IN BRIEF
THURSDAY 8/29
FRIDAY 8/30-SATURDAY 8/31
‘PREGNANT BY THE PASTOR: THE AFTERMATH’ Various times, prices and venues.
You’ll recall that nearly two years ago, we witnessed the premiere of the film “Pregnant by the Pastor,” from author and filmmaker SaTonya Ford. The film, shot in Central Arkansas, was “a story of betrayal, deceit and sin,” and how “one man’s faith gets twisted and leads him down a path of confusion and unrighteousness.” See, it turns out that Pastor Norman was
maybe tending some of the members of the flock a little too closely, if you catch my drift. Or as the first film put it, “We’ve got a player in the pulpit.” As with the original, the sequel is filled with drama and intrigue, as private investigators and other concerned parties try to get to the bottom of the situation. But don’t come to the film with a judgmental attitude. Remember: we all have our weaknesses. This weekend is packed with events centering around the film. On Friday, you can
mingle with the creators at the redcarpet premiere at the Grand Ballroom of the Doubletree. It’s from 7 p.m. to midnight and it’s $20 for singles or $35 for couples. Then on Saturday, there’ll be a live taping of The SaTonya Ford Show from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. She’ll interview a number of people about their personal travails and the importance of their faith. Then there’ll be screenings of “Pregnant by the Pastor: The Aftermath” at 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Tickets at $10.
The Little Rock 48 Hour Film Project will screen films from its latest two-day moviemaking scramble at the Marriot Hotel Downtown (formerly The Peabody) Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m., $8. The Funkanites bring the vintage funk vibes to The Joint, 9:30 p.m., $7. National Park Radio will perform for a taping of “AETN Presents: On the Front Row” at the AETN headquarters in Conway, 6:30 p.m., free. It’s a night of singer/songwriters at Juanita’s, with Jesse Lasfer, Treva Blomquist, Cliff Hutchison and Alisyn Reid, 8:30 p.m., $5. Joe Pitts plays a benefit show for local musician Don Garrett at Thirst n’ Howl, 7 p.m. Jason Eady, a singer/ songwriter out of Fort Worth, plays at Stickyz, 9 p.m., $7. The annual Toast & Roast benefitting Big Brothers & Big Sisters will honor Sharon Priest this year, with a reception, dinner and live auction, Doubletree Hotel, 6 p.m., $150
FRIDAY 8/30
Interstate Buffalo and Brick Fields take to the stage at Maxine’s, 8 p.m. Joecephus soundtracks the good times at Midtown, 12:30 a.m., $5. White Water Tavern hosts Mad Nomad and Mainland Divide, 10 p.m., $5. Over at Downtown Music Hall, you can check out The Supporting Cast, Wreckless Endeavor and Stuart Thomas, 8 p.m., $5.
SATURDAY 8/31
White Water Tavern hosts a KABF 88.3-FM Birthday Bash, with The Burnt, Nick Devlin & Amy Garland, 12 Tone Elevator and F.A.C.T.S., 9 p.m. Staying up late? Stephen Neeper and The Wild Hearts and Mad Nomad can help you out with that, Midtown Billiards, 12:30 a.m., $5. Country singer/songwriter Gary Ray plays at Juanita’s, with Ward Davis and David Adam Byrnes, 9:30 p.m., $8 adv., $10 day of. Oh, and there’s a sporting event up in Fayetteville that some folks might be interested in: The Arkansas Razorbacks football team takes on the Ragin’ Cajuns of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 3 p.m., Donald W. Reynolds Stadium, $45.
MONDAY 9/2
MEMPHIS MASTERMIND: DJ Paul, of Three 6 Mafia renown, will be at Discovery Saturday night.
SATURDAY 8/31
DJ PAUL
9 p.m.-5 a.m. Discovery Nightclub. $10-$15.
Wanna get hella hedonistic this Labor Day Weekend? Here is your surest bet: Three 6 Mafia co-founder DJ Paul’s gonna be at Discovery Saturday, doing a set of Triple 6 classic hits as well as an extended DJ set. Now, as you might’ve
Alt-rockers Fuel play at Juanita’s, with The Revolutioners opening, 8 p.m., $10 adv., $12 day of.
TUESDAY 9/3 noticed, despite the rumblings about a reunion of the groundbreaking Memphis outfit, we’ve still yet to see anything for certain. Vibe caught up with Paul last month to chat about the album he’s working with Yelawolf. At this point, it looks like the Three 6 reunion will happen sans Juicy J (who you’ll likely recall was in town a few weeks back for a show at the Metroplex). He told Vibe:
“For the reunion, it’s going to be Lord Infamous, Gangsta Boo and Crunchy Black. That’s the main group. We have just been recording records so I just got to see what direction I’m going to take it but it’ll definitely be something that will come out within the year.” Dude stays very busy, so don’t miss this chance to catch him. He’ll probably go on around late-ish o’clock.
Singer/songwriters Austin Lucas and John Moreland play White Water Tavern with The Parish Festival, 9:30 p.m. Air Review plays an 18-and-older show at Stickyz with local indie-pop outfit Knox Hamilton, 9 p.m., $7.
WEDNESDAY 9/4
Texas alt-country vets Slobberbone play an all-ages show at Revolution, 9 p.m., $10 adv., $12 day of. www.arktimes.com
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