Saturday, July 17, 1999
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
Going out
• Cincinnati Opera Summer Festival: Gounod's Faust, 8 p.m. today, Music Hall. $12-$80. 721-8222.
• Reds vs. Rockies: It's Kroger Grocery Day today at Cinergy Field when the Reds play Colorado. 7:05 p.m. Kroger gift certificates will be given to lucky ticket-holders throughout the game. Tickets: 421-7337.
• NASCAR superstars: Today, Jimmy Spencer and Sterling Marlin will sign autographs 10-11 a.m. at Grand Victoria Casino and Resort Pavilion, Rising Sun. (800) 472-6311.
• Spaniels show: The American Spaniel Club showcases more than 800 dogs at its 23rd National Summer Specialty, 8 a.m. today (and Sunday), Albert B. Sabin Convention Center, downtown. 312-2144.
• New park opens: Today at 11 a.m. is the grand opening of Miami Meadows Park in Miami Township. Arts and crafts, children's games, fireworks, music by the Turtles (8 p.m.). 248-5513.
• Madeline's 60th: Celebrate the anniversary of this storybook character, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today at Kinder Haus Toys, Lakota Plaza, West Chester. Punch, treats and games. 759-9100.
• Medalists perform: To decide a winner, the three medalists of the 1999 World Piano Competition each will play a piano concerto in the winners' concert, 5 p.m., Jarson-Kaplan Theater of the Aronoff Center, downtown. The winner will receive a recital at Alice Tully Hall in New York's Lincoln Center. Anthony Aibel will conduct the World Festival Orchestra. Tickets: $10-$25 (concert only) at the Aronoff Center or Music Hall box offices, or call Ticketmaster 241-7469.
Staying in
• TV picks: Jim Carrey's The Truman Show becomes a TV-within-a-TV program when the movie debuts at 8 p.m. today on Showtime.
• And TV Critic John Kiesewetter suggests you kick back and tune in the tunes of Earth, Wind & Fire Live by Request (9-11 p.m., A&E).
• Web site of the day: Here's a service only the Web could make possible: an up-to-the minute repository of corrections from major news outlets. No mistakes now when you check out www.slipup.com
What's in stores today
• With force: Star Wars: Episode I ornaments Naboo Starfighter ($18.95) and Queen Amidala ($14.95) are among new Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments unveiled today at Hallmark Gold Crown stores across the country.
Hot tix
• Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. today for Dwight Yoakam, Aug. 26 at Riverbend Music Center. Pavilion-only show. $27.50-$35. 562-4949.
Planning ahead
• A day away: Browse the Burlington Antiques Show, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Boone County Fairgrounds. $3, $5 early admission (5-8 a.m.) 922-5265.
• 48 hours out: Sample beers and have a four-course meal during Mecklenburg Gardens' Beer Dinner, 7 p.m. Monday, Corryville. $25. 221-5353.
• One week away: Dayton International Airport will be filled with aircraft next Saturday and July 25 for the United States Air and Trade Show. Gates open 8 a.m. $10-$14. Parking $5. (937) 898-5901.
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