Going out

        Hardcore country: The grandson of the country legendary Hank Williams III, uhpholds Hank Jr.'s “family tradition” — at least musically — with hard-hitting honky-tonk and some plenty feisty lyrics. Local rockabilly faves the Stardevils join him for the fun. 8 p.m. today,Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $12.50-$14. 562-4949.

        "Cabaret': Like the smarmy emcee says, velcome, stranger. From then on, Northern Kentucky University theater students turn the heat higher and higher in this erotic, exotic musical by John Kander and Fred Ebb celebrating gender-bender debauchery of pre-World War II Berlin. 8 p.m. today, NKU's Patricia Corbett Theater, Highland Heights. $5-$9. (859) 572-5464.

        Out of Africa: Indiana Jones-style photographer Michael Nichols and Wildlife Conservation Society biologist Michael Fay go traipsing across Africa in a multimedia show called “Crossing the Heart of Africa.” Chronicling journeys through the dense forests of central Africa, it's part of the Live . . . from National Geographic lecture series and you're invited to traipse right along. 7:30 p.m. today, Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center for the Arts. $11.25-$23.75. 241-7469.

Staying In

        TV picks: NBC tries to survive Survivor (8 p.m., Channels 12, 7) with big-name guest stars like Susan Sarandon on Friends (8 p.m., Channels 5, 22), Ellen DeGeneres as a nun on Will & Grace (9 p.m.), Pamela Anderson on Just Shoot Me (9:30 p.m.) and James Cromwell on ER (10 p.m.).

        • Critic John Kiesewetter says don't expect to see Neil Armstrong on Fox's Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon? (9 p.m., Channels 19, 45).

Web site of the day

        eCrush: In the spirit of the Valentine season, this site is supposed to be a humiliation-free way of finding out if someone you have a crush on likes you back. Basically, the site sends an e-mail to your maybe heartthrob, asking him or her to register and name the object of his or her own affection. If a miracle happens, and that object is you, you get the good news right away. The eCrush site claims hundreds of matches each day. www.ecrush.com

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music swings for the fences with a 200th anniversary production of Haydn's popular and way massive oratorio, The Creation. Philharmonia Orchestra, Chamber Choir, chorale and soloists team up for a stageful. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Corbett Auditorium. $10. 556-4183.

        48 hours out: Fashion shows, bakeries, caterers, DJs and a whole lot more people you need to shell out wedding dollars for show up at the Bridalrama Showcase. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, Albert B. Sabin Convention Center. $10. (888) 323-2966.

        72 hours 'til Sunday: The thought-provoking, insightful, sometimes moody Half Past Autumn: The Art of Gordon Parks opens at Cincinnati Art Museum. $5. 721-2787.

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