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Blues up north: It's blues/R&B heaven tonight at Kettering's Fraze Pavilion, as singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi headlines one of the best multigenerational double bills in a long time. Soul music giant Solomon Burke opens the 7:30 p.m. show. Burke's comeback album, Don't Give Up on Me, won rave reviews and a Grammy for best contemporary blues album. His rare area appearance is a special occasion. Combine that with the feisty Tedeschi's performance, put it in the intimate, 4,300-capacity amphitheater, and it should be a night to remember. Ticketmaster (562-4949 or www.ticketmaster.com) has the $17.50-$30 tickets.

Punk Nite: At the BarrelHouse Brewing Co. (22 E. 12th St., Over-the-Rhine; 421-2337), it's Mud Productions' Punk Nite with Every Five Seconds, Blind Judgment and Based in Theory 10 p.m. today; $4.

In Newport tonight: It's Dayton's rock savant Robert Pollard and Guided By Voices at the Southgate House, 24 E. Third St.; (859) 431-2201. The Sights open the 9 p.m. show. Tickets are $16 at the door. Doors open at 7:30 p.m..

Larry Nager

Concerts on sale

Diva here: Mariah Carey will bring her Charmbracelet world tour to U.S. Bank Arena for a 7:30 p.m. show on Sept. 14. It's her first Cincinnati appearance. Tickets, $45 and $65, go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ticketmaster outlets, phone 562-4949 and online at www.ticketmaster.com

FYI

Collection online: Cincinnati Art Museum has put its collection online. Go to Web site and click on "The Collection" or go directly to Collection page.

The collection database is a searchable catalog with photos of selected works from the museum's permanent collection. The work is divided into Egyptian Art, Prints & Drawings, Classical Art, Art of Africa, European Decorative Art, Selected British Portrait Miniatures, European Painting & Sculpture, Costume & Textiles, American Painting & Sculpture, Photographs, Near Eastern Art, Art of the Americas, Cincinnati Drawings & Watercolors, Art of Asia and American Decorative Art.

Also on the site are links to Collection News, with the latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, conservations, installations and donations; and Provenance Research, where it's possible to research the history of certain European paintings created before and during World War II.

Marilyn Bauer

Movies opening Friday

And Now ... Ladies & Gentlemen

Dirty Pretty Things

Freddy vs. Jason

Grind

Open Range

Shanghai Ghetto

Uptown Girls

Coming Friday in Weekend

At Museum Center: A tour of the new Baseball As America exhibition with Hall of Famer Johnny Bench.