Wednesday, September 01, 1999
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
Going out
• Meet the author: Mystery novelist James Lee Burke introduces his newest book Heartwood, 7-8 p.m. today at Books & Co. in Kettering. (800) 777-4881. Also 7 p.m. Thursday, Norwood's Joseph-Beth Booksellers. 396-8960.
• Big band: The Monday Night Big Band plays 7:30 p.m. today at Stanbery Park, Mount Washington. 352-4080.
• LaRosa's Party in the Park: Food, beer and music by Heavy Weather, 5:30-9 p.m. today, Yeatman's Cove. 579-3191.
• Cincinnati baseball: It's the Reds vs. the Braves today, 7:05 p.m., at Cinergy Field. Tickets: 421-7337.
• Fun at the fair: Today, the Alexandria Fair and Horse Show kicks off with a parade at 6:45 p.m., Alexandria Fairgrounds. It continues through Sept. 6, with pageants, cattle shows, karaoke, baby show, and more. 635-3865.
• Preparing bison: Learn to cook lean and healthy buffalo, noon-1 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m. today at Trihealth Fitness and Health Pavilion in Montgomery. Free. 985-6710.
Deadline Friday
Get us your lyrics to “The Orange Barrel Polka,” to the tune of the “Beer Barrel Polka” and win your very own orange barrel.
Staying in
• TV picks: Peter Ustinov's On the Trail of Mark Twain concludes with a trek through northern India and South Africa (9-11 p.m., Channels 48, 54, 16).
• TV Critic John Kiesewetter says TNN repeats the three-hour Alabama: For the Record (8-11 p.m.) concert from 1998 featuring all of the band's No. 1 hits.
• Web sites of the day: Families with low and moderate incomes may be eligible for home-improvement loans (even grants, in some cases). Check here for the qualifications, although deciphering all the gov-speak can be daunting. It's www.hud.gov/homeimpr.html.
• Olivia live: From 10-10:30 p.m. today, Varilux will host a free live “webcast” of Olivia Newton John's concert at the Pine Knob Music Theater in Detroit. Log on to www.varilux.com.
What's in stores today
• Disk picks: The big release of the week (and probably one of the fall's bigger CDs) is the Dixie Chicks' sophomore album, Fly (Monument; $17.99 CD, $11.99 cassette).
• Veteran headbangers Megadeth return with Risk (Capitol; $16.99 CD, $10.99 cassette).
• Extremely serious Doobie Brothers fans are directed to Long Train Runnin' (Rhino; $59.99 CDs only) a four-disc box of Doobies. But Enquirer music critic Larry Nager says all but the most desperately Doobie-addicted should be satisfied with the band's single-disc “greatest hits” set.
Planning ahead
• A day away: Identify and enhance your job skills at “Moving on Up,” a free career seminar, 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday at the Union Institute in Avondale. Registration: 861-6400.
• 48 hours out: Friday, John Tesh joins the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, 8:30 p.m., Fraze Pavilion in Kettering. Lawn and terrace tickets available, $17.50-$20. (937) 297-3720.
• 72 hours 'til Saturday: Bogart's (Corryville) presents Punk-O-Rama, 7 p.m. Music includes Bouncing Souls, H2O, US Bombs, Straight Faced and Union 13. $10. 562-4949.
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