Events In Claremont
Looking for something entertaining to do near the Inland Empire this weekend? Claremont welcomes out-of-town visitors and Southern California locals to enjoy our arts, music and outdoor events. From Friday Nights Live to the Midsummer Shakespeare Festival, our calendar is chock full of rousing events and annual festivals.
There’s something fun to do for everyone. The weekly Claremont Farmers and Artisans Market every Sunday is the largest of its kind in the region. For arts and crafts lovers, there’s the monthly First Saturday Art Walk and the Village Venture Arts & Crafts Faire in October.
Families flock to events such as Things That Go Bump in the Night at California Botanic Garden in October and Inland Pacific Ballet’s The Nutcracker in December. And nature enthusiasts can celebrate and discover the beauty of various native plants at the Annual Wild Flower Show and Festival in April and other botanic garden events.
Discover all the not-to-be-missed events taking place in Claremont in our continually updated events calendar below.
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Ed Hume “Strumming Stories” at the OJP Music Lounge
May 13 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Ed Hume is a singer/songwriter and stringed-instrument maker originally from Amherst County in central Virginia.
“I grew up in a rural town full of do-it-yourselfers that included my grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins. They were railroad men, teachers, nurses, craftspeople, but none of them were musicians. In my early teens, my cousin John, who was six years older, gave me access to his album collection which was mostly early-70’s singer/songwriter folk rock: James Taylor, Neil Young, Jim Croce, and similar stuff. John became a pretty accomplished acoustic guitar player, and that inspired me, so that’s always been my sweet-spot simple vocals and guitar.”
“Strumming Stories” is Ed’s first published album, and in keeping with his do-it-yourself roots, he not only wrote the songs and recorded, mixed, and mastered the album, he also built the guitar and other instruments he used on nearly every tune.
“This collection of songs was mostly composed during the Covid pandemic from 2020-2022, and has an introspective feel due to the relative isolation of that time. I wanted to use that isolation as a gift, rather than a burden, to create. Strumming Stories is the result. I see the album as a love letter to the people and places that have been the greatest influences on me. Two of the songs are dedicated to my wife Susan, who has been my biggest supporter.”
The OJP Music Lounge opens 1 hour before each performance for small plates, cocktails, wine and craft beer. Please order your main food items with your ticket to make sure what you want is waiting for you when you arrive!
