Going Out

        Preview: Have yourself an early peek at Timberlake Wertenbaker's ever so touching Our Country's Good about Australia's first dramatic performance. It's staged in a penal colony, with plenty to say about the redemptive powers of theater. 8 p.m. today, Patricia Corbett Theater, University of Cincinnati. $10. 556-4183.

        James Carroll: He's somebody else who has a lot to say. As anyone who read An American Requiem: God, My Father, and the War will tell you. The National Book Award-winning author speaks at noon today, Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut St., downtown. $5, call for reservation: 621-0717.

        Art lecture: Dr. Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque painting at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, lectures on the artistry of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. 7:30 p.m. today, Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St., downtown. $10 (RSVP required). 241-0343, Ext. 15.

        Widespread Panic: The neo-hippie jam band cranks it up and pulls out the stops. 7:30 p.m. today, Miami University's Millett Hall, Oxford. (513) 529-3200.

Staying In

        TV picks: Tonight begins a new phase in WB's rerun-free zone. Felicity, after a 13-week break, is back with things to resolve. Last time out, Molly's former boyfriend pulled a gun at a holiday party. 9 p.m., Channel 64.

        Peck on Peck: In this Masters' installment we follow Gregory Peck on a speaking tour. He's articulate, and there are plenty of clips from his movies, but it's a surface glimpse. American Masters: A Conversation With Gregory Peck, 8:30 p.m., Channels 48, 54, 16.

        Auction rescheduled: WCET (Channel 48) has announced new dates for its annual Action Auction: May 31-June 9. The station's largest fund-raising event was originally scheduled to begin on Thursday. It was postponed because of the recent civil disturbances.

The Goods

        CD picks: David Gray, who sold out the Taft Theatre for his Tuesday night concert, is in record stores this week with Lost Songs (RCA; $17.98 CD only), a collection of B-sides and rarities from the recording of his breakthrough CD, White Ladder.

        Brooks & Dunn, whose “Neon Circus” tour comes to Riverbend June 9, have Steers & Stripes (Arista; $18.98 CD, $12.98 cassette), a collection of new songs.

        Miles Davis fans can pick up a batch of new reissues and remastered discs by the jazz great. Discs include The Best of Miles Davis and John Coltrane 1955-1961 (Sony/Legacy; $18.98 CD only).

Planning Ahead

        48 hours out: Sorg Opera Company has two nights of The Mighty Casey, William Schuman's1953 opera based on Ernest Thayer's baseball poem about a plenty dark day in Mudville. 8 p.m. Friday, 57 S. Main St., Middletown. $12.50-$40. (513) 425-0180.

        72 hours 'til Saturday: Two top-notch singer-songwriters, Jonatha Brooke and Kim Richey, breeze in for a one-night stand. 8:30 p.m., Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $16.50-$18. 562-4949.

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