Friday, June 04, 1999
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
Going out
• WCW live: World Championship Wrestling comes to Firstar Center 7:30 p.m. today.. Stars include Sting, “Nature Boy” Ric Flair and Kidman. $15-$35. 562-4949.
• SummerBration: The '99 version kicks off 6 p.m. today at Blue Ash Town Square. There's a Barbecue Rib Fest, Family Adventure Area and music by the Drysdales (6 p.m.) and Eddie Money (9 p.m.). Festival continues noon Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday. 745-8550.
Staying in
• Critic's picks: What's up, Doc? More than 100 Bugs Bunny cartoons in the Cartoon Network's annual June Bugs marathon (9 p.m. today through 9 p.m. Sunday). TV Critic John Kiesewetter will be taping the hourly themes, such as “The Evolution of Bugs,” “When Animals Attack” and “Bugs & Daffy,” with his favorite “Duck! Rabbit! Duck! (Season)” cartoon. Also, PBS' P.O.V. returns for summer with a film on California's “three strikes and you're out” law (11:40 p.m., Channel 48).
Enquiring minds
• Dreamin': So you were wondering what men and women dream about most? Not that. Get it out of the gutter. According to a Pleasant Dreams survey by the Company Store, a Wisconsin-based home furnishings company, they dream most about family and home: 30.3 percent of us. Following are job, 9.7 percent; money, 8.8 percent; sex, 6.7 percent, and sports, 3.2 percent.
Harried with children
• Jam session: It's not too late to introduce your kids to classical music. Peanut Butter & Jam Sessions for ages 2-5 close the season with concerts 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Saturday at City Hall, downtown, and June 12 at Kenwood Baptist Church. $2-$3. 381-6868.
Hot tix
• Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. today for the Bonnie Raitt-Jackson Browne-Bruce Hornsby-Shawn Colvin-David Lindley show at Riverbend Sept. 7. $14.50-$35. 562-4949.
Planning ahead
• A day away: The Northern Kentucky Symphony meets 1925 Phantom of the Opera, 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The NKS SouthBank Theater Orchestra presents “When Silence Was Golden” at Devou Park Amphitheater, Covington. Bring blanket or lawn chair. 431-6216.
• 48 hours out: Sunday marks the 104th German Day of Cincinnati. Celebrate with German music, dancing, food, activities and cultural displays. Noon-10 p.m., Kolping Center, New Burlington. $2, free children under 12. 385-3554.
• 72 hours 'til Monday: Cincinnati Zoo's Thane Maynard shares exotic animals with visitors of “Butterflies in Wonderland” at Krohn Conservatory. He'll bring an armadillo and an alligator to “Animals in Wonderland, 3:30-4:30 p.m. (through next Friday). Included in admission to the butterfly show ($3-$5). 352-4080.
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