Mr. Moun Chau, the accused ivory smuggler and owner of Pixie’s Donuts in Claremont, CA appeared at his hearing this morning, assigned to US District Judge Christina A. Snyder. Chau plead not guilty and is free on a $5,000 bond. Chau was accused of illegally smuggling and possessing ivory from African elephants, deemed endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature; after the ivory was discovered in his donut shop while police served a search warrant in 2006.
Although the Claremont Planning Commission had apparently rejected the idea of 7-Eleven occupying the empty building on the corner of Mills and Foothill, there will still be a community meeting tonight regarding the issue. The meeting is at 7 pm in the City Council Chambers (225 Second St.) According to a letter published Sunday in the Courier, the meeting will serve the purpose of “Allowing dialogue between the applicant and the community.”
Concert: Songs of Work and Resistance
Curated by Pitzer College alumnus Ellen Harper of Claremont’s historic Folk Music Center and Pitzer’s U.S. history professor, Stuart McConnell.
The concert will be on Saturday, March 27, at 8 p.m. in the newly renovated Benson Auditorium (formerly Avery Auditorium).
Above: Ellen Harper, the director of Claremont’s historic Folk Music Center and Pitzer alumnus, at the Folk Music Center.
**The concert will be coupled with an art exhibit mentioned below…
Art Exhibition at the Galleries of Pitzer College
“CAPITALISM IN QUESTION (Because It Is),” juried by Daniel Joseph Martinez and curated by him andCiara Ennis, Director of Pitzer College Art Galleries.
The exhibition will include work by six artists: Ian Arenas, Matthew Brandt, James Melinat, Gabie Strong, Kara Tanaka, and Grant Vetter.
Daniel Joseph Martinez is an internationally exhibiting artist and a Professor of Studio Art at the University of California, Irvine. In 2006, he represented the United States in the Cairo Biennial, and he participated in the groundbreaking 1993 Whitney biennial and the 2008 Whitney biennial.
The gallery exhibition, “Capitalism In Question (Because It Is),” opens on January 28, with a reception from 5-8 pm, and closes on March 18. There will be a panel discussion with the curators and the artists on February 9 at 4:15 p.m.
Check out the event on the Pomona Pitzer Website.
Note: We are having a problem with our events calendar, and all times are showing up as “am”. Please note that this event is at “pm”. Thanks for understanding.
From the Folk Music Center’s Website
Kim Robertson’s name has become synonymous with the gentle but powerfully evocative Celtic harp … an instrument which for a thousand years held within its strings and wood the spiritual heartbeat and poetic breath of the Celtic race. Her ability to reach into its strings and pull from it these hidden treasures has made her one of the most popular harpists performing today.
Starts at 7:30pm, doors at 7pm
Note: We are having a problem with our events calendar, and all times are showing up as “am”. Please note that this event is at “pm”. Thanks for understanding.
Come check out (or perform) at the Open Mic Night at The Folk Music Center. There are always some awesome performers (if you want to watch) and a great crowd (if you want to play). On top of that, they professionally record all of the Open Mic Nights and later sell DVD’s of the event.
Open Mic Night! Sunday, November 29th
*Always The Last Sunday Of The Month
6:30pm (Doors and Sign-up @ 6pm) $1
A Folk Music Center Museum Event
