–Village Venture, October 26, 2013

Greetings October!  

The nights are cooling.  Our walnut tree is sprinkling leaves underfoot.  Hints of Halloween are all around the neighborhood.

To celebrate October, we will be participating in a huge Arts and Crafts Festival in Claremont on Saturday, October 26.  This large venue covers several blocks in and around the Claremont Village area and will feature a wonderful array of artisans and crafts people, along with a children’s costume parade…so festive!

Look for us under a white tent in booth #583, at the southeast corner of Yale & First Streets (First is a divided street, we’ll be at First-Easbound), close to the Food Court, Entertainment & Metro Link.

For further details, please see  http://www.thevillageclaremont.com/venture.html

If the idea of driving and parking seems daunting, please consider adding the adventure of riding the train in.  You can pick up a Gold Line Metro train in Pasadena to Union Station, then head to Claremont via Metro Link–how relaxing.

http://www.metro.net/riding/maps/gold-line/

http://www.metrolinktrains.com/stations/detail/station_id/90.html

The Claremont Chamber of Commerce also offers the following:

Shuttle Service & Parking —  Parking is available on streets surrounding the closed streets of Village Venture, however, you can eliminate the parking hassles by taking advantage of the free shuttle service offered by the Pomona Valley Transit Authority (PVTA).

Shuttle service is available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Parking for the shuttle pick up will be located at:

• Claremont University Facilities on First and Mills

• Taylor Hall at Cahuilla Park on Scripps and Indian Hill

• St. Ambrose Episcopal Church on Bonita and Mountain

The Village drop off point will be the Metrolink Parking lot. Buses run every 10 -15 minutes from all three parking points.

Here’s a quick peek at our Autumn schedule:

November 8 – 10, Fri 7-9pm, Sat 10-5pm, Sun 11-4pm.  Creative Arts Group Annual Art Festival,  108 N. Baldwin Ave, Sierra Madre

December 8, Sunday, 11am – 4pm.  Enchanted Handmade at The Center for the Arts,  2225 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles