Going out
       Anthony Bourdain: The Food Network personality who travels the globe eating everything in sight — especially exotic cuisines — hits town to sign and discuss his new A Cook's Tour. 7 p.m. today,Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.

        Encore Linton: Former Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Alexander Kerrand friends rip into a Haydn Quartet, Schumann Quintet and the world premiere of composer James Aikman's new work. 7:30 p.m. today, Congregation Ohav Shalom, 8100 Cornell Road, Sycamore Township, $30. 381-6868.

        Black History: Performer Stephanie Hellmann sings from the heart in her musical living history “A Day in the Life of a Slave.” 7 p.m. today, Scheben Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Union. (859) 384-5550.

        Presidents Day: The William Howard Taft birthplace celebrates the day with free tours and brochures for self-guided tours of other presidential sites around town. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. today, 2038 Auburn Ave., Mount Auburn. 684-3262.

        Staying in
       TV picks: One of the fastest sports reaches men's and women's finals tonight. That's the skeleton, which looks like a luge, with the competitor whizzing downhill, head down and head first at speeds of up to 90 mph. Prime time also has the speedskating finals for men's 1,500-meter and women's 3,000-meter relay. Winter Olympics, 4-5 p.m., 8-11:30 p.m., 12:05-1:35 a.m., Channels 5, 22.

        The Goods
       What's in stores today
       Sketch from the heart: It's still red, and it still has all those squiggly lines you never can seem to control, but it sure doesn't look like an Etch A Sketch. This one, don't you know, is a heart-shaped model called Love-To-Sketch Etch A Sketch. It does everything the original model does, except it's smaller and, well, heart shaped. Look for it in stores everywhere for $5.99.

        Planning Ahead
       24 hours out: Best-selling author Jane Heller stirs things up a little in her new romance-comedy The Secret Ingredient. She has a signing 7 p.m. Tuesday, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.
       48 hours out: Project/Object— vocalists Ike Willis and Napoleon Murphy Brock — recreate the “out-there” Frank Zappa experience at BarrelHouse Brewing Company. 9 p.m. Wednesday, 22 E. 12th St., Over-the-Rhine, $12. 421-2337.

        72 hours 'til Thursday: The Mainstage Musical Theater Series at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music goes for blood in the world premiere musical Dracula - The Game of Love, based on the creepy novel by Bram Stoker. 8 p.m., Patricia Corbett Theater, UC, $13-$23. 556-4183.

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

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