For the fifth consecutive year, Scripps College presents "The Clay Day Art, Music and Dance Festival," a unique family entertainment event featuring art activities and live music, on Sunday, March 5, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Scripps campus. Admission is free and open to the public.
This year’s music includes the Afro-Cuban jazz band Grupo L.A. Cuba. "The Clay Day Art, Music and Dance Festival" is supported in part by The Claremont Courier, Starbucks Coffee, Francine and William Baker, MaryLou and George Boone, and Gloria and Sonny Kamm. The festival will be held in the courtyard outside the Williamson Gallery, located on the northwest corner of 11th and Columbia Streets in Claremont.
The festival also includes the best-known exhibition of international contemporary ceramics in the United States, with works by twelve outstanding artists. There will be arts and crafts for children, including clay workshops in the Scripps art studio, where they can enjoy modeling activities and tile-making workshops, presented by Becca’s Color Your Own Ceramics and Elizabeth’s Art Studio in Claremont. Artists from Scripps, Pomona, Pitzer, Mt. San Antonio, Cal Poly Pomona, Chaffey, and Pasadena City Colleges will showcase their ceramics, with items for sale. Food and refreshments from Robin’s Restaurant will be available. In addition, there will be special music and magic entertainment for the children. For more information, please call (909) 607-3397.