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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Ophelia’s Jump presents The Hall of Final Ruin (West Coast Premiere)
April 1, 2022 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Ophelia’s Jump is pleased to present the West Coast Premiere of The Hall of Final Ruin by award winning Southern Gothic playwright Kelly Mcburnett-Andronicos from March 12, 2022 through April 10, 2022.
ABOUT THE PLAY
Santa Fe, 1846. The Mexicans are leaving. The Americans are coming. And Death is patiently waiting.
As the proprietor of the local gambling den and watering hole, La Tules is the “madrina” (godmother) of Santa Fe. She resides in her home on Burro Alley, off the grand Santa Fe Plaza, with her two adopted granddaughters and her Indigenous assistant and confidante, Pilar.
At 52, La Tules knows death is near. She wishes to be buried beneath the floor of her beloved Catholic church, La Parrochia, and have a smooth transition to Purgatory. But to achieve a “good death” La Tules will have to settle her accounts, both earthly and heavenly.
Two intruders arrive to disturb her preparations: One presents herself as a Protestant missionary and teacher. The other is, Do a Sebastiana, the death cart driver and representative of Death itself.
In order to save her family from ruin and earn her way into Heaven, La Tules must orchestrate a final, high-stakes card game in which all is both lost and won.
The stakes are high, the pistols are loaded, and the bourbon is flowing.
This production will mark the West Coast Premiere of the play. It had its World Premiere in Tucson in 2019.
The Hall of Final Ruin is the inaugural production of Ophelia’s Jump Productions’ Tenth Anniversary Season.
When you see it, you’ll agree that The Hall of Final Ruin is a western like none other.
Tickets available at opheliasjump.org or information at 909-734-6565
About Ophelia’s Jump
Ophelia’s Jump is a non-profit Performing Arts Theatre producing plays, staged readings, the Midsummer Shakespeare Festival in Claremont, and hosting youth & adult improv & acting classes. Ophelia’s Jump Productions was founded by artists and educators who believe that the purpose of theatre is to create unending conversations, spark imagination, incite conscience, and elicit a visceral response. Ophelia’s Jump aims to invigorate the creativity and intellect of the community by working with local emerging artists. http://www.opheliasjump.org Ophelia’s Jump is located at 2009 Porterfield Way, Suite H and I, Upland CA, 91786. Additional information available at opheliasjump.org
Ophelia’s Jump is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
