Monday, June 28, 1999
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
Going out
• Poetry in motion: Spoken word artist Saul Williams performs from and signs his new release She, 7 p.m., today, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Eden Park. 794-9440.
• Electra rocks: The club on Sycamore Street that used to be Sycamore Gardens has the Average White Band tonight. Music starts at 8 p.m. $15. 621-1100.
Staying in
• TV picks: In 1956, a dead-end mission began in Cuba. The invading force had 82 men, the government had 46,000. Somehow, the rebels won. A little more than two years later, Fidel Castro's forces took control. Tha time is chronicled in People's Century (9 p.m., Channel 48).
• Web site of the day: GeoCities, with about 4 million members, claims to be “the largest community on the Web.” What it does is provide free Web pages, message boards and chat. Members are “homesteaders,” and sites are organized in “neighborhoods. Check out www.geocities.com
• Chat line: Dustin Diamond of Saved by the Bell will be talking on America Online, 7 p.m. today.
Brand spanking new
• Minty lipstick: Elizabeth Arden's new Lip Lip Hooray SPF 15 lipstick ($16) is a collection of 20 new shades that promise to help fight bad breath. A dash of mint and menthol, along with an ingredient called zinc citrate helps control bad breath by neutralizing sulfur compounds produced in the mouth. It will be in stores by mid-July.
Hot tix
• Tickets go on sale today for the Fifth Third Bank Broadway Series' 1999-2000 season: Titanic, Nov. 9-21; Jekyll & Hyde, Dec. 7-19; Peter Pan, Dec. 28-Jan. 9; The Civil War, Jan. 18-30; Cabaret, Feb. 22-March 5; and Fame — The Musical. April 18-30. Season tickets $87-$410. (800) 294-1816 or Broadway Series office, Mercantile Center, 120 E. Fourth St., downtown.
What's in stores today
• Colorful cords: Jelly Cords, new from SNS International, are electrical extension cords in 17 colors, with matching adapters and surge protectors. They come in 7-, 11- and 15-foot lengths, $1.99-$2.99. They're at specialty chains, including Linens N' Things. (800) 856-5905.
Planning ahead
• A day away: NASCAR Rocks with the Allman Brothers and Hot Tuna, 7 p.m. Tuesday Riverbend Music Center. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for concert ticket holders to browse show cars and booths of NASCAR memorabilia. $15.75-$27.75. 562-4949.
• 48 hours out: Tony Horwitz signs the paperback edition of Confederates in the Attic, 7 p.m. Wednesdayat Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Norwood. 396-8960. (Also 7-8 p.m. Thursday at Books & Co., Kettering, Ohio (800) 777-4881).
• 72 hours 'til Thursday: Katie Laur kicks off the Coffee Cup Concert Series 7 p.m. at Behringer-Crawford Museum in Covington. $10 gets you a coffee mug and non-alcoholic refreshments. Present the mug and admission to remaining concerts in the series will be $5. 491-4003.
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