Wednesday, September 06, 2000
Get to it
A guide to help make your day
Going out
Reds: Final game in series against Mets, 12:35 p.m. today at Cinergy Field. $5-$21. 421-7337.
Sir Mix Alot: The rap artist brings his act to Electra nightclub beginning 9 p.m. today, 1133 Sycamore St., Over-the-Rhine. $3-$10. 621-1100.
Book signing: Cincinnati prosecutor, defense lawyer and judge, Albert “Mike” Mestemaker introduces his book, Courtroom Gladiator, 7 p.m. today at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.
For kids: Special appearance by Mother Goose, 7 p.m. today at Carrico Branch Library with her orangutan puppet, Louisa, 1000 Highland Ave., Fort Thomas. 572-5033.
Staying In
TV picks: You want reality TV? Tune in ABC's terrific Hopkins 24/7 (10 p.m., Channels 9, 2), in which a Johns Hopkins doctor in Baltimore is exposed to HIV-infected blood, while a 17-year-old boy awaits a lung transplant.
• TV critic John Kiesewetter says VH1 repeats the 1984 mockumentary, This is Spinal Tap (9 p.m.), followed by a Where Are They Now? devoted to the band (11 p.m.).
The Goods (What's in stores today)
Disc picks: Hey kids! Looking for something to really drive your parents nuts? Enquirer music critic Larry Nager suggests Loud Rocks (Columbia; $17.98 CD, $11.98 cassette), a disc pairing rappers and rockers, including Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sab guitarist Tony Iommi with Wu Tang Clan.
• Platinum Hits 2000 (Columbia; $18.98 CD, $12.98 cassette) plays a bit loose with the title, including Ricky Martin's hit of last year, “Livin' La Vida Loca,” along with songs by Destiny's Child (“Say My Name”), Lauryn Hill (“Doo Wop”) and Santana (“Maria Maria”).
• Rapper Mack 10 drops Paper Route (Priority; $17.98 CD, $11.98 cassette) with help from Too Short, Youngblood, Timbaland and Xzibit.
• Never one to procrastinate, the reigning domestic goddess rushes the season with Martha Stewart Living: Spooky Scary Sounds for Halloween (Rhino; $13.98 CD only), a trick-or-treat soundtrack of crazed laughter, creaky hinges and other ghostly sounds. And, this being Martha, there are instructions for three how-to projects included.
Planning Ahead
24 hours out: Final installment in free summer concert series given by Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, conducted by Erich Kunzel, 8 p.m. Thursday at Sawyer Point, downtown. Program includes Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and many popular 20th-century works. 381-3300.
48 hours out: Explore a wellspring of Celtic and Appalachian music with Tim O'Brien and the Crossing opening the Miami University-Hamilton Performing Arts Series, 8 p.m. Friday, Parrish Auditorium, Hamilton. $12-$18. (513) 529-3200.
72 hours 'til Saturday: Contemporary Arts Center opens four new exhibits including works by artists Lexley Saar, Kim Abeles and Adriana Arenas Ilian, 115 E. Fifth St., downtown. $2-$3.50. 721-0390.
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