Tuesday, December 07, 1999
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
GOING OUT
• Roots rock: Deke Dickerson and Ecco-phonics, 10 p.m. today, Sudsy Malone's, 2626 Vine St., Corryville. $6. 751-2300.
• Sounds of strings: Cincinnati Chamber Music Society Presents St. Lawrence String Quartet, 8 p.m. today, Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati Main Campus. $7-$20. 533-0451.
• Neil Diamond: 8 p.m. today, Firstar Center. $30.50-$40.50. 562-4949.
• At the Aronoff: Jekyll and Hyde opens at Aronoff Center for the Arts, 8 p.m today. Through Dec. 19. Performances 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. $35-$55. 241-7469.
• Ming Tsai: The Food Network star discusses and signs Blue Ginger: East Meets West Cooking with Ming Tsai, 7 p.m. today, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 369-8960.
SEASON'S GREETINGS
• Victorian Christmas: Special events at William Howard Taft National Historic Site through December, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, 2038 Auburn Ave., Mount Auburn. 684-3262.
STAYING IN
• TV picks: American Masters' toe-tapping biography, “Ella Fitzgerald — Something To Live For,” includes rare performance footage from the jazz singer's personal archives (8-10 p.m., Channel 48).
›TV Critic John Kiesewetter says Frosty the Snowman tops his Christmas list (8 p.m., Channels 12, 7), while Kenny Loggins sings “White Christmas” and “The Christmas Song” on his December special (8 p.m., TNN).
• Web site of the day: What's the lowest price, and who sells it at that price? PriceScan does a fair job of finding out. But instead of making the purchase easy, it delivered us to the home page of the merchant, where we had to search again. Nevertheless, try www.pricescan.com.
THE GOODS (What's in stores today)
• Video picks: Out today is Inspector Gadget, not a perfect movie, says Enquirer film writer Margaret A. McGurk, but its dazzling special effects were a hit with young children.
PLANNING AHEAD
• 24 hours out: Around the World in 80 Days opens 7 p.m. Wednesday. at Ensemble Theatre, 1127 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine. Through Jan. 2.$12-$25. 421-3555.
• 48 hours out: Learn to build wreaths, swags and centerpieces from fresh greens at Civic Garden Center workshops 6-9 p.m. Thursday (Also 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Friday) , at 2715 Reading Rd., Avondale. Special beginners session 9 a.m.-noon Saturday and one for children with adults 1-3 p.m. Saturday. $20-$30. Information: 221-0981.
• Also 48 hours out: Sting, 8 p.m. Thursday at Louisville Palace Theatre. $35-$89. (502) 361-3100.
• 72 Hours 'til Friday: David Lee Roth at Annie's, 4343 Kellogg Ave., Columbia Tusculum. Doors open at 8 p.m. $18-$20. 562-4949.
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