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Willow Glen Lions: The Lions meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month in support of brain injury programs, Santa Maria urban ministry, Second Harvest Food Bank, Teen Challenge, and other programs. Denny’s, 1140 Hillsdale Ave., San Jose. For more information, contact Dave Parkinson at tdadave@comcast.net  or 408-998-2139. Pancake Breakfast: The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary hosts a breakfast fundraiser benefiting veterans and their families and scholarships for local students. Breakfast includes pancakes, eggs, bacon, fruit, coffee/tea and juice. Gluten-free menu available upon request. First Sunday of the month, 8:30-11 a.m. American Legion Veteran’s Hall Post 318, 1504 Minnesota Ave., San Jose. Suggested donation $6/$5 students and active duty military.

The Aurora Theatre takes on racism full force in Neil LaBute’s latest play “This is How It Goes,” running through July 21 in Berkeley, According to Aurora artistic director Tom Ross, LaBute is the “bad boy of contemporary theater” and he “has written this play to get under your skin and push some buttons.”, Looking around on opening night at my fellow audience members, I certainly did see some squirming around as racial epithets came flying out of various characters mouths in this complex, thought-provoking drama, But just as quickly, you’d find yourself crystal ballerina anklet with ballet slipper charm laughing and then a bit confused as the plot takes another turn..

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