Local favorites the Happy Crowd will perform to the delight of kids at a free concert on Wednesday, July 20 at the Memorial Park band shell. The concert runs from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Memorial Park is located at 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Pack a picnic, throw on your Happy Socks and head on down. To find more fun stuff, take a look at our 9-day calendar.
THE FOLK MUSIC CENTER: 220 Yale Ave., Claremont. Info: folkmusiccenter.com or (909) 624-2928. —Open mic night, last Sunday of every month. Sign-up at 6 p.m., performances 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. $2.
OUI OUI Claremont’s Mingle & Munch social group hosts its monthly event from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at the Garner House. “A Parisian Evening” is the theme. The event is open to individuals and couples 55 and older and includes French food, beverages and entertainment.
VAMPS! VIXENS! Claremont Senior Program hosts cultural film critic Stacy Davies today with a screening of the 1932 classic Red Headed Woman, starring the original blonde bombshell, Jean Harlow. The film screens at 12:30 p.m. at the Joslyn Center. Mr. Davies will offer insights into the film and the career of Ms. Harlow. The event is open to the public.
CRAFT BEER WALK Live music, beer and sunshine will coalesce today as the seventh annual Claremont Village Craft Beer Walk takes over the Village at 4 p.m. for its annual shindig. More than 30 breweries and 40 Village businesses are taking part. Tickets are $45 in advance or $50 at the door.
FRIDAY NIGHTS LIVE Walk the Village after dinner and enjoy the sounds of local bands The Dogs at the Public Plaza, Brooks & Sons at Shelton Park, Marc Weller Trio at the Claremont Chamber and Aubren Hinkernell, Originals at Council Chambers. Music runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at each location.
FRIDAY NIGHTS LIVE in the Claremont Village offers local bands with outdoor performances from 6 to 9 p.m. Tonight’s entertainment includes Harmony Sisters & the Little Big Band (‘40s, ‘50s) in the public plaza near Laemmle; Squeakin’ Wheels, (folk, blues) at Shelton Park, corner of Harvard and Bonita; Nick Casillas & Friends (brass, strings) at the Claremont Chamber on Yale Avenue; and Jackson Family (folk, blues) outside the Council Chambers on?Second Street.
LIVE THEATER Ophelia’s Jump’s production of Tribes opens at 8 p.m. Friday, June 3 at The Theatre Company Performing Arts Studio in Upland. Additional performances take place through June 12 at various times. 1400 N. Benson Ave. Additional information is available at opheliasjump.org or (909) 380-2753.
Meeting Claremont artist Helen Rae is a treat, but make no mistake, she is in the creation business to create, not to meet reporters. After a quick but cordial greeting this past week, the 76-year-old artist was back at it, chipping away at another strikingly vivid work in colored pencil and graphite.
LIVE MUSIC IN THE VILLAGE Claremont’s seasonal Friday Nights Live concert series is back, now with four stages of free live music. The annual outdoor concert series features a variety of rock, pop, country, jazz and orchestral ensembles.
COMMENCEMENT exercises begin today with Claremont Graduate University at 9 a.m., Pitzer College at 10 a.m., Keck Graduate Institute at 11 a.m., Claremont McKenna at 2 p.m. and Scripps at 5 p.m. To watch online, see last week’s story on claremont-courier.com for links to individual college websites. See a special COURIER video presentation Monday.
WRECKING CREW HITS THE SCREEN The eighth annual Claremont Film Festival continues today with a 7 p.m. special screening of the documentary The Wrecking Crew, followed by a Q and A with the filmmaker, Denny Tedesco. The Wrecking Crew focuses on the relatively small group of studio musicians who played the parts that sold the hits of the 1960s and early ‘70s.
The 8th Annual Claremont Film Festival is scheduled Thursday, May 5 to Sunday, May 8. Formerly known as the Claremont 5 Second Film Festival, the event is held at the Claremont Laemmle Theatre.
The curated show screens award winning films from throughout the world. Feature length offerings are included.
