Wednesday, March 15, 2000
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GOING OUT
• Britney Spears: The 18-year old sensation brings her “Baby One More Time Tour” to Firstar Center, 7:30 p.m. today, with opening acts LFO and Bosson. $27.50-$37.50. 562-4949.
• Tifanny bridal affair: Special midweek wedding expo, 6:30-8:30 p.m. today at Tiffany & Co. with representatives from European Bridal, Bonbonerie, Ames Travel Service, ShowStoppers, Dennis Buttelwerth Florist, Romualdo's Custom Tailoring and Elegant Fare Caterers. Free event includes cocktails, 505 Vine St., downtown. Reservations: 721-2022.
• Nora Roberts: The best-selling romance author signs copies of her latest book, Carolina Moon, about a woman who returns to her South Carolina hometown to confront her past, 7 p.m. today, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.
• Ensemble Theatre: Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmann, about a young boy trying to get cast in a movie being shot on a remote Irish isle opens 8 p.m. today, 1127 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine. $20-$25. 421-3555.
• Jefferson Airplane guitarist: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and former Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen performs an acoustic act with his friend Michael Falzarano, 9 p.m. today at BarrelHouse Brewing Company, 22 E. 12th St., Over-the-Rhine. $12. 421-2337.
STAYING IN
• TV picks: Turner Classic Movie's “31 Days of Oscar” continues with Judy Holliday's Born Yesterday (8 p.m.), followed by a Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn double feature, Adam's Rib (10 p.m.) and Woman of the Year (midnight).
• TV Critic John Kiesewetter says WCET-TV has made a late schedule change tonight, airing Hearts of Glass about the Blenko glassblowing family twice (8 p.m. and 10 p.m., Channel 48) instead of Great Performances' Andrea Bocelli: Sacred Arias, Get Healthy Now! with Gary Null and Are You Being Served?
• Shop at home: A new online grocery store offers burgers, chops, steaks, and cutlets — with gravy on the side — and none of it contains any real meat. NoMeat.com says it aims to be a one-stop shop where vegetarians can find meat substitutes.Items purchased from NoMeat.com (which is based in Atlanta), are shipped to shoppers' homes anywhere in the U.S. Go to www.nomeat.com
DISC PICKS
Soundtracks and hot pickers are the week's big releases, says pop music critic Larry Nager.
Elton John's The Road To El Dorado (Dreamworks; $18.98 CD, $12.98 cassette) reunites Sir Elton with his Lion King lyricist Tim Rice for the upcoming animated feature.
The Million Dollar Hotel (Interscope; $18.98 CD, $12.98 cassette) features six songs by Bono, three with U2 (he also co-wrote the story for the Wim Wenders film).
Here On Earth (Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax;) skews to a younger audience, with a duet by local boy Nick Lachey of 98` and his steady girl Jessica Simpson. Non-Cincinnati-connected performers on the set include Tori Amos, Beth Orton and Sixpence None The Richer.
For guitarists, Joe Satriani plays lots of flashy six-string, as well as everything else on Engines of Creation (Epic; $17.98 CD, $11.98 cassette).
John Scofield drives his guitar along a funkier path on Bump (Verve; $17.98 CD only).
And there's a different sort of string wizardry displayed on Wires and Wood (Giant; $16.98 CD, $10.98 cassette) by the Johnny Staats Project, featuring West Virginia UPS delivery guy/bluegrass mandolin virtuoso Johnny Staats.
PLANNING AHEAD
• 24 hours out: Jewish and Israeli Film Festival closes with one showing of The Assistant about a gentile who robs a Jewish merchant and, feeling remorse, goes to work for the man, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Mariemont Theatre, 6906 Wooster Pike. $6. 985-1500.
• 48 hours out: The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Preparatory Department presents an original musical Stars and Butterflies, with music and lyrics by David Kisor, opening 7:30 p.m. Friday at Patricia Corbett Theatre, University of Cincinnati. $5-$8. 556-4183.
• 72 hours 'til Saturday: Latin jazz artists The Afro-Rican Ensemble plays 10 p.m. Saturday at 20th Century Theater, 3021 Madison Road, Oakley. $10. 731-8000.
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