Tuesday, July 18, 2000
GET TO IT
A guide to help make your day
Going out
Acoustic Lunch: The free lunchtime concert series continues 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. today at Piatt Park, downtown with the Cincinnati Klezmer Project. Park is located on Garfield Place, near Vine Street. 352-4080.
Book signing: Rosemary Smith signs and discusses Children of the Dome, a collection of true stories about families who have experienced early deaths of children, 7 p.m. today at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.
Steel Drums: The Miami University Steel Band plays everything from calypso to classical in a free concert, 7 p.m. today in North Park off Tamarack Drive in Springboro. (513) 748-4343.
For kids: Live animals program for all ages with Hamilton County Park naturalist, 7 p.m. today at Cheviot Branch Library, 3711 Robb Ave. 369-6015.
Staying In
TV picks: Before she was Lily Munster, Yvonne DeCarlo mesmerized movie audiences for two decades as a leading lady. Biography (8 p.m., A&E) profiles the actress, best known as the vampy vampire mom on The Munsters.
Enquirer TV Critic John Kiesewetter says NBC has a treat for Will & Grace fans, a six-show marathon (8-11 p.m., Channels 5, 22).
Web site of the day: The Los Angeles Daily News says Fandom is an aggregation of sites focused on cult favorites from Batman to Xena, run by hard-core fans. The site, www.fandom.com, runs daily news and features, chat and message boards, top 10 lists, polls, a calendar of interesting new DVD and video releases, information on premieres and much else.
The Goods (What's in stores today)
Video picks: Enquirer film critic Margaret A. McGurk recommends Angela's Ashes, the poignant film based on Frank McCourt's best-selling memoir. Also new today: the long-awaited DVD version of The Princess Bride.
Planning Ahead
24 hours out: Widespread Panic plays 8 p.m Wednesday at Riverbend Music Center. $28.50. 562-4949.
48 hours out: Wilmington College-Community Summer Theater opens Children of Eden, amusical presentation by Stephen Schwartz (creator of Godspell and Pippin) based on first five books of Bible and mixing folk, pop and gospel rhythms, 8 p.m. Thursday in Boyd Auditorium, Wilmington College, Wilmington. $10. (937) 382-2661.
72 hours 'til Friday: Reds begin a three-game series with Arizona at Cinergy Field. $5-$21. 421-7337.
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