Friday, February 11, 2000
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
GOING OUT
• Free Film: Xavier University and the Cincinnati Film Society will present a free showing of Stairway to Heaven, the brilliant 1946 Michael Powell-Emeric Presburger fantasy starring David Niven. 7:30 p.m. today at Kelley Auditorium in Alter Hall. Information: 745-3811.
• Comedy: Seen in the movies Half Baked and The Nutty Professor, comedian Dave Chappelle brings his act to Go Bananas, 8410 Marketplace Lane, Montgomery, 8:30 p.m. and 10:55 p.m. today Continuing Saturday. $20-$25. 984-9288.
• Rodeo: Longhorn World Championship Rodeo begins 8 p.m. today at Firstar Center. Continuing through Sunday. $12-$20. 562-4949.
• Dinner theatre: Riverwind Dinner Theatre has begun a three-week run of The Apple Tree at the Plantation Restaurant, 9660 Dry Fork Road, Harrison Township. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $28-$32. 319-5239.
• Lindisfarne: The British folk-rock band plays 9 p.m. today at Southgate House, 24 E. Third St., Newport. $12-$15. 779-9462.
• Art opening: Qwiff, Qof and Consciousness, mixed-media collage and drawings by Gary Gaffney opens 7-9 p.m. today at Marta Hewett Gallery, 1209 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. Through March 18.421-7883.
• Poetry: West End arts center Bauer House Loft, 414 Bauer Ave., will debut 7 p.m. today with a poetry slam featuring guest artist Keith Antar Mason of the Hittite Empire. 684-0902.
STAYING IN
• • TV picks: Good grief! CBS salutes Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz, whose final strip after 50 years will be published in the Sunday Enquirer. Veteran newsman Walter Cronkite hosts CBS' Good Grief, Charlie Brown: A Tribute to Charles Schulz (8 p.m., Channels 12, 7).
• And TV Critic John Kiesewetter says Garth Brooks kicks off the 25th anniversary season of Austin City Limits (9 p.m., Channel 14; 10 p.m., Channel 54).
WHAT'S IN STORES TODAY)
• New from Pooh: New goodies for Winnie the Pooh collectors hit the shelves in time for today's opening of The Tigger Movie, including the new mini-Bounce Around Tigger, which, after a sharp bop on the head, jumps up and down and talks. Also available, Pooh and Piglet versions, dressed in Tigger costumes. About $20 and suitable for tots as young as 18 months, they are available at most toy stores.
HARRIED WITH CHILDREN
• Where's Spot?: The puppy everybody loves will be on hand at 11 a.m. Saturday at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood, to celebrate Valentine's Day. At 2 p.m., older kids can get creative with Creativity for Kids kits. Recommended ages: 8 and up. 396-8960.
PLANNING AHEAD
• 24 hours out: Georges Haidon, former executive chef of the Maisonette, signs The Perfect Setting: Menus and Memories from Cincinnati's Taft Museum, 1 p.m. Saturday, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. Purchase of book earns buyer two free passes to Taft Museum of Art. 396-8960.
• 48 hours out: Memorial Mass at Holy Cross-Immaculata Church followed by traditional “stealing” of statue of Saint Patrick and parade through Mount Adams, beginning 2 p.m. Sunday (parade begins at 3 p.m.), Pavilion and Guido, Mount Adams. 831-6991.
• 72 hours 'til Monday: Cowboy Junkies perform 8 p.m. at Bogart's, Vine Street, Corryvile. $18.50-$20. 562-4949.
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