Friday, March 10, 2000
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A guide to help make your day
GOING OUT
• BockFest: The Renaissance festival featuring Bock beers in the Main Street Entertainment district begins today with a 6 p.m. parade starting at Arnold's, 210 E. Eighth St., downtown and proceeding up Main Street. Festivities continue Saturday. 241-2690.
• Musical theater: Riverwind Diner Theatre opens Forever Plaid, a whimsical revue centering on four male singers killed in a 1950s car crash, 8 p.m. today, Plantation Restaurant, 9660 Dry Fork Road, Harrison Township. Dinner begins two hours before show. Through March 26. $30-$32. 319-5239.
• Cincinnati Boychoir: A concert titled “Hymn” features Jewish and traditional Christian hymns and spirituals, 7 p.m. today at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 10345 Montgomery Road, Montgomery. $5-$8. 396-7664.
• Ballet: Cincinnati Ballet presents three ballets celebrating women, choreographed by women, 8 p.m. today, Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center for the Arts. Repeats Saturday-Sunday. $9-$22. 241-7469.
• Cherry blossoms: Krohn Conservatory's prespring show, “The Cherry Blossom Festival,” is up and running through April 16, Eden Park. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 421-5707.
• Irish blues: Ma Crow and the Flock play 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. at Jack Quinn's, 112 E. Fourth St., Covington. 491-6699.
STAYING IN
• TV picks: Daytime stars come out at night for the 16th Annual Soap Opera Awards chosen by Soap Opera Digest and broadcast live from the Hollywood Palladium on NBC (9-11 p.m., Channels 5, 22).
• TV Critic John Kiesewetter says Ruth (Phylicia Rashad) refuses to tell Keisha (Keisha Trim) how she once saved a group of children in a boating accident during her days as a lifeguard on Cosby (8:30 p.m., Channels 12, 7).
HARRIED WITH CHILDREN
• Puppet pageantry: Visit “The Princess and the Dragon” at 7:30 p.m. today at the University of Cincinnati's Clermont College, Batavia. The Voyageur Puppets present a musical trip to a royal court, where ladies dance, knights joust and the court jester has his own dragon. It's part of the Calico Theatre Series. Recommended for grades K-6. $3. 732-5281.
WHAT'S IN STORES TODAY
• Lockhart encore: Attention Keith Lockhart fans: RCA Victor has just released Encore! (CD $16.99; cassette $10.99),a collection of hits from the maestro's five albums with the Boston Pops. The disc includes “Riverdance” from the Grammy-nominated Celtic Album and Sousa's “Stars and Stripes Forever” from A Splash of Pops. There's a bonus: the newly released “Long Live the King! A Tribute to Elvis,” recorded live. The Boston Pops' Celtic Tour will be in Danville, Ky. at the Norton Center for the Arts March 27 and in Indianapolis at Conseco Fieldhouse March 28.
PLANNING AHEAD
• 24 hours out: Furniture conservator Thom Gentle, talks about furniture care and conservation, 1-4 p.m. Saturday in the Castellini Room of Cincinnati Art Museum. Participants may bring furniture to work on. $15, $5 members. 721-2787.
• 48 hours out: Rev. Horton Heat and Dance Hall Crashers with One Man Army at 8 p.m. Sunday, Bogart's, Vine Street, Corryville. $12-$14. 562-4949.
• A week away: Mayor's 801 Plum Concert presented by Linton Chamber Music Series continues 7 p.m. March 17 with a classical quartet, City Hall's Council Chambers, Gourmet happy hour starts at 5:30 p.m. $10-$15. 381-6868.
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