Claremont eBuzz
May Daze

May is PHOTO Month -- A wonderful time to take photos in "Picture Perfect" Claremont. In fact, I've recently been taking oodles of photos to share with you in the eBuzz as well as on these four websites: The Vil Clare, The Village Claremont, Claremont Events and Claremont Today.
 
Smile... There's so much taking place this month.   
 
Giggles and Cheer - May Daze is Here! Mindi Meader
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Header photos: Left - window art by Debbie Fuentes /
Right - Claremont Depot with blossoming Pink Tabebuia tree - April 2019 

Explore even more at these websites: 
TheVillageClaremont.com 
AKA TheClaremontVillage.com

New Claremont eBuzz Feature Article:
A Glance Back in Time  
HISTORIC BRICK BUILDING
Since 1935  
S/E corner of Harvard & Bonita Avenues
in the Claremont Village      
 
This unique brick building was built to house
Claremont Book and Drug by Edwin and Mabel Getzman. The south part at 248 Harvard Avenue was the drug store. 250 Harvard Avenue was a book-stationery store used by Pomona College.

Rio de Ojas, a unique gift shop, is its current occupant.
 
Village Concerts  
Friday Nights LIVE! May 3 thru Oct 25 . 6-9pm
Free Concerts Weekly at 4 Village Venues 
Read more at ClaremontEvents.com

Friday May 3 . 6-9pm  
Village Square Public Plaza:
Steve Rushingwind & Native Groove
Shelton Park:
Fab 8 - All Beatles 
Claremont Chamber Patio: 
Big Junior  
City Hall Plaza: 
Outer Wave Surf Band

Friday May 10 . 6-9pm  
Village Square Public Plaza:
Soulshine - Soft rock, blues 
Shelton Park:
Jazz City 
Claremont Chamber Patio:
Ana Maria de la Cruz
- Originals,  
City Hall Plaza:
Random Spark - Soft Rock
 

Friday May 17 . 6-9pm: 
Village Square Public Plaza:
Amazing Tone Benders - Rock 
Shelton Park:
The Dogs - Rock 
Claremont Chamber Patio: Jackson's Small Town Magic - Blues, folk 
City Hall Plaza:
Honeybuckets - Blue grass 

Friday May 24 . 6-9pm: 
Village Square Public Plaza:
Claremont Voodoo Society -
Blues, folk 
Shelton Park:
Mike Taylor Quartet - Jazz  
Claremont Chamber Patio:
Adrianne Selina - Guitar, singer 
City Hall Plaza:
Cal Poly Pomona's Kappa Kappa Psi  

Friday May 31 . 6-9pm: 
Village Square Public Plaza:
Dynamite Dawson - Classic soft roc
Shelton Park:
Lightning Dan & the Crawdads -
Rock, blues 
Claremont Chamber Patio:
Mike's Guitar World 
City Hall Plaza:
Mohave Beach Band - Classic rock

Venue Locations:
Village Square Public Plaza (adjacent to Laemmle 5 Theatres)
Shelton Park (N/E corner of Bonita and Harvard Aves)
Claremont Chamber Patio (205 Yale Ave between Second St & Bonita Ave) 
City Hall Plaza (215 W. Second St - west of Harvard Ave)
Special Events

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OLA Fiesta     
435 Berkeley Ave., Claremont
72 Years of Family Fun!
A Fun-filled Weekend
Rides, Games, Food, Prizes, Drawings & Entertainment / Free Admission

Friday May 10 . 5 to 10 pm
Saturday May 11 . 11 am to 10 pm
Sunday May 12 . 12 noon to 8 pm
 

Happy Mother's Day . Sunday, May 12
 
Well-known local artist DEBBIE FUENTES recently painted 3 festive windows
at Casa Moreno.

Congratulations Class of 2019

The Claremont Colleges 
Graduation Weekend
 
May 17 thru 19 

It's a wonderful time to celebrate in Claremont.
 
Be sure to make restaurant reservations early.
 
Photo above taken at RSABG in April 2019

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
1500 N. College Ave, Claremont / Garden Hours Daily: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm    
Bird LA Day

Saturday, May 4 / 8 am - 11 am
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden 
 
  Enjoy a family-friendly guided bird walk at 8 am led by Chris Verma of Wild Birds Unlimited. Learn how to attract birds to your backyard, discover what makes a bird a bird, understand why birds sing and more! Free with general admission.

Opening Day:
California Butterfly Pavilion

Saturday, May 11 / 10am-3pm
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden 
 
$3. fee in addition to garden admission. 
Experience the beauty of California butterflies in all their life stages with the native plants they depend on for survival.
 
   
Kinship: The Landscapes of Family
Now thru June 29, 2019
Art Gallery Open 10am-4pm 
Free with Garden Admission (Enter via Gift Shop)
 
A love of California and its diverse flora connects the family members of Susanna Bixby Bryant, founder of RSABG. This exhibition bring together remarkable artworks that showcase a shared bond with California's superlative landscapes and unique plants by her descendants and relatives:
Sarah Bryant / Louisa Miller / Leslie Prussia /
Gigi Scully / Liza Scully 
Live Theater at Candlelight Pavilion

Presented by IVRT
Inland Valley Repertory Theatre
at the  
Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre
Note: Dinner is not served at these performances.

BIG FISH
Now thru May 8 (See website for days)

Bright Star
BRIGHT STAR   
Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre
Now thru May 25
 
Inspired by a real event and featuring the Grammy-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway's Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and '40s.  
Rated PG-13
 

Art Sale, Exhibitions and Activities
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ART MOB MARKET -- Spring Art Sale
(formerly known as The Gypsy Sisters and their Brothers)
Claremont UCC Church, 233 W. Harrison Avenue
Fri May 3  .  4:00pm-8:00pm / Sat May 4  . 10:00am-6:00pm
Sun May 5 . 10:00am-2:00pm
Students StART It Up! 
Claremont Museum of Art 
Claremont Depot, 200 W. First St.
May 3 through May 5

Student art work from grades 4, 5 and 6 at Mountain View, Oakmont, Sumner, Sycamore and Vista del Valle elementary schools. Exhibition is planned, curated and installed by Project ARTstART high school students and includes works on paper, collage, sculptures, and paintings.
Historic Claremont Village Guided Walking Tour
Sat May 4 at
10am
CLAREMONT THIRD GRADERS' ART
1 Day Only / Open to the Public
Saturday May 4
4-6pm Families' Preview / 6-8pm Art Walk

Ginger Elliott Center at Garner House Memorial Park | Free Admission
840 N Indian Hill Blvd. Claremont | Presented by Claremont Heritage | 909.621.0848

First Saturday Art Walk . 6-9pm . Explore more ...
ARTStation
Fun art-making activities on Free Family Day
Claremont Museum of Art 
200 W. First St (Claremont Depot)  
First Sunday of every month
12noon to 4pm

Free admission to Museum and ARTStation, a place for children to experience art and engage with local culture. High school students in CMA's Project ARTstART lead visitors in an art activity related to the current exhibition.
Displacement Zero - Art Exhibition
May 10 thru August 25 
Claremont Museum of Art
Claremont Depot, 200 W. First St.

The Claremont Museum of Art exhibition Displacement Zero presents work by Claremont born, London based conceptual artist Andrew M. Wenrick. Maps of the Los Angeles area and beyond have been reconstructed into unexpected configurations, challenging our perception of place. 

Concert at Bridges Hall of Music
Claremont Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, May 5 at 3:30 pm

Bridges Hall of Music
Pomona College
150 E. Fourth St., Claremont

Free Admission 
 
Farmers & Artisans Market
Every Sunday 8am-1pm
Harvard Ave. between First St. and Bonita Ave.
Animals with Attitude 
Photos taken at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Hello. Who's calling, please?
Speedy turtle
grand prix. Go!

Peek-a-boo -- 
you're "it"! 

Discover lots more "Animals with Attitude" at THE VIL CLARE

 
THE VIL CLARE -
Claremont eBuzz:

A Constant Contact 
ALL STAR WINNER for 2018! 

Thanks to You, Again!

March 2019:
This eNews has, again, just been named a  
Constant Contact All Star.

THANKS to all of you, The Vil Clare eNews subscribers, for your wonderful interest in Claremont and The Vil Clare!  

- Mindi Meader
PhotoArt of Claremont   
by Mindi Meader 

Postcards are available at :
  • Birkenstock store in the Village
  • Claremont Heights Postal Center at the VONS Center
  • Claremont Heritage in Memorial Park.

(Selection varies at each site. Photo shown taken at Birkenstock store includes double spinner with postcards, note cards and magnets.)


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