Tuesday, May 18, 1999
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A guide to help make your day
Going out
• Winners circle: Behringer-Crawford Museum celebrates International Museum Day today with a freebie. Come in to see Horse Racing in Northern Kentucky with a Special Tribute to Steve Cauthen, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Devou Park, Covington. 491-4003.
• Lunch and listen: Acoustic trio Hello Oscar! provides lunch-time music 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. today. in Piatt Park at Garfield Place, downtown. 352-4080.
• Mellow out: Folk singer Martin Sexton plays Top Cat's in Corryville 9 p.m. today.. $12. 281-2005.
Staying in
• Critic's picks: It won't be Tool Time much longer, as Tim Allen's Home Improvement airs two shows today (8-9 p.m., Channels 9, 2), the second being the first half of the series finale concluding next week. And TV Critic John Kiesewetter also says Dateline NBC promises to explain how rock concert tickets sell out in mere minutes (10 p.m., Channels 5, 22).
• Bobby blabs: If you like conversing with cartoons, chat with Bobby Hill from King of the Hill 4-7 p.m. today on the FOX Web site www.fox.com. Hot topic will be the show's season finale, airing at 8 p.m.
• Tummy troubles?: The nation's digestive specialists are meeting this week in Florida, and you can pick their brains via a free phone hot line about eating problems of all kinds. Call 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today; (877) 346-4968.
What's in stores today
• Critic's pick: In video stores today is The Cruise, shot with a digital video camera for less than the cost of a new car. Ithit the film-festival circuit with a splash and made a minor celebrity of its subject, New York City tour guide Timothy “Speed” Levitch. Catch a ride with this dazzling, high-octane mobile philosopher at home.
Enquiring minds
• Century scribes: Writer's Digest is asking readers to help decide the 100 best writers of the 20th century. Nominees can be from any genre, including fiction, poetry, journalism and screen scripts. Name up to three writers and explain why they deserve to be on the list. Send to 100 Best Writers, Writer's Digest, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnati 45207, or submit at their Web site, www.writersdigest.com/bestwriters.html
Planning ahead
• A day away: Wednesday, see how a telescope works and learn how we spy on the universe during Astronomy Adventures, presented by Cincinnati Astronomical Society, 7:30 p.m. at Milford-Miami Township Library. 248-0700.
• 48 hours out: Hear radio the way it used to be when Cincinnati Antique Radio Society members Mike Martini and Ken Yoder talk about Tristate radio history and their favorite old radio sets 7 p.m. Thursday at the Public Library West Fork Branch, 3825 West Fork Road, Monfort Heights. Bring along your old radio, and they'll tell you all about it. 369-4472
• 72 hours 'til Friday: There's a jazz celebration Friday at the Aronoff Center with a “Tribute to Nat King Cole.” Vocalists Freddy Cole (Nat's brother) and Margaret Whiting will be backed by the Columbus Jazz Orchestra. 8 p.m. $15-$25. 562-4949.
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