Tuesday, May 04, 1999
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GOING OUT
• Opera, schmopera: Who cares if Puccini did it first? Rent is an opera update that rocks as it celebrates an urban community of young artists struggling with love, hope, drugs and AIDS. 8 p.m. today-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Taft Theatre. $32.50-$61. Hot tip: Two hours before every performance 36 primo seats go on sale for $20 each, cash only, limit two per customer. 562-4949.
• Thanks, Mom: Join Enquirer columnist and author Laura Pulfer for the free program “I Beg to Differ, But Not With Mother: A Tribute to Mothers Everywhere,” 7 p.m. today,West Fork Public Library, Monfort Heights. 369-4472.
STAYING IN
• Critic's picks: The countdown starts for Tim Allen's Home Improvement with the first of the final four shows (8 p.m., Channels 9, 2). And TV critic John Kiesewetter warns NewsRadio fans that today's fifth-season finale (8:30 p.m., Channels 5, 22) could be the last episode, because NBC may cancel the Vicki Lewis sitcom in two weeks.
• Web site of the day: www.insweb.com by InsWeb is an online service for getting insurance quotes and information from major insurers. If you're planning a wedding, having a baby, buying a car or divorcing, now's the time to shop for insurance.
THE GOODS
(What's in stores today)
• New videos: Before you sample the new high-velocity, high-tech version due in theaters Friday, dig into those monster-movie roots with the freshly reissued 1932 version of The Mummy starring Boris Karloff. Arriving in video stores today: A collector's edition of Martin Scorsese's masterwork Taxi Driver, based on the remastered 25th anniversary version that played in theaters.
• Seventh heaven: Just in time for Mother's Day, Bobbi McCaughey writes a second book on her famous septuplets. Celebrating The Wonder of Motherhood (Thomas Nelson; $15.99) is an account of life since Nov. 19, 1997, when seven children were born to Mrs. McCaughey and her husband, Kenny, of Carlisle, Iowa. The book includes inspirational passages and never-before-seen photos of the children, including oldest daughter, Mikayla.
ENQUIRING MINDS
• Bath facts: What celebrity comes to mind in your potty talk? If you said Martha Stewart, you're right. In a February survey of 800 men and women, plumbing manufacturer American Standard asked whose bathroom Americans most wanted to see. Ms. Stewart won. Runners-up: Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey and Cindy Crawford. They also learned 17 percent sing in the shower; 7 percent take more than one shower a day; 6 percent never take one.
PLANNING AHEAD
• A day away: It's a sure sign of summer. The Q102/Bud Parties at Sawyer Point kick off Wednesdaywith music by the Menus, munchies and beer. 5:30-9 p.m., P&G Pavilion. 763-5686.
• 72 hours 'til Friday: Honky tonk gal Heather Myles makes her Cincinnati debut at the Silver Saddle in New Burlington. Opening act is local band Quartermile. Doors open 7 p.m. $5. 521-8615.
• Weekend alert: Northern Kentucky builders show off 44 examples of their work at the Kentucky Cavalcade of Homes, noon-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. (Repeats May 15-16 and May 22-23. Sites and directions at Ameristop Food Marts and in the Enquirer. 331-9500; www.cavalcadehomes.com.—
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