Going out
Theater: The Showboat Majestic opens a production of the rock/pop revue Is There Life After High School featuring monologues, songs and chorus numbers about the high school experience, 8 p.m. today, Public Landing, downtown. $12-$15. 241-6550.
Park party: The Hyundai/WB64 Party in the Park features hot food, cold beverages and live music by the Rusty Griswolds, 5:30-10:30 p.m. today, Sawyer Point, downtown. Free. 579-3100.
Cincinnati painters: The Cincinnati Art Museum offers a free gallery talk about Cincinnati landscape painters Robert Duncanson, William Louis Sonntag, John Twachtman and Lewis Henry Meakin, who are featured in the new Cincinnati Wing and Extraordinary Gifts displays, 7:30 p.m. today, CAM, Eden Park (museum open until 9 p.m. today). Free. 721-2787.
Aquarium nights: The Newport Aquarium offers its Shellabrate! Cocktails with a Splash promotion that allows visitors to sip a cocktail while strolling through the fish-filled galleries, 6-9 p.m. today, Newport on the Levee. $10 includes drink. (859) 261-7444.
On TV
Top pick: Head home to Burleson, Texas, with American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson and runner-up Justin Guarini for the premiere party for their From Justin to Kelly movie at the theater where she once worked on Hometown Premiere (9 p.m., E! Entertainment Television).
• Critic John Kiesewetter also says 48 Hours Investigates diverts from crime stories for a light summer romp with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Frankie Muniz, Lil' Romeo and other "Rich Kids" (10 p.m., Channels 12, 7).
Planning ahead
24 hours out: Hot young rocker Jason Mraz is at Bogart's with radio favorites Maroon 5, 8 p.m. Thursday, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $15. 562-4949.
48 hours out: The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center opens an intriguing new group show, Voltage: Works That Use Electricity, featuring art with neon, moving parts and more, 6-9 p.m. Friday, 1028 Scott Blvd., Covington. $3-$5. (859) 491-2030.
72 hours till Saturday: The Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati kicks off its 42nd annual new home showcase Homearama, noon-11 p.m., Vista Pointe at River's Bend, South Lebanon. $8. 851-6300.
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