Tuesday, June 01, 1999
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
Going out
• I scream, you scream: We All Scream for Ice Cream, 10:30-11:30 a.m. and noon-1 p.m. today. Crafts and a frozen treat for ages 3-6, Bee Tree Bookstore, Cheviot. $4. 661-3433.
• An earful: For good listening on summer road trips, pick up one of these 1999 Audie Award winners, recently announced by the Audio Publishers Association:
— Fiction, abridged: Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks, read by George DelHoyo (Audio Literature).
— Fiction, unabridged: A Widow for One Year by John Irving, read by George Guidall (Random House AudioBooks).
— Non-fiction, abridged: The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester, read by Simon Jones (Harper Audio).
— Non-fiction, unabridged: Full Circle by Michael Palin, read by the author (Chivers North America).
Staying in
• Critic's picks: NYPD Blue fans are in for a jolt when Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) and Mike Roberts (Michael Harney) return from the dead in an October rerun (10 p.m., Channels 9, 2). And TV Critic John Kiesewetter notes that HBO mixes “theatrical monologues with documentary footage” to go inside the O.J. Simpson civil trial jury room on Juror Number 5: 58 Days of Duty on the O.J. Simpson Civil Trial (10 p.m.).
Enquiring minds
• Month of the month:
Wouldn't Lawrence Welk just be in his glory? Seems June is Accordion Awareness Month, designed to “increase public awareness of this multicultural instrument and its influence and popularity in today's music.” (Which reminds us of a quote somebody famous once said: “The definition of a gentleman is an accordion player who knows how to play "Lady of Spain,' but doesn't”).
• Canine care: Canine Assistants Inc., a non-profit organization that trains dogs to assist children and adults with physical disabilities, is accepting applications from folks who would like a service dog. Canines can open doors, turn on lights, retrieve dropped objects and pull wheelchairs. www.canineassistants.org or (770) 664-7178
Brand spankin' new
• Light and dry: Totes' new SplashFlash umbrella ($10), hitting stores this month, has a light on the handle. Designed especially for kids, patterns include smiley faces, auto racing, tie-dye and pop art daisies. Additional interchangeable handles ($7) with a snake, saber or strobe/siren lights are due this fall.
Planning ahead
• A day away: Dance to the grooves of Deuces Wild at Dante's Restaurant (Dent). 7:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Wednesday. No cover. 574-6666.
• 48 hours out: The Jazz on the Square series opens Thursday with the Sound Body Jazz Orchestra. Free music, 7-9 p.m. on Fountain Square. 579-3191.
• 72 hours 'til Friday: Painter Tom Mitts presents Luminescence, an exhibition of oils and pastels, at the Attic Gallery. Opening reception is 6-11 p.m. Gallery's on the Third Floor of Southgate House, Newport. 431-2201.
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