Tuesday, August 01, 2000
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
Wild Kingdom: In what they call the baddest, jazziest, funk and soul around, Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom performs 10 p.m.-1 a.m. today at the BarrelHouse Brewing Co., 22 E. 12th St., Over-the-Rhine. $3 at the door. 421-2337.
Book signing: Bud Gardner discusses and signs Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit of Writers, 7 p.m. today, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.
Acoustic lunch: Free concert series 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. today in Piatt Park, downtown, featuring the Dowlands. 352-4080.
Def Leppard: Concert 7:30 p.m. today , Riverbend Music Center. $31-$41. 562-4949.
Keep safe: Police National Night Out, 6-9 p.m. today at Ault Park in Mount Lookout and Washington Park in Over-the-Rhine. Displays and interactive exhibits focusing on safety and crime prevention. Free music, food and drink. 956-9876 or 381-4242.
Homework: “Getting Started in Home Schooling” program for parents, 7 p.m. today, Florence Branch Library, 7425 U.S. 42. 371-6222.
Hot reading: Summer in Appalachia series of book discussions, 7 p.m. today, Milford-Miami Township Library, 1099 Ohio 131. This month's book is The Believers: A Novel of Shaker Life. 248-0700.
STAYING IN
TV picks: The Daily Show (11 p.m., Comedy Central, the pseudo-newscast anchored by Jon Stewart, is hilarious on most nights. It should be even better this week in Philadelphia as the Republicans attend their convention.
WHAT'S IN STORES TODAY
Video picks: Whatever It Takes, a teen romance vaguely based on Cyrano de Bergerac, may not rate as a great film, but it's definitely a summertime guilty pleasure, says Enquirer film critic Margaret A. McGurk.
PLANNING AHEAD
24 hours out: BarrelHouse Brewing Co., 22 E. 12th St., Over-the-Rhine, presents Peter Keane Trio, 9 p.m.-midnight Wednesday. 421-2337.
48 hours out: Tracy Walker and Band, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Behringer-Crawford Museum, Devou Park, Covington. Fees vary (part of series). 491-4003.
72 hours 'til Friday: Cincinnati Observatory Center Astronomy Night, sundown Friday, 3489 Observatory Place, Mount Lookout. Viewings of moon and planets with astronomy expert. $4, $2 children. Reservations required: 321-5186.
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