Sunday, September 23, 2001
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A guide to help make your day
Going out
Oktoberfest: The rescheduled street fest continues with a world full of oom-pahs, German food, Bavarian dancers and polka princesses run amok. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. today, Fifth Street, downtown. www.oktoberfest-zinzinnati.com
Classical guitar: The internationally known guitar master David Tanenbaum kicks off the Xavier University Classical Guitar Series with some mighty fast finger work. 2:30 p.m. today, Cincinnati Art Museum auditorium, Eden Park, $12. 721-2787.
Antiques: The Waynesville Old Main Street Fall Antiques Show lines up more than 40 dealers, not to mention several city blocks crammed with antiques shops. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today,downtown Waynesville, U.S. 42 and U.S. 73, Warren County. (513) 897-8855.
Hispanic heritage: Hispanic Heritage Month keeps rolling right along with a performance by San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble, setting dance, theater and music to the writings of celebrated Mexican writer Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. 2 p.m. today, Hall Auditorium, Miami University Oxford. $3-$6. (513) 529-3200.
Staying in
TV picks: After months of reruns, TV critic John Kiesewetter says viewers face tough choices today: Richard Dreyfuss' new The Education of Max Bickford (8 p.m., Channels 12, 7); a Biography on Jackie Gleason (8 p.m., A&E); the two-hour season premiere of The Practice (9 p.m., Channels 9, 2); NBC's two-hour 50 Years of NBC Late Night special (9 p.m., Channels 5, 22); PBS' People Like Us: Social Class in America (9 p.m., Channels 48, 54, 16); and a Family Ties marathon (9 p.m.-1 a.m., Nickelodeon).
Web site of the day
Sister Wendy: Sister Wendy Beckett, the humble art critic with the searing insights, has a Web site to go with her PBS series on great art collections. Her take on Grant Wood's famous “American Gothic” is that a wayward curl in the hair of that sour-looking woman next to Mr. Pitchfork shows “she is not as repressed as her buttoned-up exterior might indicate.” www.pbs.org/wgbh/sisterwendy/works/ame.html
Planning Ahead
24 hours out: Seems there's always a light bulb going on for idea guru and former P&G marketing whiz Doug Hall, due at Joseph-Beth Booksellers to sign and discuss his new Jump Start Your Business Brain. 7 p.m. Monday, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.
48 hours out: Popular jam bands The Samples and Big Wu let fly with a nightful of music. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Electra, 1133 Sycamore St., Over-the-Rhine, $13-$15. 621-1100.
72 hours 'til Wednesday: A little action in the ring when Jillian's hosts a HWA/WWF wrestling event with headliners David Flare and Val Venus. 7 p.m., 1200 Jillian's Way, Covington. $10-$15. (859) 491-5388.
— Jim Knippenberg
Contact Jim Knippenberg by phone: 768-8513; fax: 768-8330; e-mail: knipenquirer@yahoo.com.
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