Sunday, April 23, 2000
Get to it
A guide to help make your day
GOING OUT
Reds: Game 1:15 p.m. today with Los Angeles at Cinergy Field. $5-$21. 421-7337.
Easter lilies: The Easter Lily display is up and running at Krohn Conservatory, through next Sunday. Special extended hours, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. today. 352-4080.
Beyer Musical Society: Free “Sacred Music” concert, 3 p.m. today at Cincinnati Art Museum with gospel artist Kay Barksdale, the George Kirch Quartet and more. Optional brunch precedes event, noon-3 p.m. 721-5204.
Carrot Top: The red-haired comedian performs 8 p.m. today at Taft Theatre, Fifth and Sycamore streets, downtown. $20-$25. 562-4949.
Blues: Sonny Hill and the Nightshift play 9 p.m. today at Main City Bar, Liberty and Main streets, Over-the-Rhine. 241-6111.
STAYING IN
TV picks: The American Experience examines the politics of George Wallace, from his liberal beliefs in the 1950s to his apology to blacks in 1982, on the two-part “George Wallace, Settin' the Woods on Fire” (9 p.m. today and Monday, Channels 48, 54, 16).
TV critic John Kiesewetter says for pure escapism, tune in In and Out with Kevin Kline, Tom Selleck and Debbie Reynolds (9 p.m., Channels 5, 22).
Web site of the day: The Three Tenors will hit Las Vegas for their first live video Webcast, 1 a.m., noon and 6 p.m. today at superstartheater.com. The concert by Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti will be in the Mandalay Bay Events Center. It's free for those who register on a talent search and performance Web site, the Rudas Superstar Theater.
BRAND SPANKIN' NEW
Imagine that: Dole Packaged Food and Crayola Products have launched a campaign to inspire kids' imaginations with the Crayola/Dole Fun Shapes “Box of Imagination” collector's tin. The limited-edition tin includes Crayola Model Magic modeling compound, four Crayola Construction Paper Crayons, star and fish-shaped MiniStamper markers, three activity cards and a Dole Fun Shapes recipe and coupon. The tin is available through a $3.99 mail-in offer, which can be found on Dole's Web site at www.dole.com until June 30.
PLANNING AHEAD
24 hours out: The former member of Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dioplays 8 p.m. Monday at Annie's with Riot, 4343 Kellogg Ave., Columbia-Tusculum. $13. 321-2572.
48 hours out: Unveiling of the new Library of Congress 200th Birthday Stamp, noon Tuesday at Main Public Library, 800 Vine St., downtown. Special celebration, where stamps can be purchased, continues until 3 p.m. 369-6970.
72 hours 'til Wednesday: Showboat Majestic opens its season with Leonard Bernstein's On the Town, a fun-filled romp about three sailors on shore leave in Manhattan, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Public Landing, downtown. $12-$14. 241-6550.
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