Going out

        Memorial walk: Herewith a full day of honoring the life, work and memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: There is an ecumenical prayer and introduction session beginning at 11:15 a.m. today on Fountain Square, followed by a memorial march to Music Hall and a program with a word from Edwin Rigaud, president of the National Underground Freedom Center, and music from the Martin Luther King Jr. Chorale. 661-4272. List of holiday events

        Alteractive: The performance series at Playhouse in the Park continues its dizzying swing into alternative art with multisensory experimental musical artists Neato Torpedo. 7 p.m. today, Rosenthal Plaza. Seating is cabaret style with happy hour bar prices, $6-$10. 421-3888.

        Nature: The Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve, gearing up for families off for the holiday, whips up “A Day at the Park” with nature stories, songs and crafts for all ages. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. today,Colerain Avenue and Poole Road, Colerain Township, $1. 521-7275.

        Gardening: Meanwhile, down in the dirt, the Year-Round Gardening series hacks into “Divide and Conquer,” a program on splitting and making room for returning perennials. 7 p.m. today, Monfort Heights Branch Library, 3825 West Fork Road. 369-4472.

Staying in

        TV picks: This is the 100th episode for Ally McBeal and her weekly angst parade. Tonight, Cage, Nelle, Elaine and Coretta sign up with a matchmaking service. Ally has her own match in mind — the handsome handyman, played by rocker Jon Bon Jovi. Ally McBeal, 9 p.m., Channel 19.

        • Here's the ultimate King Day project: This miniseries rerun — six hours, spread over three Mondays — is a solid portrait of Dr. King. Paul Whitfield stars. King, 8-10 p.m., BET.

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: Ensemble Theatre's “Friends Night Out” theataaah party starts with happy hour at BarrelHouse Brewing Company, then a 7:30 p.m. performance of Lewis Vaughan's acclaimed Praying for Rain. 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, 1127 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, $20. 421-3555.

        48 hours out: The Gallery Talk at Cincinnati Art Museum is all about the Taft. Specifically, it's Taft Museum of Art curator David Johnson on Museum within a Museum: Treasures from the Taft at the Cincinnati Art Museum exhibit. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, CAM, Eden Park, free with museum admission. 721-2787.

        72 hours 'til Thursday: Best-selling true crime writer Ann Rulehits Dayton with her murderous new Every Breath You Take: A True Story of Obsession, Revenge and Murder. 7 p.m., Books & Co., 350 E. Stroop Road, Dayton. (800) 777-4881.

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

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