GOING OUT
               Nickelback: There they go again at Bogart's — sniffing around looking for the best of the up-and-comers. This time they've come up with the Canadian sensation Nickelback on its first pass through the U.S. Not to mention opening act Dust for Life. 8 p.m. today, Bogart's 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $10. 562-4949.

        Poetry: Poets run amok when University of Cincinnati prof and widely published poet Terry Stokes shows up for a reading. And not just him: He'll have some young, new voices with him. 8 p.m. today,Sitwell Coffee House, 344 Ludlow Ave., Clifton. 921-9039.

        Stretch series: Here's something you don't usually see in a library: Stretching, grunting and groaning. But you will when chiropractor and personal trainer Brian McMaster shows simple moves to increase flexibility and strength. It's all body-part specific, too, so you can zero in on whatever's causing the trouble. First topic: neck and shoulders. 7 p.m. today, Mondays through Feb. 26, Milford-Miami Township, 1099 Ohio 131. Call for reservation. 248-0700.

Staying In
               TV picks: Everybody hates Raymond (Ray Romano) when he's assigned to cover the Super Bowl and won't take a family member with him on Everybody Loves Raymond (9 p.m., Channels 12, 7).

        • TV Critic John Kiesewetter also says for the best laughs tonight catch Mel Brooks' classic Young Frankenstein (8 p.m., American Movie Classics). What hump?

In print
               Want to become an author like pronto? Send your best baseball story to Chicken Soup for the Soul authors for the upcoming Chicken Soup for the Baseball Fan's Soul. Keep it under 1,200 words and ship it off to 2425 E. Camelback Road, #515, Phoenix, AZ 85016, or to chickensoup@home.com or fax it to (602) 508-8912. If you make the cut, you get $300 and a 50-word background on your own self in the book. Deadline: Friday.

Planning Ahead
               24 hours out: He's got a new album (Eat at Whitey's) and a Grammy-winning collaboration with Santana (“Put Your Lights On”) under his belt, so you can expect great things from eclectic rapper Everlast. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $12.50-$14. 562-4949.

        Also 24 out: An open-caption print of the Nicolas Cage-Tea Leoni comedy The Family Man, all about a Wall Streeter who visits a humbler alternative life, will be screened Tuesday and Wednesday at Showcase Cinemas Springdale, I-275 and Ohio 4. 671-6884.

        48 hours out: Folk duo Wild Carrot gets orange and funky with the kids (7-12 is the age range) in the homespun “Folk Music and Fun.” 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Northside Branch Library, 4219 Hamilton Ave. Reservation required. 369-4449.

        72 hours 'til Thursday: Footlighters whips itself into a froth with the universal appeal of down-home Southern humor in Steel Magnolias. 8 p.m., Stained Glass Theater, 802 York St., Newport. $12. (859) 291-7464.

        Get To It appears daily. Send items to Nancy Berlier, Deputy Tempo Editor, at nberlier@enquirer.com.

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