CHINO Ongoing Chino Valley Medical Center presents Living with Diabetes, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. every fourth Wednesday in the hospital Library, 5454 Walnut Ave., Chino. This class will provide general information for a better understanding of what it means to have diabetes. Included: Meal Planning, Carbohydrate Counting, Insulin and Ora l Drugs, Complication Prevention, Foot Care and Community Resources. CLAREMONT Nov. 7 Professor Richard Santillan, author of Mexican American Baseball in the Pomona Valley, will moderate an 11 a.m. panel of Pomona Valley residents who played in the segregated Mexican baseball leagues from the 1930s to the 1970s. Among them will be Ray “Tyke” Sevilla, who captained and quarterbacked the CHS football team to the 1958 CIF championship. They will also discuss growing up in Arbol Verde, Claremont’s oldest continuous neighborhood. The free program will be in the Claremont Library meeting room. For more information, please call 909-621-4902 or visit our website at colapublib.org.
Friends of the Claremont Library programs are held in the community room of the Claremont Library.
Building the Empathic Community panel discussion will be 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 18. Community issues such as school bullying; re-engagement with society after incarceration; and youth diversion programs will all
CLAREMONT Claremont Village Venture Claremont Chamber of Commerce presents the 34th Annual Village Venture Arts and Crafts Faire, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in the Claremont Village. Get your holiday shopping done early as you walk the streets of the Claremont Village lined with 450 booths selling unique art, original crafts and apparel. Get to know all the local businesses and non- be examined from the themes presented in “Wonder.”
Through Oct. 18 The Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra (CYMO) will hold auditions for the 2015-2016 season through Oct. 18. Young musicians ages 10 to 20 who play string, woodwind, brass, or percussion instruments are invited to audition. Members come from a wide geographic area including Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange Counties. For audition information call (909) 624-3614, email rjscymo@aol. com or visit the CYMO website (cymo.org). Audition excerpts for each instrument is available on the website. The CYMO has made four European Concert Tours performing at major concert halls in France, Italy, Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic.
Oct. 18 Claremont Symphony Orchestra opens its 63rd season with a full agenda of admission-free concerts. The opening concert is a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who in September becomes the longest-reigning English monarch in history. The music will include A London Symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams and other celebratory pieces. Concerts are 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Bridges Hall of Music on the Pomona College Campus, 150 E. 4th Street.
Claremont Farmers & Artisans Market - Rain or shine, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, N. Indian Hill Blvd. at W. 2nd St. The Farmers & Artisans Market was founded in 1996 to connect California farmers and artisans to the local community. More than 100 grower and artisan members share goods and services throughout the year. For more info, call manager Oscar G. DeLeon at (714) 345-3087.
Oct. 24 The 34th Annual Village Venture Arts and Crafts Faire will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Get your holiday shopping done early as you walk the streets of the Claremont Village lined with 450-plus booths selling unique art, original crafts and apparel. Get to know all the local business and organization block located on First Street. Be sure to also stop by the food court for an array of international foods and entertainment. A traditional children’s Halloween costume parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. All participants must assemble at the corner of Harvard Ave. and Bonita Ave. by 9:15 a.m. No need to worry about parking. A complementary off-site shuttle service will be provided by Pomona Valley Transit Authority. Shuttle locations: Claremont University Facilities on First Street and Mills Avenue, Cahuilla Park parking lot on Scripps Avenue and Indian Hill Blvd. and St. Ambrose Episcopal Church on Bonita Avenue and Mountain Avenue. Contact the Claremont Chamber of Commerce at (909) 624-1681 or visit www.claremontchamber.org for more information.
Nov. 1 Claremont Museum of Art will host the 12th Annual Padua Hills Art Fiesta with an outdoor art show, art and craft demonstrations, music and more. The recently produced will be shown throughout the day and an exhibition will feature paintings by one of California’s most recognized artists, Millard Sheets. The event will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 1 at the Padua Hills Theatre, 4467 Padua Ave., Claremont. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for CMA members. Children under 18 are free. More information is available at www. claremontmuseum.org.
Nov. 15 The Impact of Social Media on Elections is the topic of the League of Women Voters upcoming “Food for Thought” event, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Nov. 15. Political consultant Rose Kapolczynski will speak;
Alexander Hughes Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont. The public is invited to this wine and cheese event. Seating is Education Fund. The cost is $35. For more information, visit www. claremont.ca.lwvnet.org.
Dec. 5 Rembrandt Club Holiday Tea, Bake Sale and Children’s Party, with music, wassail and syllabub, and a visit from Santa, will be noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Seaver House, Pomona College, 305 N. College Ave. Admission is $7 at the door and $20 for four purchased in advance. Children 5 and under are free. Proceeds support the Junior Art Student Summer Research Grant. Event information: (909) 981-7245.
Pomona Valley Amateur Astronomers meet monthly at 7:30 p.m., Harvey Mudd College, R. Michael Shanahan Center, Room B460, 320 E. Foothill Blvd. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, visit www. PVAA.US. Upcoming dates are Oct. 30 and Nov. 20.
COLTON Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) offers maternity tours and preparation for childbirth classes regularly through its mother-baby unit, hospital at 400 North Pepper Ave., in Colton. In addition to tours and classes for new parents, ARMC offers new parents support and education before they leave the hospital. For more info, or to register for a tour or childbirth class, call (909) 580-3174.
COVINA Oct. 22 The Friendship Garden Club will next meet at 11 a.m. Oct. 22 at the Covina Woman’s Clubhouse, 128 S. San Jose, Covina. The program includes a plant sale from our home gardeners selections and a program by Philip Rogers with Corona Clipper. An opportunity table and a tea will follow. All our meetings are free, and one may join the club for $25 per year. For more information, contact Jeanette Gulli at jhgulli@ verizon.net.
Nov. 14 The Covina Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will meet 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. The meeting will feature a program “The History of our State House” presented by Patricia Goldman. For more information about the meeting, or about joining DAR, please contact Donna Melone, dbmelone@gmail. com.
DIAMOND BAR Friends of the Diamond Bar Library Friends’ Book Group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at Basically BOOKS on Golden Springs. New members are always welcome. Basically BOOKS, the Friends of the Diamond Bar Library’s
