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9am Family

Kids can take a gander at Gumby, get a peek at Pooh, catch a sneak preview of “Bear in the Big Blue House” and “Dora the Explorer” episodes or see international family films during the Coalition for Quality Children’s Media’s Kids First! Film, Video and DVD Festival 2002. The event’s screenings in three age groups (2 to 6, 6 to 12 and 12 to 15) will include the first big-screen showing in 25 years of Walt Disney’s “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh,” Sesame Workshop’s new “Bert and Ernie’s Word Play” video, La Fete of Canada’s children’s film “My Little Devil” and other independent and studio releases. A panel discussion with kid media critics, ages 8 to 13, will be part of the May 4 finale.

Kids First! Film, Video and DVD Festival 2002, Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium 20, 26701 Aliso Creek Road, Aliso Viejo, and Edwards Simi Valley Plaza 10, 1457 E. Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley, on Saturday and April 27, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and Tuesday to next Thursday, 4 to 6 p.m.; Zimmer Children’s Museum, 6505 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., on April 28, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.; El Capitan Theatre, 6838 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, on May 4, 12:30 to 8 p.m. $4 to $5; three-film pass, $9 to $12; five-film pass, $15 to $20. (505) 989-8076; www.kidsfirstinternet.org.

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all day Festival

“Protect Our Home, Protect Our Future” has a vaguely militaristic ring to it, but it’s the theme of this year’s green-and-friendly Whole Earth Festival this weekend at Lake Balboa Park. The two-day festival will feature musical performances by Richard Thompson, Michelle Shocked, John Tesh, Rita Coolidge, Peter Alsop, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Quetzal and others. Celebrity guests such as Ed Begley Jr., Wendie Malick, Max Gail, Esai Morales and Amy Smart will make appearances, and more than 200 booths and speakers representing various environmental, community-based and governmental organizations will be offering Earth-saving ideas.

Whole Earth Festival, Lake Balboa Park, 6300 Balboa Blvd., Encino. Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free. (310) 455-3977.

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8pm Music

In its Los Angeles debut, the San Francisco Guitar Quartet--Mark Simons, Christopher Hanford, David Duenas and Patrick Francis--plays on the Guitarra del Mar series, performing selections from its debut recording, “Black Opal.”

San Francisco Guitar Quartet, McKinley Auditorium, 325 S. Oak Knoll Ave., Pasadena, 8 p.m. $15 to $20. (626) 792-6043.

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8pm Music

Bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff returns to sing with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra twice this weekend. The much-admired German singer, joining conductor Jeffrey Kahane and the ensemble, will sing Bach’s Cantata 56, “Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen,” and Ravel’s “Don Quichotte a Dulcinee.” Kahane leads the orchestra in Haydn’s Symphony No. 102 and Ginastera’s “Variaciones Concertantes.”

L.A. Chamber Orchestra and Thomas Quasthoff, Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, 8 p.m. Also, Sunday, Royce Hall, UCLA campus, Westwood, 7 p.m. $13 to $55. (213) 622-7001, Ext. 215.

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8pm Comedy

Need someone to make you feel better about that Starbucks Barista cappuccino maker you just bought for no good reason? Janeane Garofalo, the actress and shabby chic queen of urban cynicism, performs at the Wiltern Theatre. Garofalo was most recently seen in the HBO film “The Laramie Project” and the feature “Big Trouble.” “An Evening With Janeane Garofalo” features opening act Zach Galifianakis, host of a new late-night show on VH1.

Janeane Garofalo with Zach Galifianakis, Wiltern Theatre, 3790 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 8 p.m. $48.50 to $28.50. (213) 380-5005 or (213) 480-3232.

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all day Art

More than 100 artists will open their studios and lofts to the public for this weekend’s biannual Brewery Artwalk downtown. The Brewery, considered the world’s largest live-work artist complex, encompasses 22 buildings on 23 acres, the former site of a Pabst Blue Ribbon Brewery. This weekend’s art walk will feature a wide range of artistic endeavors for collectors, including paintings, photographs, furniture, glass work, costumes, theatrical and movie sets, and computer games.

Brewery Artwalk. Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Brewery Arts Colony, 2020 N. Main St., off Interstate 5, downtown L.A. Free. (323) 276-0442.

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8pm Pop Music

Two generations of punk-rock have hooked up for what they call the Pop Disaster Tour. Grizzled veterans Green Day and snotty Southlanders Blink-182 are joined by Jimmy Eat World on this leg of the itinerary.

Blink-182, Green Day, Jimmy Eat World, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 8808 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, 8 p.m. Also Sunday, 7 p.m. $27.50 to $35. (949) 855-8096. Also Wednesday at the Forum, 3900 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood, 7:30 p.m. $27.50 to $35. (310) 419-3100.