave., screens “How to Train Your Dragon” at dusk for the city’s movies in the park series.

 

 

Saturday, June 13

• RSVPs are due today for Claremont Place’s prom for seniors, taking place from 6 to 8 p.m. June 18 at 120 W. San Jose Ave. Tickets are $40, call (909) 447-5259.
  

 

• The Claremont Forum’s $1 book sale runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 13-14 at 586 W. First St.

 

• Visit cityofrc.us/events to register for a free 11 a.m. IncredABLES family fun day at Central Park, 11200 Base Line Road, Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• Montclair’s Country Fair Jamboree, with carnival games, rides, a petting zoo, and other entertainment, is open from noon to 6 p.m. at Alma Hofman Park, 5201 Benito St.

 

• Tickets are $100 at fairplex.com for the noon to 10 p.m. Los Angeles truck invasion event and concert at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Parking is $21.

 

• Tickets are $73 for Sherwood Florist’s 1:30 p.m. summertime centerpiece workshop at 404 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Call (909) 625-3309 to register.

 

• Tickets are $39-$56 at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com for Inland Pacific Ballet Academy’s 2 p.m. production of “Sleeping Beauty” at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• Pomona’s family campout runs from 3 p.m. today to 10 a.m. June 14 at Palomares Park, 499 E. Arrow Hwy. Tickets are $5-$25 at pomonaca.gov.

 

• Tickets are $15-$25 at southlandsymphony.com/tickets for Southland Symphony Chamber Orchestra’s 4 p.m. concert featuring pianist Jenny Soonjin Kim at University of La Verne’s Morgan Auditorium, 1950 Third St.

 

• Register at amoca.org/events for free 4 p.m. opening receptions for “Tōgei: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics” and “Stop, Drop, + Pose: Clay in Motion” at American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• Tickets are $25-$55 at claremontvillage.com for Claremont Village Marketing Group’s 5 to 8:30 p.m. craft beer and bubble walk in the Village. Check in at Claremont Depot, 200 W. First St., or Shelton Park, 300 N. Harvard Ave.

 

• Pomona Art Walk runs from 5 to 10 p.m. at Pomona Arts Colony, 191 W. Fourth St.

 

• Tickets are $5 at tickets.haughpac.com/advact2025 for a 7 p.m. showcase with Citrus College acting students at the Little Theatre, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora.

 

• Bidding for OPARC’s “Voices Through Art” online auction closes at 7 p.m. at oparc.org.

 

 

Sunday, June 14

• Shop locally made crafts, organic food, clothing, and jewelry at the 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Claremont Farmers and Artisans Market. Visit claremontforum.org for more info.

 

• Register for California Botanic Garden’s 10 a.m. silent reading club at calbg.org, free with regular admission.
  

 

• Jazz at College Center continues its free 2 to 5 p.m. series with Zzaj at 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. More info is at jazzatcollegecenter.com.

 

• Seniors gather at Larkin Park, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, for 3 p.m. games of pétanque, weather permitting.

 

• Claremont Symphony Orchestra’s free and open to the public season finale concert takes place at 3:30 p.m. at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

 

• The Committee for the First Amendment’s “Rise Up, Sing Out” concert, with a massive slate of performers and speakers, is happening at 4:30 p.m. in New York City. More info on that is at riseupsingout.com.

 

 

Monday, June 15

• Today’s the deadline to enter California Botanic Garden’s spring 2026 photo contest. More info is at calbg.org.

 

• Camp Claremont kicks off today, running 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through August 7 at Taylor Hall, 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. Registration is $80 per week at claremontca.gov, search “Camp Claremont.”

 

• Claremont wading pools at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., El Barrio Park, 400 Claremont Blvd., and Wheeler Park, 626 Vista Dr., are open 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Saturday today through August 8.

 

• Pomona Public Library’s free Lego club meets at noon Monday and Thursday at 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• Palomares Park Community Center, 499 E. Arrow Hwy., Pomona, hosts a 5 p.m. 55 and up  prom night dance, free for Pomona residents, otherwise $4.

 

• The free and public Inland Valley storytellers story swap open mic begins at 7 p.m. at Ginger Elliott Center, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont.

 

• Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band’s free and public concert, “Show Band Favorites,” takes place at 7:30 p.m. at Chaffey High School, 1245 N. Euclid Ave., Ontario.

 

 

Tuesday, June 16

• A 9 a.m. family story time at California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, is free with admission at calbg.org.

 

• Southern California Edison staff will share energy industry and electricity rate updates at a free 10 a.m. online power briefing. RSVP at chambermaster.sandimaschamber.org.

 

• Upland Geology Club’s free and public 10:30 a.m. meeting takes place at Gibson Senior Center, 250 N. Third Ave.

 

• Tickets are $15 at business.claremontchamber.org for Claremont Chamber of Commerce’s noon career workshop at 205 Yale Ave., Claremont.

 

• Children 4 to 12 can sign up at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events for Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s free 2 p.m. summer reading event at 208 N. Harvard Ave.

 

• Pomona Public Library’s free summer video game club meets at 4 p.m. at 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• San Dimas Senior Center, 201 E. Bonita Ave., hosts a free 6:30 p.m. yarn ‘n’ stitching hour.

 

• Former MLB player Mickey Hatcher will sign autographs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at ONT Field, 9375 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario. Prices vary. Call (909) 929-8353 for more info.

 

• Claremont Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. at 225 W. Second St.

 

• Rancho Cucamonga continues its summer movies in the park series with “Sing 2” at 7 p.m. at Victoria Gardens Chaffey Town Square, 12505 N. Mainstreet, repeating at 7 p.m. June 19 at Red Hill Community Park, 7484 Vineyard Ave.

 

• Montclair’s summer concert and movie series gets underway at 8 p.m. with “Encanto” at Alma Hofman Park, 5201 Benito St.

 

• As evening falls, the Islamic New Year begins.

 

 

Wednesday, June 17

• Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s free and public Naloxone (Narcan) clinic runs from noon to 4 p.m. at 208 N. Harvard Ave. Learn more at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• “Princess and Pirates,” a free kids puppet show, begins at 3 p.m. at Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• Tri-City’s governing board meets at 5 p.m. at 2001 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• Sustainable Claremont’s summer plant swap and backyard benefit runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Address will be provided after RSVP at sustainableclaremont.org. 

 

• The Tokens continue San Dimas’ 7 p.m. music in the park series at Civic Center Park, 245 E. Bonita Ave.

 

• Ontario’s summer concert series continues with No Doubt tribute act Just a Girl at 7 p.m. at 224 N. Euclid Ave. Info is at ontarioca.gov/specialevents.

 

• Bank of America Imagination Courtyard, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga, hosts a free Brigitte Purdy concert at 7 p.m.

 

• The Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology’s summer speaker series begins at 7:30 p.m. with Brittney Stoneburg’s presentation, “It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Drone! Using Uncrewed Aircraft Systems in Paleontology and Beyond,” at 1175 W. Base Line Road, Claremont. Tickets are $9 at alfmuseum.myshopify.com.

 

 

Thursday, June 18

• Chaffey College “Student Expo” closes at 4 p.m. today at the Wignall Museum, 5885 Haven Ave., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• Toddlers can make suncatchers at Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s free 10:30 a.m. workshop at 208 N. Harvard Ave.

 

• RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events for a free 11 a.m. virtual author talk with Ted Page.
  

 

• De Anza Park Community and Teen Center, 1405 S. Fern Ave., Ontario, hosts free Karaoke from 3 to 5 p.m.

 

• RSVP at uplandchamber.org for the senior services industry round table, a free 4 to 6 p.m. networking and discussion event at Landecena Community Building, 1325 San Bernardino Road, Upland.
  

 

• Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education convenes at 6 p.m. at 170 W. San Jose Ave.

 

• Tickets are $30-$40 at clmoa.org/events for “sips and scenery,” a 6 p.m. event at Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, 200 W. First St.

 

• Red Hill Community Park, 7484 Vineyard Ave., Rancho Cucamonga, hosts a free 7 p.m. show by No Doubt tribute act Just a Girl.

 

• The Benton, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont, hosts a free screening of the film “Stand and Deliver” at 8 p.m.

 

 

Friday, June 19

• Happy Juneteenth from the Courier. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. In observance, federal facilities such as the post office will be closed.

 

• Los Angeles roadster show and swap meet runs from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 19-20 at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Tickets are $25 at laroadstershow.com.

 

• Free and open to the public Juneteenth events run from 2 to 4 p.m. at Ontario Senior Center, 225 E. B St., and from 5 to 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park and Community Center, 1259 E. D St., Ontario.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library hosts a free 3:30 p.m. design baseball robots coding event at 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• Friday Nights Live continues with 6 to 9 p.m. performances from The Dogs at Village plaza, The Mercy Brothers at the Depot, and The Passports at Shelton Park. More info is at facebook.com/fridaynighstlive.

 

• Ontario’s movies in the park series continues with “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” at dusk at Ontario Town Square, 224 N. Euclid Ave.

 

 

Saturday, June 20

• The Route 66 edition of Claremont cars and coffee runs from 8 to 11 a.m. at Granite Creek Community Church, 1580 N. Claremont Blvd.

 

• San Dimas’ coffee and cars event begins at 8 a.m. at 121 N. San Dimas Ave.

 

• Cyclists gather at 8 a.m. at Central Park, 11200 Base Line Road, Rancho Cucamonga, for RC Rides’ free monthly community bike ride.

 

• Tickets are $55-$60 at calbg.org for California Botanic Garden’s 10 a.m. butterfly and caterpillar art session at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont.

 

• Sharon Rose leads a free 11 a.m. guided tour of Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 Euclid Ave., that includes a bilingual story session. Register at ontariomuseum.org/events.
  

 

• Pomona’s “Go Skateboarding Day” runs from noon to 4 p.m. at Shaun Diamond Plaza, 197 W. Second St.

 

• Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave., hosts a 2 p.m. suminagashi paper art workshop. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Tickets are $5 at amoca.org/events/clay_play for American Museum of Ceramic Art’s 2:30 p.m. clay play course, “make a key ring dish for dad,” at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Pomona residents are free.