Sunday, February 27, 2000
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
GOING OUT
• Cajun concerts: In Hamilton, Creole Funk Bank plays 7 p.m. todayat Fitton Center for Creative Arts, 101 S. Monument Ave. $5-$12, 863-8873.
• C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Zydeco Band play 9:30 p.m. at Jefferson Hall, 1150 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. $15, 723-9008.
• Irish theatre: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane starring Irish actress Pauline Flanaganstarts public previews 7 p.m. today (Others 7 p.m. Tuesday and 8 p.m. Wednesday) before its official opening Thursday. Robert S. Marx Theatre, Eden Park. $24.50. 421-3888.
• Classical Bells: The whimsical hand bell group from Detroit performs 3 p.m. today, Westwood Presbyterian Church, 3011 Harrison Ave. Free. 681-6846.
• Ice Show: “Festival on Ice” featuring performances by Olympic medalist Brian Orser, Miami University Synchronized Skating Team and other local championship amateurs, 1:30 p.m. today, Cincinnati Gardens, 2250 Seymour Ave., Roselawn. Pre-show activities at noon. Benefits Ronald McDonald House. $10-$12.50. 562-4949.
• In Oxford: Festival of Echternach Chamber Orchestra, Luxembourg performs 3 p.m. today, Hall Auditorium, Miami University, Oxford. Group is a collaboration of European professional musicians and select Miami faculty and students. $5-$10. (513) 529-3200.
STAYING IN
• TV picks: Help me, Rhonda, help me get around to deciding whether to watch the Beach Boys miniseries or the other blockbusters on this last sweeps Sunday. Your choices: The Beach Boys: An American Family (9-11 p.m. today and Monday, Channels 9, 2); Danny Glover's Freedom Song about a Mississippi desegregation activist (7 p.m. or 9:30 p.m., TNT); CBS' Perfect Murder, Perfect Town about the JonBenet Ramsey murder case (9-11 p.m. today and Wednesday, Channels 12, 7) or NBC's five-night 10th Kingdom fantasy (starts 9-11 p.m. today, Channels 5, 22).
• TV Critic John Kiesewetter says Bob Vila's Restore America (10 p.m. today, HGTV) visits the Samuel Burdsal house in Over-the-Rhine, and the Girls Hope House in East Walnut Hills.
WHAT'S IN STORES TODAY
• Door, please: Tired of trying to figure out if your dog needs to go out? Try a Pet Chime, a portable, wireless electronic doorbell for pets. Just set the 5-inch plastic paw on the floor and teach Fido to step on it to set off a chime when he/she wants out. Place a transmitter outside the door (protected from rain) if you want to know when your pet wants in. The battery-operated system is about $30. Extra paws $15 each. Available at major retailers and from (800) 353-6835 (free shipping). Information: (407) 857-8786; www.lentek.com.
PLANNING AHEAD
• 24 hours out: Lisa Scottoline, author of many best-selling legal thrillers, signs and discusses her latest book Moment of Truth, 7 p.m. Monday, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.
• 48 hours out: New exhibit Art/Science — Line/Design opens Tuesday at Miami University Art Museum in Oxford. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. (513) 529-2232.
Six days away: Hey Carlos Santana! You won eight Grammys, now what are you going to do? “I'm going to Riverbend.” Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ticketmaster outlets for a Santana band concert this summer at Riverbend. The date and the price of tickets has yet to be determined.
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