The Mountain View Elementary School Poets will read from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the main gallery of the Claremont Museum of Art.
There are 22 poets who created their works during their sixth grade year in Jacqueline McElvey's classroom.
The students, now seventh graders, have the "distinction of having their poems published in the 2009 edition of the Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans to be released this fall," according to a Claremont Museum of Art news release.
The museum is at 536 West First Street.
Admission is $8. The museum is free to members and visitors age 17 and under.
Information: (909) 621-3200.

The PVW, formerly known as the Pomona Valley Workshop, will hold its 7th annual multi-chamber mixer event with Claremont, Montclair, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Chino Valley, Upland and Ontario.
A beer and wine tasting will be featured with themed food items from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel in Claremont.
Admission is $15 for the age 21-year-and-over event which includes beer and wine tasting, a raffle prize ticket, pretzels, German desserts, knockwurst and music.
The hotel is at 555 W. Foothill Blvd.
The PVW is also looking for local distributors, wineries and breweries to participate in beer/wine tasting sponsorships and community businesses are encouraged to sponsor raffle prizes for the event.
Information: Terri DiMarco, director of marketing and development at PVW for information or sponsorships at (909) 624-3555, ext. 239 or terri@pvwonline.org.

A conference to help Southern California nonprofits with a reduced budget learn how to market is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 9.
The American Marketing Association's Inland Empire chapter will present "Shoestring Marketing: Maximum Results on a Nonprofit Budget" at the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management in Claremont, according to a news release.
Regina Birdsell, CEO and president of the Southern California Center for Nonprofit Management and Jessica Lawrence, CEO of the Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council, will speak.
Registration, which includes a working lunch and continental breakfast, is $69. Additional people within the same agency are $59.
Breakout sessions include What election 2008 taught nonprofits; Public relations for nonprofits; and tapping into the billions in stimulus funds.
Information: www.shoestringmarketing.org

Claremont's Cub Scout Pack 408 will soon sell popcorn at various Claremont locations to raise money to support group activities.
Go to www.claremontpack408.com for information on where and when popcorn will be sold.
More than 60 Cub Scouts on Sept. 12 enjoyed their "End of Summer-Kick Off the New School Year" beach party at Bolsa Chica State Beach, said Pack 408 den leader Kevin Patterson in a news release.
On Saturday, the pack will head to Calico Ghost Town for a camping trip.

Claremont: On the Same Page chose "The Soloist" by Steve Lopez for the 2009 selection.
"The Soloist" is available at bookstores and for borrowing from the Claremont Library at 208 Harvard Ave., Claremont.
Events related to the book are planned for October 2009.
This includes a book discussion on Thursday and a visit from Lopez planned for Sunday.
The visit from Lopez will take place at the Bridges Hall of Music (Little Bridges), 150 E. 4th St. from 2 to 4 p.m.
Books will be available for purchase and Mr. Lopez will sign them after the talk.
The event is free and open to the public.
Information: claremontlibrary.org.
--jessica.chou@inlandnewspapers.com

The band will perform from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the historic Claremont Train Depot, 200 W. First St. The event is free.
The band performing will be the L.A. Bluescasters.
On site will be Wolfe's Market with dinner and snack items available to purchase.
The Metrolink Lot, at First Street and College, has parking.
People are encouraged to bring a blanket and lawn chair.
Information: (909) 399-5490

Claremont Heritage will host a Claremont Colleges walking tour from 9:30 a.m. to noon Oct. 17.
Admission is $8 per person and the tour will cover the history, architecture and people of the colleges.
Tour starts at the Seaver House, 305 N. College Ave.
Reservations are suggested.
Contact: Ginger Elliott, executive director of Claremont Heritage, Inc. P.O. Box 742, Claremont, CA 91711; (909) 621-0848 or heritage.91711@verizon.net or claremontheritage.org.

Attendees can tour the Claremont Village with a Claremont Heritage guide at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The tour starts in front of the historic Claremont Metrolink Depot, 200 W. First St.
The tour includes a two-hour tour of the village area, historic Victorians, college and commercial buildings and ends at the restored College Heights Lemon Packing House.
Fee is $5 and tour is cancelled if there is rain at 8 a.m.
Reservations and information: (909) 621-0848, claremontheritage.org or heritage.91711@verizon.net

The Claremont Area League of Women Voters will host a candidates forum from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.
The forum will be held inside the Padua Room at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Road.
Candidates include current board members Steven Llanusa and Mary Caenepeel and financial advisor Jeff K. Stark and attorney Jeff Hammill.
President of the Claremont Area League of Women Voters Barbara Musselman will moderate the event.

St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Claremont is inviting locals to recognize St. Francis of Assisi Day during a pet blessing at 10 a.m. Oct. 4.
The blessing is open to the public, with or without pets.
Small domestic pets as well as outdoor animals such as horses, llamas, cows and other large four-footers can attend. All animals do need to be leashed, reined in or placed in carriers.
Volunteers from Helping Out Pets Everyday, an Upland-based animal rescue charity, will be in attendance.
The church is at 830 W. Bonita Avenue.
Information: (909) 626-7170.
--sandra.emerson@inlandnewspapers.com

Rajiv Dutta, current Drucker Institute executive-in-Residence and former eBay Marketplaces president and former president of PayPal and Skype will speak from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
Dutta's topic is "The Art of the Narrative" and he will speak at the Balch Auditorium on Scripps College, 1030 Columbia Ave.
Drucker Institute director Rick Wartzman will speak with Dutta in a series of Drucker Centennial conversations.
The event is free to the public and refreshments will be served at 6 p.m.
Information: (909) 607-9212

Southern California duo Los Pochos will perform their Mexico and Texas styled conjunto music at 7 p.m. Saturday the Folk Music Center Saturday.
Band members are Otoño Luján, who plays Diatonic Button-Accordion and is on vocals, Elliott Baribeault who plays Bajo Sexto and is also on Vocals, Ernesto Molina on bass and Lorenzo Martinez who is on drums.
The center is at 220 Yale Ave.
Admission is $10.
Los Pochos' Web site is at: www.lospochos.com
Information: (909) 624-2928 or www.folkmusiccenter.com

Author Francisco H. Vazquez will present "Latinos in the United States: A Continental Quest for Democracy" from 6:45 to 8 p.m. Thursday inside the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College, 385 East 8th St.
Vazquez, who graduated CMC in 1972, is the professor of liberal studies and director of the Hutchins Institute for Public Policy and Community Action at Sonoma State University.
He co-authored "Latino/a Thought: Culture, Politics, and Society" in 2003.
The event is first-come, first serve.
Information: (909) 621-8244

Freelance journalist Roxana Saberi will present "On the Streets of Tehran" at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.
In January 2009, Saberi was arrested in Iran and the government in Iran charged and sentenced her for espionage.
An appeals court later reduced her eight-year-prison term from espionage to possessing classified information, which she has denied and was given a two-year suspended sentence.
On May 11, 2009, Saberi was released. The Athenaeum is at 385 East 8th St.
Information: (909) 621-8244

Claremont City Manager Jeff Parker issues a report online every week that details happenings in the city. Here is his report from Sept. 11, as one from Sept. 18 hasn't been posted and this one did not make it to Claremont Now.
*Friday Nights Live, which runs from 6 to 9 p.m. every Friday, has been extended through Dec. 18.
Concerts are in the Claremont Village and two bands perform at either Second and Yale Avenues and in the Public Plaza. The city, Claremont Chamber of Commerce, Village Marketing Group and the Tolkin Group's Village Square combined to make the event continue.
For more information, go to www.myspace.com/claremontfridaynightslive or call the human service's department at (909) 399-5400.
*A Golden State Water Company well to be shut down at the southeast corner of College Avenue/Pooch Park had work started Sept. 16. The process, where pipes will be plugged and the cement will be used to backfill the well, is expected to take two weeks. The well was drilled in 1925 but materials to build the well risk contaminating water supplies, according to the release.
*The 12th annual Depot Jazz Series at the Claremont Train Depot will continue through Oct. 16.
Concerts take place Friday nights from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the historic depot, 200 W. First St. While Wolfe's Market will have snack and dinner items for purchase, attendees can part at the Metrolink Lot at College Avenue and First Street.
The Friday concert will feature Mark Carter, while Oct. 2 will host L.A. Bluescasters, Oct. 9 will have Lao Tizer and Oct. 16 wraps up with The Wiseguys Big Band Machine.
For more information on the report, head to: http://www.ci.claremont.ca.us/ps.topics.cfm?ID=2296

The Claremont Day at the Los Angeles County Fair will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday.
A community parade will be held at 5 p.m. while at 6 p.m. community heroes will be honored at the Community Stage in Park Square.
The evening will end will a class rock concert from The Ravelers.
Residents can get a "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" discount card for Claremont Day at City Hall, 207 Harvard Ave.; the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd. or the Claremont Chamber of Commerce, 205 Yale Ave.
The fair is held at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.
Information: www.lacountyfair.com

A Friends of the Claremont Library Poetry reading will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The reading will take place at the library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.
Wendy Herbert and Lynne Thompson will read at the event.
Information: (909) 621-4902

The Claremont Public Library will host "How Big is Big? How Far is Far" with Richard Wade.
The program takes place at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Claremont Public Library.
Wade "will present this program about the sizes and distances of things in astronomy," according to a library news release. "We will use common objects to build a scale model of the solar system to show just how big it is!"
The library is at 208 North Harvard Ave.
Information: (909) 621-4902

The Scriblerus meeting Thursday is themed "Potpouri of chapbooks."
Meetings take place at 11:15 a.m. Thursday at Pizza n' Such, 273 W 2nd St.
Attendees are suggested to bring their favorite chapbook so they can read and discuss "what makes a good chapbook," according to a Scriblerus news release.
For more information and to RSVP call Helen Graziano at (909) 621-2876.

Three Valleys Municipal Water Board director Xavier Alvarez was found guilty Friday for insurance fraud, misappropriation of public funds and grand theft.
He was led away in handcuffs after the ruling. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 1 in Pomona Superior Court.
He is expected to be kicked off the water board, said Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Sandi Roth.

Alvarez was fined and sentenced to probation in July 2008 for violating the Stolen Valor Act, which criminalizes false claims of military valor. He claimed he had received the medal. Alvarez was fined and sentenced to perform community service at Loma Linda's Veterans Hospital.Alvarez represents south Pomona on the water board.

Here they are (and thanks to Melissa for writing these up):

Claremont man drying clothes in microwave starts fire

Claremont Community Foundation's 20th Anniversary Garden Party will run from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden.
Dean of Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University Ira Jackson is the guest speaker.
There will also be a special recognition ceremony and recognition of the Sticky Monkey Flower, or Mimulus aurantiacus, the official city flower.
Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Suggested donations are $20 per person and call for reservations.
The garden is at 1500 North College Ave.
Information: (909) 398-1060

"Ten Pound Ape: Your Mother was Beautiful Once, part vier" will have an opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Claremont Museum of Art.
Admission is $5 for non-members and free for members.
"Founded in 2004, Ten Pound Ape is an international art collective engaged in public projects questioning the nature of civic sculpture and co-opting the verbiage of non-commercial street advertisements," according to a museum news release.
The museum is at 536 W. 1st St.
The exhibition runs from Saturday through Jan. 10, 2010.
Information: (909) 621-3200 or claremontmuseum.org

The opening reception for "An Enduring Legacy: New Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection" will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Claremont Museum of Art.
Admission is $5 for non-members and free for members.
The reception will showcase works acquired in the museum's first two years such as Vexing: Female Voices from East L.A. Punk; the estate of devoted collector Marge Burgeson; Multiverse; and LOCUS I: Art and Craft of Claremont and the Region.
Artists in the collection include Millard Sheets, Jean Ames, Karl Benjamin, James Hueter, Harrison McIntosh and Barbara Beretich.
"All works represent expressions of the Museum's mission to explore and preserve the region's artistic talent and legacy," according to the museum's news release.
The museum is at 536 W. 1st St.
The exhibition runs from Saturday through Jan. 10, 2010.
Information: (909) 621-3200 or claremontmuseum.org

Pop-culture, music, comics and graphic novels are available at the all day Edge of LA Comic-Con on Saturday.
The free, all-ages event is held at The Claremont Packing House, 586 West First St.
Information: (909) 626-3066

The City of Claremont and Metrolink present the 12th annual Depot Jazz Series with Susie Hansen Latin Band.
The band will perform from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the historic Claremont Train Depot, 200 W. First St. The event is free.
On site will be Wolfe's Market with dinner and snack items available to purchase.
The Metrolink Lot, at First Street and College, has parking.
People are encouraged to bring a blanket and lawn chair.
Information: (909) 399-5490

"The Obama Presidency: Eight Months and Counting: A Constitution Day Panel Discussion" will take place from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Honnold/Mudd Library, 800 Dartmouth Ave.
A group of faculty panelists will talk about Obama's presidency to recognize Constitution Day.
Pomona College Dean of Faculty Cecilia Conrad will moderate the event.
Those taking part are Gaston Espinoza (Claremont McKenna College assistant professor of religious studies), Michelle Bligh (Claremont Graduate University associate professor in the school of behavioral and organizational sciences) Elizabeth Shermer (Claremont McKenna College visiting assistant professor of history); Stu McConnell (Pitzer College professor of history) Darryl Smith (Pomona College assistant professor of religious studies).
Information: (909) 607-3986

Disaster Preparedness: Practical suggestions on how to ready yourself and your home will take place at 10 a.m. Sept. 21 at the Pomona Valley Health Center in Claremont.
The free program is part of the Inter Valley Health Plan Vitality Series health and wellness workshop.
The center is at 1601 Monte Vista, Suite 275.
Inter Valley Health Plan is "a non-profit Medicare Advantage Organization focused on engaging, educating and empowering local seniors to make healthier lifestyle choices and informed health care decisions," according to a news release.
Those interested in the program can call (800) 251-8191 Ext. 316.

A candidates forum for the Claremont Unified school board will be hosted by Active Claremont at 7 p.m. today in the community room of the Claremont Public Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.
Candidates include current board members Steven Llanusa and Mary Caenepeel and financial advisor Jeff K. Stark and attorney Jeff Hammill.

Claremont Wednesdays takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays inside the Claremont Village West of Indian Hill Boulevard including Second Street, Oberlin Avenue and First Street.
The musical act today is Billy Proulx & The Crew on the Second Street Stage.
The non-profit organization Claremont Forum holds its Wednesday Green Market from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays at the Packing House at 540 W. First St.
Information: http://www.claremontwednesdays.org/

The public is invited to a new Ken Burns film titled "This is America" at 7 p.m. today at Pitzer College.
The screening will take place at the Broad Performance Space in the Broad Center at Pitzer. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.
The film is about "the story of the National Parks through the lens of a diverse cast of historical characters," according to a news release.
Today's presentation is co-sponsored by KCET, Intercollegiate Media Studies of the Claremont Colleges and San Gabriel Mountains Forever.
The center is located near Platt Boulevard and Mills Avenue or http://www.pitzer.edu/about/map_quickreference.html.

The Claremont United Church of Christ, a progressive Christian nomination, will host a 60 minute service using the music of rock band U2.
The service will be held at 6:22 p.m. Sept. 26.
The celebration "features the music of the rock band U2 as part of a liturgical service and communion," according to a news release.
"The service emphasizes the eight Millennium Development Goals, established by the United Nations. These goals focus on reducing extreme poverty, fighting AIDS and other epidemics, reducing child mortality rates, and developing global environmental sustainability. Bono, U2's lead singer, is a passionate supporter of the Millennium Development Goals."
The church is at 233 W. Harrison Ave. Everyone is invited regardless of faith.
The event is free but a collection taken during the service will have proceeds go toward "One Great Hour of Sharing, the United Church of Christ's mission to work with international partners to provide sources of clean water and food, education and health care, small business micro-credit, emergency relief and advocacy and resettlement for refugees and displaced persons."
Information: (909) 626-1201 or www.claremontucc.org.

An "Interfaith Walk for Unity & Peace" will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Claremont Presbyterian Church, 1111 N. Mountain Ave.
The walk will head to Temple Beth Israel, 3033 N Towne Ave. in Pomona and end at Islamic Center of Claremont, 3641 N. Garey Ave. in Pomona.
A free meal will be provided and transportation can be provided to those in need.
Information: (909)-626-1277

A special family and kids concert with Dan Crow will take place at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 20.
Children under age 5 are free while admission is $5 for everyone else.
Doors open at 4 p.m. Crow has been a children's performer for decades and has showcased his talents nationally and locally for preschool to elementary age kids.
The Folk Music Center is at 220 Yale Ave.
Information: (909) 624-2928 or www.folkmusiccenter.com

Singer/songwriter Stan Ridgway will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Folk Music Center, 220 Yale Ave.
Ridgway started with creating low-budget horror film music before he joined Los Angeles art-punk group Wall of Voodoo as lead vocalist. They released the 1983 hit single "Mexican Radio" besides two albums and an EP.
The opening act is Yatiri, who use the panpipe music of the Altiplano and flute. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is $15.
Information: (909) 624-2928 or www.folkmusiccenter.com

The Pilgrim Pickers will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. Sept. 19. at the Claremont First Baptist Church.
The church is at 472 N Mountain Ave.
Information: (909) 624-4496.

Claremont resident Tom Lamb is a selected artist in VSA arts (formerly Very Special Arts), which is a non-profit organization that helps art programs for people with disabilities.
Lamb, 25, will be in the VSA arts exhibition, which features emerging artists with disabilities, titled "Accelerate" at the Smithsonian Institution.
His acrylic on paper work is titled "Untitled" will be presented from Thursday through Jan. 6. He also won an Award of Excellence in the amount of $2,000.
The work will be shown at the S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW, Washington, D.C.
The center is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Dec. 25. Admission is free.
Information (202) 633-1000.

John York, the former member of the Byrds, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Claremont Forum in the Packing House.
York was also a member of The Mamas and The Papas touring band and a member of the Sir Douglas Quintet with Dr. John.
The Packing House is at 532 West First St.
Tickets are $10 at the door at the Thoreau bookstore in The Packing House.
Information: (909) 626-3066 or www.claremontforum.org

The Claremont Kiwanis Route 66 Beach Party dinner and auction will take place at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25. Hors d'oeuvres and 7:30 p.m. dinner at the DoubleTree Hotel.
Silent and live auctions and entertainment will be showcased. Tickets are $25.
The proceeds will be benefit community and youth programs.
The hotel is at 555 W. Foothill Blvd. which is where tickets are available besides any Claremont Kiwanian.
Information: (909) 626-2411

King Wrap, a fast food restaurant with Greek-styled food, opened at 373 W. Bonita Ave. in the former Kiwi Berry site.
Golden State Water Company will finish paving the Harvard Avenue utility trench, between Sixth and Tenth Streets. The water main Harvard Avenue installation, between Foothill Boulevard and Tenth Street, will be finished by the end of September.
The water company will also pave and complete the Green Street water main "by the end of next week (Sept. 11)."
Southern California Gas Company finished replacing deteriorated gas lines on Wheaton Avenue, Santa Barbara Drive and Tulane Road while final trench paving will be started in the next two weeks.
The TRACKS Activity Center will begin its free drop-in after school program for the 2009/2010 school year today. The TAC is open to all Claremont seventh and eighth graders from 2:15 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Registration must be completed first so contact TAC at (909) 399-5378.

The Claremont Day at the Los Angeles County Fair is all day Sept. 24.
A community parade will be held at 5 p.m. while dignitaries, local talent and more will be at The Stage in Park Square. An area will also be set up to highlight Claremont programs, organizations and services.
Residents can get a "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" discount card for Claremont Day at City Hall, 207 Harvard Ave.; the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd. or the Claremont Chamber of Commerce, 205 Yale Ave.
The fair is held at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.
Information: www.lacountyfair.com

Active Claremont will host a Claremont School Board Candidates Forum at 7 p.m. Sept. 16 in the community room of the Claremont Public Library.
The library is at 208 N. Harvard Ave.
Candidates include current board members Mary Caenepeel and Steven Llanusa and attorney Jeff Hammill and financial advisor Jeff K. Stark.
Refreshments will be served while written questions from the audience will be taken.
Information: (909) 621-5412.

The eighth annual Claremont Chamber Village Marketing Group's Vintage Village Wine Walk takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Check-in for the event starts at 4:45 p.m. While tickets are sold out, the event covers a large part of the Claremont Village.
There will be approximately 40 Claremont Village businesses with winetasting sites.
Tickets were $30 per person in advance and $35 day of event but the few tickets left on Tuesday were going to be sold, said Lori Paley, owner of Aromatique Skin & Body Care at 319 W First St. Suite A.

The Claremont Police Department will hold a driving under the influence checkpoint from 6 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday at an undisclosed checkpoint.
Checkpoint funding is through a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to a Claremont Police Department news release.

The Angeles National Forest's Station Fire has caused unhealthy to hazardous air quality in the San Gabriel Mountains and the West San Gabriel Valley.
Here is the news release posted on the city's Web site at http://www.ci.claremont.ca.us/

"Smoke from the Station Fire in the Angeles National Forest has caused Unhealthy to Hazardous air quality at times in the San Gabriel Mountains (Area 15) and the West San Gabriel Valley (Area 8). Very high concentrations of fine particulates are occurring in areas of direct smoke impacts near the fire, especially the foothill communities of Altadena, La Canada, Flintridge, La Crescenta, Tujunga, Sunland, Montrose, Altadena and Acton. The Oak Glen and Pendleton Fires near Yucaipa have also caused areas of Unhealthy air quality. Everyone should avoid physical activity in areas heavily impacted by smoke.
Smoke has settled into the valleys of Los Angeles County overnight near the fires, as well as in the eastern San Bernardino Valley. Onshore ocean breezes during the afternoon are expected to move smoke into the mountains and inland valleys. Prior to the onshore flow clearing the western Basin, smoke will linger in much of Los Angeles County and in the eastern San Bernardino Valley.
Air quality will reach Unhealthy levels, or higher, in smoke impacted areas, especially near the fires. These areas will likely include:
* the San Gabriel Mountains (Area 15);
* the West San Gabriel Valley (Area 8);
* the West San Bernardino Mountains (Area 36);
* the Santa Clarita Valley (Area 13);
* the San Fernando Valley (Areas 6 and 7);
* the East San Gabriel Valley (Area 9);
* East San Bernardino Valley (Area 35);
* East San Bernardino Mountains (Area 38);
* Banning/San Gorgonio Pass (Area 29).
In any area impacted by smoke: Everyone should avoid any vigorous outdoor or indoor exertion; people with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly, and children should remain indoors. Keep windows and doors closed or seek alternate shelter. Run your air conditioner if you have one. Keep the fresh air intake closed and the filter clean to prevent bringing additional smoke inside."

The Pomona College Museum of Art will present "The New Normal through Oct. 18.
The exhibit features 13 recent artworks that "use private information as raw material and subject matter," according to a Pomona College news release.
There is sculpture, photographs, Web sites, video, artist's books and found objects in the exhibit to give viewers access to "the private sphere of the artists themselves, of strangers, and of public officials."
"The New Normal" exhibit is co-organized by Independent Curators International, New York and Artists Space, New York and circulated by iCI while the guest curator is Michael Connor.
The opening reception for the show is from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 12. An artist lecture, co-sponsored by the Scripps College Humanities Institute, will be held at 4:15 p.m. Oct. 14 at Lyman Hall. A reception, hosted by the Intercollegiate Media Studies of the Claremont Colleges, will follow.
Hours for the museum art are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and one to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
The Pomona College Museum of Art is at 330 N. College Way.
Information: the-new-normal.net, www.ici-exhibitions.org or michael-connor.com/blog/category/the-new-normal or the college at (909) 621-8283

"Paying for Long-Term Care: Medi-Cal and Private Insurance" will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. Sept. 17 at the Joslyn Senior Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave.
Lisa Ramsey, who has more than 15 years of experience advising people on Medi-Cal eligibility, will host, according to a news release.
Attendees will be educated about the availability of financial options to pay for long-term care services.
The workshop will address questions including What claims does the state have on assets after death, what are the income qualifications for Medi-Cal or how are spousal assets protected under Medi-Cal?
The city of Claremont Senior Citizens Program will hold a free Senior Topics series, to education the public on issues interesting to older adults.

Adam Gopnik, staff writer for The New Yorker will speak at 6:45 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.
Gopnik also authored "Angels and Ages: A Short Book about Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life" in 2009 and "Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York" in 2006 and at 5:30 p.m. for Claremont McKenna College freshman is an "Angels and Ages" Dinner for the Class of 2013.
The Athenaeum is at 385 East 8th St.
Information: (909) 621-8244

Freelance journalist Roxana Saberi will present "On the Streets of Tehran" at 6:45 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.
In January 2009, Saberi was arrested in Iran and the government in Iran charged and sentenced her for espionage.
An appeals court later reduced her eight-year-prison term from espionage to possessing classified information, which she has denied and was given a two-year suspended sentence.
On May 11, 2009, Saberi was released.  The Athenaeum is at 385 East 8th St.
Information: (909) 621-8244