Going out

        Lynyrd Skynyrd: The quintessential Southern rock band rocks, rolls and raises the roof at U.S. Bank Arena with opening act .38 Special, 7 p.m. today. $27-$47. 562-4949.

        Book signing: Best-selling suspense author Mark Sullivan is at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, signing and discussing his chilling new novel Labyrinth. 7 p.m. today, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.

        Gardening: The Fort Thomas Branch Library digs up your backyard with Jim Hansel of the Civic Garden Center and a program on “Fall Gardening — Putting the Garden to Bed.” 3 p.m. today, 1000 Highland Ave. (859) 572-5033.

        At Bogart's: Hatebreed headlines an evening of power rock with Six Feet Under, Shadows Fall and Death Threat starting 8 p.m. today, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $13-$15. 562-4949.

Staying in

        TV picks: See Christopher Reeve's undaunted determination to walk again after a 1995 equestrian accident on ABC's special, Christopher Reeve: Courageous Steps (10 p.m., Channels 9, 2).

        TV critic John Kiesewetter also says see the TV page for reviews of three new shows: Cedric the Entertainer, Fastlane and The Twilight Zone. (Page F10).

CD picks

        Elevator king Kenny G is back with a mellow set of sax on Paradise (Arista; $18.98).

        At the other end of the anxiety spectrum, hard-rockers Disturbed deliver Believe (Warner Bros.; $18.98, $27.98 limited edition).

        Rapper Ludacris showcases his backup band Disturbing Tha Peace on Golden Grain (Def Jam; $18.98).

        O Paddy, where art thou? Paddy Moloney and the Chieftains are down from the mountain with a batch of bluegrass buddies on Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions (RCA; $18.98). And the pick of the week, the long-awaited comeback by Natalie Cole with a swinging set of jazz on Ask a Woman Who Knows (Verve; $18.98).

Planning ahead

        24 hours out: The Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati stitches things up with a new exhibit by the renowned fiber artist Edie Harper, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, 4870 Gray Road, Winton Place. 591-2500.

        48 hours out: Get a glimpse of the accomplished “new folk” singer-songwriter Martin Sexton at the intimate Top Cat club, 8 p.m. Friday, 2820 Vine St., Corryville. $15. 562-4949.

        72 hours 'til Saturday: The popular Taft Museum of Art Families Create! program moves off-site to the Weston Art Gallery for an interactive look at video installations by Charles Woodman and Gagik Aroutiunian, 10 a.m.-noon, Aronoff Center. $4-$8 (registration required). 241-0343.

Jim Knippenberg

        e-mail jknippenberg@enquirer.com; phone: 768- 8513; fax: 768-8330.

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