Wednesday, October 06, 1999
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
GOING OUT
• Reggae away: Today, Burning Spear plays Annie's Riverside Saloon. Doors open at 8 p.m. $17. 562-4949.
• Senior Health and Wellness Expo: Presented by the Cincinnati Zoo and the Health Alliance, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today (and Thursday), at the zoo in Avondale. $4, $5 parking. 281-4700.
• Aviation film fest: See Captain of Clouds,7:30 p.m. today at Dayton's United States Air Force Museum. 50-cent donation. (937) 255-3286.
• In Indianapolis: Limp Bizkit, Filter, DMX and Crystal Methodplay Market Square Arena. 7 p.m. today. $35. 562-4949.
• In Bloomington: Today,, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers play Indiana University Assembly Hall. 7:30 p.m. $28.50-$38.50. 562-4949.
STAYING IN
• TV picks: One of the best new TV shows, WB's Roswell (9 p.m., Channel 64), (see review on this page) debuts opposite another good new show, NBC's The West Wing (9 p.m., Channels 5, 22).
• TV Critic John Kiesewetter warns parents that those omnipresent Pokemon characters — Pikachu, Charmander, Butterfree, Squirtle — appear in the opening of Norm Macdonald's Norm today (8:30 p.m., Channels 9, 2).
• Web site of the day: When Vogue, GQ and Glamour magazines aren't enough, check out Gloss.com, an interactive Internet beauty retailer that debuted this month. More than 70 prestigious and cutting-edge brands, such as Demeter, philosophy and Tony & Tina. The site includes chat rooms and Q&As with beauty experts.
WHAT'S IN STORES TODAY
• Disc picks: This week, Paul McCartney looks back to his rockabilly roots on Run Devil Run(Capitol; $17.98 CD, $10.98 cassette), a 15-song set that mixes three originals with classic rockers from Elvis, Chuck Berry and Gene Vincent. Not since George Harrison's Traveling Wilbury days has an ex-Beatle rocked so hard and with such a lack of pretension, says Enquirer music critic Larry Nager.
• It's a big week for British rockers of a certain age, as David Bowie releases his first CD since 1996, Hours (Virgin; $17.98 CD, $12.98 cassette).
• Melissa Etheridge returns with Breakdown (Island; $17.98 CD, $11.98 cassette) her first disc since 1995's Your Little Secret.
• Alt-rock band Live is back with The Distance to Here (MCA; $17.98 CD; $11.98 cassette).
• Blues icon B.B. King pays tribute to one of his own early role models, Louis Jordan, on Let the Good Times Roll (MCA; $17.98 CD, $11.98 cassette).
PLANNING AHEAD
• A day away: Boogie down with KC and the Sunshine Band, 7:30 p.m. Thursday (and Friday), Grand Victoria Casino and Resort Grand Theatre, Rising Sun. $25-$30. (812) 438-1234.
• 48 hours out: The Cincinnati branch of the NAACP holds its 44th Annual Freedom Fund Dinner Friday. The event begins at 7 p.m. Hyatt Regency, downtown. $50. Reservations: 230-5199.
• 72 hours 'til Saturday: Ages 5 and up can “Get Hooked on Fishing,” 10 a.m.-noon at Burnet Woods, Clifton. Must be up accompanied by an adult. 751-3679.
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