Sunday, December 12, 1999
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
GOING OUT
• British duo: Cincinnati Folk Life presents Scottish singer/songwriter Andy M. Stewart and Irish guitarist Gerry O'Beirne, 7 p.m. today, Reakirt Auditorium, Cincinnati Museum Center, West End. $12-$15. 533-4822.
• Puppet theater: Madcap Productions Puppet Theatre's Crazy Clown Color Circus, 1 and 3 p.m. today, Cincinnati Art Museum, Eden Park. $5-$7. 721-2787.
SEASON'S GREETINGS
• Last chance: Downtown Theatre Classic's production of It's a Wonderful Life closes 2 p.m. today at the Aronoff Center. $22.50-$25. 241-7469.
• Christmas carrousel: Available noon-4 p.m. today at Sixth and Bakewell streets in MainStrasse Village, Covington. Free with purchase in village. 491-0458.
• Family fun: Bigg's/WGRR Holiday Family Funfest continues noon-7 p.m. today at Albert B. Sabin Convention Center, downtown. UC basketball coach Bob Huggins on hand 1-4 p.m. B.J. Thomas performs 5 p.m. $5-$10. 321-8900.
• Drive-through Nativity: 5:30-9:30 p.m. today at Church of the Saviour United Methodist Church, 8005 Pfeiffer Road, Montgomery. 10 live scenes. Free. 791-3142.
STAYING IN
• TV picks: Gather 'round the TV for another Hallmark Hall of Fame special, A Season for Miracles, about a woman (Carla Gugino) who takes off with her jailed sister's children to keep them from being placed in foster care (9 p.m., Channels 12, 7). Other movie choices include Helen Hunt in Twister (8:30 p.m., Channels 5, 22); Gene Wilder's The Lady in Question (8 p.m., A&E); Hefner: Unauthorized (8 p.m., USA), and Madonna in Evita (9 p.m., TNT).
• TV Critic John Kiesewetter says the Discovery Channel goes In Search of Liberty Bell 7, astronaut Gus Grissom's 1961 space capsule recovered from the Atlantic Ocean in July.
• Candlelight memories: Compassionate Friends, the nationwide support group for families grieving the loss of a child, has designated today National Children's Memorial Day and ask families worldwide to light candles at 7 p.m. today. 336-8959;www.compassionatefriends.org
WHAT'S IN STORES TODAY
• Bread bears: Support local kids' charities by buying Breaddy Bears (teddy bear-shaped sweet bread) and special boxes of Christmas cookies from members of the Greater Cincinnati Retail Bakers Association. Benefits Kindervelt of Children's Hospital and Fernside for Grieving Children. 727-4146.
PLANNING AHEAD
• 48 hours out: WOXY presents Matthew Sweet, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Bogart's, Vine St., Corryville. $12.50-$14. 562-4949.
• 72 hours 'til Wednesday: Ensemble Theatre's Around the World in 80 Days starts its second week, 7 p.m., 1127 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine. Through Jan. 2. $12-$25. 421-3555.
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