Going out

        Parade: More than 5,000 marchers are expected to wear something green and storm downtown for this year's St. Patrick's Day Parade. It goes from Eighth Street and Eggleston Avenue, downtown, west on Eighth, south on Vine, east on Fifth. Begins 1 p.m. today. 922-2230.

        Egyptomania: The Cincinnati Art Museum digs into the secrets of Egypt with the blockbuster exhibit Egypt in the Age of Pyramids: Highlights from the Harvard University Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Expedition. Noon-6 p.m. today through June 9, $10-$12 (free under age 18). 721-2787.

        Linton series: Word is that tickets remain for a concert with world famous violinist Cho-Liang Lin and pianist Helen Huang tackling Mozart, Debussy and Faure. 4 p.m. today,First Unitarian Church, Linton and Reading roads, Avondale, $30. 381-6868.

        Spring dinners: The farmers at Grailville Education and Conference Center kick off their tasty dinner series with baked salmon with mayonnaise and leeks, orange marmalade & rhubarb loin of pork, Irish country green beans and more. 5 p.m. today, 932 O'Bannonville Road, Loveland, $6-$15. 683-2340.

Staying in

        TV picks: CBS' Beyond the Prairie II: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues dramatizes the author's (Meredith Monroe) trip by covered-wagon to Missouri (9 p.m., Channels 12, 7).

        • TV Critic John Kiesewetter also says celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Ireland Rocks, a history of Irish rock with Bono, Van Morrison and Bob Geldof (10 p.m., Bravo).

The Goods What's in stores today

        Creamy Whippet: Doggie want a cone? Try this: Dog-E-Licious IcePudding, is a healthy alternative to ice cream from OurPet's. Serve it as pudding, food topping or a frozen popsicle. Made from natural non-dairy products, with added minerals and vitamins, available in vanilla and mint flavors. Comes in a 3.5-ounce cup that stores in a cupboard as long as 12 months. Package of four goes for $3.99-$4.99 at pet, grocery and other stores. (800) 565-2695 or www.our-pets.com.

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: The slightly off-center Randy Horn signs his new Zobmondo!! The Outrageous Book of Bizarre Choices, based on the popular party game he created. 7 p.m. Monday,Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.

        48 hours out: The national touring production of South Pacific with Robert Goulet and one enchanted evening opens 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aronoff Center's Procter & Gamble Hall, $41-$60. 241-7469.

        72 hours 'til Wednesday: Country star Chris Cagle and opening act Wild Blue Yonder do some twangin' and pluckin'. 8:30 p.m., Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville, $15. 562-4949.

— Jim Knippenberg

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

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