Tuesday, April 11, 2000
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GOING OUT
Tokyo String Quartet: The world-renowned quartet founded in 1969 at Juilliard performs 8 p.m. today in Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati. $8-$12. 556-4183.
Gardening seminar: Denny McKeown, author of The Gardening Book for Ohio, gives second in series of gardening seminars, 7 p.m. today Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.
Children's author: Paul Brett Johnson, a native of Kentucky's Appalachian coal fields and author of works such as The Cow Who Wouldn't Come Down and A Perfect Pork Strew, discusses his work and demonstrates his illustrations 7 p.m. today Erlanger Branch Library, 3130 Dixie Highway. 341-5115.
At Havana Martini Club: Piano and sax player Eric Nieuhauserplays 8 p.m.-midnight today at the downtown club, 580 Walnut St. 651-2800.
Staying In
TV picks: A couple of musical notes: Diana Ross reunites with former Supremes Lynda Laurence and Scherrie Payne on VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross (9-11 p.m., VH1), which also features songs by Mariah Carey, Faith Hill and Donna Summer. And Barry Manilow goes country with Trisha Yearwood, Lorrie Morgan, Neal McCoy and others on Manilow Country (9-11 p.m., TNN).
ãTV Critic John Kiesewetter says Kyra Sedgwick (Phenomenon) plays a mock shock jock on the debut of ABC's Talk To Me (9:30 p.m., Channels 9, 2).
The Goods (What's in stores today)
Video pick: With the Oscars past, it is high season for new video releases, including the Oscar nominee The Insider and Sundance favorite Happy, Texas, among others out this week. But the best of the bunch, according to Enquirer film critic Margaret A. McGurk, is David O. Russell's dashingly original war movie, Three Kings, starring Northern Kentucky's own George Clooney.
Other video releases: Two collections — for the younger set — hit stores today:
ãWith Disney's animated spectacular Dinosaurs just around the corner (it opens May 19), National Geographic is coming out today with two new videos about the most up-to-date findings in dinosaur research. Both Dinosaur Giants: Found! and its child-friendly counterpart I Love Dinosaurs! delve into spectacular discoveries paleontologists have made in recent years.
ãLong before Saved By the Bell, a mixed bag of pre-teen and teen-aged kids suffered a host of growing pains and social controversies through three series aired on public TV — The Kids of DeGrassi Street, DeGrassi Junior High and DeGrassi High. All 98 episodes have been released as a set by WGBH Boston Video; individual tapes, each with two episodes, are also for sale.
Planning Ahead
24 hours out: Blues Clues Live begins a five-day run at the Taft Theatre, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Fifth and Sycamore streets, downtown. $12-$27. 562-4949.
48 hours out: Bicyclists and authors Joe Kurmaskie and Willie Weir bring their “Willie and Joe” show (done like NPR's Car Talk) to Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 7 p.m. Thursday Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.
72 hours 'til Friday: Northern Kentucky Symphony presents the area premiere of Baroque composer Jean-Fery Rebel's Les Elements showcasing NKS's principal wind players, 8 p.m., Greaves Concert Hall, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights. $10-$15. 431-6216.
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