Going out

Design retrospective: 20th Century Cincinnati shows off - and sells - 1920s-60s, furniture, lighting, decorative objects, clothing and accessories from more than 50 dealers. Noon-5 p.m. today, Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, $5. 738-7256.

Linton series: The chamber music series has Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Alexander Kerr and a batch of friends playing Prokofiev, Mozart and Shostakovich. 4 p.m. today, First Unitarian Church, Reading Road and Linton Street, Avondale, $10-$30. 381-6868.

Theater: Last call for the Cincinnati Black Theatre production of Carlos V. Edward's acclaimed church drama The Kitchen Committee. 7 p.m. today, Arts Consortium of Cincinnati, 1515 Linn St., West End. 381-0645 or 241-6060.

At Bogart's: Bay-area power rockers Systematic take the stage after opening acts Unloco and Hotwire. 8 p.m. today, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $10. 562-4949.

On TV

Top pick: Death had taken a holiday, but now it's back to work at Fisher & Diaz Funeral Home as the Emmy-wining Six Feet Under returns for a third season (9 p.m., HBO). Rico Diaz (Freddy Rodriguez) becomes a partner, while David (Michael C. Hall) and Keith (Matthew St. Patrick) go to couples therapy to save their relationship. And stay tuned for a repeat of The Wire pilot (10 p.m.).

• Critic John Kiesewetter also says My Big Fat Greek Life moves into its regular time slot (8 p.m., Channels 12, 7).

The goods

Travelin' Girl: Kit Kittredge, the American Girl doll who lives in Cincinnati in the 1930s, hits the road in a new book. Kit's Railway Adventure (American Girl; $15.95) begins at Union Terminal - some really cool vintage photos there - and progresses cross country to Montana's Glacier National Park with a few stops along the way - Chicago, a cattle ranch. The book, full of details on train travel in the '30s, is done journal-style and is interactive, with pullouts and pouches along the way. It's at the bookstores.

Planning ahead

24 hours out: Best-selling suspense author Judith McNaught is up I-75 to sign and his discuss her new - Someone to Watch Over Me. 7-8 p.m. Monday, Books & Co., 350 E. Stroop Road, Kettering. (800) 777-4881.

48 hours out: The Cincinnati Chamber Music Society has the world-renowned Alexander String Quartet here for an evening of Haydn, Bartok and Shostakovich. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati, $7-$20. 556-4183.

Jim Knippenberg

E-mail jknippenberg@enquirer.com