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They came dressed in turkey suits, pilgrim outfits, chef’s hats, dinosaur outfits and head dresses.

Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik and Three Blind Mice, at 8 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com

The diagnosis: Of all the TV dramas airing this season, my favorite is FOX's "House." The show stars British actor Hugh Laurie as a misanthropic genius with a knack for diagnosing complex medical mysteries. Each episode, Dr. Gregory House writes the patient's puzzling symptoms on a whiteboard and consults his team of specialists, always identifying the disease just in time to save the patient ...

TONIGHT’S MUST-SEE: ‘‘House,’’ 8 p.m., Fox.

"House," 7 p.m., Fox. Dr. House is in Cutter's office, searching for secrets. Then a weary man arrives. He has a gun and hostages; he has everyone frightened, except the acerbic House.

House is building an extension tonight.

SPOTLIGHT 'The Shield' 9 p.m. on FX In the series finale — well, I can't tell you what happens in the series finale. Creator Shawn Ryan and FX are keeping a tight lid on their secrets.

Michael Chiklis as Det. Vic Mackey on "The Shield.'' SPOTLIGHT 'The Shield' 9 p.m. on FX In the series finale — well, I can't tell you what happens in the series finale. Creator Shawn Ryan and FX are keeping a tight lid on their secrets.

Tonight's must-see: "House," 7 p.m., Fox.