Tuesday, August 31, 1999
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A guide to help make your day
Going out
• Victorian display: The Hillforest Mansion in Aurora features Hillforest in Mourning, an exhibit depicting the mansion in deep mourning for the loss of its owner Thomas Gaff. 1-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, through Sept. 26. (812) 926-0087.
• Blues Jam: Take the stage todayduring the Coors Open Stage Jam with the Sonny Moorman Group, 7-11 p.m. at Burbank's Real B-B-Q, Sharonville. 771-1440.
• Barenaked Ladies: 8 p.m. todayat Riverbend Music Center. Opening act Cowboy Mouth. $25.50-$32.50. 562-4949.
• Summer Pops: Join conductor Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra for a concert in the park, 8 p.m. today, Woodland Mound Park, Anderson Township. 621-1919.
• Lunchtime music: The John Kinney Duo plays Acoustic Lunch at Piatt Park, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. today, downtown. 352-4080.
• Teen country singer: Lila McCann comes to Coyote's Music and Dance Hall in Fort Mitchell today. Doors open 7 p.m. $12. 341-5150.
• Reds vs. Braves: 7:05 p.m. today at Cinergy Field. Tickets: 421-7337.
Staying in
• TV picks: Cincinnati's 98 Degrees shares UPN's Summer Music Mania '99 stage with 'N Sync, Britney Spears, B Witched, Tyrese and Christina Aguilera (8-10 p.m., Channel 25).
TV Critic John Kiesewetter says Felicity repeats a spring episode with Ben (Scott Speedman) sinking deeper into gambling debts (9 p.m., Channel 64).
• Live on WNKU: The Exit 89 program presents music by Katie Reider, 9 p.m. today on Northern Kentucky University's 89.7 FM.
What's in stores today
• Small nuisance: Baby Furbies are on the way ($30). The plush interactive Gremlin-like creatures will be hitting the Tristate shortly. They were “delivered” to Toys R Us in New York today and will be in Tristate stores soon. Babies are smaller, pastel versions of last-season Furbies. Their conversation is described as “more playful and juvenile.”
• Movie picks: Today's the day Titanic arrives on DVD, much to the delight of fans who have been waiting for a chance to watch the big boat go down shot-by-shot. Unlike the scruffy bootleg DVD that has been selling on the black market, this version features clear digital sound and picture, multiple language soundtracks, closed captions, Spanish subtitles and other DVD frills.
Planning ahead
• A day away: Join the after-work party, LaRosa's Party in the Park, 5:30-9 p.m. Wednesday at Yeatman's Cove. Music by Heavy Weather. 579-3191.
• 48 hours out: Stage First Cincinnati begins performances of Tartuffe, 8 p.m., Aronoff Center for the Arts Fifth Third Bank Theater. Shows continue through Sept. 12. $12-$15. 241-7469.
• 72 hours 'til Friday: Barry Manilow plays Riverbend Music Center, 8 p.m. $12.50-$77.50. 562-4949.
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