Friday Essentials: Claremont Farmers Market, Friday Nights Live and Butterfly Pavilion’s Last Weekend

1. It’s Friday Nights Live in the Claremont Village. Listen to live music from 6 to 9 p.m. Performances include Squeekin’ Wheels (folk/bluegrass) at the Public Plaza, No Static (rock) at the Claremont Chamber and Steve Patrick Carrico Band (jazz/rock) at city hall.

2. It’s free admission for all active-duty military personnel, their immediate family members and veterans Saturday at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. The garden is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit www.rsabg.org or call 625-8767 for more details.

3. Sunday, July 28 is the last day for the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden’s Butterfly Pavilion. Tickets are $2 in addition to the standard garden ticket.

4. Every Sunday is the Claremont Farmers & Artisans Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Second Street between Indian Hill Blvd and Yale Avenue. 

5. Michaels in La Verne is hosting Passport to Imagination, a two-hour crafting session for children ages 5 and up. The class is from 10 a.m. to noon.