Thursday, October 07, 1999
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
GOING OUT
• Greek to me: She's ancient, she's Greek and she's electrifying. Sophocles' revenge-minded Electra takes to the Aronoff's Fifth Third Bank Theater stage 8 p.m. today, courtesy of Stage First Cincinnati. Free noshies from Uno's Pizzeria at 6:30 p.m.
• Blues guitar: Today, Joanna Connor plays Jefferson Hall, Over-the-Rhine. 9:30 p.m. $8. 723-9008.
• More blues: With Koko Taylor, 8 p.m. today, Electra, Over-the-Rhine. 621-1100.
• Country superstar: Reba McEntire performs 8 p.m. today, Aronoff Center for the Arts Procter & Gamble Hall. $45-$65. 562-4949.
• Disco boogie: It's KC and the Sunshine Band, 7:30 p.m. today (and Friday), Grand Victoria Casino and Resort Grand Theatre, Rising Sun. $30, $25 Players Club members. (812) 438-1234.
• Live at Top Cat's: Today, it's Liars Inc., 9 p.m. at the Corryville club. $5. 562-4949.
• Spooky films: Walk through a haunted house and see a scary movie, 7 p.m. today at the Haunted Theater at Starlite Drive-In, Amelia. $8. 734-4001.
• Film fest: Columbia Pictures' 75th anniversary festival features Taxi Driver today atParkland Fine Arts Cinema, 6548 Parkland Ave., Sayler Park. $6, $4 seniors and matinees. Call for times: 333-5436.
• Opening night: The Footlighters' performances of Fiddler on the Roof begin 8 p.m. today, Stained Glass Theatre, Newport. Shows continue through Oct. 23. $12. 891-1965.
STAYING IN
• TV picks: Frasier is the butt of jokes from the station's morning team, which starts a contest for the best wide-angle photo of his rear end (9 p.m., Channels 5, 22).
TV Critic John Kiesewetter says the wacky Whose Line Is It Anyway? gang play “Let's Make a Date,” “Three-Headed Broadway Star,” “Weird Newscasters” and a game of “Questions Only” about the movie Godzilla (8-9 p.m., Channels 9, 2).
What's available today
• Prized sculpture: To complement the unveiling this week of a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's 24-foot-tall horse at the Frederik Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, Mich., the Tallix Foundry of Beacon, N.Y., which cast the giant horse, is offering smaller bronze renditions. Six sizes: 5 inches for $750 to 12-foot for $1 million. Larger sizes are limited editions. (877) 645-2699; www.guild.com
PLANNING AHEAD
• A day away: Friday, kids (and parents) get a night out with the Oakley Kid's Night Out, 5:30-8 p.m. at United Church of Christ. Dinner and songs and stories by Greg Jowaisas. For ages 6-12. Reservations: 871-3136.
• 48 hours out: See mime, comedy, sound effects and music by John Gardiner during Stories Alive! From Aesop to Zany, the Rosenthal Next Generation Theatre Series, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 and 2 p.m. Saturday, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Eden Park. $4.50, $3 ages 4-18. 421-3888.
• 72 hours 'til Sunday: The Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati, Earl Rivers, conductor, performs at Covington's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, 3 p.m. They are joined by CCM Children's Choir and Brass Choir. $9-$16. 556-6600, 241-7469.
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