Up Coming April / May Events

SAT APRIL 6 | FIRST SATURDAY ARTWALK | 6 - 9 PM

FROM THE ARCHIVES

GINGER ELLIOTT EXHIBITION CENTER at Claremont Heritage | 840 N Indian Hill Blvd. Claremont, CA 91711 (909) 621-0848

NEW Acquisitions / Donations to our archives will be featured, including: Foster Rhodes Jackson, the Garner Family, Artist Bob Smith and more!

THURS APRIL 25 | 6:0 - 8:30

PALOMARES FAMILY LEGACY

Muriel Faith O'Brien Education Series

GINGER ELLIOTT CENTER | Talk / Booksigning with Chris Palomares

As a child, Chris William Palomares would marvel at the rich history of the Palomares Family Adobe. As a teen Chris would make a promise to himself that he would someday continue the book written in the 1920s by Bess Adams Garner “Windows In An Old Adobe”. Chris's Tia Carmelita Mata Palomares would enrich Chris with the romantic notions about his ancestors and how they lived in Pomona under the groves in the Palomares Adobe. Chris lived with his Tia Carmelita during his turbulent teen years in Rosemead, California. Carmelita would adopt Chris as her own and would bring Chris as she attended meetings with "Los Californios," a conscientious historical organization that would even further instill Chris's curiosity and wonders about his ancestors and how California owed so much respect and admiration for its rich historical treasure that is the Palomares Family of California. Chris retired in 2022 and resides in Sacramento, California. Chris will now tell you his story some 50 years in the making.

RESERVATIONS REQUESTED:

Please call (909) 621-0848 or

email: info@claremontheritage.org

and state how many in your party

SAT APRIL 27 / SUN APRIL 28 | 9 AM - 3 PM | FREE

HERITAGE FLEA & ARTISANS FAIRE

COURTYARD at GARNER HOUSE | 840 N INDIAN HILL BLVD. CLAREMONT

Join us for a weekend of fun and fabulous finds and the bi-annual Heritage Flea Market & Artisans Faire. Many items related to Claremont's history as well as local vendors of vintage and modern, art and crafts - something for everyone!

2024 Awards Gala Tickets Available Now

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SPONSORSHIPS STILL AVAILABLE!

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Friday, May 17, 2024 | Padua Hills Theatre

5:30pm Cocktail Hour on Terrace | 6:30 – 8:30pm

Dinner / Program / Awards / Auction

Claremont Heritage is thrilled to unveil its 2024 theme, “Preserve, Restore, Renew” and announce the highly anticipated 2024 Annual Awards Gala, "Preservation Celebration" This extraordinary evening promises an elegant three-course meal, the presentation of our prestigious awards, captivating online and live auctions, and a delightful journey through Claremont's rich history via our ever-popular trivia game! Special Guest EMCEE - Charles Phoenix

This special night is being held at the historic Padua Hills Theatre on Friday, May 17th.

AWARDS:

Claremont Heritage will bestow the esteemed Bess Garner Preservation Award upon Hartman Baldwin and present the Cultural Heritage Award to Brian Worley, founder of Art & Restoration Inc.

RESERVATIONS NOW AVAILABLE! PURCHASE A TABLE AND SAVE $$

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Special Guest Emcee

Charles Phoenix

An evening you will not forget! Pop Culture Historian, Charles Phoenix will dazzle and delight.

Charles Phoenix (born December 20, 1962) is an American pop culture humorist, historian, author and chef whose work explores 1950s and 1960s kitsch and Americana

Charles will both act as Emcee and Auctioneer - Don't miss this!

Bess Garner Preservation Award

HartmanBaldwin

HARTMAN BALDWIN is known for their sensitive historic restorations in Claremont and beyond. Under the leadership of co-founder Bill Baldwin, the company has developed into one of the leading design/build firms in the nation.

With over 35 years of working in the Architecture & Construction industry, HARTMAN BALDWIN has built an impressive list of notable clients and significant projects. As well as developed a loyal team that consists of talented and award-winning LEED accredited Architects, Certified Interior Designers, Project Managers, Craftsmen and Artisans.

Cultural Heritage Award

Brian Worley Art + Restoration Inc.

Robert Brian Worley was born October 4, 1949, in Riverside, California. while attending Pomona College, Brian started working at the Millard Sheets mosaic studio on Foothill Boulevard, where, under the supervision of his Aunt Nancy Colbath, and later, Denis O'Connor and Sue Hertel, he worked on many of the large murals Millard Sheets was commissioned to do for 80 Home Savings and Loan buildings and delivered many of them to sites for installation.

More recently Brian has contracted on many projects saving mosaic and tile murals from buildings slated for destruction, including removal from its original Santa Monica site of the 40' x 16' mosaic mural, "Pleasures Along the Beach" and reinstallation above the entrance to the Hilbert Museum in Orange, CA.