Last minute

At the clubs: Da Vinci's Notebook plays the 20th Century at 8 p.m. today. No instruments. Soaring vocals. This Arlington, Va.,-based band, with its Simpsons-line sense of humor, promises songs that skewer everything. $15 at the door. 3021 Madison Road, Oakley. 731-8000.

• At the Southgate House: Cigar Store Indians. Will these rockabilly-inspired four friends from Georgia sing "Dirty Belly Button"? The show (18 and older) starts at 9 p.m. today. Doors open at 8 p.m. $10. 24 E. Third St., Newport. (859) 431-2201.

• At the BarrelHouse: The Bendables, a jam band from Athens, Ohio. 9 p.m. today. $4. 421-2337.

Countdown

On radio: The public radio show From the Top, a weekly radio series that showcases talented kids, flew Catherine Turner, 17, a French hornist from West Chester Township, to Troy, N.Y., last month to tape a show. The Lakota West High School senior, who performed the Strauss Horn Concerto and a new piece by Peter Schickele, can be heard locally at 9 a.m. Jan. 24 on WGUC-FM (90.9). Another show, taped in Music Hall in November with other local talent, will air Jan. 3.

Concerts on sale

Saturday: On sale at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster outlets, phone (513) 562-4949 and online at www.ticketmaster.com:

• MxPx and Simple Plan: 8 p.m. Feb. 2 at Bogart's. Tickets are $18, $20 day of show.

• Puddle of Mudd: 8 p.m. March 2 at Bogart's. $20.

FYI

Holiday CD: The Vocal Arts Ensemble, directed by Earl Rivers, is recording portions of its holiday program (performed last weekend) for a CD to be released next fall for the choral group's 25th anniversary season.

Janelle Gelfand

Celebrity stars: Covedale Center for the Performing Arts has been lining up celebs to take the starring roles in Love Letters, playing Jan. 15 to Feb. 1 at its Glenway Avenue home.

The show's conceit is to have a different pairing on stage at every performance. The lineup includes radio fave Jim Scott with news anchor Dayna Eubanks on Jan. 29; Eubanks returns on Jan. 30 with Bob Brunner; WB64 Movie Madness co-hosts Bob Herzog and Jennifer Dalton, Jan. 17-18.

For reservations and information call the Covedale, 241-6550.

Jackie Demaline

Movies opening Friday

The Event

In America

Mona Lisa Smile

Coming Friday in Weekend

Vatican show: Getting around Saint Peter and the Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes, opening Saturday at Cincinnati Museum Center.