Week Out
Thursday through Saturday 9-11
GET OUTTA TOWN:
Scandinavian psychedelia meets American hip hop at the eclectic rock festival presently known as Hopscotch. It's at venues in downtown Raleigh now through Saturday. Headliners include Public Enemy (pictured), Broken Social Scene, Panda Bear, Dungen, Raekwon, Bowerbirds and more. Tickets are $30, $45, $85. For a complete lineup, visit www.hopscotchmusicfest.com.
Saturday September 11
RUBBER DUCKY:
This festival has everything -- a spine-tingling rubber duck race, chili -- lots of chili -- and good, loud rock bands. The Chili Championship and Rubber Duck Regatta start at 11 a.m. The headliner, Sister Hazel, will play at 5:30 p.m. at Tanglewood Park, Clemmons, $5, $10, $12, $15. marchofdimes.com/northcarolina, 231-3764.
Friday through Sunday September 10-12
Yes, Tony Bennett is singing (Friday at 8 p.m. at the Stevens Center, 405 W. Fourth St.; $225 and $300); you can do 100 arts activities over the weekend (Saturday 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday noon-9:30 p.m. -- all free -- Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, 251 N. Spruce St.). But our money -- $50 -- is on the party after the Tony Bennett concert Friday from 10 p.m. to midnight, at the Rhodes Center. They're calling it the biggest late-night party in Winston-Salem. Call 722-2585, ext. 1109. For a list of activities during the opening weekend, visit cityofthearts.com/opening.
Saturday September 11
ZOOM ZOOM:
The 2010 Winston-Salem Air Show will rev up at Smith Reynolds Airport, 3801 N. Liberty St., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tickets cost from $7 to $15. Parking is free. The performance lineup includes the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team and the Sky Soldiers. There will be a Russian MIG 21 and the Tora-Tora-Tora Bomb Squadron that promises to thrill crowds with a "wall of flames." All righty, then. wsairshow.com, 767-2832.
Week In
Out Now
GRAND DAME:
Helen Mirren is an award-winning machine, with an Oscar and multiple Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTA and SAG awards to prove it. One of her most acclaimed roles on British television was in the long-running crime drama Prime Suspect. In it, she played Jane Tennison, a brilliant but troubled police detective. Seven seasons aired between 1991 and 2006, and they are all included in Prime Suspect: The Complete Collection, a nine-DVD boxed set from Acorn Media. Extras include a 50-minute special and a featurette.
Now and September 14
HEROIC ACTION:
Two big video games are out this week and next. In Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (for most systems) you can play various alternate-universe versions of the web-slinging hero, from the regular Marvel Universe version to a "steampunk" version to the futuristic Spidey from the Spider-Man 2099 comic book series. Next week, Halo: Reach comes out for the Xbox 360, with more adventures in humankind's battle against alien armada The Covenant. This one is a prequel to the original game, following members of an elite squadron known as The Spartans.
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