Wednesday, October 13, 1999
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
GOING OUT
• '80s pop: Live at Jillian's in Covington today, it's Squeeze, 8 p.m. (gates open 7 p.m.) in the warehouse. Nick Harper and Julia Darling open the show. $14. 562-4949.
• Local blues: The Sonny Moorman Group plays the Break Room in Cherry Grove, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. today. 528-2601.
• A Nutter gig: Today, ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd take the stage, 7:30 p.m., Dayton's Nutter Center. $31-$40. (937) 775-4789.
• Fall lecture series: Lee Krombholtz, president of Krombholtz Jewelers, gives “Tips on Identifying and Evaluating Antique and Period Jewelry,” 7:30 p.m. today, Warren County Historical Society, Lebanon. $8. 932-1817.
• Putting around: The Northwest Women's Club's Third Annual Charity Putt Putt Golf Tournament will be 12:30 p.m. today, Time-Out on the Court, Forest Fair Mall. $5. Benefits Mary Magdalen House. 385-9154.
SHORT STACKS
• Riverboats on show: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. along the riverfront in Cincinnati, Covington and Newport. $5; children 12 and under free. 421-8255; cincinnati.com/tallstacks
Highlights:
• Opening Ceremonies 1 p.m. on the Ohio Lottery Public Landing Stage. Entertainment: Capt. Doc Hawley, Mark Twain impersonator and John Hartford.
• Entertainment: Jay Ungar and Molly Mason 7 p.m.
STAYING IN
• TV picks: You'll need three VCRs to catch four great TV shows, three of them at 9 p.m., says TV Critic John Kiesewetter. At 9, The West Wing staff twists House members' arms to pass a gun-control bill (Channels 5, 22); Roswell teens consider breaking into the sheriff's office to see alien evidence (Channel 64); and Bo Derek attends Drew's high school reunion on the Drew Carey Show (Channels 9, 2). And PBS' American Photography: A Century of Images is a terrific three hours (8-11 p.m., Channels 48, 54, 16).
WHAT'S IN STORES TODAY
• Disc picks: The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band's Live On (Giant/Reprise; $16.98 CD; $10.98 cassette), featuring vocalist Noah Hunt of Cincinnati, leads the week's releases. It's a strong set of blues-based rock, says Enquirer music critic Larry Nager
• Warren G delivers the week's top hip-hop release, I Want It All (Restless; $16.98 CD; $10.98 cassette), ).
• 311 is back with Soundsystem (Capricorn; $16.98 CD; $10.98 cassette), fusing modern rock with a host of influences from rap to reggae.
Two different live albums also arrive this week:
• Live: From Here to Eternity (Sony Legacy; $17.98 CD; $11.98 cassette), is the first official live CD by England's pioneering punk band the Clash. A documentary is also planned.
Those seeking considerably mellower sounds from a live disc are directed to Chicago XXVI — The Live Album (Chicago; $16.98 CD; no cassette).
PLANNING AHEAD
• A day away: Thursday, Merl Saunders and Melvin Seals with Joules Graves at Annie's. Doors open 8 p.m. $15-$17. 321-2572.
• 48 hours out: Pop/rock trio Ben Folds Five plays downtown's Taft Theatre Friday. Train and Fleming & John open the 7:30 p.m. show. $22.50. 562-4949.
• 72 hours 'til Saturday: Madcap Productions Puppet Theatre presents Perchance to Dream, 1 and 3 p.m., Cincinnati Art Museum, Eden Park. $7, $5 children. 721-2787.
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