Bill Talen's Apple Pie with George and Jane plus Campaign Excerpts from Jello Biafra, Lowell Darling, Wavy Gravy, Beth Lapides, Eileen Myles, Pat Paulsen, Randy of the Redwoods, R.U. Sirius, Zippy the Pinhead and many surprises! Many artists have entered the political arena, not to gain power but to rupture the sanctity of the campaign trail. These interventions have brought satire and, often, political lucidity to the two-party system. Tonight's program is a wild compilation of sights and sounds from artists who have commandeered the campaign. Performance artist Lowell Darling ran a rip-roaring gubernatorial campaign against Jerry Brown and garnered 60,000 votes. His platform designated parts of the state "No Smoking" areas and gave all Californians $30,000 a year for "just being themselves." Berkeley's own Wavy Gravy has been running on the "Nobody for President" ticket since 1976. His is a campaign of conspicuous absence with slogans like "Who Lowered Your Taxes? Nobody!" Pat Paulsen began his straight-faced political career in 1968, running against Tricky Dick. "I will not run if nominated. And if elected, I will not serve," says this perennial candidate. Bill Talen's docu-play Apple Pie with George and Jane is a glimpse into the campaign of one George Cudahay, a Clinton-clone with a knack for hyperbole ("I want to extend full credit-card privileges to fetal America!"). The premiere video version of Apple Pie... was staged in a hotel conference room in New Hampshire adding a dizzy dose of stumpjumper authenticity. -Steve Seid