Going out

        Crash Test Dummies: The alt-rock radio favorites bring their I Don't Care That You Don't Mind tour to Bogart's, 8 p.m. today, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $15. 562-4949.

        Book signing: Journalist Doug Stanton is at Joseph-Beth Booksellers tonight discussing and signing In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors, which includes new insights about the 1945 tragedybased on interviews with survivors. 7 p.m., Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.

        For kids: Mount Airy Forest begins three days of Preschool Discovery Mornings with hikes, crafts and games for children age 3-5, 9:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. today-Thursday. Meets at Stone Steps Shelter. $12-$15 for three days. 321-6070.

        "Bach and Beyond': Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's“Great Music for Small Orchestra” series continues with guest conductor Jaime Laredo and pianist Joseph Kalichstein performing works such as Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major and Haydn's Sinfonia Concertante. 7:30 p.m. today, Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati. $30. 381-3300.

Staying In

        TV picks: What's the most thrilling movie ever made? Harrison Ford hosts AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills with Hollywood stars counting down the list (8-11 p.m., Channels 12, 7).

        • Critic John Kiesewetter also says Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (7:30 p.m., Cinemax) includes comments from Woody Allen, Tom Cruise, Malcolm McDowell, Jack Nicholson, Sydney Pollack, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.

Hot Tix

        Theater series: Fifth Third Bank Broadway Series season subscriptions go on sale today. Prices for six shows of the Sept.-June season ($85-$455) depend on seat location and performance time.

        2001-2002 season shows include Phantom of the Opera (Sept. 19-Oct. 13), Blast (Nov. 13-25), Aida (Feb. 5-17), South Pacific (March 19-31), Swing (April 23-May 5), Mamma Mia (May 14-June 2) and The Music Man (June 18-30).

        Subscribers also get first dibs on season specials Rent (Oct. 30-Nov. 4) and Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Dec. 14-30).

        All performances are in Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center for the Arts.

        Subscriptions can be purchased by phone at (800) 294-1816 or at the Broadway Series office in the Mercantile Center, Fourth and Walnut streets, downtown.

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: California poet Steve Kowit reads selections from recent works such as In the Palm of Your Hand and The Dumbbell Nebula, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Room 127 of McMicken Hall at University of Cincinnati. Free and open to public. 556-6000.

        48 hours out: Manatee expert Bob Bonde speaks as part of the Cincinnati Zoo's Barrows Conservation Lecture Series, 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Rockdale Temple, 8501 Ridge Road, Amberley Village. $6-$9. 559-7767.

        72 hours 'til Friday: The living history troupe Ohio Chautauqua begins a weekend of area appearances with a kickoff celebration, noon on Fountain Square. 563-9484.

        Contact Jim Knippenberg by phone: (513) 768-8513; fax: 768-8330.

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