Monday, February 28, 2000
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GOING OUT
• End-of-show sale: The Tulip Time in Holland show at Krohn Conservatory has ended, and the tulip bulbs and assorted shrubs and trees featured in the exhibit are priced to sell, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today at the conservatory in Eden Park. 421-5707.
• Lisa Scottoline: The bestselling author of legal thriller signs and discusses her latest book Moment of Truth, 7 p.m. today at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.
• Art lecture: Lecture series on the visual arts presented by Art Academy of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky University Art Department continues with a presentation by Todd Slaughter, professor of sculpture at Ohio State University, 7-8:30 p.m. today, Room 204, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Eden Park Drive. Free and open to public. 572-6659 or 579-6012.
• Organist: John Deaver plays the third part of Bach's Clavierubung, written especially for the organ, 7:30 p.m. todayTrinity Episcopal Church, 326 Madison Ave., Covington. Free. 431-1786.
STAYING IN
• TV picks: You've heard words to “John Brown's Body,” and now PBS' The American Experience has profiled the radical religious leader who was executed after his violent campaign against slavery ended with a raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, W.Va., (9-10:30 p.m. today, Channels 48, 54, 16).
• TV Critic John Kiesewetter also says Ally McBeal (Calista Flockhart) competes to become Tina Turner's back-up singer (9 p.m., Channels 19, 45).
BRAND SPANKIN' NEW
• Pretty pills: Camouflaging birth control pills just got more fashionable. This month, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical introduced the Personal Pak collection of six dispensers that look as stylish as cosmetic compacts. The gemstone looks include: lapis, garnet, jade, amethyst floral, onyx and sapphire. $4.95 plus $1.50 shipping, by calling (877) 656-7846; www.orthotric-cyclen.com. Order forms also are available in doctor's offices.
PLANNING AHEAD
• 24 hours out: Kodo Drummers of Japan give an athletic performance on the larger-than-life, Japanese taiko drum, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Music Hall. $28-$32. 241-7469.
• 48 hours out: As an alternative to Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey, see the more intimate and interactive Great Sarasota Circus featuring clowns, performing canines, a boxing kangaroo, a baboon act and more, 5:30 and 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, National Guard Armory, 4100 Reading Road, Roselawn. $52.25-$8. Free children's ticket available at many area grocery stores, McDonald's and Burger Kings. Otherwise, tickets only available at gate. (941) 951-0505
• 72 hours 'til Thursday: Vertical Horizon and Stroke 9, 8 p.m., Bogart's, Vine Street, Corryville. $10-$12. 562-4949.
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