Going out

        Blink-182: The crossover punk act headlines an evening of rafter-rattling music with the even edgier New Found Glory and Alkaline Trio. 7:30 p.m. today, Riverbend Music Center. $22.25. 562-4949.

        Gardening series: And this for people who dig things: The popular Year-Round Gardening Series, the one staffed by the White Oak Garden Center, has everything you ever wanted to know about clematis. 7 p.m. today, Monfort Heights Branch Library, 3825 West Fork Road. 369-4472.

        Cookbook author: Madhu Gadia, author of New Indian Home Cooking,has the lowdown on healthy and practical cooking at the first anniversary meeting of the Culinary Collectors' Society. 7 p.m. today, Maya's European Pastry Shop and Restaurant, 9759 Kenwood Road, Blue Ash. $10 (members free). 557-3804.

        At Bogart's: The California-based punk-rap outfit Zebrahead gives the amps a workout 8 p.m. today, 2621 Vine St., Corryville, $10-$12. 562-4949.

Staying In

        TV picks: Take an All-Star break with Hall of Famer Willie Mays, who introduces baseball-themed episodes on TV Land, including his guest shot on The Donna Reed Show (8 p.m.); Jethro Bodine being scouted by the Dodgers on The Beverly Hillbillies (8:30); Herman Munster playing for the Dodgers on The Munsters (9:30); and the Beaver losing dad's Babe Ruth autographed baseball on Leave It To Beaver (10:30).

        • TV Critic John Kiesewetter also says PBS' Chasing the Sun (9 p.m., Channels 48, 54, 16) looks at the start of commercial aviation in the 1920s and '30s.

Web site of the day

        Kitchen chat: Haul the computer into the kitchen and have it. Here's a site where cooks can talk to other cooks and share or request recipes. There are daily “recipe swaps” in a chat room where you can find what other people do to keep the family fed. Like the five-egg Father's Day omelette and Cajun crawfish corn bread. Go to www.kitchenlink.com and start drooling.

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: The Jazz on Michigan Avenue — Hyde Park's Michigan Avenue, not Chicago's — outdoor concert series kicks off with a jazzy evening from the Marc Fields Quintet. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Knox Presbyterian Church, Michigan and Observatory Avenues, Hyde Park. 321-2573.

        48 hours out: Todd Balf, former senior editor of Outside magazine, signs and discusses The Last River: The Tragic Race for Shangri-La,the topsy-turvy account of a world-class kayak team's ride down one of the world's most dangerous rivers - lots of white water. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.

        72 hours 'til Thursday: Cincinnati Opera toots Mozart's Magic Flute in a production designed by the acclaimed author/illustrator Maurice Sendak. 8 p.m., Music Hall, $12-$90. 241-2742.

        Contact Jim Knippenberg by phone: (513) 768-8513; fax: 768-8330; e-mail: knipenquirer@yahoo.com.

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