Going out

        Jennifer Chiaverni: Sarah McClure and her quilting buddies are at it again in The Cross Country Quilters, latest in the popular Elm Creek Quilts series. She's here to read, discuss and sign. 7 p.m., today, Joseph-Beth Booksellers Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.

        Mickey Rooney: The husband-wife team of Mickey and Jan Chamberlin Rooney do the wedded bliss bit in their One Man One Wife Show. 7:30 p.m. today,Gaslight Theater, 110 E. State St., Georgetown, (central business district), Brown County. $20. (888) 276-8664.

        Bookfest: He's the real deal, this Michael Kasony-O'Malley— a storyteller all full of Tales of Ireland. He's part of Bookfest, the annual celebration of reading that fills the city with kids' events at library branches. Catch Ireland 7 p.m. today, Monfort Heights Branch, 3825 West Fork Road (369-4472). For complete schedule, see www.plch.lib.oh.us

Staying In

        TV picks: Most of this is David Copperfield and his wondrous illusions on tape. But the hour closes with a live segment: Copperfield in the center of a manmade fire and tornado. If it works, he'll be untouched by flames streaking around him at 140 mph. Copperfield! Tornado of Fire, 8 p.m., Channel 12.

        Lost control: This deep and detailed documentary tells how a $2 million quickie evolved into a $42 million disaster and nearly bankrupt a studio. Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood, 8-10 p.m., AMC.

The Goods

        Video picks Kids, animal lovers and devotees of fabulous fashions rule the video selection committee this week with the release of Disney's 102 Dalmatians, says Enquirer film critic Margaret A. McGurk. Golfers and Matt Damon worshipers may be eager to catch up with The Legend of Bagger Vance.

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: A little spring fling here: “Poetry in the Garden” kicks into gear at the Main Public Library with local faves Cate Marvin and James Reiss doing the readings. 7 p.m. Wednesday,800 Vine St., downtown. 369-6970.

        48 hours out: Quick-fingered jazz guitarist Jim Hall gets a little help from his trio when he swoops into Oxford for a night of music on the Miami University-Hamilton Artist Series. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Parrish Auditorium, 1601 Peck Blvd. $10-$15. (513) 529-3200.

        72 hours 'til Friday: Cincinnati Ballet swirls into three days of Coppellia, complete with new choreography from American Ballet Theatre star Kirk Peterson. 8 p.m., Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center for the Arts. $9-$49. 241-7469.

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