July through August the Claremont Community Foundation Art Gallery will display “Destination Art” by Sherry Marger with an artist’s reception on Friday, July 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Find out when and where the Fourth of July festivities are, including the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, 1K Kids Run, 5K Run/Walk, Flag Raising, Opening Ceremony, T. Willard Hunter Speakers Corner, parade, concert and firework show. Pictured is Claremont’s fireworks display as seen last year above Bridges Auditorium during the Fourth of July celebration. COURIER photo by Steven Felschundneff
Casa 425 is currently hosting live jazz in the hotel lounge every other Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. The Brandon Bernstein Trio will be performing on June 30.
Village Dance Arts will perform "Around the World in a Day," taking inspiration from stories and dance from several different countries. The performance will take place at Citrus College's Haugh Performing Arts Center on Saturday, June 23 at 4 p.m. Pictured are Emerson Dauwalder and Lara D'Emilio of Village Dance Arts.
The 55th annual Mt. Baldy Steak Fry is set for Saturday, June 23 from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Baldy Trout Ponds. The annual event, which includes live music, food, beer and a raffle, is organized to raise funds for the Mt. Baldy Fire Department. Tickets are $25 for adults ($15 for vegetarians) and $10 for children under 12. For ticket information call 982-1213 or visit www.mtbaldyfire.com.
Candlelight Pavilion dinner theater is currently showing The Music Man through July 22. Meredith Willson’s The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize—despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian.
The Kid's Summer Reading Program kicks-off Wednesday, June 20 featuring “Sleeping Beauty in Outer Space,” an interactive puppet show by Moodoo Puppet Productions. In the Teen Summer Reading Program, youths in grades 6 through 12 are offered the opportunity to participate in the summer reading program, with a chance of winning a Kindle Fire and other prizes. The program runs from June 20 through August 18. Call 621-4902 or visit the Claremont Library at 208 N. Harvard Ave. to participate.
Kira Soltanovich was born in the former Soviet Union and raised by immigrant parents in San Francisco: “Like most kids, my parents took me to Disneyland—not for the rides, for the lines. They assumed there’d be food at the end of them.”
Brothers Curt and Andy Dale bring their distinctively California beers to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. Musicians provide a soundtrack to viewing the garden and David Rogers’ “Big Bugs” art exhibition. Learn fun facts about the “bug-of-the-night” and enjoy handcrafted beer for guests 21 and older.
The Kiwanis Club of Claremont presents Route 66 Party featuring dancing on the patio to The Ravelers, casino games, Texas hold ‘em tournament (additional fee), silent auction with over 40 theme baskets and a live auction. 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 8 at the DoubleTree Hotel.
