Going out

        Ice show: The John Hancock Champions on Ice tour features Olympic stars Michelle Kwan, Sarah Hughes, Timothy Goebel, Evgeny Plushenko and more doing fun and theatrical routines, 7 p.m. today, Firstar Center. $46-$66. 562-4949.

        Appalachian fest: Today is the final day to get your annual dosage of mountain crafts, old-time music and living history at the Appalachian Festival at Coney Island. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $6, $3 seniors, $1 under age 12 ($3 for parking). 251-3378.

        Opera classics: The Cincinnati Opera educational ensemble performs opera classics and selected arias and duets from its Summer Festival season, 1 p.m. today, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.

        Antiques: The MainStrasse Village Second Sundays Antiques Marketplace takes place 9 a.m.-3 p.m. today on the Sixth Street promenade in the Covington historic district. (859) 341-3390.

Staying in

        TV picks: Too many choices again for May sweeps, so put one of these on tape to watch in June: ABC's Dinotopia miniseries about humans living with dinosaurs (7 p.m. today, 8 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Channels 9, 2); Peter O'Toole guest stars on The Education of Max Bickford (8 p.m., Channels 12, 7); The X-Files agents encounter a man obsessed by The Brady Bunch (9 p.m. Channels 19, 45); NBC airs L.A. Law: The Movie (9 p.m., Channels 5, 22); and ABC's Alias ends its first season with a cliffhanger (9 p.m. Channels 9, 2).

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: The Fitton Center for Creative Arts opens an exhibit by figurative artist Ed Montgomery entitled Heaven and Earth, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, 101 S. Monument Ave., Hamilton. Continues through June 15. 863-8873.

        48 hours out: Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati brings the smash hit musical Mamma Mia! to the Aronoff Center for two weeks beginning 8 p.m. Tuesday in Procter & Gamble Hall. $45-$65. 241-7469.

        72 hours 'til Wednesday: The folksy singer-songwriter and humorist Loudon Wainwright III performs 8 p.m. at the 20th Century, 3021 Madison Road, Oakley. $20-$24. 779-9462.

— Jim Knippenberg

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

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