Week in! Week Out!

By: Journal Staff | Winston-Salem Journal
Published: August 13, 2009

Week Out

Friday August 14

BEATLES AND POD PEOPLE: The latest installment of Reynolda House's "Cinema Under the Stars" is a double feature with two unrelated but terrific movies. First up is the 1964 romp A Hard Day's Night at 9 p.m., with the Beatles on a comical journey to a gig. Then at 11 p.m., prepare to be unnerved by the 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, with Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy and pals trying to thwart an alien takeover in which people are replaced with lookalike drones. Tickets are $5, $3 for students and members. For more information, go to www.reynoldahouse.org.

Saturday August 15

MAY I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH? Get ready to kick off another year of college sports at Wake Forest University Fan Fest at BB&T Field this weekend. Mix and mingle with players and coaches from fall sports -- football, soccer, volleyball, cross country and field hockey. Gates will open at 5 p.m., and players will be introduced at 6 p.m. Admission is free.

Saturday August 15

C'MON, GET HOPPY: A highlight of the annual Summertime Brews Festival at the Greensboro Coliseum is the beer poured by local home-brew clubs, including Winston-Salem's own Wort Hawgs -- you won't find their beer in stores or bars. North Carolina will also be represented by breweries from around the state -- French Broad and Highland brewing companies from Asheville, Boone Brewing Company, Raleigh's Big Boss Brewing Company -- joined by beer makers and brew nerds from around the country. For $25, you get a glass and four hours of sampling from 4 to 8 p.m. For more information, check out www.rock92.com.

Week In

Today

RISING STAR: Anna Wood, a Mount Airy native and UNC School of the Arts alumna, will guest star in the latest episode of the hit USA Network series Royal Pains (10 p.m. today ). She plays a Polish immigrant and parking valet in the episode "Am I Blue." Wood graduated from UNCSA's School of Drama in 2008 and was one of the stars of the school's 2007 production of West Side Story. She just wrapped production of Edward Burns' new indie film Say Uncle and moved to Los Angeles, so we expect to hear more from her in the near future.

Tuesday August 18

BEST … COVER MODEL … EVER: The 12th season of The Simpsons comes to DVD on Tuesday with one of the show's funniest supporting characters front and center on the cover. Yes, it's Jeff Albertson, a.k.a. Comic Book Guy, the hypercritical nerd who would be the first to tell you that The Simpsons was on the decline by season 12. Despite what he says, it's another fun season, although admittedly there is an episode in the set actually titled "Worst Episode Ever." Each episode has commentary, and the DVD set also includes test footage, deleted scenes and Easter eggs.