If you can’t find peace and personal growth within yourself, Grasshopper, then these enlightened souls will show you the way, April 11 through April 17:

Friday, April 11

There Joe and Andy’s, the La Mesa bar packed with left-over Anthrax groupies, hosts There at 10 p.m. Give Joe or Andy a call at 589-8684.

“Violencia: An Interactive Multimedia Piece on Violence and Beauty in America” Today is the last day to catch the installation, featured in the Flor y Canto Gallery of the Art building. Two of the four artists are SDSU alumni. The presentation is free.

The Rugburns The nasty scabs will play at Java Joe’s at 9 p.m. For more information, call 523-0356.

Saturday, April 12

Shawn Colvin, Patti Griffin, Freedy Johnston The three play 4th and B at 8 p.m. Call 231-4343 for more information.

More Rugburns If you can’t get enough Rugburns, they’re playing again at the Casbah, and this time there will be beer. For additional information, call 232-4355.

Sunday, April 13

Medeski Martin and Wood, Critters Buggin You read the CD review here, now see the show at Brick by Brick at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12. For more information, call 232-4355.

Monday, April 14

Duncan Sheik, Jill Sobule Poor Duncan. He can barely breathe, but he sings without a respirator. What a trooper. See his show at 8 p.m. at Belly Up Tavern. Call 481-8140 for more.

Tuesday, April 15

Chick book talk Harriet Rubin, author of “The Princessa: Machiavelli for Women,” will discuss “how women can utilize their femininity by being fierce and soft.” (I swear I did not make that up.) The forum will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Schaetzel Center at Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla. For more, call 497-5010.

Jurassic lecture David Wilson, founder and director of the Museum of Jurassic Technology, in Los Angeles, will speak at 3 p.m. in the Art building, Room 409. Maybe if you’re real nice, he’ll only bring the herbivore dinosaurs. For more information, call 594-6511.

Wednesday, April 16

Zap Mama Step on a crack, break your mother’s back, but if you step on an electrical cord, well … Zap Mama is at the California Center for the Arts at 8 p.m. For more, call (800) 988-4253.

Thursday, April 17

Gene Loves Jezebel Yeah, yeah, and Joni loves Chachi. So what? See them at Brick by Brick at 9 p.m. Info: 220-8497.

served up fresh

and pipin’ hot

by Jennifer Smither