Fritz Coleman’s Defying Gravity, 8 p.m., March 23, Lewis Family Playhouse, Victoria Gardens Cultural Center, 12505 Cultural Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga. The hilarious stand up about the comical calamities of aging is a benefit performance to support the Rancho Cucamonga Community and Arts Foundation. For tickets or more info, visit lewisfamilyplayhouse.com or call (909) 477-2752.

Playwright Anna Deavere Smith, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 28, Pomona College, Bridges Auditorium, 450 N. College Way, Claremont.

An in-depth conversation will follow a screening of Anna Deavere Smith’s film “Notes from the Field.” The event is open to the public. Free tickets are available online at pomona.edu/bridges or by calling (909) 607-1139.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen in conversation with historian Mai Elliott, 2 p.m., March 2, Benson Auditorium, Pitzer College, 1050 N. Mills Ave., Claremont. Viet Thanh Nguyen is the author of The Refugees, a book of eight widely diverse short stories. The event is open to the public.

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