What’s happening Claremont?

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, June 19

• Happy Juneteenth from the Courier. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. In observance, the post office, local community centers, and wading pools will be closed and trash collection will be delayed by a day.

 

• 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 in Ontario run from 2 to 4 p.m. at Ontario Senior Center, 225 E. B St., and 5 to 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park and Community Center, 1259 E. D St., and Westwind Community Center, 2455 E. Riverside Dr.

 

• 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.

 

• Red Hill Community Park, 7484 Vineyard Ave., Rancho Cucamonga, hosts a free 7 p.m. screening of “Sing 2.”

 

• Ophelia’s Jump’s “The Legend of Georgia McBride” continues at 8 p.m. 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’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.

 

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

 

• Claremont Community School of Music opens Claremont Presbyterian Church’s free and public 6 p.m. local legends concert series at 1111 N. Mountain Ave.

 

 

Sunday, June 21

• Happy Father’s Day from the Courier!

 

• Today’s summer solstice, the longest day of the year, marks the first day of summer.

 

• View 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.

 

• Tickets are $25-$30 at calbg.org for California Botanic Garden’s 9 a.m. herb walk at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont.
  

 

• Jazz at College Center continues its free 2 to 5 p.m. series with Polyhedra 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.

 

• The Citrus Sisters, featuring Elizabeth Hangan, Marguerite Millard and Folk Music Center general manager Ellen Harper open for Joel Rafael at 8 p.m. at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Tickets are $28 at mccabes.com/concerts-landing.

 

 

Monday, June 22

• The Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education meets at 8 a.m. at 170 W. San Jose Ave. to consider its 2026-27 budget.

 

• LA County residents can schedule free 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. health insurance counseling appointments by calling the Center For Health Care Rights in advance at (213) 383-4519.

 

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

 

• Register for a free 4:30 p.m. workshop on how navigate Libby, LA County Library’s reading app, at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• A World Cup themed twilight event runs from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Memorial Park wading pool, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont.

 

 

Tuesday, June 23

• Admission to California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, is free from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in observance of pollinator week. More info is at calbg.org.

 

• Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy lead a free 11 a.m. author talk at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Career coach Arianna Dela Rosa delivers a free 11 a.m. virtual talk, “What’s Your Money Story,” at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• University Club of Claremont hosts retired engineer Leo Bister for “NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission: Ambitious Science and Engineering Challenges” at DoubleTree, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. A $25 fee includes lunch at noon. More info is at universityclubofclaremont.org.

 

• Register for Tri-City Mental Health’s free 1 p.m. “motivational interviewing” webinar at tricitymhs.org.

 

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

 

• Today’s Claremont City Council meeting at 225 W. Second St. opens to the public at 6:30 p.m. Agendas are posted at claremontca.gov and city hall the Thursday prior to the meeting. To attend virtually, visit zoom.us/j/256208090. Call (213) 338-8477 to listen in via phone.

 

• Rancho Cucamonga continues its summer movies in the park series with “Angels in the Outfield” at 7 p.m. at Victoria Gardens Chaffey Town Square, 12505 N. Mainstreet, repeating at 7 p.m. June 26 at Red Hill Community Park, 7484 Vineyard Ave.

 

• Montclair’s summer concert and movie series continues with an 8 p.m. performance by Latin Soul Band at Alma Hofman Park, 5201 Benito St.

 

 

Wednesday, June 24

• 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.

 

• Children 5 to 12 can make paper ice cream cones and suncatchers at Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s free and public 2 p.m. event at 208 N. Harvard Ave. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• “Twinkle Time,” a free and public bilingual concert, begins at 5 p.m. at Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• Glendora farmers market takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. in the Glendora village.
  

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library hosts a 6 to 7 p.m. plant swap at 215 E. C St., Ontario. 

 

• The United Nations Association of Pomona Valley’s free and public 7 p.m. talk, “Reflections of a war crimes investigator,” led by Andrew Corin, is at Pilgrim Place’s Napier Center, 660 Avery Road, Claremont.

 

• Midnight Riders 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 Prince Again 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 7 p.m. concert by pianist J. Michael O’Neal.

 

 

Thursday, June 25

• Express Workforce Foundation holds its “Runway to Hope Fashion Show” fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Pacific Community Center, 814 Alpine St., Upland. Tickets are $25 at uplandchamber.org.

 

• Pomona Public Library’s free 4 p.m. crochet lab takes place at 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• DBZ Books ‘N’ Records hosts a free 4 p.m. ribbon cutting at The Cathedral, 350 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• Lewis Family Branch Library, 3850 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario, hosts free screenings of baseball-themed movies from 4 to 6 p.m.

 

• Lost Levels Arcade, 530 W. First St., Claremont, celebrates 10 years in business with a free and public 4:30 p.m. ribbon cutting.

 

• Tickets are $7-$21 at calbg.org for the 6 p.m. “garden groove” event featuring the all-female mariachi ensemble Las Colibrí at California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont.

 

• RSVP at hartmanbaldwin.com/events/registration for a free 6 to 9 p.m. “mid-century modern renovation workshop” at Ginger Elliott Gallery, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont.

 

• Red Hill Community Park, 7484 Vineyard Ave., Rancho Cucamonga, hosts a free 7 p.m. show by Journey tribute act DSB.

 

• The Benton Museum, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont, hosts a free 8 p.m. screening of “It Was Just an Accident.”

 

 

Friday, June 26

• “The Outsiders” is this week’s 12:30 p.m. movie matinee at Blaisdell Center, 440 S. College Ave., Claremont. Free popcorn is available. Call (909) 399-5367 for more info.

 

• Yarn in the Yuccas fiber arts group meets at 1:30 p.m. at California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, free with garden admission. Register at calbg.org.

 

• Young people can learn time management skills at Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s free 2 p.m. workshop at 208 N. Havard Ave. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Claremont’s 6 to 9 p.m. Friday Nights Live music showcase continues with Soulshine at Village plaza, Mechanical Melody at the Depot, and Farmer Tan at Shelton Park. See facebook.com/fridaynighstlive for more info.

 

• Tri-City Mental Health leads a free 6 p.m. screening of “Despicable Me 4” at 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• People 50 and up are invited to a 6 to 9 p.m. dance at Ontario Senior Center, 225 E. B St. Admission is $4.

 

• Tickets are $30 at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com for Valverde School of Performing Arts’ summer showcase, “And the Grammy Goes To,” including performances from its dance and choir classes at 6:30 p.m. tonight, noon June 27-28, and 5:30 p.m. June 27-28 at Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• Pomona’s summer movies in the park series begins at dusk with a free showing of “Hoppers” at Ted Greene Park, 2105 N. Orange Grove Ave.

 

• Ontario Town Square, 224 N. Euclid Ave., screens “Lilo & Stitch” at dusk for the city’s movies in the park series.

 

 

Saturday, June 27

• The Endless Foundation’s endless fitness day, an Alzheimer’s awareness and fundraising event, takes place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the AgingNext Ellen and Wing Tam Enrichment Center, 109 S. Spring St., Claremont. Visit givebutter.com/theendlessday for info or to donate.

 

• National Hot Rod Association’s free 8 to 10 a.m. cars and coffee event takes place at the NHRA Motorsports Museum, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. More info is at nhramuseum.org/cars_n_coffee.

 

• The San Gabriel Valley African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Community Action Team hosts a free and public diaper distribution and health resource fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, 1798 N. Garey Ave. RSVP at pvhmc.org.

 

• Adam Manley, associate professor of furniture design and woodworking at San Diego State University, speaks about his current work at a free and public noon discussion at the Maloof Foundation, 5131 Carnelian St., Rancho Cucamonga.
  

 

• American Museum of Ceramic Art’s 1 to 5 p.m. studio sale is at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, followed by 4 p.m. opening receptions for its newest exhibitions, “Fractured Foundations: 250 Years of American History” and “2026 High School Ceramics Exhibition.” RSVP for the receptions at amoca.org/events.
  

 

• LA County Library’s online Black resource center book club will discuss “Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, & Triumph” by Sheila Johnson at 1 p.m. Register at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Tickets are $5 for La Verne Aquatics Center’s 4 to 7:30 p.m. family swim at 3175 Bolling Ave. Parents of minors must sign a waiver.

 

• Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 Euclid Ave., and the Chaffey Community Museum of Art, 217 S. Lemon Ave., host the free and public 5 to 8 p.m. Ontario art block party. Info is at ontariomuseum.org/events and chaffeymuseum.org/events.