Friday, November 26, 1999
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
GOING OUT
• Sports autographs: Cincinnati Reds outfielder Mike Cameron, Bengals defensive back Rodney Heath and wrestler Mankind will sign free autographs 5-7 p.m. today at the Moeller High School sports (and Pokemon) card and memorabilia show at the school, 9001 Montgomery Rd., Kenwood. Reds Gold Glove second baseman Pokey Reese will sign autographs for $5 each 2-4 p.m. Saturday. Show hours: Noon-7 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Admission $3; children under 12 free. (513) 752-3334.
• Shakespeare: New production of Comedy of Errors opens 8 p.m today. Through Dec. 19. Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival, 719 Race St., downtown. $10-$18. 381-2273.
• Shades of blue: The celebration of Cincinnati blues, rock and jazz, 8 p.m. today, Music Hall Ballroom, Over-the-Rhine. $18. 241-7469.
• Symphony concerts: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, with guest conductor Junichi Hirokami and violinist Vadim Gluzman, 8 p.m. today at Music Hall. Repeats Saturday. Works by Poulenc, Bernstein and Dvorak. $12-$46. 381-3300.
SEASON'S GREETINGS
• Opening night: Downtown Theatre Classics' It's a Wonderful Life, musical version of the popular film, opens 8 p.m. today at the Aronoff Center. Through Dec. 12. $22.50-$25. 241-7469.
• Holiday Junction: The model train exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center opens today and runs through Jan. 2. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday (extended hours after Dec. 20). $6.50, $4.50 ages 3-12. 287-7000.
STAYING IN
• TV picks: Ricky Martin is “Livin' La Vida Loca” on CBS' Ricky Martin: One Night Only!, which was taped at New Jersey's Liberty State Park with Carlos Santana and Jose Feliciano (8 p.m., Channels 12, 7).
• And TV Critic John Kiesewetter says Providence, which premiered in January, marks its first Thanksgiving with a special two-hour sweeps episode (8 p.m., Channels 5, 22)
WHAT'S IN STORES TODAY
• Better bags: Kathrine Baumann best known as the “Bevelry Hills Bag Lady” returns to Nina Paul Jewelry in Blue Ash 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 27 for special showings of her holiday and millennium crystal-beaded bags known as minaudieres. Among the featured styles will be Santa Claus, Frosty the Snowman, a bowl of caviar and a bottle of Perrier Jouet champagne. Prices: $175-$2,500. 794-0900.
HARRIED WITH CHILDREN
• Art getaway: Take the kids to “Above and Below: The Hypar Room,” an interactive exhibit for children by artist Allan Wexler at the Contemporary Arts Center, 115 E. Fifth St., downtown. With its curved and sloping floors and illusory views, the exhibit is a sort of educational fun house. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Through April 2. $3.50; $2 students and seniors, free for children under 12. 721-0390.
PLANNING AHEAD
• 24 Hours Out: Windham Hill Winter Solstice Concert featuring Liz Story on piano, David Arkenstone performing “new age rock” and Lisa Lynneon Celtic harp, 8 p.m. Saturday, Emery Theatre, 1112 Walnut St., Over-the-Rhine. $20-$25. 458-3115.
• 48 Hours Out: Northern Kentucky Potters Holiday Sale, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Howard Hall, 25 E. 11th St., Covington. 261-3753.
• 72 Hours 'til Monday: Greater Miami Youth Symphony performs varied works 7:30 p.m. Monday, Garfield Junior High Auditorium, 250 N. Fair Ave., Hamilton. 474-1584.
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