Actors from 'Twin Peaks,' 'Stranger Things' to visit Arkansas festival

Welcome back. Showtime revived the cult classic series Twin Peaks in May.
Welcome back. Showtime revived the cult classic series Twin Peaks in May.

Arkansans will have the chance to see actors from Twin Peaks and Stranger Things in Hot Springs over the weekend.

The Hot Springs Sentinel-Record reported that the performers will appear as part of Spa-Con, a festival the city began hosting last year.

The celebrity visitors include Shannon Purser, a 20-year-old actress who played Barb Holland on Netflix’s Stranger Things, as well as Sheryl Lee and Sherilyn Fenn, who played Laura Palmer and Audrey Horne, respectively, on Showtime’s Twin Peaks.

Guests with a $125 VIP ticket will have the opportunity to meet Purser and Lee, but anyone with a standard weekend pass can see the stars during afternoon panels Saturday and Sunday.

Spa-Con planner Bill Solleder told the newspaper that this year’s festival will also feature the return of old favorites, including last year’s escape room, virtual reality lab and starship bridge simulator.

"I really believe there's something for everyone," the newspaper quoted him as saying. "There's a little bit of geek in all of us."

The festival will run at the Hot Springs Convention Center on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Read the Hot Springs Sentinel Record's full story here.

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