Elsewhere in entertainment and the arts: Wings on screen
Rockshow, a remastered concert film featuring Paul McCartney and Wings, derived from the 1975-76 “Wings Over America” tour, with a bonus 12-minute interview with McCartney, will be back on the big screen for the first time in more than 20 years at 7 p.m. today at the Colonel Glenn 18 in Little Rock, with a repeat screening at 2 p.m. Sunday. Visit rockshowonscreen.com.
Get Wimpy at Zoo
The Little Rock Zoo, 1 Jonesboro Drive in Little Rock’s War Memorial Park, will host a special “meet-andgreet” and autograph signing with actors Zachary Gordon and Robert Capron, the stars of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series of films and their producer, Little Rock native Brad Simpson, at 2 p.m. Saturday. There’s no extra charge to attend beyond regular zoo admission: $10, $8 for children 1-12, free for kids under 1, free for zoo members and Little Rock Film Festival pass holders (who will also receive front-of-the-line access). Call (501) 666-2406 or visit LittleRockZoo.com/wimpy.
The festival will offer a red-carpet screening of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St., Little Rock, at which Gordon and Capron will speak and show previously unreleased behind-the-scenes personal pictures; they and Simpson will answer questions afterward. Tickets are $10. Visit LittleRockFilmFestival.org.
Improvising ‘snow’
Improvisational comedy company ImprovLittleRock will offer a short-form show called “ILR’s Spring Flurries” at 7 p.m. Friday and follow it at 10 p.m. by improvising movies on the spot using audience suggestions in “ILR’s Summer Blockbuster II,” all at the Public Theatre, 616Center Street, Little Rock. Tickets to each show are $8. Call (501) 374-7529.
Singer/songwriter
Singer/songwriter Pierce Pettis of the New Agrarians will perform at 7:30 and 9 p.m. Saturday at Arts@311, 311 S. Church St. Jonesboro, to conclude Arkansas State University’s Delta Symposium XIX. Admission is free; seating will be limited. Call (870) 972-3508.
Travis tribute
Performers and speakers including Moon Mullins, Ben Hall, Muriel Anderson, Eddy Adcock and Randy Buckner will help the Ozark Folk Center State Park pay tribute to thumb-picking guitarist Merle Travis Friday and Saturday at the center in Mountain Home. The two-day event will feature free jam sessions and talks during the day and concerts at 7 p.m. each night (tickets are $12). Call (870) 269-3851 or visit ozarkfolkcenter.com.
Weekend, Pages 35 on 05/16/2013