LOCALLY:

Pflugerville Pfarmers Market

Each Tuesday from 3-7 p.m. through Aug. 31

Heritage Park

Customers will now shop in the eco-friendly renewable energy structure known as the Green Red Barn. Enjoy shopping for locally grown, organic produce, meat products, food items and baked goods. Visit pflugervillefarmersmarket.com or call 251-5082.

Music in the Park

Aug. 6 @ 7 p.m.

Uncle Lucius performs. The event is free and open to the public.

BRIEFLY:

Hot dog-eating champion to visit locally

Hot dog-eating champion Joey Chestnut will be taking on area residents during the 2010 Austin Ice Cream Festival, event officials announced last week.

Pepto-Bismol will host an eating competition between Chestnut and a team of five randomly selected challengers who think they have the skills to out-eat the reigning champion during the festival on Aug. 14 at Waterloo Park in Austin. The festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Chestnut last month won his fourth consecutive Nathan’s Fourth of July Hot Dog-Eating Contest, downing 54 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Chestnut set the world record in 2009, eating 68 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes at the Nathan’s event.

However, he does not currently hold the record for ice cream consumption. “Cookie” Jarvis ate 1 gallon, 9 ounces of vanilla ice cream in 12 minutes, while Patrick Bertoletti in 2006 consumed 1.75 gallons of ice cream in eight minutes.

In addition to the eating contest, the festival has a popsicle stick sculpture contest, a homemade ice cream making contest and even a screaming contest.

Last year, Food Network filmed an episode at the festival, which has drawn over 15,000 people the last few years, event officials said.

Admission to the Austin Ice Cream Festival ranges from free (children 8 and under) to $5.

For more information visit austinicecreamfestival.com.

Gorillaz announced Centex stop

Alternative music project Gorillaz have announced a Central Texas stop on their

“Escape To Plastic Beach” North American tour.

The band stops at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin Oct. 22. Tickets for the event go on sale at 10 a.m. Aug. 13.

The North American tour will begin in Canada at Montreal’s Bell Centre on Oct. 3. A 19-date stretch winds up on Nov. 3 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

Gorillaz co-creators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s new live experience encompasses material from all three multi-platinum Gorillaz albums. Its first-ever show came at this April’s Coachella festival in front of a crowd of 70,000 in the final headline slot of the weekend.

Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash are expected to take part in the tour.

Plastic Beach was released March 9 in the U.S. on EMI’s Virgin Records. It sold more than 112,000 copies in its first week and entered the U.S. album chart at No. 2. Both career highs, the sales number and chart position bested those of 2005’s double-platinum Demon Days, which sold 107,000 in its debut week, entering the chart at No. 6.

Gorillaz, otherwise known as Murdoc Niccals, 2D, Noodle and Russel Hobbs, were co-created by Albarn and Hewlett over 10 years ago. Their self-titled 2001 debut album has sold nearly two million copies in the U.S.

Tickets will be available at 10 a.m. Aug. 13 at H-E-B stores, by phone at 477-6060 and online at TexasBoxOffice.com.

EVENTS

Round Rock Express

Dell Diamond

The team takes on Fresno Aug. 4-7 and Sacramento Aug. 8-11. All games begin at 7:05 p.m. except for Sunday’s, which begins at 6:05 p.m. For details, visit RoundRockExpress.com.

Paramount Theatre – Austin

“The Wiggles Live!”

Aug. 7 @ 4 p.m.

Tickets range from $17 to $77. Visit austintheatre.org or call (866) 9PROTIX.

Ryan Sanders Showdown National Pro Fastpitch Softball Series

Dell Diamond

Aug. 12-15

Games begin at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, at 6 p.m. Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $5-$10. Visit RoundRockExpress.com or call 255-2255.

Frank Erwin Center – Austin

Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey’s “Zing Zang Zoom”

Aug. 18-22

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18-20; at 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21 and at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Aug. 22. Tickets range from $10 (opening night only) to $80 and are on sale at H-E-B stores, by phone at 477-6060 and 1-800-982-2386 and online at TexasBoxOffice.com.

MOVIES

Paramount Theatre – Austin

Summer Movie Series

Aug. 6

“Five Easy Pieces” @ 7:15 p.m.; “Prizzi’s Honor” @ 9:20 p.m.

The Paramount Summer Film Series runs May 20-Sept. 12.

austintheatre.org

Opening this week:

“The Other Guys”
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg star as a pair of sidelined police detectives who finally get their chance to step up.

“Step Up 3D”

A tight-knit group of street dancers find themselves pitted against the world’s best dancers in a high-stakes hip hop showdown.

“Flipped”

A girl-phobic second-grader attempts to keep his outspoken wannabe girlfriend at arm’s length… for the next six years.

COMING SOON

“The Expendables” (Aug. 13)

“Nanny Mcphee Returns” (Aug. 20)

ON DVD

“Kick-Ass”

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid”

THEATRE

Sam Bass Theatre – Round Rock

“The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”

July 23 to Aug. 14

This Youth Guild dramatization of C.S. Lewis’ classic novel, set in the land of Narnia, faithfully recreates the magic and mystery of Aslan, the great lion, his struggle with the White Witch, and the adventures of four children who inadvertently wander from an old wardrobe into the exciting, never-to-be-forgotten Narnia. Tickets range from $13-$15. Reservations may be made by either calling (512)300-9254, by sending an e-mail to Reservations@SamBassTheatre.org or online at sambasstheatre.org.

“Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)”

Round Rock Amphitheatre

Aug. 5-22

Penfold Theatre Company presents the comedy. The production is Penfold’s first in the area it hopes to make its long-term home. Admission is free; donations accepted. Shows will be at 8 p.m. each Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 6 p.m. Aug. 22.

Georgetown Palace Theatre

“The Wedding Singer”

Aug. 6-8, 13-15, 20-22, 27-29, Sept. 3-5

Based on the popular 1998 film starring Adam Sandler. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday shows are at 2 p.m. Tickets range from $8 (children) to $22 (general admission). Visit thegeorgetownpalace.org or call (512) 869-7469.

Bass Concert Hall – Austin

“Jersey Boys”

Aug. 18-Sept. 5

The 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical about rock Hall of Famers Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi features songs “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Oh What a Night” and others.

Tickets, which range from $30-$55, are on sale at most H-E-B stores, online at TexasPerformingArts.org and by phone at 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.

COMEDY

Long Center – Austin

Kathy Griffin

Aug. 5 @ 8 p.m.

Tickets, starting at $45, are on sale now at TheLongCenter.org, by calling 474-LONG and at the 3M Box Office at the Long Center.

Bass Concert Hall – Austin

Daniel Tosh

Oct. 1 @ 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

Tickets are $38 and are on sale at most H-E-B stores, online at TexasPerformingArts.org and by phone at 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.

ARTS

H.J. Lutcher Stark Center – University of Texas at Austin

“Our Body: The Universe Within” educational exhibit

April 24-Oct. 1

Bodies, specimens and organs have been preserved using a process known as polymer impregnation. Exhibit hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $16-$21. Visit texasperformingarts.org.

MUSIC

La Zona Rosa – Austin

Corinne Bailey Rae

Aug. 14 @ 9 p.m.

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Sept. 24 @ 9 p.m.

For details, visit lazonarosa.com.

One World Theatre – Austin

Hiroshima

Aug. 6 @ 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Tickets range from $45 to $95.

Ambrosia

Aug. 8 @ 7 p.m.

Tickets range from $20 to $95.

Christopher Cross

Aug. 13 @ 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Tickets range from $45-$95.

For details, visit oneworldtheatre.org.

Paramount Theatre – Austin

Cyndi Lauper

Aug. 10 @ 8 p.m.

Tickets range from $35-$65.

Natalie Merchant

Aug. 20 @ 8 p.m.

Tickets range from $40-$60.

Asia

Aug. 22 @ 7:30 p.m.

Tickets range from $24.50 to $59.50.

Call (866) 9PROTIX or visit austintheatre.org.

Stubb’s – Austin

Joan Baez

Aug. 6 @ 8 p.m.

Matishyahu

Aug. 18 @ 8 p.m.

Ween (sold out)

Aug. 28

Rodrigo Y Gabriela

Sept. 3 @ 8 p.m.