Going out

        Tribute concert: The Tom Daugherty Orchestra hits the nostalgia button with “Swing Canteen” a concert and tribute to the Armed Forces of World War II and a whole ton of swing from the '30s and '40s. 7-9 p.m. today, Blue Ash's Towne Square, Hunt and Cooper roads, free. 745-6259.

        "Talley's Folly,' Last call for Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer winning romantic saga: It creeps into the home stretch with its final four days. Performances 8 p.m. today,1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Playhouse in the Park's Robert S. Marx Theatre, $29-$41 (tickets are half-price 11 a.m.-5 p.m. day of show). 421-3888.

        For kids: Stories 'n Stuff at Zany Brainy features a reading of the classic Pat the Bunny and a related craft project that mom doesn't have to clean up after. 10:30 a.m. today, Rookwood Commons, Edmondson and Edwards roads, Norwood. 396-6711.

Staying In

        TV picks: Tonight's best rerun is the chilling Frontline examination of how and why Kip Kinkel, 15, murdered his parents before killing two Oregon high school classmates in 1998 (10 p.m., Channels 48, 54, 16).

        • TV Critic John Kiesewetter also says Charlie Robinson plays David Alan Grier's father in DAG (8:30 p.m., Channels 5, 22), which returns two weeks after NBC canceled the sitcom.

Video picks

        Critic's Picks: Cincinnati folks who picked up jobs as extras in the Oscar-winning Traffic can finally use freeze-frame to find themselves in the action when the Michael Douglas drama hits video and DVD shelves today, says Enquirer film critic Margaret A. McGurk.

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: The hard-hitting blues-rockers Walter Trout and the Radicals hit town for a two-night stand, no doubt playing a bunch of stuff from their new Go the Distance CD. 9 p.m. Wednesday, Lucille's night club, 3715 Winston Ave., Covington, $20. (859) 431-8086.

        48 hours out: The Mary Ann Mongan Library has two films in honor of Appalachian Heritage Month: Cratis Williams: Living the Divided Life and Jack in the City. 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Fifth and Scott streets, Covington. (859) 491-7610.

        72 hours 'til Friday: It's a major rite of summer, don't you know, when more than 300 artists and crafts people descend upon Coney Island for Summerfair 2001. 2-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. 531-0050.

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