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‘Parallax’

The Harris Art Gallery is currently showing “Parallax,” an exhibit of watercolor works and hand drawings by Jon Leaver, professor of art history,  and sculptures handcrafted by Keith Lord, professor of art. 

The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The show runs through Oct. 10. Admission is free.

For more information visit artsci.laverne.edu/art/exhibition_tag/harris-gallery.

Sábado de Cultura

Eastland Center is hosting Sábado de Cultura, a free community event filled with music, dancing, and art, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. this Saturday. Enjoy family-friendly activities like face painting and crafts, at 2753 East Eastland Center Dr. in West Covina. A special performance by the West Covina Ballet Folklorico International Dance Company is anticipated at 5:30 p.m. For more information visit eventbrite.com.

Piano at Pomona 

Experience an evening of piano music from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bridges Hall of Music on the Pomona College campus in Claremont. 

Pianists Genevieve Feiwen Lee and Tian Tian will perform a captivating program featuring solo piano, one piano-four hands, and two pianos with works by Eleanor Alberga, Johannes Brahms, Gabriela Lena Frank, George Gershwin, and more. For more information visit pomona.edu/events.

‘Evolving Ideas’

The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College in Claremont will hold a closing celebration of the “Evolving Ideas” exhibition from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday. 

This free event and the exhibit features the ceramics of artist Ruenell Foy Temps, showcasing four decades of the artist’s work. 

For more information visit rcwg.scrippscollege.edu.

Gallery Talks

The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College in Claremont hosts weekly Gallery Talks from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fridays through November. 

The series includes informal talks about current exhibitions presented by artists, curators, students, faculty and staff. 

The talks are followed by Q&A sessions. 

For more information visit pomona.edu/museum/events/2024/09/gallery-talk.

Colour Haiku

The Fox Theater in Pomona will host a vibrant explosion of creativity at the Colour Haiku 2024 Poster and Art Festival from 1 p.m. to 7 pm on Saturday. Invisible Industries and the Fox Theater in Pomona are sponsors.

For more information visit colourhaiku.com.

—Thatiana Gibbs

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Thatiana Gibbs is a senior journalism major with a concentration in print-online journalism. She is a photographer for the Campus Times and La Verne Magazine. Her enthusiasm lies in research, writing, and effectively delivering captivating information to the public eye. She has previously been an assistant editor and staff writer for the Campus Times, and a staff writer for La Verne Magazine.

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