Monday, November 15, 1999
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
GOING OUT
• Elvis Historian: Peter Guralnick discusses and signs Elvis Day by Day, 7 p.m. today , Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.
• Backstreet Boys: The teen sensations perform 8 p.m. today at Firstar Center. 421-4111.
• Craft Program: “Dough Crafts for the Holidays” program, 7 p.m. Monday, Parkdale Branch Library, 655 Waycross Road, Forest Park. Free. Designed for adults. 369-4478.
• Fred Gary: The piano player performs 6-8 p.m. tonight at Arnold's, 210 E. Eighth St., Downtown. 421-6234.
• At Annie's: David Allan Coeand Mojo Nixon play today, 4343 Kellogg Ave., Columbia-Tusculum. 321-2572.
STAYING IN
• TV picks: Need an NYPD Blue fix? Catch reruns from last fall starting 8 p.m. today on the FX cable channel. TV Critic John Kiesewetter says this week's shows build up to the death of Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) next Monday. New NYPD shows resume Jan. 11 on ABC.
• Web site of the day: Blackstocks.com's goal is to bring 100,000 African-Americans into the investment arena. The site includes educational material for new investors and the “Black Stock Watch,” an index of 10 predominantly black-owned public companies. Click on www.blackstocks.com
WHAT'S IN STORES TODAY
• Real slick: Remember when the Epilady experience was equated with bamboo under the nails or Chinese water torture? Gold Caress by Emjoi ($79) promises to deliver efficient hair removal without the pain associated with most epilators. The unit has two smooth vibrating surfaces that gently massage the skin on each side of the tweezing head, thus reducing the level of discomfort. It's rechargeable — and at Sharper Image stores.
BRAND SPANKIN' NEW
• Tub fun: Celebriducks lets you rub-a-dub-dub with the stars. They slapped duck bills on Betty Boop, Babe Ruth, Groucho Marx, Mae West, Charlie Chaplin, The Lone Ranger, James “the Godfather of ducks” Brown and the Three Stooges. $9.99. (800) 550-5202; www.celebriducks.com
PLANNING AHEAD
• 24 Hours Out: Cincinnati Playwright Initiative's “New Voices Series: A Night of Three One-Act Plays,” staged readings of The Anniversary by Phil Paradis, Benediction by Madeline Croy Izzo and Ghost Writer by William Hilsmier, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Fifth-Third Bank Theater, Aronoff Center for the Arts. $3-$5. 977-4116.
• 48 Hours Out: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ohio State University's Schottenstein Center. $37.50-$67.50. 562-4949.
• 72 Hours 'til Thursday: At CCM, Secret Garden opens 8 p.m. at UC's Corbett Auditorium. Through Nov. 21. $13-$22. 556-4183.
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