Going Out

Pottery-pourri

The Clay Alliance of Greater Cincinnati sponsors its fourth annual Spring Pottery Fair, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today. Pottery demonstrations run from noon-4 p.m. Free parking and shuttle is available from Broadway Commons every 15 minutes. Rookwood Pottery Bistro, 1077 Celestial St., Mount Adams. Free. 624-7764.

Well red

Illustrator C. F. Payne discusses and signs his works, 10:30-11:30 a.m. today. Also meet the Cincinnati Reds mascot Gapper. A portion of sales benefit Reds' charities. Blue Manatee Children's Bookstore, 3054 Madison Road, Oakley. Free. 731-2665.

Hot Tickets

Tickets for the following events go on sale at 10 a.m. today at Ticketmaster outlets, phone: 562-4949; online: www.ticketmaster.com.

Dangermouse: June 2 at Bogart's. $15.

WWE Raw: June 14 at the Nutter Center (Dayton). $21.50-$41.50.

Rufus Wainwright, Ben Folds, Guster: June 19 at Fraze Pavilion (Kettering). $20-$35.

Simon and Garfunkel: June 20 at U. S. Bank Arena. $53-$188.

Diana Krall: July 6 at Fraze Pavilion. $39.50-$75.

Jewel: July 15 at the Fraze Pavilion. $20.50-$40.50.

Incubus: July 16 at U. S. Bank Arena with The Vines. $33.50.

Josh Groban: Aug. 10 at Riverbend Music Center. $30.50-$78.

Tim McGraw: Tickets go on sale at noon today. July 1 at Riverbend Music Center with the Dancehall Doctors. $32.75-$62.75.

Planning Ahead

48 hours out: Opera a la Carte

Cincinnati Opera's Education Ensemble performs for Opera a la Carte at noon Monday at the Mercantile Library. An $8 box lunch is available by advance order. 414 Walnut St., downtown. Reservations required. $5, free to members. 621-0717.

Rob Bucher

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