Going out

        Rodeo: Slip into some chaps and a nice pair of spurs for this one. Maybe yell geehaw while you're at it. Then watch some of the country's top cowboys compete in bull riding, calf roping, barrel racing and heaven only knows what else in the Longhorn World Championship Rodeo. Three-day stand opens 8 p.m. today, Cincinnati Gardens, 2250 Seymour Ave., Roselawn. $8-$20. 562-4949.

        Ballet: Romeo and Juliet ask again what light through yonder window breaks. Turns out it's the spotlight on the love-smitten pair's choreographed makeover, Cincinnati Ballet's new take on the classic tale. Opens 8 p.m. today, continues 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m Sunday,Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center. $9-$49. 241-7469.

        Auto Expo: Shoppers looking for new cars, or just to slobber on shiny new buckets of tin, need to try the Cincinnati Enquirer/Cincinnati Post Auto Expo, cream of the new crop from more than 35 manufacturers along with concept cars and motorcycles. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today, continuing through Sunday, Albert B. Sabin Convention Center, $2-$7. 281-0022.

        At Bogart's: Psycho-rock along with heavy theatrics and some right loud rock 'n' roll make every Twiztid show an adventure. Check it out 8:30 p.m. today, Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville, $15. 562-4949.

Staying In

        TV picks:Those hip Powerpuff Girls pay tribute to the Beatles in a half-hour episode laden with references to the Fab Four that kids' parents will dig (9 p.m., Cartoon Network).

        • TV Critic John Kiesewetter also says Save Our History: Frontier Homes looks at efforts to construct log, sod, adobe and post-and-beam homes (10 p.m., History Channel).

Web site of the day

        Can't make it to today's annual Chamber Dinner honoring Great Living Cincinnatians William J. Keating and Dr. Milton Hinton? Check out their pictures and bios at the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce's newly revamped Web site. While you're there, check out bios and photos of every winner, all 30 of them, since 1967. Go to www.cincinnatichamber.com and link to the gallery.

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: They don't have any instruments, these guys called The Bobs, but they have the words. A capella versions of everything from the Beatles and the Doors to original songs. Hear them all in a special concert/taping for a Channel 48 special. 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday, WCET Studios, 1223 Central Parkway, downtown. $15. 381-4033.

        48 hours out: For those who weren't here in the mid-19th century, Stephen C. Gordon of the Ohio Historical Society has an illustrated lecture on “Building a Romance.” All about architectural trends of the mid-19th century, the do is tossed by Betts House historic site in Betts-Longworth Historic District. 1:30 p.m. Sunday, 416 Clark St., West End. Free. 651-0734.

        A week away: See it early and see it often: Half Past Autumn: The Art of Gordon Parks previews next Friday with an early viewing and a lecture by the artist. Free tickets distributed at 5:30 p.m., lecture at 7 p.m., Cincinnati Art Museum. 721-2787.

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