By Jim Knippenberg
The Cincinnati Enquirer04

Going out

Dan Simmons: The Hugo Award-winning sci-fi/fantasy author introduces Ilium, his new saga based on the themes of The Iliad and The Tempest. 7 p.m. today, Books & Co., 350 E. Stroop Road, Kettering. (800) 777-4881.

Outdoor movie: Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve offers a screening of the animated family classic All Dogs Go to Heaven outdoors on the big screen starting at dusk today. Colerain Avenue and Poole Road, Colerain Township, free with Hamilton County Park District motor vehicle permit ($3 annual, $1 daily). 521-7275.

Comedy and more: Channel 9's Michael Flannery, comedian Steve Caminiti, musician Kevin Fox and surprise guests take over the 20th Century for an unconventional evening of laughs and all kinds of music. 8:30 p.m. today, 3021 Madison Road, Oakley, doors open 7 p.m., $10. 731-8000.

New concert date

White Stripes: The duo's show at Bogart's has been rescheduled for Nov. 25, after postponement of the Saturday date. The show is a sellout, and tickets purchased for the original date will be honored. With the release of their latest album, Elephant, Jack and Meg White have become the most critically acclaimed rock band of the year, featured on the cover of every major music publication. Whirlwind Heat will open the 8 p.m. show.

On TV

Critic's pick: The second season begins for Al Michaels and John Madden on Monday Night Football. The new voice is sideline reporter Lisa Guerrero, making her debut at the Hall of Fame game from Canton, when Green Bay faces Kansas City. She's jumping from cable's Best Damn Sports Show Period. 8 p.m., Channels 9, 2.

• When Spike Lee filmed this standup concert, no one realized the impact. The movie soared and propelled all four comics - Steve Harvey, Bernie Mac, Cedric the Entertainer and D.L. Hughley - into stardom. The Original Kings of Comedy, 8 p.m., Comedy Central.

New in E-games

Take flight: Microsoft successful Flight Simulator franchise pays homage to flying's history with the release of Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight. A cross-section of vintage civilian flight history is flyable by desktop pilots. Included are the 1903 Wright Flyer, Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, Earhart's Vega, and the DC-3. Pilots can also take to the skies in any number of modern jet aircraft and helicopters. There are tons of online help and tutorials to get players up in the simulated air. (Microsoft; PC; $54.99; E for Everyone).

Planning ahead

24 hours out: Goth metal quartet Type O Negative is here with the moody Italian rock act Lacuna Coil. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville, $17.50-$20. 562-4949.

48 hours out: Showboat Majestic opens The Secret Garden, a musical based on the Frances Hodgson Burnett novel of the same title. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Public Landing, downtown, $13-$15. 241-6550.

72 hours till Thursday: Opening night of the four-day Great Inland Seafood Festival serves up $1 drafts, fish specialties and nonstop live music, including headliner Buckwheat Zydeco. 5-11 p.m., Sawyer Point, downtown and Riverboat Row, Newport. 684-4722.

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