Going out — Emmylou Harris: The contemporary country songstress signs autographs and introduces the re-release of her CD Roses in the Snow, 5:30 p.m. today at a grand opening celebration for Sally Rose Music, a new country-western themed record store in Hamilton, 2273 Millville Ave. 887-8800.

        Book signing: Author Vivian Schilling is at Joseph-Beth Booksellers signing and discussing her new psychological thriller Quietus, 6-8 p.m. today, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.

        Gardening series: The Monfort Heights Branch Library Year-Round Gardening Series addresses the topic of summer plant maintenance with staff from the White Oak Garden Center, 7 p.m. today, 3825 West Fork Road. 369-4472.

        Les Claypool: The legendary bassist is at Bogart's with his avant-rock outfit, the Flying Frog Brigade, 8 p.m. Monday, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $16-$18. 562-4949.

Staying in

               TV picks: David Letterman grants Ted Koppel a rare interview for the premiere of Nightline Up Close (12:05 a.m., Channel 9; 12:35 Channel 2), a six-month series replacing Politically Incorrect on ABC.

        • TV Critic John Kiesewetter asks: Will Adam Dunn hit any out when All-Stars compete in the Home Run Derby in Milwaukee (8 p.m., ESPN)?. ESPN repeats Home Run Derby from 2000 (1 p.m.) and 2001 (3 p.m.).

Planning Ahead

               24 hours out: The actor-comedian-juggler Robert Post is at the Milford-Miami Township Library with his one-man show The POSTman Delivers full of wacky characters such as an inept British inspector, a TV chef, an overzealous ballerina and more, 7 p.m. Tuesday, 1099 Ohio 131. Free. 248-0700.

        48 hours out: Cincinnati Art Museum hosts a gallery talk “As the Pyramids Turn” exploring the lives of Egyptian royalty and the Egypt in the Age of Pyramids exhibit, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, CAM, Eden Park. Free with admission. 721-2787.

        72 hours 'til Thursday: The American-Indian singer-songwriter Bill Miller kicks off the Behringer-Crawford Museum's Coffee Cup Concert Series, 7-9 p.m., Devou Park, Covington. $5-$10. (859) 491-4003.

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

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