pomona A Visitor’s Guide PomonaPomona ChamberChamber ofof CommerceCommerce 2017 POMONA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY 1 Table of Contents Art in Pomona Art in Pomona 3 Art in Ganesha Park 4 Pomona’s Medical Corridor 6 Pomona Entertainment in Pomona Chamber of Commerce 101 W. Mission Blvd. #222 9 Pomona, CA 91766 (909‌)‌622-1256‌•‌FAX:‌(909‌)‌620-5986 Craft Beers of Pomona Email:‌[email protected] 10 www.pomonachamber.org Staff Pomona History Erica Frausto-Aguado 12 Executive Director Architecture in Pomona Martha Zamarripa 14 Executive Assistant he art scene has definitely been cultural center, offering a broad range of art, Center for the Arts exhibition venue offers a Pomona Map discovered in Pomona. With educational, and cultural programs. Open place for aspiring artists to experience having 15 Ta multitude of museums and Wednesday through Sunday. 281 S. Thomas their artwork on display in a professional and a resurgence of the downtown core with a St., Suite 105. esteemed gallery setting. Open Wednesdays- proliferation of art studios and galleries, the The dA Center for the Arts offers an Saturday. 252 D S. Main St. Pomona Education town finds itself the arts envy of east Los array of exhibitions, studio art classes and The American Museum of Ceramic Art 16 Angeles County. workshops, the Art Link program, a concert, (AMOCA) champions art, history, creation, Downtown Pomona is home to cinema, dance and poetry venue, a volunteer and technology of ceramics through Pomona’s Art Colony, a collection of and internship program, and a gallery store exhibitions, collections, outreach, and studio Important Community Contact galleries, studios and museums where the art featuring the work of local artisans. The dA programming. Information culture thrives. Every month on the second Saturday, the Downtown Pomona Art Walk 20 draws big crowds to the area. Over three- dozen galleries host artist receptions for Chamber Membership their latest exhibits. Many shops, studios and restaurants open late. There is no better 21 way to get a feel for the lively community that hundreds of artists have built here. Business Directory Experience the diverse array of top quality artwork, ceramics, fiber, jewelry, mixed 22 media, painting, photography and more. It’s FREE. Bring your friends and family! Published by Golden Gate Media Group, Copyrighted © 2017. Reproduction of any material The Latino Art Museum is a non-profit Printed or Transmitted Electronically from this publication is strictly forbidden without written organization founded in 2001. The purpose permission from the publisher. The information was gathered and carefully compiled to insure of the museum is to introduce, promote maximum accuracy, Publisher cannot guarantee the correctness of all information furnished them, and encourage Latin American artists living, nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence, no responsibility for the same can be, nor working and creating art in the United is, assumed. For Advertising Sales information please call David Carrillo at 909.224.8167. States. It also operates as a socially integrated 2 2017 - 18 POMONA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY 2017 POMONA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY 3 came from a donation made by the Los Angeles County Fair Association and Art in Ganesha Park private contributions from the Pomona Community. Wood carving artists John Mahoney and Jason Rose created all of the 016 saw exciting changes come project. have been carved into images of various wood sculptures. to Pomona’s Ganesha Park. In Students from Village Academy High forest animals. The fourteenth dead tree 2February, the Pomona City School’s art department were asked to create was carved in to what is believed to be the Council voted to approve an appropriation five of the designs for the carvings. Local largest Native American Dream Catcher in to repurpose fourteen dead tree trunks Native American leaders were enlisted in the the world. A planter outlined with river rock and stumps in the Park, into lasting artistic design process as well. The project theme is is home to a large carved bear. The planter monuments. to honor the heritage of the Native America was built as a local Boy Scout’s/Eagle Plans were made by the city to remove culture that had inhabited the Ganesha Hills Scout project and will house the project’s the dead trees, prior to the visioning of this for hundreds of years. dedication plaque. Thirteen dead tree trunks and stumps The money used to create the artwork VALLEY VISTA SERVICES, INC. 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Getting sick is something optimal level of care for breastfeeding Its rehab program is second to none. I Casa Colina offers a specialty gym designed all of us would soon avoid. But if illness mothers and their babies. The Hospital is does happen to befall upon the good citizens also home to a state-of-the-art 53-bed level specifically for patients with spinal cord of Pomona, it’s encouraging to know they’ll 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. injuries, a general rehabilitation gym for So we can offer our patients the most advanced surgical care right now. receive some of the best healthcare available Among PVHMC’s recent accolades: one physical therapy and occupational therapy, in Southern California. of America’s Top 100 Hospitals for Cardiac and an outdoor therapy garden to practice Finding a better way to treat our patients has been the driving force behind everything we do for nearly For more than 113 years Pomona Valley Surgery, Coronary Interventions and Cardiac maneuvering on different surfaces such 80 years. Long ago, we learned that when we put patients first, our medical Hospital Medical Center (PVHMC) has Care (Healthgrades) and the 2016 Patient as gravel, sand, brick, and stones, and for and rehabilitation services have a lasting impact. This is why we made the served eastern Los Angeles and western San Safety Excellence Award™, recognizing negotiating curbs, ramps and stairs. decision to offer the most technologically advanced equipment available – so Since 1979, Inter Valley Health Plan has Bernardino counties with the highest quality superior performance that has prevented the we could assure better surgical outcomes for people in our community. Now patient and family-centered care. occurrence of serious, potentially avoidable consistently served the Inland Empire with the area’s top surgeons can perform minimally invasive surgical procedures The nationally recognized 437-bed, complications for patients during hospital a level of caring and service unsurpassed ® ™ fully accredited, acute care not-for-profit stays (Healthgrades). by the competition. Arising out of the need with the latest da Vinci Xi surgery system. They can carry out less invasive hospital is home to three Centers of Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for for a strong community health plan in the partial knee replacements with the Mako™ robotic arm-assisted surgery system, and so much more. Excellence: The Robert and Beverly Lewis Healthcare offers a wide range of medical Inland Empire, Pomona Valley Hospital Of course, we also sought the highest caliber of nurses who specialize in surgical care. When you consider Family Cancer Care Center, Stead Heart services. Casa Colina has recently opened a Medical Center and a group of dedicated, how much we have to offer, there’s no time like the present to move forward with an elective surgery. and Vascular Center and the Women’s & brand new surgical wing, providing Pomona private practice physicians joined to create Children’s Center. It also offers a full-service Valley residents a state-of-the-art facility, Inter Valley Health Plan. Emergency Department, Level II Trauma specializing in joint replacement, spine, As a not-for-profit, federally qualified, Medicare Advantage Organization Center, outpatient surgery center and urological, gynecological, neurological and Take a virtual tour. physical therapy and rehabilitation services. general surgery, Its Mako Robotic-Arm contracted with Medicare, you can be assured that Inter Valley Health Plan meets Visit us at The PVHMC health system includes four Assisted Surgery offers patients a minimally www.casacolina.org/tour state-of-the-art health centers serving the invasive alternative to knee replacement. all state and federal requirements. communities of Pomona, Chino Hills and Casa Colina’s 68-bed Acute Mt. San Antonio Gardens, fondly Claremont. Rehabilitation Center was designed with the known as “the Gardens,” is a nationally As California’s second largest birthing patient’s best interests in mind. Every detail - recognized non-profit Life Care senior 255 East Bonita Avenue (at Garey), Pomona, CA ◆ 909/596-7733 ◆ www.casacolina.org ◆ hospital, PVHMC is proud to be recognized every room, every piece of equipment - was community, set on a beautifully landscaped 6 2017 - 18 POMONA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY 2017 POMONA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY 7 campus in the college towns of Pomona and Claremont. Home to 500 residents, Mt. San Antonio Gardens offers the security of Entertainment in Pomona life care, including on-campus access to all PomonaPomona CatholicCatholic levels of care, should it be needed, so that All Girls’ College Preparatory High School ~ he vibrant entertainment scene residents are free to enjoy the pleasures life in Pomona gives cause for no has to offer.