GOING OUT
               Arts panel: A thundering herd of local arts leaders takes on “The Visual Arts in Opera.” Cincinnati Opera artistic director Nicholas Muni moderates a feisty panel with Charles Desmarais,Contemporary Arts Center director, Phillip Long, Taft Museum of Art director, and Timothy Rub, Cincinnati Art Museum director. 7 p.m. today, Robert J. Werner Recital Hall, University of Cincinnati, free. 744-3511.

        Book signing: Take a peek into Deni and Will McIntyre's on-the-go life as a free-lance photography team traveling the world in their book All Over the Map: Travel Photographs and the Stories Behind Them. Meet them, see the work, ask for hotel recommendations. 7 p.m. today, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.

        Percussion: Miami University Percussion Ensemble dives drumhead first into the spirit of the season when it performs a healthy list of holiday favorites. 8 p.m. today, Hall Auditorium, Oxford, free. (513) 529-3014.

Staying In
               TV picks:Want to compare the new Jim Carrey film to the classic cartoon? Catch the 1966 Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (7 p.m., Cartoon Network), its only telecast until Christmas Eve.

        • TV Critic John Kiesewetter says Tina Turner sings “Simply the Best” and her other greatest hits on Tina Turner One Last Time Live (10 p.m., Channels 12, 7).

Web Site of the Day
               Rock memorabilia: Oxford's WOXY-FM, goes on line today with a 24/7 year 'round rock memorabilia auction. On the block are an electric guitar signed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, signed Reactionary CD from Face to Face and more. Auction items change every Monday. Check it out at www.woxy.com.

Planning Ahead
               24 hours out: They play all the best music festivals across the country, but this week, we got them: The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio brings its star power to the Cincinnati Chamber Music Society series. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati. $20. 533-0451.

        48 hours out: Pianist Steve Schmidt and vocalist Mary Ellen Tanner skip lunch to pay tribute to Santa songwriter Haven Gillespie. The lunch hour concert is at Main Public Library, noon Wednesday,800 Vine St., downtown. 369-6970.

        72 hours 'til Thursday: “Greet the Press” at Cincinnati Zoo Festival of Lights gives public opportunity to meet, greet and question Enquirer columnists John Kiesewetter, Laura Pulfer, Jim Knippenberg, Cliff Radel and more. 6-8 p.m., 3400 Vine St., Avondale. 281-4700.

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