Going out

        Previews: Playhouse in the Park opens the doors for the final dress rehearsals of Claudia Shear's Tony Award-nominated Broadway hit Dirty Blonde, a tribute to film star Mae West, 9 p.m. today, Thompson Shelterhouse Theatre. $28. 421-3888.

        Vincent DiMartino: The distinguished trumpeter joins the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra for a program including Torelli's Concerto in D and Proto's Carmen Fantasy for Trumpet and Orchestra, 8 p.m. today, Greaves Concert Hall, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights. $13-$18. (859) 431-6216.

        Steps tour: Mary Anna Dusablon, the author of Walking the Steps of Cincinnati, leads a one-hour walking tour of the beautiful Overlook area beginning 11 a.m. today at the Covedale Branch Library, 4980 Glenway Ave.369-4460.

        Classic cars: Jaguar of Cincinnati holds a Concours d'Elegance preview in its showroom with four classic Jaguars from 1935-63 plus a never-before-seen 2003 model, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today, 9620 Montgomery Road, Montgomery. 659-5662.

Staying in

        TV picks: Here's a VCR alert for Woody Allen fans: Turner Classic Movies airs Bananas (8 p.m.), Everything You Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask (9:30 p.m.), Sleeper (11 p.m.), Love and Death (12:30 a.m.) and Play It Again, Sam (2 a.m.)

        • Critic John Kiesewetter also says Channel 5 devotes four hours (7-11 p.m.) to the Channel 5 155 race (8-10 p.m.) at Kentucky Speedway.

        Hot tickets What's on sale today

        Kid Rock: Tickets for the future Mr. Pamela Anderson at Riverbend June 22 go on sale at 10 a.m. today. They're $35.75 pavilion, $25.75 lawn. Available at Ticketmaster outlets, phone 562-4949, online at www.ticketmaster.com.

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: Spend Mother's Day at the MainStrasse Village Second Sunday Antiques Marketplace, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Sixth and Main streets, Covington. (859) 341-3390.

        48 hours out: Ethan Allen in Symmes Township hosts a free spring design workshop “Expressing Your Style with Window Treatments, Bed Coverings and Shades,” 6:30 p.m. Monday, 12151 Royal Point Drive (off Fields-Ertel Road). 469-7797.

        A week away: It's opening day at the Beach Waterpark, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. next Saturday. $8.50-$24.95. 398-7946.

— Jim Knippenberg

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

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