May 2010 Archives
An album release party for Michael Ryan and Friends will take place at 8 p.m. June 9 at Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theater.
Ryan, the theater's pre-show guitarist, will perform music with his group from their new album "Everytime" and songs from their instrumental album "Carnaval de Guitarras."
The show will feature musicians flute and vocalist Hai Muradian; guitarist Ken Soderlund; keyboard and vocalist Martie Echito; percussionist Bryan Brock; bassist Garrett Wolfe; vocalist Catherine Lombardo; vocalist Heidi Bird; and castanets Kathy Soderlund.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the fee is $20. Dinner will not be served but beverages and desserts can be purchased.
Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theater is at 455 W. Foothill Blvd.
Information: 909-626-1254.
Ryan, the theater's pre-show guitarist, will perform music with his group from their new album "Everytime" and songs from their instrumental album "Carnaval de Guitarras."
The show will feature musicians flute and vocalist Hai Muradian; guitarist Ken Soderlund; keyboard and vocalist Martie Echito; percussionist Bryan Brock; bassist Garrett Wolfe; vocalist Catherine Lombardo; vocalist Heidi Bird; and castanets Kathy Soderlund.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the fee is $20. Dinner will not be served but beverages and desserts can be purchased.
Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theater is at 455 W. Foothill Blvd.
Information: 909-626-1254.
Claremont Junior Girl Scout Troop 2044 was presented with the Bronze Award, considered the highest honor a Junior girl scout can achieve.
The Girl Scout Council of Greater Los Angeles and KidCare International award was presented Sunday, according to a news release.
Girls had to learn planning and leadership skills to complete a community-orientated project to win the award.
"Working towards this award demonstrates their commitment to helping others, improving their community and the world, and becoming the best they can be," according to the news release.
"Once a month, we are able to serve more than 100 families with gently-used, donated clothing that the girls collect from family and friends and the local community donates," said Claremont resident Dena Anderson, co-leader of the Troop 2044, in the news release.
Last October, the 17-member troop won the award for opening the Community Clothing Closet at the KidCare CARE Center in Montclair.
Girls from the troop and the Granite Creek Community Church have since volunteered at the closet and given clothing to needy families, according to the release.
The Girl Scout Council of Greater Los Angeles and KidCare International award was presented Sunday, according to a news release.
Girls had to learn planning and leadership skills to complete a community-orientated project to win the award.
"Working towards this award demonstrates their commitment to helping others, improving their community and the world, and becoming the best they can be," according to the news release.
"Once a month, we are able to serve more than 100 families with gently-used, donated clothing that the girls collect from family and friends and the local community donates," said Claremont resident Dena Anderson, co-leader of the Troop 2044, in the news release.
Last October, the 17-member troop won the award for opening the Community Clothing Closet at the KidCare CARE Center in Montclair.
Girls from the troop and the Granite Creek Community Church have since volunteered at the closet and given clothing to needy families, according to the release.
During volunteer work at the KidCare CARE center, which opened in September at 9014 Benson Ave. in Montclair, the idea to open the closet appeared.
KidCare International is a Claremont-based nonprofit organization that
supports humanitarian projects in Southern California, South Africa,
Haiti, Tanzania, Sri Lanka and Russia.
The organization started the KidCare Food Bank last year to give household and personal care items, blankets, food, toys, diapers and baby formula for needy families.
"While volunteering at the KidCare Food Bank, we saw an opportunity to serve families even more," Anderson said in the news release. "We were getting requests from children who were cold and didn't have jeans or warm clothing. With this economy, the kids are the ones who suffer in the end."
In the troop are: Marlee Anderson, Gabriella Gunawardane, Sharren Offutt, Lexi Deahl, Shuval Smith, Clara Riggio, Katie Caldwell, Ohana Dorantes, Emily Little, Sarah Hamid, Keren Santamaria, Sarah Gale, Anahi Lozano, Christa Arteaga and Maya Aga.
All served 20 hours at the closet and had to complete other badges before they qualified for the Bronze Award.
Marlee said she was excited to win the
award and get a chance to serve others in the news release.
"It was good to do it," said Marlee, 10, of Claremont. "Others aren't as fortunate as we are. It's good to give back. It makes me feel good inside because I'm giving back."
The girls were personal shoppers and obtained and sorted clothing for those who needed it while at the Closet, a system of women's, men's, girls, boys, babies and accessories was used.
"And then each of them has to help," Anderson said in the news release. "They man their stations and they have to help if parents have children, provide recommendations on whether the clothing is their size and stuff like that."
On Monday, the troop went to Disneyland's "Give a Day, Get a
Day" after the awards ceremony Sunday.
"They went on a Magical Mystery Tour, but they didn't learn about it until after the award was presented," Anderson said in the news release. "They went on a photography scavenger hunt, had a bonfire at the beach and the Disneyland Day."
The Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer.
Free admission, which includes active-duty and five immediate family members with a military ID, starts Friday and continues through Sept. 6.
The Blue Star Museums program, which includes the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families and more than 600 museums nationwide, offers the free admission.
Free admission also includes active-duty reserve and active-duty National Guard.
The Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except national holidays and is at 1500 N. College Ave. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for seniors and students and $4 for ages 3 to 12 and free for botanic garden members.
The Grow Native Nursery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays October through May and admission fees don't apply to the nursery.
Garden information: 909-625-8767 or www.rsabg.org
The complete list of museums can be found at: www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums and more information on the Blue Star Museums program can be found at: www.bluestarfam.org.
Free admission, which includes active-duty and five immediate family members with a military ID, starts Friday and continues through Sept. 6.
The Blue Star Museums program, which includes the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families and more than 600 museums nationwide, offers the free admission.
Free admission also includes active-duty reserve and active-duty National Guard.
The Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except national holidays and is at 1500 N. College Ave. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for seniors and students and $4 for ages 3 to 12 and free for botanic garden members.
The Grow Native Nursery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays October through May and admission fees don't apply to the nursery.
Garden information: 909-625-8767 or www.rsabg.org
The complete list of museums can be found at: www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums and more information on the Blue Star Museums program can be found at: www.bluestarfam.org.
Pomona College professors Margaret (Meg) Worley, Sara Owsley Sood, Matthew Sazinsky, Elizabeth Crighton, Michael
Kuehlwein and Phyllis Jackson were given the 2010 Wig Distinguished Professor Award for Excellence
in Teaching.
The award, according to a Pomona College news release, "recognizes exceptional teaching, concern for students and service to the College and the community."
Senior and junior classes elect the winners and a committee of faculty, students and trustees confirm them. The awards were announced May 16 at the Pomona's 117th commencement and Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Wig established them in 1955.
From the news release:
"Margaret (Meg) Worley, assistant professor of English, joined Pomona in 2004 and teaches Chaucer, Graphic Novels, History of the English Language, Introduction to Literary Theory, Scary Monsters and Coy Mistresses, The Bible as Literature and The History of the Book.
Student comments include:
• She's smart, hip, in touch with her students, sympathetic, understanding and a challenging professor.
• Meg Worley is a fantastic professor. She assigns interesting readings, gives great lectures, and leads discussions that students can't wait to participate in.
• She leads extremely insightful and engaging discussions and lectures well. Even more impressively, though, she maintains an exceptional balance between offering her interpretations of a work and helping students to form their own opinions. The way she fosters creativity in her students is amazing.
• Meg Worley is a wonderful, challenging and inspiring professor. She is incredibly supportive of her students... She also creates truly unique classes.
Her research interests include the medieval roots of the King James Bible; the role of the psalms in developing English nationalism; coins as reverse fetishes; inhumane treatment in The Wind In the Willows; and superheroes, comics and messianism. She earned her B.A. from Emory University and her Ph.D. from Stanford University.
Sara Owsley Sood, assistant professor of computer science, joined Pomona in 2007. She teaches Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science Seminar, Computing and Cognition with Laboratory, Fundamentals of Computer Science, Machine Learning, and the Senior Seminar in Computer Science.
Student comments include:
• Professor Sood is a wonderful teacher and a fantastic mentor and role model. She has given me many amazing and important opportunities during my time here, and I know she has done the same for many others.
• Sood is one of my favorite professors of all time. Her CS30 class, computation and cognition, is hands down the best class I have taken at Pomona. She makes everything interesting and exciting, and she is always around to help out students.
• This enthusiasm for the material and willingness to share make Professor Sood a very engaging professor. She makes difficult and challenging material more accessible and helps students grasp foreign concepts.... Outside the classroom she is always available and genuinely enjoys talking with students about all topics.
Sood's two major research goals are creating machines with increased emotional intelligence through text analytics that expose emotional state and how it changes over time, and connecting people within and outside of the blogsphere through the telling of personal stories. She earned her B.A. from DePauw University and M.A. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University.
Matthew Sazinsky, assistant professor of chemistry, joined Pomona in 2007 and teaches Biochemistry with Lab and Advanced Biochemistry.
Student comments include:
• He made Biochemistry and Advanced Biochemistry two of the most stimulating courses I have taken at Pomona, and his enthusiasm for the subject matter is infectious.
• His teaching style pushes students outside of the typical undergraduate expectations and forces them to explore the subject apart from a simple textbook. This challenge rewards them with a much deeper understanding of the material that would otherwise be impossible.
• He stood out to me for his ability to relate very detailed biochemistry course material to the college population, using examples that sparked our interest in the subject....
he encouraged us to take the initiative, apply what we learned to that which each of us found interesting through individual assignments.
• Terrific with students, both one-on-one and in classroom.
Prof. Sazinsky's research activities employ X-ray crystallography and biochemical techniques as primary tools to answer important questions about the structure and function of proteins. The major research themes are to identify the determinants of metalloenzyme activity and tuning, re-engineer proteins for altered functions and/or expanded catalytic capabilities, and to provide a basis for understanding the biochemical processes in pathogenic bacteria. He earned his B.S. from Haverford College and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Elizabeth Crighton, the William A. Johnson Professor of Government and Professor of Politics, joined the Pomona College faculty in 1975 and teaches Comparative Politics, Comparative Politics of Europe, Gender and Politics, and the Senior Seminar in International and Comparative Politics. This is her sixth Wig Award.
Student comments include:
• Professor Crighton really inspires students in the classroom. She is kind and caring on a personal level; diligent and rigorous in her commentary and feedback; and above all, a genuinely great person.• Professor Crighton leads great discussions. The topics are always robust and nuanced, and she is a great facilitator of student thought.
• I took Professor Crighton's ID1 class and it changed the course of my academic career and instilled in me a passion for comparative and international politics.
• She is at once demanding and encouraging, and yet never panders, preferring instead to guide students to deliberate and reach their own conclusions about social capital, global governance, and religious conflict.
Crighton's research focuses on conflict resolution and peace making. She earned her B.A. from Randolph-Macon Woman's College and her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Michael Kuehlwein, the George E. and Nancy O. Moss Professor of Economics, joined Pomona in 1987 and teaches Macroeconomic Theory, Principles: Microeconomics, Advanced Microeconomic Analysis, and the Senior Activity in Economics. This is his fifth Wig Award.
Student comments include:
• Professor Kuehlwein is one of the most inspiring professors I have had at Pomona. He is incredibly available to his students and constantly instills an interest in Economics.
• Professor Kuehlwein's passion for teaching and love for students is demonstrated by his fun and engaging classes! He is always available for help and is overall, an amazing professor!! Macroeconomics has never been as fun as with Prof. K. He has made even the most challenging material comprehensible and is always available to ask questions.
• Professor Kuehlwein goes out of his way to make economics exciting and engaging, and he has a fantastic ability to explain concepts in terms that students can understand.... He also cares deeply about his students
• His lectures are thought-provoking and upbeat, and his engagement with the class is superb.
Kuehlwein's research interests include theories of consumer spending and saving, the effects of budget deficits on interest rates, and the impact of railroads on grain market integration and famines in 19th-century India. He earned his B.A. from Swarthmore College and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Phyllis Jackson, associate professor of art history, joined the faculty in 1993. She teaches Africana Cinema: Through the Documentary Lens; Black Aesthetics and the Politics of (Re)presentation; Black Women, Feminisms & Social Change; Cinema Against War, Imperialism, and Corporate power; Critical Race Theory, Representation and the Rule of Law; Daughters of Africa; Art, Cinema, Theory, LOVE; and Whiteness: Race, Sex and Representation. This is her second Wig Award.
Student comments include:
• Professor Phyllis Jackson is quite possibly the best professor at Pomona College. Her pedagogy is stunning, effective and crucial given the context of our society and political world.
• After four years at school, still the teacher whose class I am most likely to think about as I go about my life.
• Professor Jackson is warm and intense, and can blow your mind in a lecture. But then she takes you along on a critical journey and helps you develop your own analytic perspective in a way that is conscious of social context and systems of power.
• .I have never felt more challenged-- academically, intellectually, emotionally, spiritually-- in a classroom setting than I have in Jackson's classroom. She holds her students to enormously high standards, and, as such, we rise to them.
Jackson's research interests include the arts, cinemas, aesthetics, and discursive strategies of Africa and the African Diaspora in the United States, the Caribbean, and Western Europe. She is working on two books: Bodies of Representation: Art and Aesthetics of Women of African Descent and Black Panther Party Art and Aesthetics. She earned her B.A. from Reed College and her M.A., Ph.D. and graduate certificate from Northwestern University."
The award, according to a Pomona College news release, "recognizes exceptional teaching, concern for students and service to the College and the community."
Senior and junior classes elect the winners and a committee of faculty, students and trustees confirm them. The awards were announced May 16 at the Pomona's 117th commencement and Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Wig established them in 1955.
From the news release:
"Margaret (Meg) Worley, assistant professor of English, joined Pomona in 2004 and teaches Chaucer, Graphic Novels, History of the English Language, Introduction to Literary Theory, Scary Monsters and Coy Mistresses, The Bible as Literature and The History of the Book.
Student comments include:
• She's smart, hip, in touch with her students, sympathetic, understanding and a challenging professor.
• Meg Worley is a fantastic professor. She assigns interesting readings, gives great lectures, and leads discussions that students can't wait to participate in.
• She leads extremely insightful and engaging discussions and lectures well. Even more impressively, though, she maintains an exceptional balance between offering her interpretations of a work and helping students to form their own opinions. The way she fosters creativity in her students is amazing.
• Meg Worley is a wonderful, challenging and inspiring professor. She is incredibly supportive of her students... She also creates truly unique classes.
Her research interests include the medieval roots of the King James Bible; the role of the psalms in developing English nationalism; coins as reverse fetishes; inhumane treatment in The Wind In the Willows; and superheroes, comics and messianism. She earned her B.A. from Emory University and her Ph.D. from Stanford University.
Sara Owsley Sood, assistant professor of computer science, joined Pomona in 2007. She teaches Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science Seminar, Computing and Cognition with Laboratory, Fundamentals of Computer Science, Machine Learning, and the Senior Seminar in Computer Science.
Student comments include:
• Professor Sood is a wonderful teacher and a fantastic mentor and role model. She has given me many amazing and important opportunities during my time here, and I know she has done the same for many others.
• Sood is one of my favorite professors of all time. Her CS30 class, computation and cognition, is hands down the best class I have taken at Pomona. She makes everything interesting and exciting, and she is always around to help out students.
• This enthusiasm for the material and willingness to share make Professor Sood a very engaging professor. She makes difficult and challenging material more accessible and helps students grasp foreign concepts.... Outside the classroom she is always available and genuinely enjoys talking with students about all topics.
Sood's two major research goals are creating machines with increased emotional intelligence through text analytics that expose emotional state and how it changes over time, and connecting people within and outside of the blogsphere through the telling of personal stories. She earned her B.A. from DePauw University and M.A. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University.
Matthew Sazinsky, assistant professor of chemistry, joined Pomona in 2007 and teaches Biochemistry with Lab and Advanced Biochemistry.
Student comments include:
• He made Biochemistry and Advanced Biochemistry two of the most stimulating courses I have taken at Pomona, and his enthusiasm for the subject matter is infectious.
• His teaching style pushes students outside of the typical undergraduate expectations and forces them to explore the subject apart from a simple textbook. This challenge rewards them with a much deeper understanding of the material that would otherwise be impossible.
• He stood out to me for his ability to relate very detailed biochemistry course material to the college population, using examples that sparked our interest in the subject....
he encouraged us to take the initiative, apply what we learned to that which each of us found interesting through individual assignments.
• Terrific with students, both one-on-one and in classroom.
Prof. Sazinsky's research activities employ X-ray crystallography and biochemical techniques as primary tools to answer important questions about the structure and function of proteins. The major research themes are to identify the determinants of metalloenzyme activity and tuning, re-engineer proteins for altered functions and/or expanded catalytic capabilities, and to provide a basis for understanding the biochemical processes in pathogenic bacteria. He earned his B.S. from Haverford College and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Elizabeth Crighton, the William A. Johnson Professor of Government and Professor of Politics, joined the Pomona College faculty in 1975 and teaches Comparative Politics, Comparative Politics of Europe, Gender and Politics, and the Senior Seminar in International and Comparative Politics. This is her sixth Wig Award.
Student comments include:
• Professor Crighton really inspires students in the classroom. She is kind and caring on a personal level; diligent and rigorous in her commentary and feedback; and above all, a genuinely great person.• Professor Crighton leads great discussions. The topics are always robust and nuanced, and she is a great facilitator of student thought.
• I took Professor Crighton's ID1 class and it changed the course of my academic career and instilled in me a passion for comparative and international politics.
• She is at once demanding and encouraging, and yet never panders, preferring instead to guide students to deliberate and reach their own conclusions about social capital, global governance, and religious conflict.
Crighton's research focuses on conflict resolution and peace making. She earned her B.A. from Randolph-Macon Woman's College and her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Michael Kuehlwein, the George E. and Nancy O. Moss Professor of Economics, joined Pomona in 1987 and teaches Macroeconomic Theory, Principles: Microeconomics, Advanced Microeconomic Analysis, and the Senior Activity in Economics. This is his fifth Wig Award.
Student comments include:
• Professor Kuehlwein is one of the most inspiring professors I have had at Pomona. He is incredibly available to his students and constantly instills an interest in Economics.
• Professor Kuehlwein's passion for teaching and love for students is demonstrated by his fun and engaging classes! He is always available for help and is overall, an amazing professor!! Macroeconomics has never been as fun as with Prof. K. He has made even the most challenging material comprehensible and is always available to ask questions.
• Professor Kuehlwein goes out of his way to make economics exciting and engaging, and he has a fantastic ability to explain concepts in terms that students can understand.... He also cares deeply about his students
• His lectures are thought-provoking and upbeat, and his engagement with the class is superb.
Kuehlwein's research interests include theories of consumer spending and saving, the effects of budget deficits on interest rates, and the impact of railroads on grain market integration and famines in 19th-century India. He earned his B.A. from Swarthmore College and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Phyllis Jackson, associate professor of art history, joined the faculty in 1993. She teaches Africana Cinema: Through the Documentary Lens; Black Aesthetics and the Politics of (Re)presentation; Black Women, Feminisms & Social Change; Cinema Against War, Imperialism, and Corporate power; Critical Race Theory, Representation and the Rule of Law; Daughters of Africa; Art, Cinema, Theory, LOVE; and Whiteness: Race, Sex and Representation. This is her second Wig Award.
Student comments include:
• Professor Phyllis Jackson is quite possibly the best professor at Pomona College. Her pedagogy is stunning, effective and crucial given the context of our society and political world.
• After four years at school, still the teacher whose class I am most likely to think about as I go about my life.
• Professor Jackson is warm and intense, and can blow your mind in a lecture. But then she takes you along on a critical journey and helps you develop your own analytic perspective in a way that is conscious of social context and systems of power.
• .I have never felt more challenged-- academically, intellectually, emotionally, spiritually-- in a classroom setting than I have in Jackson's classroom. She holds her students to enormously high standards, and, as such, we rise to them.
Jackson's research interests include the arts, cinemas, aesthetics, and discursive strategies of Africa and the African Diaspora in the United States, the Caribbean, and Western Europe. She is working on two books: Bodies of Representation: Art and Aesthetics of Women of African Descent and Black Panther Party Art and Aesthetics. She earned her B.A. from Reed College and her M.A., Ph.D. and graduate certificate from Northwestern University."
The first Sustainable Claremont meeting in June will discuss home energy retrofits.
The meeting will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 2 inside the Padua Room at the Alexander Hughes Community Center.
The center is at 1700 Danbury Rd. and what will be presented is information on rebates and making the home "more comfortable and energy efficient." Attendees will also meet Claremont residents who have improved their homes and companies who perform the work can be interviewed.
Sustainability dialogue will be discussed from 7 to 8 p.m. June 7 inside the Hahn Building at Pomona College.
The college is at 420 N. Harvard Ave. and attendees will learn about biking in Claremont and the building of integrated bikeways in the region.
Information: www.sustainableclaremont.org, www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=68469700987or info@sustainableclaremont.org
The meeting will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 2 inside the Padua Room at the Alexander Hughes Community Center.
The center is at 1700 Danbury Rd. and what will be presented is information on rebates and making the home "more comfortable and energy efficient." Attendees will also meet Claremont residents who have improved their homes and companies who perform the work can be interviewed.
Sustainability dialogue will be discussed from 7 to 8 p.m. June 7 inside the Hahn Building at Pomona College.
The college is at 420 N. Harvard Ave. and attendees will learn about biking in Claremont and the building of integrated bikeways in the region.
Information: www.sustainableclaremont.org, www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=68469700987or info@sustainableclaremont.org
The Southern California Gas Company sponsored second State of the City luncheon will take place at 11:30 a.m. July 15 at Candlelight Pavilion.
The Candlelight Pavilion is at 455 W. Foothill Blvd. The event cost is $35 per person with RSVP's being made to Marlene Fulfer at 909-624-1681 or marlene(at)claremontchamber.org with "State of the City" in the subject line.
Information: www.claremontchamber.org/2010-State-of-the-City-Luncheon.285.0.html or 909-624-1681.
The Candlelight Pavilion is at 455 W. Foothill Blvd. The event cost is $35 per person with RSVP's being made to Marlene Fulfer at 909-624-1681 or marlene(at)claremontchamber.org with "State of the City" in the subject line.
Information: www.claremontchamber.org/2010-State-of-the-City-Luncheon.285.0.html or 909-624-1681.
On Tuesday, I was a little late to the 6:30 p.m. City Council meeting because I attended a Claremont Unified School District special meeting at 6 p.m. but I spoke with Claremont Chamber of Commerce director Sonja Stump (who also books the bands for the Friday Nights Live concert series).
She said the series was able to financially continue through October. I should have more information soon.
Currently, Friday Nights Live runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays and continues this week.
Music is performed at the Public Plaza, Second Street and Yale Avenue and at one of two other locations.
Those locations are the Claremont City Council Chambers, 225 W. Second St. or the Chamber of Commerce, 205 Yale.
The schedule is below:
-Friday
Ricky Brown Combo - Chamber of Commerce
The Country Squires - The Public Plaza
-June 4
The Ravelers - The Claremont Depot
Seth Greenburg Combo - The Public Plaza
-June 11
Melvin Eddy Blues Band - Chamber of Commerce
Sugar Mountain Mamas - The Public Plaza
-June 18
Dynamite Dawson - Chamber of Commerce
Ricky Brown Combo - The Public Plaza
-June 25
Synergy - Chamber of Commerce
Swing 4 Sale - The Public Plaza
Information: 909-624-1681 or www.myspace.com/530988446
She said the series was able to financially continue through October. I should have more information soon.
Currently, Friday Nights Live runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays and continues this week.
Music is performed at the Public Plaza, Second Street and Yale Avenue and at one of two other locations.
Those locations are the Claremont City Council Chambers, 225 W. Second St. or the Chamber of Commerce, 205 Yale.
The schedule is below:
-Friday
Ricky Brown Combo - Chamber of Commerce
The Country Squires - The Public Plaza
-June 4
The Ravelers - The Claremont Depot
Seth Greenburg Combo - The Public Plaza
-June 11
Melvin Eddy Blues Band - Chamber of Commerce
Sugar Mountain Mamas - The Public Plaza
-June 18
Dynamite Dawson - Chamber of Commerce
Ricky Brown Combo - The Public Plaza
-June 25
Synergy - Chamber of Commerce
Swing 4 Sale - The Public Plaza
Information: 909-624-1681 or www.myspace.com/530988446
At Saturday's budget workshop meeting, Barbara Musselman, president of the League of Women Voters of the Claremont Area, alleged in a letter the city had discrepancies of more than $1.4 million and $1.3 million in their figures besides having different totals for authorized city positions.
According to Musselman's letter on the budget numbers: "First, the City distributed a document at the Budget Meeting on March 27, 2010, General Fund Budget History, "Adopted Revenues" for FY 2008-2009 that dos (sic) not match the "Adopted Revenue" for that year on page thirty-eight (38) of the official budget.
"In addition, the figure for FY 2009-2010 "Adopted Revenues" does not equate with that on page thirty-nine (39) of the official budget," according to the letter.
The 2008-2010 budget report (pages 38/39) shows a 2008-2009 figure of $20,726,260 and the 2009-2010 budget shows a figure of $21,490,970.
The March 27, 2010 handout shows a 2008-2009 figure of $22,133,260 and the 2009-2010 budget shows a figure of $22,862,121."
There was also discrepancies in the number of authorized positions in the letter.
"Next, the 2007-2008 budget showed one hundred and eighty-nine (189) authorized positions, the 2008-2010 adopted budget on page eleven shows a total of one hundred and eighty-four authorized positions," according to the letter. "At the March 27, 2010 meeting, a current total of one hundred and fifty-nine positions was announced."
Musselman's letter asked: "Why does the City not provide a standardized format that include sa chart summarizing departmental expenditures beginning with 2007 to the present and show the cumulative percent reduction in each department since that fiscal year?"
"It's basic numbers," Musselman told the council during her presentation.
Mayor Linda Elderkin afterward agreed with Musselman, and said the different number amounts undermined credibility.
"I'm unhappy with having an organization saying our numbers don't match," Elderkin said, addressing her comments to staff and subcommittee members.
Later in the meeting, city manager Jeff Parker said moving numbers around to solve budget problems, he mentioned the police department's not expanding its police facility, can cause the different numbers.
According to Musselman's letter on the budget numbers: "First, the City distributed a document at the Budget Meeting on March 27, 2010, General Fund Budget History, "Adopted Revenues" for FY 2008-2009 that dos (sic) not match the "Adopted Revenue" for that year on page thirty-eight (38) of the official budget.
"In addition, the figure for FY 2009-2010 "Adopted Revenues" does not equate with that on page thirty-nine (39) of the official budget," according to the letter.
The 2008-2010 budget report (pages 38/39) shows a 2008-2009 figure of $20,726,260 and the 2009-2010 budget shows a figure of $21,490,970.
The March 27, 2010 handout shows a 2008-2009 figure of $22,133,260 and the 2009-2010 budget shows a figure of $22,862,121."
There was also discrepancies in the number of authorized positions in the letter.
"Next, the 2007-2008 budget showed one hundred and eighty-nine (189) authorized positions, the 2008-2010 adopted budget on page eleven shows a total of one hundred and eighty-four authorized positions," according to the letter. "At the March 27, 2010 meeting, a current total of one hundred and fifty-nine positions was announced."
Musselman's letter asked: "Why does the City not provide a standardized format that include sa chart summarizing departmental expenditures beginning with 2007 to the present and show the cumulative percent reduction in each department since that fiscal year?"
"It's basic numbers," Musselman told the council during her presentation.
Mayor Linda Elderkin afterward agreed with Musselman, and said the different number amounts undermined credibility.
"I'm unhappy with having an organization saying our numbers don't match," Elderkin said, addressing her comments to staff and subcommittee members.
Later in the meeting, city manager Jeff Parker said moving numbers around to solve budget problems, he mentioned the police department's not expanding its police facility, can cause the different numbers.
Claremont Police Department Capt. Gary Jenkins will have a retirement celebration from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 14 at the Doubletree Hotel Patio.
On May 14, Jenkins was named the top candidate to be the police chief of Pullman, Wa.
More information will be available later, according to the Claremont Police Department.
On May 14, Jenkins was named the top candidate to be the police chief of Pullman, Wa.
More information will be available later, according to the Claremont Police Department.
The Automated Clearing House, or ACH, payment program for sanitation billing will be changed June 10 for a new online bill pay system.
Residents, according to a city news release, who are enrolled in the original program that don't register online for the new system June 10 will be forced to have the city manually converted their account to the new system.
The accounts that are manually converted will not be accessible online until speaking with the city's financial services staff at 909-399-5451.
According to a city news release, "the new system offers residents many new and useful features, including the choice of using a checking account or a credit card, 24/7 online access to view and pay bills as well as track their payment history, and the choice of receiving paper bills or going completely paperless."
Registration is simple, according to the release.
Click "Sign Me Up" and enter the required information. But when the account is activated, users must set up a "Payment Profile" and select "Auto Pay."
Under this new system, automatic payments will be charged to accounts five days before the billing date instead of the first month of the billing cycle.
The first automatic payment for the new system will take place Sept. 16 for the July 1 through Sept. 30, 2010 bill.
Information or questions about the billing process: Candice Ponce at 909-399-5451.
Residents, according to a city news release, who are enrolled in the original program that don't register online for the new system June 10 will be forced to have the city manually converted their account to the new system.
The accounts that are manually converted will not be accessible online until speaking with the city's financial services staff at 909-399-5451.
According to a city news release, "the new system offers residents many new and useful features, including the choice of using a checking account or a credit card, 24/7 online access to view and pay bills as well as track their payment history, and the choice of receiving paper bills or going completely paperless."
Registration is simple, according to the release.
Click "Sign Me Up" and enter the required information. But when the account is activated, users must set up a "Payment Profile" and select "Auto Pay."
Under this new system, automatic payments will be charged to accounts five days before the billing date instead of the first month of the billing cycle.
The first automatic payment for the new system will take place Sept. 16 for the July 1 through Sept. 30, 2010 bill.
Information or questions about the billing process: Candice Ponce at 909-399-5451.
Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga was chosen as a visionary delegate for Vision 2020, according to a Scripps College news release released Monday.Vision 2020, a national project to advance gender equality, has 13 visionary delegates.
Bettison-Varga, one of the 123, will assist and advice 102 women from around the country to be selected as national delegates "to help shape the future of women's leadership into the next decade," according to the news release.
Bettison-Varga will also be featured as a discussion expert in a science, engineering and technology panel at a two-day conference in October 2010 that starts Vision 2020, according to the release.
"I am very excited to be involved in the Vision 2020 initiative," said Bettison-Varga in the news release. "Scripps College has long been a community of strong women who work to improve gender equality."
Inland Valley Hope Partners food pantry will have new service hours on June 1.
The hours will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, 2 to 5 p.m. Thursdays and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturdays.
The pantry is inside the Joslyn Senior Center, 660 North Mountain Ave. at the Joslyn Center Annex.
Since 1968 Inland Valley Hope Partners has served the hungry and sheltered the homeless and is a 501C3 non-profit charitable organization.
The organization serves 75,000 children, women and men each year in the Inland Valley, according to their website.
Until June 1 the current pantry hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday.
Besides Claremont, other pantries are in Ontario, Pomona and San Dimas.
Information: 909-621-2400 or www.inlandvalleyhopepartners.org
The hours will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, 2 to 5 p.m. Thursdays and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturdays.
The pantry is inside the Joslyn Senior Center, 660 North Mountain Ave. at the Joslyn Center Annex.
Since 1968 Inland Valley Hope Partners has served the hungry and sheltered the homeless and is a 501C3 non-profit charitable organization.
The organization serves 75,000 children, women and men each year in the Inland Valley, according to their website.
Until June 1 the current pantry hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday.
Besides Claremont, other pantries are in Ontario, Pomona and San Dimas.
Information: 909-621-2400 or www.inlandvalleyhopepartners.org
Judy Harvey Sahak, the Sally Preston Swan Librarian for Denison Library at Scripps College, will present "Mysteries of Claremont's Past" at 2 p.m. on June 13 at the Claremont Public Library.The presentation is part of the annual meeting of the Friends of the Claremont Library.
Harvey Sahak will talk about T.S. Eliot, Eleanor Roosevelt and Helene Mayer visiting Scripps College, Claremont and Southern California.
Eliot arrived to Scripps faculty member and friend Emily Hale while Roosevelt came to visit soon after becoming First Lady.
Mayer, a 1932 silver medal Olympic fencer, became a student at Scripps and graduated in 1934. Afterward, she was barred from returning to Germany to fence because she was half Jewish, according to a Friends of the Claremont Library news release.
The library is at 208 N. Harvard Ave.
Information: 909-621-4902 or http://www.colapublib.org/libs/claremont/
Comedian Tom Clark will perform this weekend at Flappers Comedy Club, 532 W. First St.Clark will perform at 8 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
His credits include NBC's "Last Comic Standing," "Comedy Central's Premium Blend," "The Late Late Show" on CBS, and "The Bob & Tom Show."
"With his wild-eyed smile and patented awkward delivery, Clark´s act takes on the realities of life and deals with them in a most original and unusual way," according to the Flappers website. "Along with his outstanding improv and crowd work Clark´s act has a little something for everyone."
The host and emcee is Bobby Banuelos of the Laugh Factory, Ha Ha Cafe and Whiskey A Go Go."
Comedian Wendel Duppert, who has been featured on tour with Lisa Lampanelli, will be featured.
Tickets are $12 each with a two-drink minimum and $10 with a two-drink minimum if purchased online at www.FlappersComedy.com.
James P Connolly will headline at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. on June 4 and June 5.
Tickets and information: 818-845-9721
A concert, featuring Claremont
Unified School District instrumental music students, will take place at 7 p.m. Monday inside the El Roble
Intermediate School Gymnasium.
The free concerts feature students in grades four through eight.
The public is invited to attend.
Information: 909-625-4617
The free concerts feature students in grades four through eight.
The public is invited to attend.
Information: 909-625-4617
Claremont and La Verne will hold a joint Relay for Life to battle cancer
from 9 a.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday at Claremont High School track.
Claremont High School is at 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
Funds raised will be used to fight cancer.
Teams walk the track in a relay manner for 24 hours while music, prizes, children's activities, entertainment and more occur.
A survivor lap opens the lap where cancer survivors are honored in their fight against cancer.
A luminaria ceremony to honor survivors and caregivers is held at 9 p.m with luminarias lighting the track.
This year's theme, "Re-Lei for the Cure," is Hawaiian.
There is also a meeting for potential or future team captains or learning what teams do at 7 p.m. May 12 at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd.
Information: relaynusha@gmail.com or http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?sid=70839&type=fr_informational&pg=informational&fr_id=20353
Claremont High School is at 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
Funds raised will be used to fight cancer.
Teams walk the track in a relay manner for 24 hours while music, prizes, children's activities, entertainment and more occur.
A survivor lap opens the lap where cancer survivors are honored in their fight against cancer.
A luminaria ceremony to honor survivors and caregivers is held at 9 p.m with luminarias lighting the track.
This year's theme, "Re-Lei for the Cure," is Hawaiian.
There is also a meeting for potential or future team captains or learning what teams do at 7 p.m. May 12 at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd.
Information: relaynusha@gmail.com or http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?sid=70839&type=fr_informational&pg=informational&fr_id=20353
Flappers Comedy LLC will continue their new Comedy Club this weekend
with headlining comedian Michael Rayner.
Shows will run at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday. Also performing will be host Samuel J. Comroe, Wendel Duppert and Laura Park.
Rayner has been featured on the "Late Show with David Letterman," "Sesame Street" and "The Extreme Gong Show."
Nickelodeon Television has had him on shows "What Would You Do?" and "Nick Arcade" and has appeared on numerous television commercials.
According to his bio information, "maybe his proudest achievement was having Frank Sinatra personally approve him to promote his compilation cd for a Capitol Records commercial."
Tickets are $15 with a two-drink minimum. Hip Kitty Jazz and Fondue Club will serve drinks and appetizers.
Flappers Comedy Club, at the Packing House 532 W. First St., Unit 218.
Online Pre-Purchase at www.flapperscomedy.com
Shows will run at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday. Also performing will be host Samuel J. Comroe, Wendel Duppert and Laura Park.
Rayner has been featured on the "Late Show with David Letterman," "Sesame Street" and "The Extreme Gong Show."
Nickelodeon Television has had him on shows "What Would You Do?" and "Nick Arcade" and has appeared on numerous television commercials.
According to his bio information, "maybe his proudest achievement was having Frank Sinatra personally approve him to promote his compilation cd for a Capitol Records commercial."
Tickets are $15 with a two-drink minimum. Hip Kitty Jazz and Fondue Club will serve drinks and appetizers.
Flappers Comedy Club, at the Packing House 532 W. First St., Unit 218.
Online Pre-Purchase at www.flapperscomedy.com
The Youth Activity Center and TRACKS Activity Center youth recognition
awards ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m. May 26 inside the Padua
Room at the Alexander Hughes Community Center.
The theme is a Luau and YAC and TAC staff teams selected award winners for community involvement, personal growth and development, dedication, overall contribution toward programs, participation and volunteerism.
Information: Krista Dieringer at 909-399-5378 or Caroline Bustos at 909-399-5384.
The theme is a Luau and YAC and TAC staff teams selected award winners for community involvement, personal growth and development, dedication, overall contribution toward programs, participation and volunteerism.
Information: Krista Dieringer at 909-399-5378 or Caroline Bustos at 909-399-5384.
Norman Cadman from the LA Opera Speakers Bureau will hold a multi-media
presentation on The Perfect Wagnerite: The Ring a la George Bernard Shaw
at 2 p.m. Saturday inside the Claremont Public Library.
"Richard Wagner intended his 'Ring of the Nibelung' to be the epic tale of the salvation of the world through redemption by love, writ large by gods, giants and humans," according to a library news release. The Ring, Shaw interpreted, was a metaphor for the Industrial Revolution and Cadman will discuss the connection between the "revolutionary German romantic artist and the cynical Irish critic."
The presentation is free and sponsored by the Friends of the Claremont Library. The library is at 208 N. Harvard Ave.
Information: 909-621-4902 or www.colapublib.org
"Richard Wagner intended his 'Ring of the Nibelung' to be the epic tale of the salvation of the world through redemption by love, writ large by gods, giants and humans," according to a library news release. The Ring, Shaw interpreted, was a metaphor for the Industrial Revolution and Cadman will discuss the connection between the "revolutionary German romantic artist and the cynical Irish critic."
The presentation is free and sponsored by the Friends of the Claremont Library. The library is at 208 N. Harvard Ave.
Information: 909-621-4902 or www.colapublib.org
The Friends of the Claremont Public Library Monthly Poetry Readying
features published poetry veterans Lucia Galloway and Cati Porter.
The event takes place at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Claremont Public Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.
Galloway co-hosts the Claremont Library Poetry Series and in 2010 published "Venus and Other Losses," her first poetry collection.
Porter is editor and founder of "Poemeleon: a Journal of Poetry."
Information: 909-621-4902 or www.colapublib.org
The event takes place at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Claremont Public Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.
Galloway co-hosts the Claremont Library Poetry Series and in 2010 published "Venus and Other Losses," her first poetry collection.
Porter is editor and founder of "Poemeleon: a Journal of Poetry."
Information: 909-621-4902 or www.colapublib.org
When I sat down this morning, a letter from the Claremont Independence Day Committee was on my desk. I opened it and ... you can see the contents above.
I am flattered by the request but don't see myself as "one of the prominent figures in the community," I just write stories for a newspaper.
Anyway, as a reporter covering the city, its officials and events I don't want there to be a conflict of interest from people thinking I cozy up to local officials for favors so I am not sure if I will go.
I'm not getting paid here so that's not a concern of mine. But I am undecided (and have until June 21 to make a decision).
SO ... I thought I would ask my readers what they think. Should I enter? Should I not? Why?
I am flattered by the request but don't see myself as "one of the prominent figures in the community," I just write stories for a newspaper.
Anyway, as a reporter covering the city, its officials and events I don't want there to be a conflict of interest from people thinking I cozy up to local officials for favors so I am not sure if I will go.
I'm not getting paid here so that's not a concern of mine. But I am undecided (and have until June 21 to make a decision).
SO ... I thought I would ask my readers what they think. Should I enter? Should I not? Why?
Flappers Comedy LLC will continue their new Comedy Club this weekend with headlining comedian Michael Rayner.
Shows will run at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights. Also performing will be host Samuel J. Comroe, Wendel Duppert and Laura Park.
Rayner has been featured on the "Late Show with David Letterman," "Sesame Street" and "The Extreme Gong Show."
Nickelodeon Television has had him on shows "What Would You Do?" and "Nick Arcade" and has appeared on numerous television commercials.
According to his bio information, "maybe his proudest achievement was having Frank Sinatra personally approve him to promote his compilation cd for a Capitol Records commercial."
Tickets are $15 with a two-drink minimum. Hip Kitty Jazz and Fondue Club will serve drinks and appetizers.
Flappers Comedy Club, at the Packing House 532 W. First St., Unit 218.
Online Pre-Purchase at www.flapperscomedy.com
Shows will run at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights. Also performing will be host Samuel J. Comroe, Wendel Duppert and Laura Park.
Rayner has been featured on the "Late Show with David Letterman," "Sesame Street" and "The Extreme Gong Show."
Nickelodeon Television has had him on shows "What Would You Do?" and "Nick Arcade" and has appeared on numerous television commercials.
According to his bio information, "maybe his proudest achievement was having Frank Sinatra personally approve him to promote his compilation cd for a Capitol Records commercial."
Tickets are $15 with a two-drink minimum. Hip Kitty Jazz and Fondue Club will serve drinks and appetizers.
Flappers Comedy Club, at the Packing House 532 W. First St., Unit 218.
Online Pre-Purchase at www.flapperscomedy.com
The Youth Activity Center and TRACKS Activity Center youth recognition awards ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m. May 26 inside the Padua Room at the Alexander Hughes Community Center.
The theme is a Luau and YAC and TAC staff teams selected award winners for community involvement, personal growth and development, dedication, overall contribution toward programs, participation and volunteerism.
Information: Krista Dieringer at 909-399-5378 or Caroline Bustos at 909-399-5384.
The theme is a Luau and YAC and TAC staff teams selected award winners for community involvement, personal growth and development, dedication, overall contribution toward programs, participation and volunteerism.
Information: Krista Dieringer at 909-399-5378 or Caroline Bustos at 909-399-5384.
The Claremont High School Choir Department will hold their choral concert "Through the Eyes of a Child" at 7 p.m. May 18 at the Claremont United Church of Christ.
The concert, inspired by children, will feature Claremont High School choirs and is free.
The church is at 233 W. Harrison Ave.
Information: 909-624-9053, Ext. 30463.
The concert, inspired by children, will feature Claremont High School choirs and is free.
The church is at 233 W. Harrison Ave.
Information: 909-624-9053, Ext. 30463.
The Friends of the Claremont Public Library Monthly Poetry Readying features published poetry veterans Lucia Galloway and Cati Porter.
The event takes place at 2 p.m. May 23 at the Claremont Public Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.
Galloway co-hosts the Claremont Library Poetry Series and in 2010 published "Venus and Other Losses," her first poetry collection.
Porter is editor and founder of "Poemeleon: a Journal of Poetry."
Information: 909-621-4902 or www.colapublib.org
The event takes place at 2 p.m. May 23 at the Claremont Public Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave.
Galloway co-hosts the Claremont Library Poetry Series and in 2010 published "Venus and Other Losses," her first poetry collection.
Porter is editor and founder of "Poemeleon: a Journal of Poetry."
Information: 909-621-4902 or www.colapublib.org
Norman Cadman from the LA Opera Speakers Bureau will hold a multi-media presentation on The Perfect Wagnerite: The Ring a la George Bernard Shaw at 2 p.m. May 22 inside the Claremont Public Library.
"Richard Wagner intended his 'Ring of the Nibelung' to be the epic tale of the salvation of the world through redemption by love, writ large by gods, giants and humans," according to a library news release. The Ring, Shaw interpreted, was a metaphor for the Industrial Revolution and Cadman will discuss the connection between the "revolutionary German romantic artist and the cynical Irish critic."
The presentation is free and sponsored by the Friends of the Claremont Library. The library is at 208 N. Harvard Ave.
Information: 909-621-4902 or www.colapublib.org
"Richard Wagner intended his 'Ring of the Nibelung' to be the epic tale of the salvation of the world through redemption by love, writ large by gods, giants and humans," according to a library news release. The Ring, Shaw interpreted, was a metaphor for the Industrial Revolution and Cadman will discuss the connection between the "revolutionary German romantic artist and the cynical Irish critic."
The presentation is free and sponsored by the Friends of the Claremont Library. The library is at 208 N. Harvard Ave.
Information: 909-621-4902 or www.colapublib.org
There are five Pomona College students, from a pool of nearly 5,300 applications, who were chosen to get U.S. Department of State 2010 critical language scholarships.
This summer, according to a Pomona College news release, the students will spend seven to 10 weeks in intensive language in intensive language institutes and engage in activities of cultural immersion.
The students are:
-Morgen Chalmiers, class of 2013, from Harvard, Mass., who will study Arabic in Jordan and does not have a major yet but will concentrate on social justice and global health issues. She plans on attending medical school and working in the global health field working on women's health.
-Brittney Lenard, class of 2012, a Russian and East European Studies major from Portland, Ore., will head to Russia to study Russian. She wants to use her language skills in a diplomatic career or legal career.
-Nicholas Putter George, class of 2010, will go to Egypt to study Arabic. A Wyncote, Penn. physics major, he wants to work in the U.S. Foreign Service.
-Adam Supraner, class of 2010, will head to China to study Chinese and teach English. The Charlottesville, Vir. Chinese major is looking at graduate school in journalism or law.
-Maria Whittle, class of 2012, is a Falls Church, Vir. Russian major who will study the Russian language in Russia. Whittle plans to spend a year in Moscow and after graduation attend graduate school to study comparative literature, work for the U.S. Foreign Service or study Slavic.
In 2006, the Department of State's Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) for Intensive Summer Institutes was started "to study critical-need languages overseas and is part of a wider U.S. government effort to dramatically expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical-need languages," according to the Pomona College news release.
There were about 575 U.S. undergraduate and graduate students selected this year to study Russian, Indic (Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu), Arabic, Turkic (Turkish and Azerbaijani), Persian, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian and Japanese and languages.
Scholarships cover travel costs between the program location and the student's home city, applicable visa fees, room, board, program-sponsored travel within country, mandatory costs and entrance fees for program activities.
This summer, according to a Pomona College news release, the students will spend seven to 10 weeks in intensive language in intensive language institutes and engage in activities of cultural immersion.
The students are:
-Morgen Chalmiers, class of 2013, from Harvard, Mass., who will study Arabic in Jordan and does not have a major yet but will concentrate on social justice and global health issues. She plans on attending medical school and working in the global health field working on women's health.
-Brittney Lenard, class of 2012, a Russian and East European Studies major from Portland, Ore., will head to Russia to study Russian. She wants to use her language skills in a diplomatic career or legal career.
-Nicholas Putter George, class of 2010, will go to Egypt to study Arabic. A Wyncote, Penn. physics major, he wants to work in the U.S. Foreign Service.
-Adam Supraner, class of 2010, will head to China to study Chinese and teach English. The Charlottesville, Vir. Chinese major is looking at graduate school in journalism or law.
-Maria Whittle, class of 2012, is a Falls Church, Vir. Russian major who will study the Russian language in Russia. Whittle plans to spend a year in Moscow and after graduation attend graduate school to study comparative literature, work for the U.S. Foreign Service or study Slavic.
In 2006, the Department of State's Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) for Intensive Summer Institutes was started "to study critical-need languages overseas and is part of a wider U.S. government effort to dramatically expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical-need languages," according to the Pomona College news release.
There were about 575 U.S. undergraduate and graduate students selected this year to study Russian, Indic (Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu), Arabic, Turkic (Turkish and Azerbaijani), Persian, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian and Japanese and languages.
Scholarships cover travel costs between the program location and the student's home city, applicable visa fees, room, board, program-sponsored travel within country, mandatory costs and entrance fees for program activities.
A comic book and pop culture convention will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday inside the Packing House.
Admission and parking are free to the event that will feature collectibles and comic books.
Also at the event will be art dealers from around Southern California with vintage and new comic books, action figures, original art, retro toys, graphic novels, collectibles and prints.
Private collectors will also sell rare or vintage collectibles.
Other attendees include professional comic book and fantasy artists and writers, creator signings and comic book publishers bringing comics and graphic novels.
Music, costumed characters, special guests and free giveaways will also be at the event.
The Claremont Packing House is at 532 W. First.
Information for vendors and the general public: comicbookie@msn.com
Admission and parking are free to the event that will feature collectibles and comic books.
Also at the event will be art dealers from around Southern California with vintage and new comic books, action figures, original art, retro toys, graphic novels, collectibles and prints.
Private collectors will also sell rare or vintage collectibles.
Other attendees include professional comic book and fantasy artists and writers, creator signings and comic book publishers bringing comics and graphic novels.
Music, costumed characters, special guests and free giveaways will also be at the event.
The Claremont Packing House is at 532 W. First.
Information for vendors and the general public: comicbookie@msn.com
The Claremont Forum presents Yukiko Matsuyama & The Koto Yuki Band holding an album release concert and celebration Saturday night.
The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Claremont Forum Gallery inside the Claremont Packing House, 586 W. First St.
At age 9 Matsuyama, born in Osaka, was classically trained at the Ikuta School of Koto and in 1986 she received professional certification and teaching credential.
She moved to Los Angeles in 1993 and began blending western music with the traditional Japanese koto sound to compose original music.
On her fourth CD, "Crème Brulée," she created 10 compositions from drums, percussion, woodwinds, keyboards, bass, guitar and strings.
"I'm attracted to rhythms and enjoy blending the timbres of western instruments with the spirit of Japan," Matsuyama said in a Claremont Forum news release.
Admission is $12.
Information: 909-626-3066, http://claremontforum.org or www.myspace.com/kotoyuki
The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Claremont Forum Gallery inside the Claremont Packing House, 586 W. First St.
At age 9 Matsuyama, born in Osaka, was classically trained at the Ikuta School of Koto and in 1986 she received professional certification and teaching credential.
She moved to Los Angeles in 1993 and began blending western music with the traditional Japanese koto sound to compose original music.
On her fourth CD, "Crème Brulée," she created 10 compositions from drums, percussion, woodwinds, keyboards, bass, guitar and strings.
"I'm attracted to rhythms and enjoy blending the timbres of western instruments with the spirit of Japan," Matsuyama said in a Claremont Forum news release.
Admission is $12.
Information: 909-626-3066, http://claremontforum.org or www.myspace.com/kotoyuki
The Claremont Museum of Art's Artful Affair with hors d'oeuvres and wine will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Padua Hills Theatre.
Artists and fellow museum supporters will be at the event and a raffle of donated artwork will take place.
The artwork in the raffle will include Karl Benjamin, Millard Sheets, James Hueter, Rebecca Hamm, James Fuller and Crispin Gonzalez.
Bunny Gunner Art Services has framed the artwork while Liquorama and Barbara Brown have provided the wines. Gould Asset Management LLC will provide assorted cheeses.
Event fee is $35 per person. To R.S.V.P., send a check to Claremont Museum of Art, P.O. Box 1136, Claremont, CA 91711.
Potential attendees can also email at info@claremontmuseum.org and pay at the door by cash, check or credit card.
Artists and fellow museum supporters will be at the event and a raffle of donated artwork will take place.
The artwork in the raffle will include Karl Benjamin, Millard Sheets, James Hueter, Rebecca Hamm, James Fuller and Crispin Gonzalez.
Bunny Gunner Art Services has framed the artwork while Liquorama and Barbara Brown have provided the wines. Gould Asset Management LLC will provide assorted cheeses.
Event fee is $35 per person. To R.S.V.P., send a check to Claremont Museum of Art, P.O. Box 1136, Claremont, CA 91711.
Potential attendees can also email at info@claremontmuseum.org and pay at the door by cash, check or credit card.
The Claremont Village Blues & Brews, a new event, will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. July 3 at select Claremont Village businesses.
Advance tickets are $30 per person and day of event tickets are $35 if available.
The event is described as a "toe-tappin,' beer-tastin' walk in the Village," according to a flier.
The Claremont Chamber of Commerce and the Village Marketing Group are producing the event.
The headquarters for the event is Colors 91711, 248 Harvard Ave.
Information: 909-624-6161.
Advance tickets are $30 per person and day of event tickets are $35 if available.
The event is described as a "toe-tappin,' beer-tastin' walk in the Village," according to a flier.
The Claremont Chamber of Commerce and the Village Marketing Group are producing the event.
The headquarters for the event is Colors 91711, 248 Harvard Ave.
Information: 909-624-6161.
A Vegan Los Angeles presented vegan cooking show will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Claremont Public Library.
The free cooking show and presentation will discuss how becoming vegan "is the healthiest and the 'green'est choice to make," according to a library news release. Attendees will learn basics of simple vegan dishes and then try free samples.
Registration is not required but space is limited to the first 45 people.
The library is at 208 N. Harvard Ave.
Information: 909-621-4902 or www.colapublib.org
The free cooking show and presentation will discuss how becoming vegan "is the healthiest and the 'green'est choice to make," according to a library news release. Attendees will learn basics of simple vegan dishes and then try free samples.
Registration is not required but space is limited to the first 45 people.
The library is at 208 N. Harvard Ave.
Information: 909-621-4902 or www.colapublib.org
The Barry McGuire and John York performance Saturday starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday but reservations must be made to receive an address.
Suggested donation for the McGuire and York concert is $20. McGuire, best known for recording the "Eve Of Destruction," will be performing with York, a former member of the Byrds.
Concerts vary from $15 to $20.
Future concerts include: Singer and songwriter Jack Tempchin on June 12; Singer and songwriter Ross Altman on July 17; Urban roots band Po' Girl on Sept. 26; Singer and songwriter John York of the Byrds Oct. 23; Dave Mallet, who wrote the song "The Garden Song," on Nov. 19; Stephanie Backman and Luke Halpin on Jan. 22, 2011.
Gelencser information: (909) 596-1266 or http://www.gelencserhouseconcerts.com/index_files/Page518.htm
Suggested donation for the McGuire and York concert is $20. McGuire, best known for recording the "Eve Of Destruction," will be performing with York, a former member of the Byrds.
Concerts vary from $15 to $20.
Future concerts include: Singer and songwriter Jack Tempchin on June 12; Singer and songwriter Ross Altman on July 17; Urban roots band Po' Girl on Sept. 26; Singer and songwriter John York of the Byrds Oct. 23; Dave Mallet, who wrote the song "The Garden Song," on Nov. 19; Stephanie Backman and Luke Halpin on Jan. 22, 2011.
Gelencser information: (909) 596-1266 or http://www.gelencserhouseconcerts.com/index_files/Page518.htm
Flappers Comedy LLC will open a new Comedy Club in Claremont with comedian Bil Dwyer as the grand opening headliner.
Shows will run with headliners at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights.
There will also be occasional charity fundraising events, sober Sunday shows and family and kids shows on Saturdays.
Tickets are $15 with a two-drink minimum. Hip Kitty Jazz and Fondue Club will serve drinks and appetizers.
Dwyer has been seen on the "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "The Larry Sanders Show" and "The Last Comic Standing."
The shows will be hosted by Dave Reinitz, of "This American Life," and also feature Vanessa Graddick from "Live At Gotham" and "NBC Diversity TOP TEN Tour."
Flappers Comedy Club, at the Packing House 532 W. First St., Unit 218.
Tickets are $12 each or, if purchased online, $10 each.
Online Pre-Purchase at www.flapperscomedy.com
Shows will run with headliners at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights.
There will also be occasional charity fundraising events, sober Sunday shows and family and kids shows on Saturdays.
Tickets are $15 with a two-drink minimum. Hip Kitty Jazz and Fondue Club will serve drinks and appetizers.
Dwyer has been seen on the "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "The Larry Sanders Show" and "The Last Comic Standing."
The shows will be hosted by Dave Reinitz, of "This American Life," and also feature Vanessa Graddick from "Live At Gotham" and "NBC Diversity TOP TEN Tour."
Flappers Comedy Club, at the Packing House 532 W. First St., Unit 218.
Tickets are $12 each or, if purchased online, $10 each.
Online Pre-Purchase at www.flapperscomedy.com
Friday Nights Live runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays and continues this week. The concert series continues for seven more weeks.
Music is performed at the Public Plaza, Second Street and Yale Avenue and at one of two other locations.
Those locations are the Claremont City Council Chambers, 225 W. Second St. or the Chamber of Commerce, 205 Yale.
The schedule is below:
-Friday
Seth Greenburg Combo - Chamber of Commerce
Ray McNamara - The Public Plaza
-May 21
Wood Rock - Chamber of Commerce
Hanks Cadillac - The Public Plaza
-May 28
Ricky Brown Combo - Chamber of Commerce
The Country Squires - The Public Plaza
-June 4
The Ravelers - The Claremont Depot
Seth Greenburg Combo - The Public Plaza
-June 11
Melvin Eddy Blues Band - Chamber of Commerce
Sugar Mountain Mamas - The Public Plaza
-June 18
Dynamite Dawson - Chamber of Commerce
Ricky Brown Combo - The Public Plaza
-June 25
Synergy - Chamber of Commerce
Swing 4 Sale - The Public Plaza
Music is performed at the Public Plaza, Second Street and Yale Avenue and at one of two other locations.
Those locations are the Claremont City Council Chambers, 225 W. Second St. or the Chamber of Commerce, 205 Yale.
The schedule is below:
-Friday
Seth Greenburg Combo - Chamber of Commerce
Ray McNamara - The Public Plaza
-May 21
Wood Rock - Chamber of Commerce
Hanks Cadillac - The Public Plaza
-May 28
Ricky Brown Combo - Chamber of Commerce
The Country Squires - The Public Plaza
-June 4
The Ravelers - The Claremont Depot
Seth Greenburg Combo - The Public Plaza
-June 11
Melvin Eddy Blues Band - Chamber of Commerce
Sugar Mountain Mamas - The Public Plaza
-June 18
Dynamite Dawson - Chamber of Commerce
Ricky Brown Combo - The Public Plaza
-June 25
Synergy - Chamber of Commerce
Swing 4 Sale - The Public Plaza
The El Roble Intermediate School 34th Annual Bike Marathon will take place May 13 through 14.
The marathon benefits the Claremont Chapter of the American Red Cross.
In the past 33 years, according to a news release, El Roble Intermediate School students have raised more than $150,000 for the Claremont Chapter of the American Red Cross.
The 34th annual Bike Marathon begins around noon Thursday afternoon May 13, 2010, and ends 24 hours later on Friday, May 14, 2010. El Roble is at 665 North Mountain Ave.
Entrants are eighth grade students who were chosen through a screening process that included a written essay. About 40 student riders and 40 student helpers will participate this year with supervision from nine staff volunteers.
An average student rides 100 laps during the event and money is raised by pledges made for each lap completed, according to the news release.
Proceeds from the riders and helpers received pledges go to support Claremont Red Cross youth programs.
The marathon benefits the Claremont Chapter of the American Red Cross.
In the past 33 years, according to a news release, El Roble Intermediate School students have raised more than $150,000 for the Claremont Chapter of the American Red Cross.
The 34th annual Bike Marathon begins around noon Thursday afternoon May 13, 2010, and ends 24 hours later on Friday, May 14, 2010. El Roble is at 665 North Mountain Ave.
Entrants are eighth grade students who were chosen through a screening process that included a written essay. About 40 student riders and 40 student helpers will participate this year with supervision from nine staff volunteers.
An average student rides 100 laps during the event and money is raised by pledges made for each lap completed, according to the news release.
Proceeds from the riders and helpers received pledges go to support Claremont Red Cross youth programs.
A Claremont Unified School District open session meeting, which features the recognitions, takes place at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The meeting will be inside the board room of the Richard S. Kirkendall Education Center, 170 W. San Jose Ave.
An Oakmont elementary student video will feature a video from fifth grade student Arianna Barreras
The elementary school features an after school media club where students "can explore several creative applications in the media field," according to a school district report.
Barreras and students, according to a school district report, knew by heart the Pledge of Allegiance but did not understand its meaning.
Barreras then researched, wrote, directed, filmed and edited a film to define the pledge, according to the report.
"Her goal was to put meaning to the words kids and adults recite by rote," according to the report.
"Defining the Pledge of Allegiance" has since been entered in the California Media Festival and Oakmont Media Club advisor Diane Du Plessis will attend the meeting with Barreras.
Baldy View R.O.P. outstanding student award recipients recognized
The Baldy View R.O.P. held its annual ROP Student Success Recognition ceremony April 29 and the board will recognize the students awarded.
Students are Ingrid Cervantes, (field of study) Criminal Justice of San Antonio High School and Andreanna Vellegas, (field of study) Virtual Enterprise of Claremont High School.
Claremont robotics competition team winners
The third annual Claremont Robotics Competition, a joint effort between the Claremont Unified School District and the Claremont Colleges, was held on April 23 and the winning teams will be recognized.
The competition, held in the DesCombes Quad at Claremont Graduate University, featured teams of students in grades 5 through 12 who competed for awards in first, second and third place.
Advisor and Claremont High School Assistant Principal June Hilton will introduce members from each of the winning teams and give a short entry summary, according to the report.
The meeting will be inside the board room of the Richard S. Kirkendall Education Center, 170 W. San Jose Ave.
An Oakmont elementary student video will feature a video from fifth grade student Arianna Barreras
The elementary school features an after school media club where students "can explore several creative applications in the media field," according to a school district report.
Barreras and students, according to a school district report, knew by heart the Pledge of Allegiance but did not understand its meaning.
Barreras then researched, wrote, directed, filmed and edited a film to define the pledge, according to the report.
"Her goal was to put meaning to the words kids and adults recite by rote," according to the report.
"Defining the Pledge of Allegiance" has since been entered in the California Media Festival and Oakmont Media Club advisor Diane Du Plessis will attend the meeting with Barreras.
Baldy View R.O.P. outstanding student award recipients recognized
The Baldy View R.O.P. held its annual ROP Student Success Recognition ceremony April 29 and the board will recognize the students awarded.
Students are Ingrid Cervantes, (field of study) Criminal Justice of San Antonio High School and Andreanna Vellegas, (field of study) Virtual Enterprise of Claremont High School.
Claremont robotics competition team winners
The third annual Claremont Robotics Competition, a joint effort between the Claremont Unified School District and the Claremont Colleges, was held on April 23 and the winning teams will be recognized.
The competition, held in the DesCombes Quad at Claremont Graduate University, featured teams of students in grades 5 through 12 who competed for awards in first, second and third place.
Advisor and Claremont High School Assistant Principal June Hilton will introduce members from each of the winning teams and give a short entry summary, according to the report.
The Barry McGuire and John York performance May 15 starts at 7:30 p.m. May 15 but reservations must be made to receive an address.
Suggested donation for the McGuire and York concert is $20. McGuire, best known for recording the "Eve Of Destruction," will be performing with York, a former member of the Byrds.
Concerts vary from $15 to $20.
Future concerts include: Singer and songwriter Jack Tempchin on June 12; Singer and songwriter Ross Altman on July 17; Urban roots band Po' Girl on Sept. 26; Singer and songwriter John York of the Byrds Oct. 23; Dave Mallet, who wrote the song "The Garden Song," on Nov. 19; Stephanie Backman and Luke Halpin on Jan. 22, 2011.
Gelencser information: (909) 596-1266 or http://www.gelencserhouseconcerts.com/index_files/Page518.htm
Suggested donation for the McGuire and York concert is $20. McGuire, best known for recording the "Eve Of Destruction," will be performing with York, a former member of the Byrds.
Concerts vary from $15 to $20.
Future concerts include: Singer and songwriter Jack Tempchin on June 12; Singer and songwriter Ross Altman on July 17; Urban roots band Po' Girl on Sept. 26; Singer and songwriter John York of the Byrds Oct. 23; Dave Mallet, who wrote the song "The Garden Song," on Nov. 19; Stephanie Backman and Luke Halpin on Jan. 22, 2011.
Gelencser information: (909) 596-1266 or http://www.gelencserhouseconcerts.com/index_files/Page518.htm
The City of Claremont Senior Program's free Senior Topics Speakers series will hold a program on "Legal Services for Low-Income Seniors."
The program takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. May 19 at Joslyn Senior Center in Claremont.
The series, "designed to educate the public on issues of interest to older adults," will feature speaker Velinda Makey from Bet Tzedek Legal Services.
Makey will discuss the kinds of services the organization provides.
According to the news release, Bet Tzedek is a non-profit organization that gives free legal representation to low-income residents of Los Angeles County that was founded in 1974.
Bet Tzedek paralegals and attorneys visit 30 neighborhood senior centers in the greater Los Angeles area and their services include legal counseling, trial, administrative hearing and appeals representation and general advice.
The cases they handle are Medicare/MediCal complaints, Social Security and SSI complaints, unemployment insurance, bankruptcy, guardianships and conservatorships, foreclosures and home equity fraud and wills.
People are asked to register for the workshop, which is open to all ages.
Information: 909-399-5488
The program takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. May 19 at Joslyn Senior Center in Claremont.
The series, "designed to educate the public on issues of interest to older adults," will feature speaker Velinda Makey from Bet Tzedek Legal Services.
Makey will discuss the kinds of services the organization provides.
According to the news release, Bet Tzedek is a non-profit organization that gives free legal representation to low-income residents of Los Angeles County that was founded in 1974.
Bet Tzedek paralegals and attorneys visit 30 neighborhood senior centers in the greater Los Angeles area and their services include legal counseling, trial, administrative hearing and appeals representation and general advice.
The cases they handle are Medicare/MediCal complaints, Social Security and SSI complaints, unemployment insurance, bankruptcy, guardianships and conservatorships, foreclosures and home equity fraud and wills.
People are asked to register for the workshop, which is open to all ages.
Information: 909-399-5488
Chaparral Elementary School's Jeremy Wright, the top winner of a California Farm Water Coalition sponsored 2010 Water Awareness Poster Contest, will be featured on the coalition's website and he will get $150 in U.S. savings bonds.
The news was announced Monday in a California Farm Water Coaltion news release.
"Due to a rising concern over our water issues in California, I feel that it is essential to educate our students on water awareness," said Loretta Wolfinbarger, Wright's teacher in the news release. "Your poster contest is a perfect opportunity to tie in lessons on irrigation, farming, as well as conservation. For the last three years I have used the information provided on your website to discuss (farm water) with my students in class."
Winning and honorable mention posters are posted on the "Kids" page of the Coalition's website at www.farmwater.org.
"The quality of this year's posters was exceptional," said Mike Wade, Coalition Executive Director in the news release. "Jeremy's winning poster was presented in water colors. One of the entries was a three-dimensional piece of artwork. Overall, the quality of the posters not only appeared exceptional but the content of the posters make a very convincing presentation on the importance of farm water."
Wolfinbarger added in the news release that "Jeremy enjoys the outdoors and he frequently uses art to express his view of the world. I introduced the contest and allowed all students the opportunity to express their learning."
The Coalition will give Wolfingbarger and the teachers of the other two winners $100 each for classroom supplies, according to the release.
According to the release, the California Farm Water Coalition is the largest member-organization in California to focus solely on farm water issues and represents 5.3 million irrigated acres that accounts for 65 percent of all irrigated acres in the state.
The news was announced Monday in a California Farm Water Coaltion news release.
"Due to a rising concern over our water issues in California, I feel that it is essential to educate our students on water awareness," said Loretta Wolfinbarger, Wright's teacher in the news release. "Your poster contest is a perfect opportunity to tie in lessons on irrigation, farming, as well as conservation. For the last three years I have used the information provided on your website to discuss (farm water) with my students in class."
Winning and honorable mention posters are posted on the "Kids" page of the Coalition's website at www.farmwater.org.
"The quality of this year's posters was exceptional," said Mike Wade, Coalition Executive Director in the news release. "Jeremy's winning poster was presented in water colors. One of the entries was a three-dimensional piece of artwork. Overall, the quality of the posters not only appeared exceptional but the content of the posters make a very convincing presentation on the importance of farm water."
Wolfinbarger added in the news release that "Jeremy enjoys the outdoors and he frequently uses art to express his view of the world. I introduced the contest and allowed all students the opportunity to express their learning."
The Coalition will give Wolfingbarger and the teachers of the other two winners $100 each for classroom supplies, according to the release.
According to the release, the California Farm Water Coalition is the largest member-organization in California to focus solely on farm water issues and represents 5.3 million irrigated acres that accounts for 65 percent of all irrigated acres in the state.
The Claremont Community School of Music's annual Performathon takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the school, 951 W. Foothill Blvd.
The free event will feature silent auctions, student recitals and raffles.
The silent auction prizes include four choice Pool Circle seats for a Hollywood Bowl performance this summer and a one-week stay at a Newport Beach condominium.
Raffle prizes include an Apple iPad, $1,000 CCSM tuition certification and a Studiokeys 49i keyboard.
Food and youth activities will be available.
Information: 909-624-3012
The free event will feature silent auctions, student recitals and raffles.
The silent auction prizes include four choice Pool Circle seats for a Hollywood Bowl performance this summer and a one-week stay at a Newport Beach condominium.
Raffle prizes include an Apple iPad, $1,000 CCSM tuition certification and a Studiokeys 49i keyboard.
Food and youth activities will be available.
Information: 909-624-3012
A string orchestra concert will take place at 7 p.m. May 17 while a band concert will take place at 7 p.m. May 24 inside the El Roble Intermediate School Gymnasium.
The concerts, featuring Claremont Unified School District instrumental music students in fourth through eighth grades, are free.
The public is invited to attend.
Information: 909-625-4617
The concerts, featuring Claremont Unified School District instrumental music students in fourth through eighth grades, are free.
The public is invited to attend.
Information: 909-625-4617
Claremont and La Verne will hold a joint Relay for Life to battle cancer from 9 a.m. May 22 to 9 a.m. May 23 at Claremont High School track.
Claremont High School is at 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
Funds raised will be used to fight cancer.
Teams walk the track in a relay manner for 24 hours while music, prizes, children's activities, entertainment and more occur.
A survivor lap opens the lap where cancer survivors are honored in their fight against cancer.
A luminaria ceremony to honor survivors and caregivers is held at 9 p.m with luminarias lighting the track.
This year's theme, "Re-Lei for the Cure," is Hawaiian.
There is also a meeting for potential or future team captains or learning what teams do at 7 p.m. May 12 at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd.
Information: relaynusha@gmail.com or http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?sid=70839&type=fr_informational&pg=informational&fr_id=20353
Claremont High School is at 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
Funds raised will be used to fight cancer.
Teams walk the track in a relay manner for 24 hours while music, prizes, children's activities, entertainment and more occur.
A survivor lap opens the lap where cancer survivors are honored in their fight against cancer.
A luminaria ceremony to honor survivors and caregivers is held at 9 p.m with luminarias lighting the track.
This year's theme, "Re-Lei for the Cure," is Hawaiian.
There is also a meeting for potential or future team captains or learning what teams do at 7 p.m. May 12 at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd.
Information: relaynusha@gmail.com or http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?sid=70839&type=fr_informational&pg=informational&fr_id=20353
Friday Nights Live runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays and starts this week. The concert series continues for eight weeks.
Music is performed at the Public Plaza, Second Street and Yale Avenue and at one of two other locations. Those locations are the Claremont Depot, 200 W. First St. or the Chamber of Commerce, 205 Yale. The schedule is below:
-May 7
The Answer - The Claremont Depot
Dynamite Dawson - The Public Plaza
-May 14
Seth Greenburg Combo - Chamber of Commerce
Ray McNamara - The Public Plaza
-May 21
Wood Rock - Chamber of Commerce
Hanks Cadillac - The Public Plaza
-May 28
Ricky Brown Combo - Chamber of Commerce
The Country Squires - The Public Plaza
-June 4
The Ravelers - The Claremont Depot
Seth Greenburg Combo - The Public Plaza
-June 11
Melvin Eddy Blues Band - Chamber of Commerce
Sugar Mountain Mamas - The Public Plaza
-June 18
Dynamite Dawson - Chamber of Commerce
Ricky Brown Combo - The Public Plaza
-June 25
Synergy - Chamber of Commerce
Swing 4 Sale - The Public Plaza
Music is performed at the Public Plaza, Second Street and Yale Avenue and at one of two other locations. Those locations are the Claremont Depot, 200 W. First St. or the Chamber of Commerce, 205 Yale. The schedule is below:
-May 7
The Answer - The Claremont Depot
Dynamite Dawson - The Public Plaza
-May 14
Seth Greenburg Combo - Chamber of Commerce
Ray McNamara - The Public Plaza
-May 21
Wood Rock - Chamber of Commerce
Hanks Cadillac - The Public Plaza
-May 28
Ricky Brown Combo - Chamber of Commerce
The Country Squires - The Public Plaza
-June 4
The Ravelers - The Claremont Depot
Seth Greenburg Combo - The Public Plaza
-June 11
Melvin Eddy Blues Band - Chamber of Commerce
Sugar Mountain Mamas - The Public Plaza
-June 18
Dynamite Dawson - Chamber of Commerce
Ricky Brown Combo - The Public Plaza
-June 25
Synergy - Chamber of Commerce
Swing 4 Sale - The Public Plaza
The Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden "Season of Sales at Grow Native Nursery" takes place during regular hours at the garden from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
California native plants, which appear in different forms, will be on display and on sale with information from the botanic garden, 1500 N. College Ave.
The native sales will continue through May 13 during regular nursery hours.
Information: 909-625-8767 or www.rsabg.org
California native plants, which appear in different forms, will be on display and on sale with information from the botanic garden, 1500 N. College Ave.
The native sales will continue through May 13 during regular nursery hours.
Information: 909-625-8767 or www.rsabg.org
"Thoroughly Modern Millie" will take place Thursday through Sunday evenings and Saturday and Sunday matinees through May 16 at the Candlelight Pavilion.
Ticket prices are $68 to $48 depending on where someone sits. "Thoroughly Modern Millie" features dance numbers that feature a nod to Vaudeville while evoking the Jazz Age from tap to jazz. The musical, which takes audiences back to the 1920's, won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Musical.
"Candlelight Cabaret" will take place at 7:30 p.m. May 10 including the casts of 'The Pajama Game' and 'Thoroughly Modern Millie.'
Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and the event will feature open seating. There will be no dinner served but drink and desserts will be available.
The fee is $15 for advanced reservation and $20 at the door.
The Candlelight Pavilion is at 455 W. Foothill Blvd.
Information: 909-626-3296, Ext. 1 or www.thecpdt.com.
Ticket prices are $68 to $48 depending on where someone sits. "Thoroughly Modern Millie" features dance numbers that feature a nod to Vaudeville while evoking the Jazz Age from tap to jazz. The musical, which takes audiences back to the 1920's, won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Musical.
"Candlelight Cabaret" will take place at 7:30 p.m. May 10 including the casts of 'The Pajama Game' and 'Thoroughly Modern Millie.'
Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and the event will feature open seating. There will be no dinner served but drink and desserts will be available.
The fee is $15 for advanced reservation and $20 at the door.
The Candlelight Pavilion is at 455 W. Foothill Blvd.
Information: 909-626-3296, Ext. 1 or www.thecpdt.com.
A budget workshop to address the budget shortfall in the 2011-12 fiscal year will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. May 22.
The city council directed staff to schedule the workshop after they approved staff recommendations for program and staff reductions for the 2010-11 fiscal year which slashed $1,318,727 in expenditures, officials said in a news release. There is a projected $750,000 shortfall in fiscal year 2011-12.
The shortfall is based on items including the California state budget, the State Redevelopment lawsuit and labor union negotiations.
An update will be given on all three at the May meeting with possible additional reduction recommendations if needed.
The meeting wil be held in the council chambers, 225 Second St.
The city council directed staff to schedule the workshop after they approved staff recommendations for program and staff reductions for the 2010-11 fiscal year which slashed $1,318,727 in expenditures, officials said in a news release. There is a projected $750,000 shortfall in fiscal year 2011-12.
The shortfall is based on items including the California state budget, the State Redevelopment lawsuit and labor union negotiations.
An update will be given on all three at the May meeting with possible additional reduction recommendations if needed.
The meeting wil be held in the council chambers, 225 Second St.
Gelencser House Concerts presents Barry McGuire and John York "Trippin' the Sixties" on May 15.
The performance starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday but reservations must be made to receive an address.
Suggested donation for the McGuirre and York concert is $20. McGuirre, best known for recording the "Eve Of Destruction," will be performing with York, a former member of the Byrds.
Concerts vary from $15 to $20.
Future concerts include: Singer and songwriter Jack Tempchin on June 12; Singer and songwriter Ross Altman on July 17; Urban roots band Po' Girl on Sept. 26; Singer and songwriter John York of the Byrds Oct. 23; Dave Mallet, who wrote the song "The Garden Song," on Nov. 19; Stephanie Backman and Luke Halpin on Jan. 22, 2011
Gelencser information: (909) 596-1266 or http://www.gelencserhouseconcerts.com/index_files/Page518.htm
The performance starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday but reservations must be made to receive an address.
Suggested donation for the McGuirre and York concert is $20. McGuirre, best known for recording the "Eve Of Destruction," will be performing with York, a former member of the Byrds.
Concerts vary from $15 to $20.
Future concerts include: Singer and songwriter Jack Tempchin on June 12; Singer and songwriter Ross Altman on July 17; Urban roots band Po' Girl on Sept. 26; Singer and songwriter John York of the Byrds Oct. 23; Dave Mallet, who wrote the song "The Garden Song," on Nov. 19; Stephanie Backman and Luke Halpin on Jan. 22, 2011
Gelencser information: (909) 596-1266 or http://www.gelencserhouseconcerts.com/index_files/Page518.htm
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