Saturday, April 08, 2000
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
GOING OUT
• Concert duo: A pairing of the Philharmonia Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Musicwill play works from Cuba, France, Harlem and more at 8 p.m. today, UC's Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati. $5-$10. 556-4183.
• Contemporary Arts Center: Three new exhibits open today: Continuous Replay: The Photographs of Arnie Zane, Charles Krafft's Villa Delirium (a series of porcelain works) and Tony Tasset: As It Is (multimedia exhibit). 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. $2-$3.50. 721-0390.
• Kurt Weill musical: Miami University Theatre Department's production of Lady in the Dark, 8 p.m. daily (except Monday) through next Saturday MU's Gates Abegglen Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts. $5-$7.50. (513) 529-3200.
• Astronomy day: The Cincinnati Observatory Center in Mount Lookout offers programs 1-5 p.m. today, including tours, telescope viewing of the sun, short lectures and demonstrations and a children's area. Observatory Place near the entrance to Ault Park. Free. 941-1981.
• Reds: 1:15 p.m. today vs. Chicago at Cinergy Field. $5-$21. 421-7337.
STAYING IN
• TV picks: The Disney Channel's new 2 Hour Tour series follows Cincinnati's 98` to an interview session at the Mount Auburn WKFS-FM (107.1.) studios and a Clifton snack at Graeter's and Skyline Chili, while selecting an opening act for a concert in Evansville, Ind. The episode airs twice, at 7 p.m. and 9:35 p.m., before 'N Sync in Concert (10:05 p.m.).
• TV Critic John Kiesewetter says your movie choices today range from Keanu Reeves' The Matrix (9 p.m., HBO) to Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Odd Couple (8:05 p.m., American Movie Classics), if you're not consumed by the all-day Action Auction WineFest (noon-midnight, Channel 48).
• On the air: Cincinnatian James Levine conducts the Metropolitan Opera production of Claude Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande at 1:30 p.m. today on WGUC-FM (90.9).
• Web site of the day: In an effort to aid the growing number of people researching genealogies online, USGenWeb has enlisted volunteers from all over the country to painstakingly transcribe early census data into spreadsheets for use in Web searches. The project needs volunteers to help complete it, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. Click on www.rootsweb.com/usgwcens/.
BRAND SPANKIN' NEW
• Bug lights: Whimsical glass lady bugs dangle from a 9-foot string of lights, for use indoors or out. There are bumble bees, too. Each $19.95 ($17.95 for two sets or more). From Alsto's catalog, (800) 447-0048.
PLANNING AHEAD
• 24 hours out: Food Network Live event, noon-4 p.m. Sunday at Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington. Expect to see Bill Boggs from Bill Boggs Corner Table, Curtis Aikens, host of Pick of the Day. $20. (800) 949-2433. www.foodtv.com
• 48 hours out: Visual Arts lecture series, sponsored by Art Academy of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky University Department of Art, continues with Peter Huttinger, artist, art book publisher and archivist, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Room 416, NKU Fine Arts Center, Free. 572-6659.
• A week away: Opening day at Kings Island. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. $19.50-$38.99. 754-5800.
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