Saturday, December 04, 1999
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
GOING OUT
• Puppet theater: Madcap Productions Puppet Theatre's premiere of Crazy Clown Color Circus, 1 and 3 p.m. today and Sunday,Cincinnati Art Museum, Eden Park. Repeats next weekend. $7, $5 children. 721-2787.
• BR5-49: A mix of old-time country, rockabilly and swing, 9 p.m. today at Southgate House, 24 E. Third St., Newport. Special guests Kim Lenz and the Jaguars. $15 advance, $18 at door. 779-9462.
• City Home Expo: At Queen Pointe in Price Hill's historic Incline district, noon-6 p.m. today-Sunday. Morrow Place. $5, free under age 12. 984-4100.
• Nature artist: Meet artist Charley Harper:1-5 p.m. today at Fabulous Frame and Art, 10817 Montgomery Road, Montgomery. 489-8862.
• "Standard' premiere: Cincinnati premiere of American Standard, a play about three couples on Christmas Eve, 8 p.m. today at Gabriel's Corner, Sycamore and Liberty streets, Over-the-Rhine. Through Dec. 11. $8-$10. 871-1429.
SEASONS' GREETINGS
• Holiday parade: Ford Dealers' Holiday Tradition Parade, 6 p.m. today, Fifth Street, downtown. Floats, marching bands, dancers, more. 421-4440, Ext. 101.
• In Lebanon: Annual Christmas Festival 10 a.m.-9 p.m. today, downtown Lebanon. Horse-drawn carriage parades 1 and 7 p.m. on Broadway. Food and craft vendors on Mulberry Street. (513) 932-1100.
• Balluminaria: Annual illuminated hot-air balloon event, 4:30-6:30 p.m. today, Mirror Lake, Eden Park. 352-4080.
• Light Up Mount Adams: 7-11 p.m. today on St. Gregory Street. Immediately following Balluminaria (shuttle provided), free carriage rides, late shopping and luminaries. 381-2878.
STAYING IN
• TV picks: It's 98` in snowy Alberta when the Cincinnati quartet sings “I'll Be Home for Christmas” on Amy Grant ... A Christmas to Remember (9 p.m., Channels 12, 7) taped in Banff. CBS follows with a repeat of last week's Celine Dion: All the Way (9 p.m.).
• TV Critic John Kiesewetter says Channel 64 airs two holiday flicks this afternoon: The Muppet Christmas Carol (2 p.m.) and White Christmas (4 p.m.).
• Hanukkah music: WGUC-FM (90.9) broadcasts Hanukah Music, original compositions by Bonia Shur, liturgical arts director at Hebrew Union College, at 6:30 p.m. today.
BRAND SPANKIN' NEW
@getbody: Shimmering safety: To add an extra ounce of protection to your Christmas tree and the household around it, top it off with a reflecting red or gold or silver ornament that twists apart and doubles as a heat alarm when you install a 9-volt battery. Prices: $14.95 for one, $35.97 for three; $59.70 for six. Add $5.95 for shipping. Call the No Burns Project, sponsored by the United Homeowners Association and Smart Consumer Services, (877) 662-8767.
PLANNING AHEAD
• 24 hours out: German Village Christmas Walk in Hamilton's historic district (near Third and Dayton streets), noon-5 p.m. Sunday Carriage rides, carolers, open houses. Free. (513) 867-8500.
• 48 hours out: Cliff Radel, Liz Dufour and Sue Lancaster sign copies of new Enquirer photo book Cincinnati Moments, 1-3 p.m. Monday, Waldenbooks, Tri-County Mall. 671-0777.
• 72 hours 'til Tuesday: Neil Diamond, 8 p.m., Firstar Center. $30.50-$40.50. 562-4949.
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