Sunday, June 03, 2001
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A guide to help make your day
Going out
Summerfair: The popular arts festival full of more than 300 fine artists and crafts people not to be confused with the kuntry charm found in Bob Evans' foyer wraps up at Coney Island. Fun stuff includes live music, gourmet foods and a Youth Arts Fest area for kids. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today, $7, includes parking. 531-0050.
Kids' fest: Bigg's Kids' Fest whips up a park full of high-energy, interactive activities for all ages, everything from cyber games to Sports Illustrated for Kids, mural painting, fishing derby, inflatable moonwalk and more. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Sawyer Point, downtown. 621-9326.
Celtic Heritage Day: A turn or two on the floor from McGing Irish Dancers, music from Murphy's Law, storytellers and vendors turn a harbor into a bit of Ireland at this Celtic extravaganza. Noon-9 p.m. today, Miami Whitewater Forest, Harbor area, free. 521-7275.
Antiques: More than 300 dealers set up shop and sell antiques, vintage furnishings, old jewelry, collectibles and more at Tri-State Antique Market, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. today, Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds, U.S. 50 and Argosy Parkway. $2.50. 738-7256.
Staying In
TV picks: A couple of summer reruns worth repeating: Michelle Trachtenberg as Harriet the Spy (7 p.m., Channels 9, 2) and Megan Follows in the original 1985 Anne of Green Gables (8 p.m., Channels 16, 14) which concludes 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Critic John Kiesewetter also says Sarah Jessica Parker and the gang return for a fourth season of Sex and the City (9 p.m., HBO).
The Goods (What's in stores today)
So if they ban cell phones while driving, you need to know this: Most lawmakers are OK with hands-free phones. Which leads Jabra to suggest you try EarSet, a speaker-microphone combo that plugs into your phone and ear. And, get this, it comes with a jar of things that look like Gummy candy EarGels. Plug the EarGel in your ear, then the speaker into that and it eliminates road noises. Price varies depending on your phone. (800) 327-2230 or www.jabra.com.
Planning Ahead
24 hours out: There are a bunch of goodies on the cheap when books, CDs, videos, books-on-tape and more are priced to sell like pronto at the Friends of the Public Library's 29th Annual Used Book Sale. 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Monday, Fountain Square, downtown. 369-6035.
48 hours out: Get up close with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in its new chamber concert series Bach & Beyond: A Series of Great Music for Small Orchestras on three consecutive Tuesdays at University of Cincinnati's Corbett Auditorium. First installment is 8 p.m. Tuesday with guest conductor Andreas Delfleading soprano Esther Heideman in works by Mozart and Barber. $30. 381-3300.
72 hours out: Ensemble Theatre begins three weeks of the edgy Off-Broadway rock musical Hedwig & the Angry Inch. 8 p.m. Wednesday, 1127 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine. $25-$30. 421-3555.
Contact Jim Knippenberg by phone: 768-8513; fax: 768-8330.
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