Wednesday, July 21, 1999
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
Going out
• Lennon rocks: Bogart's today. Julian Lennon plays the Corryville club, 8 p.m. The Push Stars open. $14. 281-8400.
• Cincinnati baseball: The Redlegs play the Redbirds of St. Louis at Cinergy Field today, 7:05 p.m. Tickets: 421-7337.
• Big band: Pete Wagner Orchestra plays in West Price Hill's Rapid Run Park, 7:30 p.m. today. 352-4080.
• LaRosa's Party in the Park: Today at 5:30-9 p.m., Yeatman's Cove, downtown. Music by the Menus. 579-3191.
• Kids Fun Day: Ages 4-12 can learn games such as marbles, Frisbee, paddle ball, jacks, or participate in a bike rodeo, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. today, Veterans Park, Green Township. 574-3298, 385-2002.
Staying in
• TV picks: Take a nostalgic thrill ride through America's Great Old Amusement Parks on PBS (8 p.m., Channels 48, 54, 16). TV Critic John Kiesewetter says stay tuned on Channel 48 for a trip to Coney Island on Relive the Magic (9 p.m.), a repeat of a 1980s documentary.
What's in stores today
• On disc: First he took a break by doing the songs for Disney's Tarzan. Now, Phil Collins finds life after pop stardom drumming with a big band on A Hot Night in Paris (Atlantic; $17.99 CD, $11.99 cassette).
• This Time (Hollywood; $16.99 CD; $10.99 cassette) finds Los Lobos on a new label but continuing its evolution from roots-rock band to avant-garde sonic sculptors.
• Singer Sophie B. Hawkins delivers her Timbre (Columbia; $16.99 CD, $10.99 cassette).
Brand spanking new
• Book about snakes: Snakes yawn when they're sleepy and after chowing down to put their jaws back into place. Baby snakes are as venomous as their full-grown parents.
If these facts whet your appetite for more, check out the new book 277 Secrets Your Snake Wants You to Know, Unusual and Useful Information for Snake Owners & Snake Lovers (Ten Speed Press; $8.95) by Paulette Cooper. It also includes the scoop on lizards.
Planning ahead
• A day away: Hear New Orleans rhythm and blues Thursday at Jefferson Hall (Over-the-Rhine) with the Love Dogs, 9:30 p.m. $8. 723-9008.
• 48 hours out: Meet pilots of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Flight Demonstration Squadron, 1-2 p.m. Friday at Dayton's United States Air Force Museum (937-255-3286). Don't forget about the United States Air and Trade Show, Saturday-Sunday (tickets: 937-898-5901).
• One week away: Cher performs at Firstar Center 7:30 p.m. next Wednesday, with guests Cyndi Lauper and Wild Orchid. $75.25, $50.25. 562-4949.
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