Friday, July 23, 1999
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
Going out
• Viennafest '99: At Riverbend tonight, with Jesus Lopez-Cobos conducting the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 8:30 p.m. (repeats Saturday). Special guest artists join the CSO each night. $15-$31. 381-3300.
• New rock: Fuel takes the Bogart's stage (Corryville) today. Chlorine and Gordon open the 8:30 p.m. show. $12. 562-4949.
• Old rock: Enjoy the oldies music of Ooh La La and the Greasersduring Friday Nights on the Square, 8-11 p.m. today, Blue Ash Towne Square. 745-8550.
• Cajun rock: Robin Lacy and DeZydeco do roots rock and world beat today at East End Cafe (Columbia Tusculum). 9:30 p.m. $3. 871-6118.
• Country sounds: Concerts at Creekside present White Lightning Express, 7:30-9 p.m. today, Boone Woods Park in Burlington. 334-2117.
• Family night at the library: Crafts, demonstrations and One Ring, a comedy show with My Nose Turns Red Theatre Company, 6:30-8:30 p.m. today at the Bonham Branch Library (Wyoming). 369-6014.
• Purely health: Dr. Sudhakar Selote, an Indian physician and expert in an ancient ayurvedic purification regimen called panchakarma, speaks at 7 p.m. today at the Wellness Community, 4060 Montgomery Road, Suite 385, Kenwood. Space is limited; call 791-4060 for a spot.
Best of the fest
• Coors Light Festival: Get to Cinergy Field at 8 p.m. to catch the first act, Quiet As Kept. Will the smoothly harmonizing hometown trio become the next Cincinnati act on the national charts? Tonight's biggest name is R. Kelly, but pop music critic Larry Nager says to watch for festival rookie Faith Evans to make a strong debut. Tickets $25-$50 at Ticketmaster outlets, 562-4949.
Staying in
• TV picks: What do you get if you cross Leaving Las Vegas and Superman? The hilarious “Leaving Metropolis” movie parody on Fox's MAD TV sketch show (9 p.m., Channels 19, 45).
• TV Critic John Kiesewetter also recommends Mississippi Burning, the 1988 Gene Hackman-Willem Dafoe film about FBI agents investigating the death of three civil rights activists in 1964 (8 p.m., Channel 64).
Harried with children
• Space adventure: Check out the Power Rangers Lost Galaxy Intergalactic Encounter, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sundayat Wal-Mart, 9365 Fields-Ertel Road, Symmes Township. The world's largest inflatable structure (by volume) allows kids to travel through space as seen on Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. In each of four planets, kids can tackle inflatable obstacles, including rocks, slippery slides, pylons, rock climbs and an adventure maze. Free.
Planning ahead
• A day away: Saturday, ages 1-15 can cast their rods at the Children's Fishing Tournament, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., VFW Post 6095 in Latonia. Adults can get in on the competition too, 5 p.m.-dark ($5 to enter). Prizes and trophies awarded. 291-6095.
• 48 hours out: Sunday, browse or buy at the Southwestern Ohio Coin and Stamp Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Hugh Watson American Legion Hall in Greenhills. Free. 521-2154.
• 72 hours 'til Monday: At Bogart's in Corryville, hear Agnostic Front, Blood For Blood and Under the Gun. Music at 8 p.m. $10. 562-4949.
Inside weekend
• Ujima Cinci-Bration: The second annual street festival takes place Saturday and Sunday on Fifth Street between Vine and Broadway. Two stages of continuous, free entertainment, more than 150 booths, art exhibits and crafts.
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