Living history: Expect some plain talk when actor Gerald Riley re-enacts scenes from the life of the late give-em-hell president Harry S. Truman. Highlights include talk about replacing Franklin D. Roosevelt, World War II and the 21-point program. 7 p.m. today, Lawrenceburg Public Library, 123 W. High St. Free. (812) 527-2775.

        Play reading: The Cincinnati Playwright's Initiative, a group of local playwrights working their craft, has a staged reading of member Mardi Fallon's new Van Gogh in a Bottle, a female version of the Van Gogh story. 8 p.m. today, Fifth Third Bank Theater, Aronoff Center for the Arts. $5. 621-2787.

Staying In

        TV picks: Here's a smart move for sweeps: Jean Smart reprises her Emmy-winning role as Frasier's (Kelsey Grammer) old high school prom queen in a one-hour Frasier (9 p.m., Channels 5, 22).

        • TV Critic John Kiesewetter also says PBS' Frontline examines corruption, brutality and racism charges against the Los Angeles Police Department (10 p.m., Channels 48, 54, 16).

The Goods

        Video picks

        Critic's Picks: Catch the WWII historical fervor attached to the coming release of Pearl Harbor with a special edition of the 1970 international epic Tora! Tora! Tora. It's on video and DVD shelves today, Enquirer film critic Margaret A. McGurk notes. Also out today is Christopher Guest's hilarious dog-show spoof Best in Show.

        24 hours out: Showboat Majestic goes a'singing and a'dancing through the 1920s musical comedy Good News, about a football player who falls for a brainy coed at fictional Tait College. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Public Landing, downtown. $12-$14. 241-6550.

        48 hours out: Makeup artist Sebastien Tardif hits Saks Fifth Avenue with the Bobbi Brown Global line of cosmetics and throws in a few private consultations (by appointment) as well. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Fifth and Race streets, downtown. 421-6800.

        72 hours 'til Friday: Barrelhouse Brewing Company hosts the jam band phenomenon Modereko with members of Phil Lesh and Friends, and the Bruce Hornsby Band. 10 p.m., 22 E. 12th St., Over-the-Rhine. $10. 421-2337.

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