Going Out

Acoustic Lunch series

Concludes with Tanner Hill, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. today, Piatt Park, 199 Garfield Place, downtown. 352-4080.

In concert

Presidents Park Summer Concert Series concludes with Lee's Junction Big Band.

7 p.m. today, Presidents Park, 281 Dudley Road, Edgewood. Free. (859) 331-5330.

New Releases

Last note: Genius Loves Company, the last studio album Ray Charles completed before his death, is available today (Concord Records; $18.98).

Björk's back: The Icelandic songstress releases her tenth album, Medulla (Elektra/Asylum; $18.98).

Cool rap: After a two year break, rapper LL Cool J releases DEFinition (Def Jam; $13.98).

DVD picks: All the home video attention has been on the mega-selling The Passion of the Christ this week, but science-fiction aficionados are happiest about some of today's other notable DVD newcomers - a Criterion Collection of the cult favorite sci-fi/horror film Videodrome; a collection of Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes, called The Essentials; and an eight-disc boxed set of the first season of the original Star Trek TV series.

Looking Ahead

24 hours out

The final Party in the Park of the season features Funky Town is 5:30-10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Yeatman's Cove, 805 Pete Rose Way, downtown. 579-3191.

Rob Bucher