CLAREMONT, Calif.—“It’s a wonderful production because it’s positive, beautiful, and emphasizes what China should be and could be,” said John Aylyng, dairy business owner, about Shen Yun Performing Arts. This is the third time Mr. Aylyng has seen Shen Yun, and he said the production at the Bridges Auditorium on March 12 was “the best…

CLAREMONT, Calif.—Paul Saghera, a trial attorney and the owner of Saghera Law Group, attended Shen Yun for the first time on March 11, after hearing about the performance over a year ago. Sitting with his wife in the Bridges Auditorium, Mr. Saghera thought the whole experience was fantastic. The performance “was fascinating! I’ve had a…

CLAREMONT, Calif.—”Love the show. This is our second time coming. We really believe in religious freedom and the idea that persecution should not be happening in China,” said professor and pastor Julie Wheeler. She and Dennis Wallstron, a psychologist, came to see Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Bridges Auditorium at Pomona College on March…

CLAREMONT, Calif.—Andrea Swann, a research and prospect management director, attended a performance of Shen Yun Performing Arts on March 11 at Bridges Auditorium at Pomona College. “It’s been very beautiful,” she said. “I love hearing [about] the culture and the history. I’m loving seeing the different dances because I didn’t know much about China going into…

CLAREMONT, Calif.—Office manager Elisa Duke had no idea what was in store when she walked into Shen Yun’s evening performance on March 10. However, exiting Bridges Auditorium at the conclusion of the show, Ms. Duke is sure she’ll be returning for more. “We didn’t know what to expect coming in. You see the [ads] on…

Claremont Unified School District’s board will replace its former president, Steven Llanusa, who resigned earlier this month after parents claimed he exposed high school choir members to alcohol, shirtless adult male performers, and a “dirty Santa” at his private Christmas party. The education board unanimously approved a timeline to replace Llanusa—a teacher and Area 4…

CLAREMONT, Calif.—An undercover operation by Claremont police netted 15 men for offering to pay officers posing as prostitutes for sex, along with an alleged pimp, who offered to teach them the trade, authorities said Nov. 5. The operation was undertaken Nov. 4 in the area of Indian Hill Boulevard and the San Bernardino (10) Freeway,…

CLAREMONT, Calif.—Authorities Monday seized hundreds of marijuana plants being grown illegally in a Claremont residence, which was red-tagged by the city, police said. Officers served a search warrant in the 100 block of Kirkwood Avenue at about 8 a.m., according to the Claremont Police Department. “Officers found every room of the home filled with marijuana…

CLAREMONT, Calif.—An anonymous donor has given at least $100 million to The Webb Schools in the largest donation ever made to an independent high school west of the Mississippi, officials have announced. The donor, a Webb alumnus, is making the gift “to honor his parents for their wisdom and sacrifices in sending him to Webb,…