Thursday, January 04, 2001
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Going out
Macbeth: Bless her heart, there goes Lady Macbeth again worrying about the laundry out damned spot and wondering if it's a dagger I see before me. Oh yeah, she's ruthless, too. Spend a night in her bloody clutches when Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival uncorks the Bard's tale of fate, ambition and murder in high places. A five-weekend run opens 8 p.m. today with shows Thursday-Sunday through Feb. 4, 719 Race St., downtown. $13-$18. 381-2273.
Inspirational musical: Music, drama and a pair of gospel biggies. That's what you get when Desmond Pringle and Dorothy Norwood sing out loud and clear in When a Woman's Fed Up. 7:30 p.m. today with matinee and evening performances through Sunday, Taft Theatre, Fifth and Sycamore streets, downtown. $19.50-$28. 852-9883.
Health program: Heaven knows, it's no walk in the park keeping kids happy and healthy this time of year. That's why we have Help Me Be Healthy, a free program addressing the concerns of children birth to age 3. WCET-48 ready-to-learn coordinator Barbara Walkerleads the way. 6:30 p.m. today, Main Public Library, 800 Vine St., downtown. 369-6970.
Staying In
Love in bloom: Whoa, here's something new a possible romance for Phoebe on Friends. Hank Azaria who has been the dog-walker on Mad About You and the voice of Moe and Apu on The Simpsons guest stars as a scientist who returns after years in Russia to woo Phoebe. 8 p.m. Channel 5.
Sing it: Renee Fleming, sometimes considered the next big thing among operatic sopranos that's big as in popular, not big as in, say, humongous performs in the intimate setting of Lincoln Center's penthouse. Live From Lincoln Center, 9 p.m., Channel 48.
Planning Ahead
24 hours out: The Cincinnati Art Museum goes livin' la vida loca with merengue, salsa, mambo and the Latin band Tropicoso. It's the Thank van Gogh It's Friday party, complete with after-hours art viewing, hors d'oeuvres and cash bar. 5:30-9 p.m. Friday. $8. 721-2787.
48 hours out: Adult men and women are needed as volunteer actors in the sex-and-vampire adventure Vamps 2: Bloodlust. Auditions are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the screening room at 636 Northland Blvd., Forest Park. Bring a photo and resume, if available. For appointments, call 734-4909 or email david1levy@fuse.net. Participants will receive free tapes of the movie, which will be shot in February.
Also 48 hours out: Well-known Cincinnati illustrator Loren Long signs and shares thoughts about his children's book My Dog, My Hero, eight true tales of courageous dogs. 11 a.m. Saturday, Joseph-Beth Kids, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.
72 hours 'til Sunday: Bartok, Strauss and Haydn get the treatment when Mischa Santora gives the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra the downbeat. 3 p.m. Sunday, Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. $4-$20. 241-7469.
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