APRIL

In Temporary Girl: The Office Christmas Party, the sequel to Lisa Kotin’s Temporary Girl, our heroine helms the switchboard while her coworkers get in all manner of trouble. The multimedia show plays at 8 tonight, tomorrow, and next Friday and Saturday, April 28 and 29, at Kino-Eye Cinema at Chicago Filmmakers, 1543 W. Division. Tix are $8, $6 for members and students. Call 384-5533 for more.

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Sunday 23

As part of an every-other-week series of talks on alternative therapies for people with HIV/AIDS, Spectrum Center for Integrated Care presents Discovering Flower Essence, a free talk by holistic psychiatrist Dr. Ann Hammon, who contends that “flowers and other natural substances” can enhance physical and emotional well-being. It’s at the center, 1300 W. Belmont, at 7 this evening. Call 880-1460.

Wednesday 26

Rush-hour commuters at Union Station won’t just be dancing around one another tonight. They’ll also be dancing around San Francisco’s Margaret Jenkins Dance Company. Tonight and tomorrow at 6 the troupe will perform The Gates: Far Away Near in the Great Hall of the refurbished architectural landmark at 225 S. Canal. The Paul Dresher Ensemble provides the music. Call 271-7928.