APRIL
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If you’re into dried flower arrangements, aromatherapy, or fresh pesto you may want to stop by the fifth annual Herb and Scented Plant Sale sponsored by the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory. More than 250 types of medicinal, cooking, and ornamental plants will be on sale from 9 to 3 today at the Conservatory, 615 Garfield in Oak Park. Call 708-386-9055 for information.
The Organic Theater Company is opening its 1994 season with Minneapolis playwright Bill Corbett’s new work about an ex-con/cult deprogrammer hired to kidnap a young woman from a New Age religious group. Cash Karma opens tonight and runs through May 29. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8, and Sundays at 7. Tickets are $12 on Fridays and Saturdays, $10 on Thursdays and Sundays. The Organic is located at 3319 N. Clark. Call 327-5588 for tickets.
MONDAY 2
Running 101, an eight-week health and safety clinic, begins today at Saint Joseph Hospital. It’s hosted by the Chicago Area Runners Association. Learn about flexibility, injury prevention, nutrition, cross training, and buying shoes each Tuesday at 6:30 at the hospital, 2800 N. Lake Shore Dr. The clinic costs $45, $35 for CARA members. Register by calling 666-9836.
THURSDAY 5
