Going out

        Britney Spears: The hot as all get-out singer brings her tour to Firstar Center with opening act O-Town. 7 p.m. today, $35-$75. 562-4949.

        Paavo Jarvi: The charismatic new music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra hits town for a night full of Wagner, Strauss and Mendelssohn. 8 p.m. today, Music Hall, $12-$51. 381-3300.

        Living history: The Historic Log Cabin at Shawnee Lookout gets gussied up for “Thanksgiving on the Ohio Frontier,” complete with interaction with early setters, visits from American Indians and samples of period foods. 2-7 p.m. today, Miamiview Road, Miami Township. 521-7275.

        Madcap puppets: Madcap Productions Puppet Theatre goes bestial in its new Dog and Cat Tales. 1 and 3 p.m. today, Cincinnati Art Museum auditorium, continues Saturdays-Sundays through Nov. 18. $7-$9. 721-2787.

Staying in

        TV picks: Catherine Oxenberg stars as the mother of an 8-year-old English boy with a brain tumor who received a record 350 million get-well cards on The Miracle of the Cards (9-11 p.m. on Pax TV on local cable systems).

        • TV Critic John Kiesewetter also says Lifetime's Speaking of Women's Health, an outgrowth of the Cincinnati-based conference series, premieres today (11:30 a.m., Lifetime).

What's in stores today

        Think you know a lot about Oscar Robertson? The same guy whom the Associated Press called the second-best basketball player of the 20th century, right behind his Airness Michael Jordan. Wellsir, there's more to learn. Check it out in The Big O: The Oscar Robertson Story, a two-hour video biography detailing his life on and off the court. With, we might add, testimonials from such heavyweights as Bill Russell, Larry Bird and Walt Frazier. It's $29.95 ($4.95 shipping) by calling (877) 877-2446. Or visit www.bigovideo.com.

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: MainStrasse Village's Second Sunday Antiques Show ducks the chance of bad weather and moves indoors at The Madison conference center. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Seventh and Madison, Covington, $2. (859) 341-3390.

        48 hours out: Modern rocker Poe works some dark magic at Bogart's with Think of England. 8 p.m. Monday, 2621 Vine St., Corryville, $15. 562-4949.

        A week away: The Contemporary Arts Center opens its bold new En Cada Barrio Revolucion next Saturday with work by five artists at the forefront of Cuba's artistic renaissance. 115 E. Fifth St., downtown. 721-0390.

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

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