Going out

        MainStrasse fest: The MainStrasse Village Oktoberfest Celebration pulls out the oom-pahs with rides, games, German food, vendors, live music and tons more. 5-11 p.m. today, Sixth and Main streets, Covington. (859) 491-0458.

        Krohn show: The Krohn Conservatory spreads its wings after summer renovation with the new Gardens for the Birds, a show that includes ideas and plants gardeners can use to encourage nesting and feeding in their yards. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today, Eden Park. 352-4080.

        Art opening: The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center opens Installations and Performances, a new 50-artist site-specific installation and a selection of live performance art. 6-9 p.m. today, 1028 Scott Blvd., Covington. (859) 491-2030.

        Rocky Horror: The edgy Falcon Productions opens a three-weekend run of The Rocky Horror Show, a stage version of the absolute last word in cult classics. 8 p.m. today, Westwood Town Hall, Harrison and Montana avenues, $10-$12. 481-9042.

Staying in

        TV picks: See how Tony Shalhoub's Monk started with a repeat of the two-hour pilot about TV's obsessive-compulsive detective, “Mr. Monk Meets the Candidate” (9 p.m., USA).

        • TV Critic John Kiesewetter also says The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius becomes a weekly cable TV series today (8:30 p.m., Nickelodeon).

What's in stores today

        Meet Daisy: Make that Oopsy Daisy, the hard-luck star of Oopsy Daisy's Bad Day (Chronicle Books; $12.95), and a hefty line of related products. Such as: Oopsy Daisy Fold & Mail Stationery; Ouchy Love Hurts Journal; Oops, I Said the F Word (calm down, the F word is Forgot) Journal; Oopsy Daisy Postcards. Products, designed to get kids reading and corresponding with friends and relatives, run $8.95 to $12.95 at bookstores.

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: Garrison Keillor, in town for a date with the Cincinnati Pops, visits Joseph-Beth Booksellers to sign copies of his new Lake Wobegan, Summer 1956. 1 p.m. Saturday, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.

        48 hours out: Artist Cynthia Kelly will stop by an opening reception for North of Ireland, a new show of paintings. 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Patricia Weiner Gallery, 9393 Montgomery Road, Montgomery. 791-7717.

        A week away: Pioneering female rocker Sheryl Crow thunders in to Riverbend Music Center with rising star Michelle Branch. 8 p.m. next Friday, $22.75-$47.75. 562-4949.

— Jim Knippenberg

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

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