Sunday, June 30, 2002
Get to it
A guide to help you make your day
Compiled by Jim Knippenberg jknippenberg@enquirer.com
Going out
Americana fest: Wes Cowan and Riley Humler of PBS' Antiques Road Show give antiques appraisals a mile a minute at the Festival of American Crafts during the Workshops of David T. Smith extravaganza. Noon-4 p.m. today, 3600 Shawhan Road, Morrow, free with $5 admission. (513) 932-2472.
Jeb Loy Nichols: This critically acclaimed singer-songwriter keeps crowds hopping with a mix of bluegrass and country with modern reggae, hip-hop and soul influences. 8 p.m. today, Southgate House, 24 E. Third St., Newport, $12. 779-9462.
Panegyri: Last call for the Greek wedding-like event full of Greek foods, bouzouki music, folk dancing, cultural exhibits and more. 1-9 p.m. today, Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 7000 Winton Road, Springfield Township. 591-0030.
Free concert: Female folkies Katie Reider and Tracy Walker strut their mellow stuff 5-8 p.m. today in the historic Burnet Woods bandstand in Clifton. 352-4080.
Staying in
TV picks: A public TV summer tradition, Evening at Pops, returns for a 33rd season from Boston with Tony Award-winning singer Barbara Cook and a salute to New York City (7 p.m., Channel 48).
TV Critic John Kiesewetter also says National Geographic Explorer takes viewers Stalking Leopards in South Africa (8 p.m., MSNBC).
The goods
Almost designer: Knockoffs, that's what's available. Knockoffs as in designer-inspired (but not by the designer) fashion items. We're talking hundreds of things handbags, belts, sunglasses, jewelry, fragrances, all designed to look or smell like they came from Fiori, Prada, Gucci and others. The selling point is they're at prices way the heck below what you'd pay Gucci. Go to www.anyknockoff.com and start shopping.
Planning Ahead
24 hours out: Bluesman Sonny Moorman plays every Monday night at the Blue Note, 4520 W. Eighth St., Price Hill. 921-8898.
48 hours out: Playhouse in the Park begins previews of Rod Beattie's quirky one-man show Wingfield Unbound, a continuation of the popular Wingfield Trilogy about Walt Wingfield, stockbroker-turned-hapless farmer. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thompson Shelterhouse Theatre, Eden Park, $24. 421-3888.
72 hours 'til Wednesday: The World Piano Competition kicks off at the Aronoff Center with performers from 18 countries playing daily in the Jarson-Kaplan Theater through next Sunday, $10-$25. 241-7469.
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