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Pitzer College houses permanent living art installation

2009-11-21T02:58:49Z

Pitzer College hosted Los Angles based artist Joel Tauber's permanent living art installation "Sick-Amour" on Nov. 11
The Sick-Amour tree planting ceremony took place from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Pitzer College's Pellissier Mall, 1050 North Mills Ave.
"Sick-Amour" is an ongoing project that began in 2006 when Tauber rescued an ailing sycamore tree located in the middle the Rose Bowl parking lot," according to a Pitzer College news release.
"After nursing the tree to health, he reproduced seedlings, or 'tree babies,' to plant at prominent public locations throughout the world as symbols of hope and renewal."
Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley and Tauber will speak at the ceremony.
Information: www.pitzer.edu/offices/galleries/

Autism friendly haircuts includes Claremont resident

2009-11-21T02:33:20Z

A 4-year-old Claremont boy with autism will get his hair cut at 3:15 p.m. at the "Cut Away Autism" event Saturday.
The event runs from 2 to 7 p.m. with women's haircuts $20 and men's hair cuts $10 with all the proceeds going to Autism Speaks.
The event will be held at Rozzies Hair Salon, 13788 Rosewell Ave. in Chino.
Information: event organizer Heather Torigian, (909) 260-7880 or htorigian@roadrunner.com.

Getty Foundation announces $2.2 million grant to CGU

2009-11-21T02:32:12Z

The Getty Foundation announced a three-year, $2.2 million grant to Claremont Graduate University.
The grant will support the Getty Leadership Institute that in January 2010 will move to the CGU campus.
The institute will be known as the Getty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate University. It will be a collaboration of the school of arts and humanities and the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management.
Said CGU Interim President Joseph Hough in a CGU news release on Nov. 12:
"As a collaboration of the School of Arts and Humanities and the Drucker School of Management, the Getty Leadership Institute will effectively blend the curricula of both schools by combining study in the arts and humanities with contemporary management skills. It's a very exciting prospect."

Economic development workshop priorities

2009-11-21T02:31:44Z

Here are the eight priorities word for word as identified from the economic development workshop Tuesday night at the city council chamber:
1. Revitalize undertilized retail centers
2. Develop new retail centers (i.e. Auto Center Drive/Pit on Monte Vista)
3. Develop a commercial monument signage program and additional signage opportunities
4. Assist with business retention efforts and programs
5. Develop ways to make Claremont more business friendly
6. Market the City's shopping, dining and entertainment opportunities to increase sales tax base
7. Create additional destination events
8. Partnership with Chamber of Commerce

Tea, bake sale and children's party Dec. 5

2009-11-21T02:31:10Z

The Rembrandt Club's 29th Tea, Bake Sale and Children's Party will be held December 5.
The fundraising event will take place from noon to 2:30 p.m. at Seaver House.
Seaver House is located at the corner of Bonita and College Avenues.
Attendees can eat, drink or listen to the music of the Claremont Recorder Ensemble and purchase homemade items while youths can go to their own party with crafts and special items.
Santa Claus will arrive at 1 p.m. for photos by the 12' tree.
Sherry Wine Cake, decorated cookies and other holiday items are for sale so attendees can freeze them for later.
The event supports Pomona College art students, the Art department and the Museum of Art.
Admission is a $5 donation at the door or three for $10 in advance by calling (909) 624-9382.

Groundbreaking for community garden Sunday

2009-11-21T02:30:39Z

A groundbreaking for the University Terrace Homeowners' Association Community Garden will take place at 10 a.m. Sunday.
The area is in the greenbelt area just north of 1504 Webster and just south of 640 Marshall Court.
There are 10 UTHOA homeowners who will grow their own organic vegetables to contribute to sustainability.
The association is hopeful other homeowner's associations will install community gardens in their neighborhoods.

Pilgrim Place festival has close to 8,000 attendees

2009-11-21T02:29:33Z

The 61st annual Pilgrim Place festival on Friday and Saturday had approximately 8,000 attendees, said spokeswoman Sue Likens.
"We're happy with the crowds," Likens said earlier this week.
She said she did not have totals on how much money was raised from the event because of event expenses.

Old video of Huell Howser visiting Claremont Museum of Art

2009-11-10T00:03:51Z

Pilgrim Place Festival 2008 video

2009-11-10T00:02:10Z

Here is video from last year's Pilgrim Place festival:

Council approves upgrade of security cameras

2009-11-04T21:48:56Z

The City Council last week unanimously passed an upgrade of security cameras in the city.

The project will bring all video cameras in the city under one system. Images will be transmitted to the Police Department.

The city will use money from the Community Orientated Police Services technology grant program to buy software for the video camera system for $244,682.

According to Councilman Peter Yao in an e-mail: "The Claremont Video project is a video camera system with multiple cameras mounted on a police vehicle. As the vehicle is driven down a street, parking lot, etc., it reads and enters license plate numbers into a computer. The computer compares the plate number with a state database and instantly identifies problem vehicles (parking tickets, outstanding warrants, stolen vehicle).

"The officer in charge can impound the vehicle, wait and arrest the driver, boot clamp the tires, etc.

"Other features include 'remembering' where a vehicle was previously detected and if the vehicle was newly reported as having been involved in a crime, officers may look for the suspect at previous known parked sites."

An earlier staff report said the system "shall not be used to arbitrarily view citizens, nor shall cameras be utilized to invade the privacy of anyone in a non-public place."

The video systems will look over:

• Wilderness Park

• city yards

• Oak Park Cemetery

• Metrolink parking lot and platform

• Claremont High School

• Cahuilla Park

• City Hall

• the downtown parking structure

• Village Plaza

• the Police Department's jail, communications and interview room

• Alexander Hughes Community Center.

A cappella music festival to be held Friday night

2009-11-04T21:48:29Z

The 14th annual SCAMfest, formerly the Southern California A Cappella Music Festival, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Pomona College.

Representing the Claremont Colleges are the Claremont Shades, Women's Blue and White, Men's Blue and White, MoodSwing, Midnight Echo, After School Specials, Kosher Chords.

Visiting groups include the UCLA ScatterTones, USC's SoCal Vocals and USC Reverse Osmosis.

In 2006, the Claremont Shades released its latest album, "Random Play," and were on two a cappella compilation CDs.

In 2006, they were nominated to the International Championship of A Cappella Berkeley competition.

Organizers expect more than 1,000 people for the event. Tickets are $8 at the door.

SCAMfest will be held at Bridges Auditorium, 450 N. College Way.

Information: Claremont Shades at claremontshades@ gmail.com or visit www.claremont.edu/org/shades.

CHS Battle of the Beat to take place Nov. 12

2009-11-04T21:47:55Z

Claremont High School's hip-hop team Wolfgang will host the second annual Battle of the Beat at 6 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Claremont Club.

The event will take place in the center court grand pavilion and feature dance, hip-hop, cheer and drum lines from Claremont High School and El Roble Intermediate School.

The Claremont High School varsity football team will also put together a hip-hop dance performance.

According to a news release, "Battle of the Beat" is best described as spirit teams performing against one another to determine which has the loudest cheering section and the most spirit.

Each team will be performing two routines in a tournament format. To determine a winner, a professional noise meter will be used.

Winning teams will earn $1,000 in prize money.

Tickets are $5 in advance and $8 at the door. They are available in the main office at Claremont High, El Roble and at the Claremont Club, 1777 Monte Vista Ave.

Public poetry readings today and Thursday

2009-11-04T21:44:23Z

Poet Matthea Harvey will have a free public reading today at 6 p.m. at the Claremont Public Library at 208 N. Harvard Ave.

Harvey will also have a free reading at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Hip Kitty, 502 W. First St.

The events are open to everyone.

Huff to speak Tuesday about Sacramento events and upcoming University Club programs

2009-11-04T21:43:30Z

State Sen. Bob Huff, R-Walnut, will address the University Club of Claremont at noon Tuesday in the Padua Room of the Alexander Hughes Community Center.

Huff, who represents District 29, which includes Claremont, is a former mayor of Diamond Bar. From 2004 to 2008, he represented the 60th Assembly District. He was elected to the Senate in 2008.

Huff, whose professional and business experience has been in the agricultural industry, is a Republican caucus chairman and vice chairman of the San Gabriel Valley Caucus.

He is vice chairman of the Education and Transportation and Housing Committees and is a member of the Budget, Public Safety

and Natural Resources and Water committees.

The meeting is open to the public. The center is at 1700 Danbury Road.

A full buffet lunch at 11:45 a.m. is available for $12, but for those who only want dessert and coffee the fee is $5. It's free for just the program.

Other University Club programs to come:

• Donald Gould, adjunct faculty member in finance at the Drucker School of Management, speaking on "Bernard Madoff: Anatomy of a Fraud" at noon on Nov. 17.

• Bill Forti, a member who will have attended three days of briefings from the State and Defense departments and the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., speaking on "Barack Obama's Foreign Policy" at noon on Nov. 24.

Both programs will be held in the Hughes Center.

Japanese paintings exhibit continues through Dec. 6

2009-11-04T20:59:39Z

"Zen: Japanese Paintings From The Sanso Collection" continues through Dec. 6 at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College, 11th Street and Columbia Avenue.

The hours for the collection are from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays.

University of Pittsburgh's Mae Smethurst will give a lecture at 4:15 p.m. Thursday comparing Japanese Noh theater to Greek drama at the Clark Humanities Museum.

University of Pittsburgh's Richard Smethurst will discuss Tsukioka Kogyo and his vision of Noh at 8 p.m. at the Clark Humanities Museum.

Information: (909) 607-3397 or www.scrippscollege.edu/williamson-gallery