Skylar Anderson

The first Friday of the month is pay what you can day at American Museum of Ceramic Art, open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Recent high school and college graduates can also register for free admission

The Woman’s Club of Claremont’s open to the public garden party potluck takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 14 at 343 W. 12th St.

Shoes That Fit’s summer shoe drive runs Monday, July 20 to Friday, August 7 at Montclair Place, 5060 N. Montclair Plaza Lane.

The Claremont Chamber of Commerce handed out its community and business awards Tuesday at The DoubleTree by Hilton. Euro Cafe was named small business of the year; Claremont

Tickets are $20 at fairplex/fifa-fanzone for big screen viewings of FIFA World Cup semifinals and finals games at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona.

For more than four decades, Jack Mills has helped shape Claremont’s schools, nonprofits, and community organizations. Now, that work has earned him the city’s honored citizen recognition.

Claremont’s Fourth of July parade has a new kind of grand marshal this year.

After an eight-year hiatus, The Hafif Foundation is bringing back its Concert Under the Stars fundraiser at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 18 at the half concert garden, 4742 Live Oak Canyon Road, La Verne.

For more than three decades, Active Claremont has connected residents with local government, volunteer opportunities, and one another through monthly meetings, community forums, and civic engagement events.

Claremont celebrated Independence Day on Saturday with a full day of festivities, beginning with the annual Kiwanis Club pancake breakfast and Freedom 5K at Memorial Park, followed by a flag-raising ceremony, recognition of this year's honorees, and the city's annual parade along Indian Hill Boulevard.