Going out

        Billie Holiday: The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music opens the one-woman show Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill exploring the life and music of the blues legend, 8 p.m. today, Patricia Corbett Theater, UC. $15-$23. 556-4183.

        Guided by Voices: The psychedelic garage-rock favorites are at Bogart's with the arty pop act The Greenhornes, 8:30 p.m. today, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $15. 562-4949.

        Clifford: Barnes & Noble Newport hosts a character appearance by the big red dog from the popular PBS series, 11 a.m. today, Newport on the Levee. (859) 581-2000.

        Aurora fest: Activities at the Aurora Firecracker Craft Show and Festival include a kids fishing derby, live jazz, air show and fireworks, 8 a.m.-midnight today, Lesko Park, along the river in Aurora, Ind. (800) 322-8198.

Staying in

        TV picks: Save Our History: America's Most Endangered 2002 looks at aging Indiana metal bridges, wooden Chesapeake Bay “skipjack” boats, Montana's Pompey's Pillar, Rosenwald Schools and other landmarks (10 p.m., History Channel).

        • TV Critic John Kiesewetter also says Channel 9 repeats Health Care Crisis, Hagit Limor's one-hour I-Team report about doctors leaving Cincinnati (1 p.m).

        • On the radio, Kiese picks the Daniel Schorr narration of the first of a five-week Watergate retrospective at noon today on WVXU-FM (91.7).

Just in

        Invitation to murder: Get into the spirit of make-believe at an audience-participation murder mystery, Everybody's Dying To Act, Saturday at the Montgomery Inn Banquet Center, 601 East Pete Rose Way. Dinner, music with Jeanne Blessing, celebrity hosts (including Blessid Union of Souls, Brian Douglas of Q102 and Dick "The Cool Ghoul' Von Hoene) and an after-party with live music and DJs are part of the package. Tickets are $100; after-party only is $25 per person or $40 per couple. Dinner reservations are due by July 8; vegetarian meals are available on request. Proceeds benefit Cincinnatus Motion Pictures production of Tattered Angel. 859-431-6477. The reservation deadline is Monday.

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: The Hamilton County Park District's Summer Film Series begins with a showing of Muppet Treasure Island, 8 p.m. Sunday at Sharon Woods' Sharon Centre. Free. 521-7275.

        48 hours out: Bassist extraordinaire Les Claypool is at Bogart's with his avant-rock Flying Frog Brigade, 8 p.m. Monday, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $16-$18. 562-4949.

        A week away: It's an all-out drum corps extravaganza in Butler County as the Fairfield Stadium hosts the Summer Music Games featuring such nationally known talents as the Boston Crusaders, The Carolina Crown and more, 5:30 p.m., Ohio 4 and Stadium Drive. $10-$18. 892-3786.

— Jim Knippenberg

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

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