Going out

At Bogart's: The rough, edgy, sometimes over-the-top industrial hip-hop act Mindless Self Indulgence rocks Corryville after the way experimental Tub Ring opens the show. 8 p.m. today, Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., $13-$15. 562-4949.

Wilder drama: The Drama Studio Series at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music rolls out its take on Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer winning Skin of Our Teeth. 8 p.m. today-Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Cohen Family Studio Theater, UC, free (standby seating available 30 minutes prior to curtain). 556-4183.

Opera Raps: "Opera at the Movies" gets a once-over in the Cincinnati Opera's discussion series, this time with marketing director Christopher Milligan chatting it up on using opera in movie soundtracks. 7 p.m. today (wine and cheese reception 6 p.m.), Rookwood Office Tower, 3805 Edwards Road, Norwood, free. 744-3511.

For kids: The Forest Park Branch Library digs up history with a costumed character interpretation of famous American women Harriet Beecher Stowe and Catherine Coffin. 7 p.m. today, 655 Waycross Road, ages 8 and up. 369-4478.

On TV

Top pick: Too much Must See TV for the eye to behold: Chandler (Matthew Perry) thinks wife Monica (Courteney Cox Arquette) wants breast-enhancement surgery on Friends (8 p.m., Channels 5, 22); ABC airs The Bachelor: Aaron and Helene Tell All (8 p.m., Channels 9, 2); and a second person is voted out of Survivor: The Amazon (8 p.m., Channels 12, 7).

• Critic John Kiesewetter also says Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger) investigates the kidnapping of a baseball star's son on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (9 p.m., Channels 12, 7).

On the Web

Art history: Ever trek through the Cincinnati Art Museum and wonder about a painting's past? Now there's a way to find it for a lot of paintings: The Museum's Web site (www.cincinnatiartmuseum.com) site has added the provenance (history of ownership) for many of the 243 European paintings it acquired between 1932 and 1946. Many have documented ownership, others are being researched.

Planning ahead

24 hours out: Mecklenburg Gardens hosts one of its famous beer dinners, this time pouring imported ales and Bavarian specialties, all to the music and sing-alongs of the Jack Frost Trio. 7 p.m. Friday, University and Highland avenues, Corryville, $7-$15. 221-5353.

48 hours out: The Rosenthal Next Generation Theatre Series goes global with three performances by the Medasi African Dance Theatre. 10:30 a.m., 12:30 and 2 p.m. Saturday, Rosenthal Plaza, Playhouse in the Park, $4-$5. 421-3888.

72 hours till Sunday: The contemporary vocal ensemble Cincinnati Camerata tunes up for "Fever of Love" with steamy works by Barber, Palestrina and Holst. 4 p.m., Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church, 103 William Howard Taft Road, $12 suggested donation. (859) 441-4715.

Jim Knippenberg

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