GOING OUT
               "Wizard of Oz': Click your heels three times and follow the yellow brick road to the Children's Theatre production of the Frank Baum classic. Because you're not in Kansas anymore, that's why. 7:30 p.m. today, Taft Theatre, Fifth and Sycamore Sts., downtown. Through Sunday. $5-$14. 562-4949.

        Royal chorus: They perform at their ever so royal highnesses' weddings, christenings and other British royal family big deals. Now the Choir of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey sings for Cincinnati in a freebie with Cincinnati Boychoir, 8 p.m. todayat St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 10345 Montgomery Road, Montgomery. 396-7664.

        After hours art: Can't make it to the Cincinnati Art Museum during the day to see European Masterpieces?Do it tonight in the relaxed atmosphere of a Thank van Gogh It's Friday party. Sip from a cash bar, dance to Sweet Fat and ogle all the art you can digest. 5:30-9 p.m. $8. 721-2787.

        Chamber Players: Jesus-Lopez Cobos had the idea in 1988: Spotlight the talents and versatility of individual CSO players. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players were born. Twelve years later, they're still at it, including twice this weekend. They do Larsen, Chopin and Schubert at 3 and 7:30 p.m. today, Memorial Hall, 1229 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. $15. 381-3300.

Staying In
               TV picks: Barbara Walters chats with Barbra Streisand about her fear of singing, her friendship with Bill Clinton and her future plans on 20/20 (10 p.m., Channels 9, 2).

        • TV Critic John Kiesewetter says that PBS party animal, Louis Rukeyser, celebrates 30 years on Wall Street Week in a one-hour special (9 p.m., Channel 48).

What's in stores today
               Warm spot: It works for cramps, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, ulcer pain and other tummy troubles. Belly Buddy is a firm pillow you heat in microwave or conventional ovens, then position against your aching gut. A blend of grains, oils and spices massages abdominal muscles and stimulates blood flow. Partners in Wellness is marketing them in vanilla, lavender, unscented and several patterns, about $40 at health stores; (888) 664-4732. or go to www.gutwisdom.com.

Planning Ahead
              

        24 hours out: Nationally known Cincinnati illustrator C.F. Payne signs copies of The Remarkable Farkle McBride — try saying that three times fast — the new children's book he illustrated and actor John Lithgow wrote. 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Borders Books and Music Tri-County, 11711 Princeton Pike, Springdale. 671-5852.

        48 hours out: The a capella gang known as Voicebox celebrates the human life span with “Time After Time.” 7 p.m. Sunday, Cincinnati Art Museum, Eden Park. $20. 721-2787.

        A week away: Straight from the smoke-filled bars of New Orleans, it's the Independence Hall Jazz Band with Jon-Erik Kellso on cornet. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10, Hamiltonian Hotel, 1 Riverfront Plaza, Hamilton. $12-$15. 863-8873.

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