Going out

        Note: You might want to check that today's events have not been postponed.

        Antiques: Find everything from elegant to vintage to kitsch to tacky chic at the super-sized Burlington Antique Show. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. today, Boone County Fairgrounds, Ky. 338, 5 miles west of Florence. 922-5265.

        Deerfield Days: The large suburban fest includes a teen tent, Civil War re-enactments, crafts, live music and tons of history. Noon-dusk today, Landen/Deerfield Park, Montgomery Road, Deerfield Township. 683-5805.

        History program: The Indian Hill Historical Society digs into firefighter heritage in “From Bucket Brigade to Hook & Ladder,” all about the village's fire department and emergency medical service. Fire House Chili supper follows. 4 p.m. today, Little Red Schoolhouse, 8100 Given Road, $15-$20 (reservation required). 891-1873.

        Big Band: The Pam Noah Swing Band goes for fun times in the old town with a night full of old time favorites during a free concert, 5-7 p.m. today at North Sycamore Recreational Park, 11797 Solzman Road, Sycamore Township. 791-8447.

Staying in

        TV picks: Mary Poppins star Dick Van Dyke narrates Walt: The Man Behind the Myth, a tribute to Walt Disney on the 100th anniversary of his birth. ABC's Wonderful World of Disney (7 p.m., Channels 9, 2).

        • Critic John Kiesewetter also says Easy Company soldiers try to capture the French town of Carentan on Band of Brothers (9 p.m., HBO).

Web site of the day

        Funny face: Not that you have a face that would stop a clock or anything, but there's a Web site out there looking for faces to put on Halloween masks. Maybe yours? Specifically, it's a Face Off contest that works like this: Make your funniest, goofiest, scariest face, then take a picture and submit it to the contest. Winner gets a custom made mask of the face in question. Find all the info on www.buycostumes.com/faceoff. Deadline is Saturday.

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: World-renowned designer/artist Robert Irwin, known especially for his work on Los Angeles' Getty Center, shares a thought or two 7 p.m. Monday, Room 100, Art Building, Miami University, Oxford, free. (513) 529-7210.

        48 hours out: Country music favorite Dwight Yoakam slips into his boots and cowboy hat for nightful of music with Allison Moorer opening the show. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Taft Theatre, Fifth and Sycamore streets, downtown. $30-$35. 562-4949.

        72 hours 'til Wednesday: Andrew Lloyd Webber's darkly musical blockbuster Phantom of the Opera opens a month-long run at the Aronoff Center in the opening of the 2001-02 Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati season. 8 p.m., Procter & Gamble Hall, $15-$67. 241-7469.

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

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