Tuesday, July 04, 2000
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
GOING OUT
Click here for a complete list of Tristate Fourth of July activities
Ault Park: Annual Fourth of July celebration begins with a children's bike parade 9 a.m. today. Flag ceremony at 8 p.m. followed by fireworks at 10 p.m. Park is at end of Observatory Avenue in Mount Lookout. 352-4080.
Colerain Township: Huge “4th of July Spectacular” at Colerain Township Administration Complex, beginning with 5-K Run and Walk, 9 a.m., car show, noon-4 p.m. and live entertainment, 3-10 p.m., including '60s group the Crystals at 6:30 p.m. Fireworks display closes festivities, 4200 Springdale Road. 385-7500.
Taste of Boone County: At Turfway Park, food, live entertainment, car show, bingo, more, 5-9 p.m. today. 371-0200.
Loveland 4th of July: In downtown Loveland, parade, food, live entertainment by Rabbit Hash String Band, children's activities, fireworks, 5-11 p.m. today. 588-0418.
In Mariemont: Patriotic songs at the Mary M. Emery Memorial Carillion Independence Day Concert, 2 p.m. today, featuring carillonneur Richard D. Gegner. Pleasant Avenue. Free. 271-8519.
STAYING IN
TV picks: TV is full of music and fireworks tonight:
• A Capitol Fourth (8 p.m., PBS), from the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol, with Barry Bostwick singing the opening number and introducing some top people: Ray Charles and Lee Ann Womack.
• On Pops Goes the Fourth (7:30 p.m., A&E; repeats 10:30 p.m.), conductor Keith Lockhart leads a three-hour Boston Pops show.
• In a retro mood, NBC's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular (9 p.m., Channels 5, 22), mixes in songs from the Broadway revivals of The Music Man and Kiss Me Kate.
• Our own Erich Kunzel starts and ends Cincinnati Pops Holiday: Fourth of July From the Heartland (9:30 p.m., PBS) with fireworks. In between, he has music by Tom Wopat, Doc Severinsen and Rosemary Clooney, plus readings by Danny Glover.
WHAT'S IN STORES TODAY
Just peachy: Here's a healthy alternative for kids' summer lunches or snacks. Dole Fruit Bowls are all-natural, bite-sized fruit packed in clear plastic bowls with peel-off lids. Four varieties: diced peaches, pineapple, tropical fruit (with pineapple and papaya) and mixed fruit. Refrigeration not needed. $2.29-$2.49.
Video picks: Hard-core fans can get Scream 3 on VHS tape and DVD today to complete their collections.
PLANNING AHEAD
24 hours out: Nationally known children's recording artist and Parents' Choice Honor Winner Kathleen Gibson performs “Songs are Stories Too” for ages 6-12, 2 p.m. Wednesdayat Main Public Library, 800 Vine St., downtown. 369-6945.
48 hours out: The three-day Contemporary Christian music fest Spirit Song 2000 kicks off 7:15-10 p.m. Thursday at Paramount's Kings Island's TimberWolf Amphitheatre. Performers Thursday include Third Day and Newsboys. Fees vary. 562-4949.
72 hours 'til Friday: Queen City Blues Fest begins 5-11 p.m. at Sawyer Point. Headliner: Coco Montoya. Free. 684-4227.
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