Wednesday, May 17, 2000
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
GOING OUT
Reds: Second game against Pittsburgh beginning 7:05 p.m. todayat Cinergy Field. $5-$21. 421-7337.
Ellen Degeneres: The comedian brings her stand-up act to the Taft Theatre at 8 p.m. today, Fifth and Sycamore streets, downtown. $22.50-$27.50. 562-4949.
Q102/Bud Party: Free concert by national recording artist Trainalong with a cash bar and pizza, 5:30-10 p.m. today at Sawyer Point. 699-5029.
Book signing: Pulitzer Prize-winner John Sandford discusses and signs his latest thriller, Easy Prey, 7 p.m. today at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.
At BarrelHouse: Contemporary jazz with Fat Mama starting 10 p.m. today at BarrelHouse Brewing Co., 22 E. 12th St., Over-the-Rhine. 421-2337.
STAYING IN
TV picks: It's the final eight days for sweeps, so set the VCR for the last Beverly Hills 90210 (8-10 p.m., Channels 19, 45), and season finales for The West Wing (9 p.m., Channels 5, 22) and the Drew Carey Show (9 p.m., Channels 9, 2).
WHAT'S IN STORES TODAY
Disk picks: It's a big week for major new CD releases.
Can Britney Spears beat 'NSync's record-breaking sales? Probably not, says Enquirer music critic Larry Nager, but because both acts are on the same label, the sure winner is Jive Records. Ms. Spears' Oops . . . I Did It Again (Jive; $18.98 CD, $11.98 cassette) hits stores this week.
Pearl Jam is back to the grunge on Binaural (Epic; $17.98 CD, $11.98 cassette, $16.98 LP). But the band's quirky eclecticism is also on display — “Soon Forget” features Eddie Vedder on ukelele.
Its last album was the live boxed set, Hampton Comes Alive. Now Phish gets back to the studio with Farmhouse (Elektra; $17.98 CD; $11.98 cassette).
It's been a good year for veteran female performers, and Carly Simon joins Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull with her new The Bedroom Tapes (Arista; $17.98 CD, $11.98 cassette).
PLANNING AHEAD
24 hours out: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Drama Department opens its spring quarter workshop Fifth of July, a Lanford Wilson play about an ensemble of friends gathering for Independence Day 1977 to face aftermath of tumultuous '60s, 8 p.m. Thursday, Studio Theater, University of Cincinnati. Free by reservation. 556-4183.
48 hours out: MUSE, Cincinnati Women's Choir presents its spring “Take Heart: Her Songs Rise” concert, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, House of Joy, 5910 Hamilton Ave., College Hill. $15. 221-1118.
72 hours 'til Saturday: 2000 Family Jamboree presented by Dan Beard Council, Boy Scouts of America, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Coney Island. More than 250 exhibits, outdoor activities and entertainment options. $3 (under age 12 free). 961-2336.
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