Saturday, January 15, 2000
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
GOING OUT
• Travel, Sports and Boat Show: Continues 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today at Albert B. Sabin Convention Center. Included in event today-Sunday is Cincinnati Hunting and Fishing Show. $2.50-$8. 281-0022.
• WGRR Elvis Concert: Birthday tribute featuring performers from four eras of Elvis' career, 8 p.m. today, at Taft Theatre, downtown. $23. 562-4949.
• African Culture Fest: At Cincinnati Museum Center, noon-5 p.m. today continuing through Monday. Craft and food demonstrations, music and dance performances, cultural presentations, more. Some portions free, others require museum admission. 287-7000.
• Cincinnati Film Society: To kick off “Three Decades of Eisenstein” series, there will be a showing of Potemkin, 7:30 p.m. today in the Scripps-Howard Newsreel theatre at Cincinnati Museum Center. $3-$5. 251-6060.
• Art opening: Opening reception for Paul Riba “Magic Realist” exhibit, noon-4 p.m. today at Cincinnati Art Galleries, 225 E. Sixth St., downtown. 381-2128.
• At Southgate House: Drop Inn Center Benefit Concert featuring the Simpletons, Ray's Music Exchange, Tracy Walker, Rebecca Vie, more on two stages, 8 p.m. today, 24 E. Third St., Newport. $6. 751-1740.
• Special showing: Showcase Cinemas Springdale, I-275 and Ohio 4, will show an open-captioned print of the holiday hit Toy Story 2 today and Sunday at 5:25 p.m. each day.
STAYING IN
• TV picks: For a most entertaining trivial pursuit, TV Critic John Kiesewetter says skip ABC's Who Wants to be a Millionaire or CBS' new Winning Lines and catch the laugh-out-loud Win Ben Stein's Money game show (7 and 7:30 p.m., Comedy Central). Game shows are supposed to be fun!
BRAND SPANKIN' NEW
• Bag it: And you thought hair accessories couldn't get more bizarre than the bra strap headband ... Seems that hottest way to accessorize your tresses was inspired by a Hefty bag. Trash Ties are popping up on such Hollywood trendoids as Jennifer Lopez and the Artist. Trash Ties come in a variety of colors and patterns. They can be purchased in a set of five small ties or one long headband for $15. Before they hit Tristate stores, order by clicking on www.trashties.com.
PLANNING AHEAD
• 24 hours out: Cincinnati Flute Association free winter concert, 3 p.m. Sunday, Northminster Presbyterian Church, 703 Compton Road, Finneytown. 792-0281.
• 48 hours out: 10th annual Martin Luther King Chorale concert featuring singers from area congregations directed by Dr. Catherine Roma, noon at Music Hall. 221-1118.
• 72 hours 'til Tuesday: Folktales Through the Window program discussing the meaning behind the Roselawn Condon Murals on display at Main Public Library, 7 p.m., at the library, downtown. Led by Edgar Slotkin, UC professor of English and comparative literature. 369-6970.
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