Monday, January 17, 2000
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THIS JUST IN ...
• Something borrowed: Forget Angela's Ashes, Tuesdays With Morrie and A Walk in the Woods. Stop Aging: The Lazy Way topped 'em all as the most borrowed nonfiction book in 1999 at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. It was checked out a whooping 7,664 times - more than 3 times the combined total of the three books above, which were No. 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Even John Grisham's Testament, the leading fiction title (borrowed 4,555 times) didn't come close to touching Judy Myers' new Baby Boomer bible.
GOING OUT
• Timely words: John Morse, publisher of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary presents a program on keeping a dictionary up to date, 7 p.m. today, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.
• Audubon program: Free lecture on creating a wildlife garden, 7:30 p.m. today at Winton Centre in Winton Woods, Springfield Township. 741-7926.
MLK DAY EVENTS
• African Culture Fest: At Cincinnati Museum Center, noon-5 p.m. today. Performances by Lincoln Court Bucket Boyz and African American Drum Ensemble plus cultural presentations, health fair, African marketplace, more. Free, except for events in Museum of Natural History and Science and Cincinnati History Museum, which require admission. 287-7000; www.cincymuseum.org.
• Martin Luther King Chorale Concert: Directed by Dr. Catherine Roma, singers from area congregations sing inspirational songs, noon, Music Hall, Over-the-Rhine. 221-1118.
• In West Chester: “Live the Dream: Our Declaration of Unity,” community program observing Martin Luther King Day with audio-visual presentations, speakers and music, 7 p.m. today, Cornerstone United Methodist Church, 4308 Tylersville Road, West Chester. 860-4049.
STAYING IN
• TV Picks: In the frenzy over who wants to be a millionaire, PBS' Frontline repeats “The Quiz Show Scandal” (9 p.m., Channels 48, 54, 16) about the cheating by contestants on Twenty One, recently revived by NBC. TV Critic John Kiesewetter says it's interesting to see that 1950s questions are a lot harder than today's multiple-choice game show questions.
• Norm Macdonald hosts the American Music Awards show for ABC (8-11 p.m., Channels 9, 2).
• Suzanne Somers Online: The TV personality discusses her new book 365 Ways to Change Your Life in a live online chat 7 p.m. today on Barnes and Noble's Web site, bn.com.
PLANNING AHEAD
• 24 hours out: Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative presents a reading of The Bastard, aplay by Jay B. Kalagayan, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Fifth-Third Bank Theatre, Aronoff Center for the Arts. $5. 241-7469.
• 48 hours out: Fifth Third Bank Broadway Series presents a free Broadway Insights public workshop featuring cast members from the touring production of Civil War: The Broadway Musical and a representative from the Cincinnati History Museum, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aronoff Center Rehearsal Hall (below Fifth Third Bank Theatre), downtown. Free. Reservations: 241-2345, Ext. 228.
• 72 hours 'til Thursday: Johnny Winter and Kelly Ritchie at Annie's, 4343 Kellogg Ave., Columbia-Tusculum. Doors open 8 p.m. $15. 321-2572.
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