This Weekend in Claremont

RAVELER-PALOOZA CONTINUES

Yet more Raveler spam in our in-box yesterday. They'll be back at the Doubletree Hotel on Foothill Blvd. for the Claremont Kiwanis Club's Route 66 beach party fundraiser:

Hey Now!

The Ravelers had a great time in Chino Hills last night...great to see you all!

This Friday night will be a great opportunity for you to help raise money for various organizations around the valley through the Claremont Kiwanis Club. This will be a very fun night with dinner, silent auction, casino games, a fundraising duck race...and musical fun with The Ravelers in the courtyard on the patio stage we love so much...


Friday, August 20
Kiwanis Club Fundraiser-Route 66 Beach Party!!!

Doubletree Hotel Claremont
555 West Foothill Boulevard
Claremont, CA 91711

Tickets are available from any Claremont Kiwanian and are $25 for dinner and all the fun. For more information, call 909-621-2996 or 909-626-1147.

The fun starts at 6:30 pm

Click here for an article about this fundraising event.

See you soon!

Hai, Pat, Martie, Rob
The Ravelers

(Now on Facebook)

Here's a photo of some Ravelers fans from Wednesday night's concert in Chino Hills:















These kids in Chino Hills have been rockin' it up for years...we have watched them grow-up having fun,and they continued the fun Wednesday.

FRIDAY NIGHTS LIVE!

Friday Nights Live continues with music at various locations throughout the Claremont Village and Village Expansion. Three bands will be playing tonight:

Aug 20th

Claremont Voodoo Society - Chamber of Commerce (Blues / Folk Rock )
Hank's Cadillac - The Public Plaza (Country)
Slinker - City Hall (Pop Rock)

Read more...

MEET THE PRESS

Another local band, Sugar Mountain Mama Serenade, will take the stage at The Press Restaurant tonight, part of a weekend lineup there that includes Wreck n' Sow on Saturday and the weekly acoustic jam on Sunday:

The Press Restaurant
129 Harvard Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 625-4808


Friday, August 20th, 10pm
Sugar Mountain Mama Serenade

Saturday, August 21st, 10pm
Wreck 'n' Sow

Sunday, August 22nd, 9pm
Sunday Night Acoustic Jam

FMC SATURDAY


The band Santa Fe's Round Mountain, which consists of the brothers Bobby and Char Rothschild, will be onstage at the Claremont Folk Music Center 7:30pm Saturday.

The Daily Bulletin's Diana Sholley has a preview:

Each brother plays a different set of instruments - often two at a time. "We're a two-man singing folk orchestra," Char said.

Char is left-handed and plays guitar, dobro and gaida (Bulgarian bagpipe). He also plays trumpet and accordion - simultaneously.

Robby, a righty, plays cajon, kora (West African harp) bouzouki and djembe.

Round Mountain will play with Frank Fairchild. Admission $12. Call or visit the FMC for more information.

Folk Music Center & Museum
220 Yale Avenue
Claremont CA 91711
(909) 624-2928

Friday Music

RAVELERS FRIDAY

The Ravelers, our local classic rock band, just played a summer concert-in-the-park last night at Montclair's Alma Hoffman Park, and they're back in action this Friday at the Doubletree Hotel on Foothill Blvd. Here's what the Raveler Spam has to say:

The Ravelers are also returning to our favorite casual hang-out this Friday evening for a party on the patio.

Come on out and help us enjoy the middle of Summer with friends, dinner, and musical fun...

Friday, July 30- Let's party on the patio!

Doubletree Hotel Claremont
555 W. Foothill Blvd
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 626-2411

(Please call to make reservations if you would like to eat dinner, it helps them to set up the right number of tables on the patio)

The Ravelers play from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Meet with friends, food, and fun!
On Foothill Blvd between Indian Hill and Mountain Ave.

If you are having a birthday, this is a great place to celebrate. If you are looking to wind down after a week of work, this is a great spot to wind down with some cocktails, dinner, and some fun music. If you are wondering where to meet some friends for fun at a nice outdoor setting...well, this is the place! Then...you can head over to PianoPiano across the parking lot for more fun...

The weather looks to be perfect for a patio party for the middle of Summer! We are looking to get a nice group photo.

Here is what the patio looks like...

FRIDAY AT THE PRESS

Also, this Friday at The Press Restaurant at 129 Harvard Ave. in the Claremont Village, you can see Michael Tarbox and the Tarbox Ramblers beginning at 10pm. For more information, call (909) 625-4808.

The Press' website says:

Friday, July 30, 2010 Michael Tarbox with Jerry O'Sullivan

10:00 PM

Michael Tarbox leads the Tarbox Ramblers, about NPR's "All Things Considered" said, "Homemade rock 'n' roll with a dose of rattlesnake venom and gospel-drenched howling."

Michael is making a rare visit to the West Coast and will be performing songs from his new CD, "My Primitive Joy".

Jerry O'Sullivan opens the show.

Don't miss this.

Around Town

WEDNESDAY NIGHT FAMILY FESTIVAL (LITE) RETURNS

The summer Claremont Family Festival has returned to the Claremont Village Expansion, albeit in a truncated form. The festival goes from 5pm to 9pm every Wednesday through the end of August in the Claremont Village Expansion.

If you were around last summer, you'll remember that the festival originally had a market area and kid's play area along First St. in front of the Claremont Packing House, a crafts area and very small petting zoo on Oberlin Ave., and a food section on Second St. between Oberlin and Indian Hill Blvd.

When it first opened, the crowds were good. That original large turnout must have been mostly due to the curiosity factor because, by the end of summer, the First St. section was gone, and there were markedly fewer people walking about. This year the Oberlin section has apparently been eliminated, too.

There's still music, though. The festival's website says that tonight David Correa and Cascada, a group that plays "nouveau flamenco and world fusion," will provide the entertainment.

The festival's website tells us this about the weekly event:

FAMILY FUN FOR A GOOD CAUSE

Experience an evening of fun for the whole family! Sponsor Volunteer Network International and beneficiary project Xela Aid present the Celebrate Claremont Family Festival featuring musical acts, taste-tempting entrees and specialty finger foods, fresh and certified organic produce, the quality wares of local merchants, gift-perfect local arts and craft items, health and wellness goods and services, products and new technologies for green living, information from local non-profit organizations, children’s learning activities and attractions including pottery making, bounce house, petting zoo, climbing wall and much more. Photo Gallery

HALF-PRICE WINE AT THE PRESS

The Press Restaurant has bottles of wine for half-price every Wednesday beginning at 11am. So, if you're looking to get yourself half-witted, come on over to the Press for a bottle or three. The Press is located at 129 Harvard Ave. in the Claremont Village.

The Press has happy hour on weekdays from 3pm to 6pm, and until 1am on Thursdays. They also have live entertainment. Here's what's on tap for this week:

Thursday, July 15th
Baldy Mountain Jazz Band

Friday, July 16th
Halloween In The Heat - The Zombie Band

Saturday, July 17th
Nick Campbell & The Bluefields with Foxxglove

ELECTRONICA DUMP

Shed your unwanted electronic goods on July 24 from 9am to 3pm. The City of Claremont has arranged to for a free e-waste dump at the Claremont Center at 425 Auto Center Drive, off Indian Hill Blvd. and just south of the 10 Freeway.

The City's website says:

The City of Claremont has partnered with RVM Management and Global E-Recyclers in an effort to collect electronic waste by offering a Free E-Waste Collection Event on Saturday, July 24, 2010 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Claremont Center located at 436 Auto Center Drive. The event is open to the general public and businesses. Please see the attached flyer for a list of acceptable items. Any questions should be directed to Global E-Recyclers at (562) 321-9310.