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8 2 6   V A L E N C I A N E W S . - - - - February 24 - - - - 8 2 6   B E N E F I T   C O M E D Y   N I G H T Wednesday, March 5 Magic Theatre in Fort Mason, San Francisco 7:30 PM, 6:30 reception A night of laughs featuring Comics of the Future, Kasper Hauser, Man/Woman Show, Killing My Lobster, and Spoken Word Rick James. In addition to the live performances we will present screenings of comedic shorts, which may include some/many/most of the following: A series of musical public service announcements (The Federal Truth in Music Project) Found video remixes from avant-freak Ryan Junell An animated reimagination of Strindberg's Occult Diaries (Sundance 2003 selection Strindberg and Helium) Cartoon chronicles of one boy's struggle to learn karate (hi/lo Film Festival favorites The Bullies and Lesson 1 And the more-self-explanatory-then-it-seems Chicken Shrimp. Tickets will be $15 in advance, and $20 at the door. Tickets are available for purchase by stopping by 826 Valencia or sending an e-mail to comedynight@826valencia.com. Please include your credit card number, expiration date, and billing address. We will send you a confirmation e-mail when your tickets are processed. You may also purchase tickets by calling us at (415) 642-5778. - - - - Read previous 826 Valencia news: December 20, 2002 November 11, 2002 September 26, 2002 June 10, 2002 April 23, 2002

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