Friday, September 01, 2000
Get to it
A guide to help make your day
Going out
Reds: First in three-game series with Montreal, 7:05 p.m. today at Cinergy Field. $5-$21. 421-7337.
Cincinnati Pops: Free summer concert series continues 8 p.m. today at Sawyer Point. Program includes a rendition of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and popular 20th century works, such as John Williams' “Olympic Spirit” and Elton John's “Candle in the Wind.” Erich Kunzel conducts. 381-3300.
WCW: Six-man elimination main event with guest appearance by former World Championship Wrestling heavyweight champion, Kevin Nash, 8 p.m. today at Grand Victoria Casino and Resort, Rising Sun. $15-$40. (812) 438-1234.
Jayhawks: A mix of rock, country and folk, 8:30 p.m. today at Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $14. 562-4949.
Festival: St. John Neumann Church Olde Fashioned Summer Festival begins 7 p.m.-midnight today, Winton and John Gray roads, Springfield Township. Continues through Sunday. 742-0953.
Katie Reider: The popular singer/songwriter brings her acoustic act to Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 8-10 p.m. today, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.
Staying In
TV picks: Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt track a dangerous serial killer in the 1995 thriller Seven (8 p.m., Channels 19, 45).
• TV Critic John Kiesewetter says Rosie O'Donnell departs from Channel 9 after her 10 a.m. show today. Her talk show resumes at 3 p.m. Monday on Channel 5.
Harried with children
Family film: Start the long weekend with a family movie at Borders Eastgate, 4530 Eastgate Blvd. Tonight's feature, Dumbo, starts at 7 p.m. Free family classic movies and free popcorn are dished up every Friday. 943-0068.
Brand spanking new
Oh, curses: Why stab colleagues in the back when you can stab them under the table by sticking pins into the palm-sized doll in the Mini Voodoo Kit (Running Press; $5.95). This scaled-down version of the publisher's hot Voodoo Kit contains a detailed voodoo doll, 37-page Voodoo Handbook and a set of white (for good spells) and black (for bad spells) stick pins.
Planning Ahead
24 hours out: Hamilton Oktoberfest begins 1 p.m.-midnight Saturday at Liberty Home Germany Society, Ohio 128, Ross Township. $2, free under age 16. 863-6912.
48 hours out: The 2 1/2-mile Cheetah Run through the lush grounds of the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden is 8 a.m. Sunday at the zoo. $13 registration. 281-4700.
A week away: A Jamboree Tailgate Festival, Battle of the Bands and Greek Step Show are a few events that will be part of the Riverfest Classic and Jamboree surrounding the Tennessee State-North Carolina A&T game next weekend. Cinergy Field and many locations downtown. 621-6837.
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