Going out

        Matchbox Twenty: It's some toe-tapping stuff here: Compelling lyrics and a classic rock sound make these radio favorites hard to resist. 7 p.m. today, Firstar Center. $29.50-$36. 562-4949.

        Deepak Chopra: First, he brought ayurvedic medicine to the masses in his best-selling Perfect Health. Now, he has some tips on How to Know God in his newest book. Have him sign it 7 p.m. today, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. 396-8960.

        Preview evening: Sure you get your flowers. But you also get “Moonlight and Music” in an after-hours do at Krohn Conservatory. Check out the Heirloom Gardens exhibit, then sway a bit to dulcimer music and learn something about the moon from a Cincinnati Observatory Center rep. 7-9 p.m. today, Eden Park. $3. 421-5707.

        Theater: The team behind Ragtime and Seussical also have a rarely produced murder-mystery musical farce tucked away. That would be Lucky Stiff, staged by the theatrical whiz kids at CCM. 8 p.m. today, UC's Studio Theater, through Saturday. Free. 556-4183.

Staying In

        TV picks: Hooray for Captain Spalding! Groucho Marx impersonator Frank Ferrante helps WCET-TV raise funds during pledge breaks in his musical tribute to the Marx Brothers, Groucho: A Life in Revue (8-10 p.m., Channel 48). Can't you just hear Groucho Marx saying: “That's the most ridiculous thing I ever heard.”

        • In a funny Friends rerun, Chandler discovers that he always has an awful pose in photos. 8 p.m., Channels 5, 22.

Planning Ahead

        24 hours out: All Ireland all the time when Cincinnati Pops Orchestra opens a three day “Celtic Journey,” complete with a batch of traditional Irish instrumentalists, singers and dancers. 8 p.m. Friday, Music Hall. $16-$44.50. 381-3300.

        48 hours out: Kids can enjoy a musical journey through the history of jazz set to the tune of vocalist Kathy Wade's “A Black Anthology of Music.” 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Playhouse in the Park. $3-$4.50. For ages 5 and up. 421-3888.

        72 hours 'til Sunday: Classical pianist Jeffrey Biegel hammers the keyboard when he plays the Xavier University Piano and Guitar Series. 2:30 p.m., Cincinnati Art Museum theater. $16-$18. 745-3161.

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