Thursday, August 26, 1999
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
Going out
• Country at Riverbend: Today, Dwight Yoakam plays an 8 p.m. show at Riverbend Music Center. $27.50-$35. 562-4949.
• Community arts: Youths, ages 12-16, have painted a mural expressing Covington residents' vision of their community. See the completed project at a dedication 6-7 p.m. today at Tracy's Big Bar Cafe, 701 Bakewell St., where the mural hangs. 491-2220.
• Live acoustic: At the Century Inn, Woodlawn, with Rick Endres, 7:30 p.m. today. 771-4816.
• Songs by the fire: Today is the final Campfire Sing-a-Long at Heritage Village Museum in Sharon Woods Park, Sharonville. 7-9 p.m. 563-9484.
• Bengals camp: Skills, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m., and practice, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Georgetown (Ky.) College. $5 to park. 621-3550.
• For kids: Ages 3-6 can have a Teddy Bear Picnic, 10:30-11:30 a.m. and noon-1 p.m. today at Bee Tree Bookstore, Cheviot. $4. Reservations: 661-3433.
Staying in
• TV picks: Let's get rrrready to rrrrumble! When UPN premieres its weekly WWF Smackdown! to attract young male viewers (8-10 p.m., Channel 25), CBS counters with a NFL preseason game (Kansas City at Jacksonville, 8 p.m. Channels 12, 7),
• ABC repeats The Best Commercials You've Never Seen with ESPN's Dan Patrick and Kenny Mayne (9 p.m., Channels 9, 2) and Fox repeats two popular video specials, Surviving the Moment of Impact (8 p.m., Channels 19, 45) and World's Most Shocking Moments Caught on Tape 3 (9 p.m.).
• Web site of the day: This month marks the 25th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's resignation. The Web provides the full spectrum of views on the man and his place in history. Read 10-year-old John Kennedy Jr.'s handwritten thank-you note to the Nixons following his 1971 visit to the White House at www.nixonlibrary.org/images/jfkjr.jpg Then check out the rest of the Nixon Library Web site at www.nixonlibrary.org
What's in stores today
• On the go: For pets on the run, there's the travel-friendly Collapsibowl ($7.99), a collapsible food and water bowl made of recycled plastic. It can be folded or rolled into a small bundle for convenient transportation and storage. Available at Target stores.
Planning ahead
• A day away: The Cincinnati Civic Orchestra gives a free Sayler Park Community Concert, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday at Fernbank Park. 861-9978.
• 48 hours out: The Lunken Air Show kicks off Saturday at Lunken Airport. See aerobatic performances, static displays, military aircraft. Gates open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (continues Sunday). $3-$10; $5 parking. 562-4949, 321-4291.
• 72 hours 'til Sunday: Enjoy Jewish holiday crafts, songs and more at a Rosh Hashanah Celebration, 10:30 a.m.-noon. For ages 2-6. $5. Call for locations, reservations: 398-8986.
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