Thursday, July 06, 2000
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A guide to help make your day
Going out
Contemporary Christian: Spirit Song 2000, featuring contemporary Christian performers runs for three days at Paramount's Kings Island's Timberwolf Amphitheater. Kicks off is 7:15-10 p.m. today, with headliners The Newsboys starting at 8:45 p.m. Ticket prices vary. 562-4949.
Hot summer nights: The summer theater season at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music begins with Chorus Line at 8 p.m today in UC's Patricia Corbett Theatre. Also showing in repertory through Aug. 20 are Oliver and All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. $22. 556-4183.
Improv: Friends of Lucy presents an evening of comedy sketches and improvisation games, 8 p.m. today in the Fifth Third Bank Theater, Aronoff Center for the Arts. $10. 241-7469.
Architecture: Architectural historian Walter E. Langsam gives a slide presentation and lecture on “The Development of Cincinnati's Downtown Skyscraper District,” 7:30 p.m. today at Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut St., downtown. $5-$10. 621-0717.
Newport Aquarium: Located along the Ohio River, the aquarium is open until 9 p.m. all summer and features two new exhibits: Tiny Tuxedos, featuring baby penguins, and Under Pressure: Race to the Ocean Floor, tracing ocean explorers' efforts throughout history. $8.95-$13.95. 261-7444.
Staying In
TV picks: NBC's Friends is truly “Must See TV,” a repeat of a one-hour February show (8 p.m., Channels 5, 22) fantasizing about what “could have been” for the gang. See Monica (Courteney Cox) as an obese virgin, Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) as a stockbroker and Chandler (Matthew Perry) as a go-fer for Joey (Matt LeBlanc) the soap opera star.
TV Critic John Kiesewetter asks: Did you miss the premiere of Big Brother Wednesday? The second episode airs today (8 p.m., Channels 12, 7).
The Goods (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.
Planning Ahead
24 hours out: New Harry Potter book Goblets of Fire goes on sale at 12:01 a.m. Saturday Look for late hours and special parties at Barnes & Noble, Borders, Joseph-Beth, more.
48 hours out: The two-day Newport Arts and Music Festival begins noon-midnight Saturday at General James Taylor Park, Riverboat Row. Bands, artists, children's activities, more. 292-3666.
72 hours 'til Sunday: Denyce Graves, who is starring in upcoming Cincinnati Opera production of Aida, signs her latest CD Voce di Donna, 1 p.m., Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 2692 Madison Road, Norwood. 396-8960.
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