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@copy:38th Annual Summer Symphony Performance by entertainer Bernadette Peters, following a classical program by the San Jose Symphony. Pre-concert entertainment by the Jim Cullum Jazz Band. July 20 at Frost Amphitheater, Stanford University. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. for picnicking, concert begins at 6 p.m. $40 for chair seating, $25 for lawn, $10 for children 3 to 12, free for children under 3. All seats are general admission. Pre-order picnics available from Draeger's Market and Oakville Grocery. Proceeds benefit the Children's Health Council. Call 326-0643 to order tickets or picnics. @copy:The Peninsula Republican Women, Federated Club, will hold its annual fund raiser, a fashion show luncheon, at noon July 24 at the Allied Arts Guild, 74 Arbor Road, Menlo Park. A silent auction will take place during the event. Cost is $25. RSVP by July 21 to Peninsula Republican Women, Fed., 95 Sutherland Drive, Atherton, 94027. Proceeds benefit the Youth Scholarship Fund. Call 324-3086. @copy:Large Yard Sale July 26, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the corner of Melville and Cowper streets, Palo Alto. Proceeds benefit The Peninsula Birth Connection, a non-profit, pregnancy and childbirth education and resource center in Palo Alto. Items are needed for the sale. All donations are tax-deductible. Call 856-2140 to arrange pick up of any items to be donated. @copy:Club Hobee's An annual event sponsored by Hobee's Resturant as a fundraiser to benefit ARIS (AIDS Resources, Information, and Services of Santa Clara County). Held August 2, 8 p.m. to midnight, at Hyatt Rickeys in Palo Alto, the event will feature dancing, a benefit drawing and silent auction. Advance tickets are $45 per person, $85 for two. At the door, tickets are $50 per person. Benefit drawing tickets for a chance to win one of dozens of prizes are available at participating Hobee's restaurants for $2 a ticket. Call 440-6884 for information and tickets. @copy:Help the animals Help distressed animals and ecological environments by donating children's and adult books for book sales with 100 percent of the proceeds going directly to nonprofit groups. Drop off books at Wildlife Rescue, 4000 Middlefield Road, Building V, Palo Alto or at the Palo Alto Humane Society, 415 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto. Call 961-7658. @copy:Peninsula World Travel/American Express Encourages Travelers to Bring Home Hotel Shampoos and Soap Peninsula World Travel of Menlo Park is beginning its campaign to donate travel-size shampoos and soaps to the Haven Family House in Menlo Park. Travelers are urged to bring home these items and drop them off at the Menlo Park office. The items collected will be delivered to the Haven Family House, a homeless shelter in Menlo Park. Peninsula World Travel is located at 830 Menlo Avenue, No. 110 (located between Trader Joe's and Draeger's) in Menlo Park. Call Jennifer Coelho at 328-2030, ext. 230.

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