What’s happening Claremont?

by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com

Friday, May 1

• Yard sale weekend in Pomona, Montclair and Ontario runs from sunrise to sunset May 1-3.

 

• Claremont’s Pooch Park, 100 S. College Ave., reopens today after being closed for turf maintenance.

 

• It’s alumni weekend at the Claremont Colleges.

 

• Claremont Senior Program’s monthly war and existentialism book club meets at 10:30 a.m. at Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont. This month’s read is “The Memory Police” by Yoko Ogawa.

 

• Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s book club meets at 10:30 a.m. at 208 Harvard Ave. This month’s selection is Laura Moriarty’s “The Chaperone.”

 

• The first Friday of the month is pay what you can day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• The Claremont Treble Singers perform a free 12:15 p.m. concert at Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont.

 

• The Claremont Artisans Collective spring art sale at Claremont United Church of Christ, 233 Harrison Ave., is open from 3 to 8 p.m. May 1 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 2.

 

• A free and public opening reception for “Blink,” Scripps College’s 2026 senior art exhibition, runs from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, 251 E. 11th St., Claremont. The exhibit is up through May 16. The gallery is open noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

 

• Pitzer College’s free and public storyteller’s arts, film, poetry and music festival runs from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Mounds, 1050 N. Mills Ave., Claremont.

 

• Tickets are $8-$10 at cityofrc.us/events for Rancho Cucamonga’s 5:30 p.m. IncredABLES Alice in Wonderland-themed event for kids 8 and up at Central Park, 11200 Base Line Rd.

 

• Claremont’s free 6 to 9 p.m. live music showcase Friday Nights Live returns for 2026 with Pride of Cucamonga at Village plaza, Claremont Voodoo Society at the Depot, and Arrow Highway at Shelton Park. See facebook.com/fridaynighstlive, or claremont-courier.com search “Friday Nights Live” for more info.

 

• Tickets are $15-$20 at tickets.haughpac.com/eveningjazz for the Citrus College jazz ensembles and combos’ 7 p.m. concert at Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora.

 

• The Pomona College Jazz Ensemble performs a free 8 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

 

 

Saturday, May 2

• Purchases from the Prison Library Project’s online wish list at claremontforum.org/events will be matched up to $1,000 during Independent Bookstore Week through May 2.
  

 

• Los Angeles County Fire Department stations will be open to the public during 2026 Fire Service Day open house. Regional events are at facebook.com/lacofd.

 

• Granite Creek Community Church’s annual swap meet and community yard sale takes place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1580 N. Claremont Blvd.

 

• Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center hosts a free 8 a.m. to noon cardiovascular symposium at Pitzer Auditorium, 1798 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

• Registration is $35-$50 at houseofruthinc.org for House of Ruth’s 8:30 to 10 a.m. Stride to End the Cycle 5K at Damien High School, 2280 Damien Ave., La Verne.

 

• Books, furniture, clothing, art, plants, and other items are part of Pilgrim Place’s 9 to 11 a.m. first Saturday sale at 625 Mayflower Rd., Claremont. Visit pilgrimplace.org/events for more information.
  

 

• Volunteers are needed to help with Special Olympics training from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturdays at Claremont High School, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Special needs athletes are also welcome. Special Olympics Southern California Summer Games take place June 5-7 at Cal State Long Beach. Call or text (909) 518-1496 for more info.
  

 

• Tickets are $20 at claremontheritage.bigcartel.com for Claremont Heritage’s 10 a.m. guided walking tour of the Village. Meet at the Depot, 200 W. First St.

 

• View special needs programs and services available in Claremont at a free 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. resource fair at Taylor Hall, 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd.

 

• Bianca McPherson, Kristy Moreno, Maxwell Henderson, and Yoon Hwang from American Museum of Ceramic Art’s 2026 artist in residence exhibition gather for a noon panel discussion at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, free with admission. Register at amoca.org/events.
  

 

• Make handmade crafts for mom during a free noon to 5 p.m. gift making session at Lewis Family Branch Library, 3850 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario.

 

• Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont, hosts Pomona College Glee Club for a free 1:30 p.m. concert.

 

• Furniture maker Beston Barnett is in conversation with Craft in America Center Director Emily Zaiden at a free 3 p.m. event at the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation, 5131 Carnelian St., Rancho Cucamonga. Register at malooffoundation.org.

 

• Tickets are $12-$17 at tix.com (search “Kellogg Chamber Singers”) for Cal Poly Pomona Kellogg Chamber Singers and University Concert Choir and La Verne Church of the Brethren Sanctuary Choir’s 4 p.m. concert at 2425 E St.

 

• The Claremont Art Walk runs from 5 to 9 p.m. throughout the Village. Info is here.
  

 

• Tickets are $75 for Prestige Bartender Academy’s 6 to 9 p.m. 21+ cocktail making class at Evolve Distilling, 1420 N. Claremont Blvd., Suite 111A, Claremont. Search “cocktail making” at eventbrite.com.

 

 

Sunday, May 3

• National small business week runs from May 3-9.

 

• 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.

 

• RSVP at calbg.org for California Botanic Garden’s 8:15 a.m. run group, free with admission at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont.

 

• Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, 200 W. First St., is free from noon to 4 p.m. the first Sunday of each month.

 

• Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation staff lead art activities, readings, and tours from noon to 4 p.m. the first Sunday of each month at 5131 Carnelian St., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• Homero Chavez and Una Noche perform for free from 2 to 5 p.m. at 665 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

• Claremont Concert Orchestra’s free spring concert at Garrison Theater, 241 E. 10th St., starts at 2 p.m.

 

• Tickets are $32-$42 at tickets.haughpac.com/marvin for L. Young and Crystal Starr’s 2 p.m. tribute to Marvin Gaye at Haugh Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora.

 

• Pomona College students deliver a free 3 p.m. recital at Thatcher Music Building, 340 N. College Ave., Claremont.

 

• Robert Sage conducts Claremont Symphony Orchestra’s free 3:30 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

 

• Tickets are $15 for La Verne’s 4 to 7 p.m. senior dinner and dance at 3680 D St.

 

• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church hosts pianist Tomomi Kojima and violinist Sevana Abramyan for a free and open to the public 5 p.m. concert at 1700 N. Towne Ave., Claremont.

 

 

Monday, May 4

• Pomona Public Library hosts free Lego clubs at noon Monday and Thursday at 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• Artist Bianca Arellano leads a free and public 12:30 p.m. collage button making workshop at Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, 5885 Haven Ave., Rancho Cucamonga.

 

• Washington Park Community Center, 865 E. Grand Ave., Pomona, hosts a 5 p.m. 55 and up dance, free for Pomona residents, $4 for non-residents.

 

• Pomona College’s Balinese Gamelan Ensemble performs a free 8 p.m. program at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

 

• Tickets are $12-$22 at tix.com (search “brass ensemble”) for Cal Poly Pomona Brass Ensemble’s 8 p.m. concert at CPP Music Recital Hall, 3801 W. Temple Ave., Pomona.

 

 

Tuesday, May 5

• Kids 14 to 17 are invited to apply to be volunteers for Claremont Helen Renwick Library’s June 1 to August 9 summer discovery program. Applications are due in person by June 6 at 208 N. Harvard Ave.

 

• Spanish speaking adults can learn Microsoft Excel basics in a free 11 a.m. virtual workshop at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• UC Riverside’s Stan Oklobdzija delivers “Single Family Schoolyards” as part of Claremont Graduate University’s free noon Tuesday talk series at 1021 N. Dartmouth Ave., and over Zoom at research.cgu.edu.

 

• Pomona College music students perform free 7 p.m. recitals May 5-6 at Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

 

• Search “piano ensemble” at tix.com for $12 – $22.50 tickets to the Cal Poly Pomona Piano Ensemble’s 8 p.m. concert at CPP Music Recital Hall, 3801 W. Temple Ave., Pomona.

 

 

Wednesday, May 6

• “Happiness Falls” by Angie Kim is the selection for the 10:30 a.m. book club at San Dimas Senior Center, 201 E. Bonita Ave.

 

• 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.

 

• In observance of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian Heritage Month, children 5 to 12 can create a pamaypay fan during a free 3 p.m. workshop at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave. RSVP at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

 

Thursday, May 7

• The 2026 Los Angeles County Fair opens at 11 a.m. today at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave. Opening day tickets are $12 at lacountyfair.com/buy-tickets. Themed “Play Your Way,” the fair is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday through Sunday through May 31, and Memorial Day, May 25.

 

• The public is invited to a free 4 p.m. ribbon cutting at Sasse Museum of Art at 300 S. Thomas St., Pomona.

 

• Free chess classes for youth run from 4 to 5 p.m. at Pomona Public Library, 625 S. Garey Ave.

 

• Marjan Kamali leads a free 4 p.m. virtual author talk at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events.

 

• Tickets are $45 at uplandchamber.org for a 5 p.m. wine and cheese pairing at 1125 E. 16th St., Upland.

 

• Visit ontariomuseum.org/events to register for Ontario Museum of History and Art’s free 5 p.m. pinata workshop with Isaias Rodriguez at 225 Euclid Ave., Ontario.

 

• Laura Saward, CEO of Synedgen, leads a free 5:30 p.m. Innovate Claremont leader spotlight program at Keck Graduate Institute, 535 Watson Dr., Claremont. Register at innovateclaremont.com/rsvp.

 

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

 

• Lewis Family Branch Library, 3850 E. Riverside Dr., Ontario, hosts a free 6 p.m. sustainable landscape workshop.

 

• Register at visit.lacountylibrary.org/events for a free 6 p.m. virtual talk with musician Avie Sheck and LA County Library CEO Skye Patrick.

 

• Harvey Mudd and Scripps College students deliver a 7 p.m. recital at Drinkward Recital Hall, 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.

 

• Tickets are $12-$22 at tix.com (search “Black Music Ensemble”) for the 8 p.m. Black Music Ensemble and African American Vocal Ensemble performance at Cal Poly Pomona Music Recital Hall, 3801 W. Temple Ave.

 

 

Friday, May 8

• Benton Museum of Art, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont, hosts a free gallery talk from 2 to 2:30 p.m.

 

• Ovitt Family Community Library hosts a free 3 p.m. laser cutting machine workshop for adults at 215 E. C St., Ontario.

 

• Claremont Lewis Museum of Art’s annual “StART It Up!” student exhibition, featuring works by Claremont fourth, fifth, and sixth graders opens today at Ginger Elliott Center, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Curated by Project ARTstART high school students, the free exhibition is open 4 to 6 p.m. May 8 and noon to 4 p.m. May 9-10.

 

• Tri-City Wellness Center, 1403 N. Garey Ave., Pomona hosts a free 6 p.m. screening of “Inside Out 2.”

 

• Friday Nights Live, Claremont’s free 6 to 9 p.m. live music showcase, continues with Cougar Estrada and Friends at Village plaza, Solid Ray Woods at the Depot, and Ian Ballard and Silver Wings at Shelton Park. See facebook.com/fridaynighstlive for more info.

 

• Veterans Memorial Park and Community Center celebrates Mother’s Day early with a free and public 6 to 8 p.m. soiree at 1259 E. D St., Ontario.

 

• Visit tix.com and search “guitar ensemble” for $12 – $22 tickets for Cal Poly Pomona Guitar Ensemble’s 8 p.m. concert at CPP Music Recital Hall, 3801 W. Temple Ave., Pomona.

 

 

Saturday, May 9

• Glendora’s free chalk art festival and vendor fair runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. throughout Glendora Village, 224 N. Glendora Ave.

 

• Tickets are $20 at claremontheritage.bigcartel.com for Claremont Heritage’s 9:30 a.m. guided walking tour of the Claremont Colleges. Meet at Seaver House, 305 N. College Ave.

 

• Xerces Society, Lopez Urban Farm, Monarch Watch and other gardens will be on hand for California Botanic Garden’s 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Milkweeds, Monarchs, & Moms event at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. Moms are free on May 10. Register at calbg.org/event/milkweeds-monarchs-moms.

 

• The City of Ontario hosts a free 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. brunch for moms and mother figures, I Love You A Brunch, Mom, at 1240 W. Fourth St., Ontario. Call (909) 395-2622 for more info.

 

• An open house and student research symposium, free with admission, takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. at Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, 1175 W. Base Line Rd., Claremont.

 

• Docents offer 3 p.m. guided tours of current exhibitions the second Saturday of each month at American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

 

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