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Heard part of a PSA but missed some piece of vital information? On this page you can browse the PSA's that are currently being played on-the-air. Browse the PSA's by name, or use the "find" feature in your browser to search this page. The PSA's are organized by category.

If you don't find what you're looking for here, chances are the PSA you seek is outdated and has been removed. I used to archive the PSA's, but that process kept me from keeping this page up-to-date. Instead, we retain recently-outdated PSA's on this page for about a week and then remove them.

The PSA's listed below refer only to upcoming events, not to the "general well-being" type PSA's.

Awareness and Activism:
Weekly Iraq Protest
Eco Home Tour
Community Quirks:
Claremont Farmer's Market
Holiday Tree Removal
Juggernauts in Claremont
Kids and Family:
Family Literacy
Family Days at the Packing House
Downtown on Ice
Homestead Holiday Tours
KSPC:
Volunteer as KSPC
Music:
Open Mic Night at Folk Music Center
Speakers:
Visual and Performance Arts:

In a time of financial insecurity, food security can be your personal safety net. Visit Eco-Home for the last Eco-Home Tour of 2008. In addition to learning how to begin or expand your personal urban garden, the tour will also display new technologies that will help turn any house into a green environment. The Tour is conducted by Eco-Home Network, a non-profit dedicated to educating the public on how to make lifestyle choices that protect the environment and improve quality of life. The Eco-Home is located in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. Location provided upon RSVP 323-662-5207 / for more info visit www.ecohome.org

Every Friday from 3:45-4:45 there is a war protest on the corner of Indian Hill and Arrow highway in Claremont.

Every Tuesday night, get on your bike and ride. Meet at the southwest parking lot at 10th and Colombia in Claremont on your fixed-gear, mountain, or road bike for a ride that commences at 8:30pm. New bikers welcome, any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Jennifer at jtrejo@students.pitzer.edu.

Sundays in Claremont from 8 am - 1 pm enjoy great veggies, fruits, flowers, and arts at the Claremont Farmer’s Market, sponsored by the Claremont Forum. Wander 2nd street between Yale and Indian Hill avenues in Claremont and enjoy the fellowship and the sights, sounds and smells of freshness! For more information, contact manager Oscar De Leon at (714) 345-3087.

Live in Claremont? Wondering what to do with your holiday tree after the holidays are over? Simply place your tree on the curb on your usual trash collection day, beginning December 29, 2008. Tree collection will continue through January 9, 2009. If your usual trash collection day falls on a holiday, please consult the trash collection holiday schedule above. Trees must be removed from their stands and be free of all decorations including tinsel. For more information on curbside tree collection, please call the Community Services Department at (909) 399-5431.

Reading aloud to kids is great fun, but it also nurtures children’s love of both the written and spoken word and helps children develop important language skills that will help them learn to read on their own! Every 4th Saturday of the month from 1 pm to 4 pm at Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center, read aloud to children at a free and public event. The Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center is located at 300 West Second Street in Pomona. For more information, contact Jonnie Owens by e-mailing jjowens@csupomona.edu or calling (909) 869 – 4689.

The third Sunday of every month from 11am to 5pm is Family Day at the Claremont Museum of Art. Inspire creativity in a child or create art with your family! The museum provides the materials and its volunteers assist in getting you started, but the finished masterpiece is up to you. Family Day is free with museum admission. The Packing Housing is located at 536 West First Street in Claremont. For more information, call (909) 621-3200.

Get a head start on the holidays at the 11th annual L.A. Kings Downtown on Ice, the Southland’s largest holiday outdoor skating rink. Located in Pershing Square, in the heart of Downtown LA, this event is one of the few times a year where you’ll actually see ice in California. People from all walks of life, and all age brackets, strap on skates and glide around the rink, imagining they’re in a more wintry climate. Holiday decorations, live musical performances and free youth hockey clinics make this the must-do family activity for the season. Starts on Thursday, November 20th and ends Monday, January 19th. Admission is $6 and $2 for skate rental. Visit the website or call (213) 847-4970 for more information.

The Homestead Museum will offer special evening tours on December 20th for visitors to enjoy holiday decorations by moonlight. Tours will focus on how holiday celebration Southern California changed from the 1840s through the 1920s. Following each tour, visitors can enjoy cider and some sweet treats in the Homestead Museum Gallery. Admission: $5 for adults and $3 for seniors, students, and children 2-12. Children under 2 are free. Tours will depart every 20 minutes form 4 to 8 p.m. For more information call (626) 968-8492 or visit their website.

Do you love KSPC? Want to join our legions?!?!?! KSPC is always looking for enthusiastic student and community volunteers to review music and keep quality programming on the air. To learn more about the many ways to volunteer at KSPC write to director@kspc.org

Come to Open Mic Night: the 4th Sunday of every month at the Folk Music Center in Claremont. 220 Yale Avenue in Claremont village, performances begin at 6:30pm, sign-up begins at 6. Admission is 1 buck. FMI call (909) 624 - 2928 or visit the folk music center website.