Going out

        Chocolate Sunday: The saucy and sweet United Cerebral Palsy benefit fund-raiser dishes up sinful and creative concoctions from 20 of the area's finest confectioners. Noon-4 p.m. today,Eastgate Mall, U.S. 32 and I-275. Four taste tickets for $5. 752-2290.

        John Scofield: The jazz guitar master heard 'round the world hits town for a nightful of groove and jam-oriented sounds. 8:30 p.m. today, 20th Century, 3021 Madison Road, Oakley, $18-$20. 562-4949.

        Art opening: The renowned Dutch painter Yvonne Van Eijden breezes in for the opening reception for her new History in Your Soul show. 1-5 p.m. today,Suzanna Terrill Gallery, 1315 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. 665-4500.

        German heritage: The German Pioneer Museum in West Fork Park salutes ancestors and opens for the season with an afternoon program of German music and a woodcarving display. 1-4 p.m. today, 4790 West Fork Road, Monfort Heights. 923-3743.

Staying in

        TV picks: Take a TV Road Trip with George Lindsay to Mount Airy, N.C., tour Manhattan with Kenny Kramer (inspiration for Seinfeld's Kramer) and see the Happy Days and Brady Bunch houses with host John Ritter (9-11 p.m., Travel Channel).

        • Critic John Kiesewetter says Jews and Christians: A Journey of Faith airs 3-5 p.m. (Channel 48).

The Goods

        Wee camera: Digital cameras keep getting smaller while upping the picture quality. The latest is a tiny job from Minolta. The DiMageX (about $400) is the size and shape of a cigarette case, but takes high-resolution 2-megapixel images. To get that kind of thinness, the lens is placed on its side and a prism used to point it toward the front. Call (877) 462-4464 for info.

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: Loveland native and now Los Angeles-based writer/performer Ann Randolphlets fly with an encore of her hilarious one-woman show Squeeze Box, all about her experiences with an Internet dating service. 7 p.m. Monday, Playhouse in the Park, $6-$10. 421-3888.

        48 hours out: Hunt Club Clothiers hosts a trunk show for the way tony Samuelsohn line of suits, sport coats and trousers, along with outerwear from Schneiders of Salzburg. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wedensday,Fountain Square Plaza, downtown. 721-2004.

        72 hours 'til Wednesday: Reggae great Sizzla is at Annie's, 10:30 p.m., 4343 Kellogg Ave., Columbia-Tusculum. 562-4949.

        — Jim Knippenberg

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

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