How I Built My Career In Equitable Design
2026-03-11 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Join Chelina Odbert to learn how she built an award-winning design practice that advances racial, environmental, and economic justice.

What does it mean to hold your values close while being an innovator and entrepreneur? Are ethical, successful businesses actually real? Join Chelina Odbert, CEO and Founding Principal of Kounkuey Design Initiative, for an interactive conversation on how she built an award-winning design practice that advances racial, environmental, and economic justice. Refreshments provided.

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Chelina Odbert is the CEO and Founding Principal of Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI). She has built an award-winning practice that brings good design to places where it is not often found, and that connects localized design interventions to large-scale policy change.

Sewing Shed Workshop: Get Craft-Tee!
2026-03-25 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
Learn: Embellish an old t-shirt with fun patchwork designs
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Soundbox Workshop: Freestyling
2026-03-26 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
Learn: Beat + bar timing, rhyme creation in real time, creative confidence, risk-taking.
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Print Lab Workshop: How to Screenprint
2026-03-31 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-04-14 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-04-28 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
Learn: Expose + develop screen; apply ink; wash screen.
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Project Runway: Upcycling
2026-04-02 18:30 - 20:30 | The Hive at the Claremont Colleges, 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
Have a passion for fashion and want to see your piece featured in a real fashion show? Participate in a 2-hour garment upcycling sprint, in collaboration with THREAD5, to create a final piece that may be spotted walking down the runway in their ‘HEIRLOOMS’ show in April. Boba tea provided!
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ToolBox Workshop: Leather Workshop
2026-04-03 16:00 - 18:00 | CA
Learn: leather bracelets and keychains
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Sewing Shed Workshop: Beaded Embroidery
2026-04-09 16:00 - 18:00 | CA
Learn: Embroidery techniques with a variety of beads
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Shibori + Cyanotypes
2026-04-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Commons — The Hive, 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
Experience the art and culture behind this historically rich Japanese tie-dye method that influenced 1960s counterculture, 1970s art + fashion, and 2025 artmaking. We’ll creatively use different materials and techniques to unfold beautiful and unexpected patterns out of the blue!
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Soundbox Workshop: How to Make a Beat
2026-04-13 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
Learn: Beat production, FL Studio, mixing, MIDI keyboard + drumpad, rhythm.
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Hive Ten Year Anniversary Celebration
2026-04-25 15:00 - 20:00 | The Hive – 130 E 7th Street, Claremont, CA 91711, 130 E. 7th St, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
What was once an exciting idea has become a buzzing human-centered design hub and launchpad for impact. Come celebrate 10 years of empathy, creativity, and action with the folks who’ve made it all possible– starting with you! We’ll have food, drinks, music, and inspiring talks by alumni and other Hive friends!
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10 Year Tiny Patio Concert: Alumni Edition
2026-04-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Outdoor Space – The Hive, 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
Come celebrate 10 years of the Hive with a special Tiny Patio Concert featuring alumni performances:
Brian B | 7:00-7:20 pm
Luke Armstrong | 7:20-7:50 pm
TEA ROOOM | 7:50-8:30 pm
No Registration Required — Bring your friends!

Sagetank
2026-05-02 10:00 - 13:00 | Commons — The Hive, 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
Pomona Ventures’ annual pitch competition, modeled after Shark Tank, designed to promote Claremont-founded, student-led startups.
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