MOVIES

Campfire Date Night: 7-9 p.m. Saturday at Memphis Botanic Garden. $15 ($10 MBG members). Unwind with a twilight tram ride or walk through the Garden; share s’more-inspired cocktails, a brew, glass of wine; roast hot dogs and marshmallows over the campfire; create a hand-made memento. memphisbotanicgarden.com. 901-636-4131. Chuckles Comedy House: 1770 Dexter Springs Loop, Cordova. For shows and times, 901-421-5905, or visit chucklescomedyhouse.com. “Collecting the Missing Pieces”: Through Oct. 10 at Memphis Pink Palace Museum, 3050 Central Ave. $12.75 ($12.25 senior citizens), $7.25 children. Artifacts including an “I am a man” placard, slave shackles, quilts, Harper’s weekly editions and more. 901-6362362. memphismuseums.org “Fabric of Survival: The Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz”: Thirty-six fabric panels created and handstitched by Krinitz, through May 13 at Temple Israel Museum, 1376 E. Massey Road. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday; 9-11:30 a.m. Sunday. Call 901-7613130. timemphis.org/abouttemple/museum Freefest: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday meeting at Bartlett Station Municipal Center Banquet Hall, 5868 Stage Road, Bartlett. Five-hundred ham radio operators meet to discuss and refine emergency preparedness procedures and other communications issues. Also, all types of communication equipment, electronic equipment, computers will be bought and sold. Sponsored by Mid-south Amateur Radio Association. 901-372-2738. Graduate Art Education Department to Host Open House: 5-7 p.m. Wednesday in Nesin Graduate School, 477 S. Main St. Free and open to anyone interested in becoming an art educator. Learn how MCA’S Art Education programs prepare students to become art educators in schools, museums and community organizations. mca.edu. “Great Gatsby” USA Dance: 7-10 p.m. Saturday at Covenant United Methodist Church, 8350 Walnut Grove Road. $15 ($12 members), half-price for students with ID. “Dancing & All That Jazz” — The Edd Jones Orchestra. Roaring ’20s glam and bling attire. Bring a snack to share. Call 662-349-3720 or 901-8531413. Overton Bark Adoption Tour: Hollywood Feed and North Shore Animal League partner to host this event Zootopia (PG, 108 min.) HHH ½ Believe it: Disney’s latest digitally animated feature is a contraTrumpian, race-conscious, political-conspiracy neonoir in the guise of a funny talking-animal cartoon. For kids, it’s an alternately cuddly and exuberant underdog story-meetsbuddy comedy, as eager young Judy Hopps (voiced by Memphis’ Ginnifer Goodwin) works her fluffy tail off to prove her worth as Zootopia’s first bunny cop while navigating an uneasy alliance with a sly petty-criminal fox (Jason Bateman); for adults, at noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at Overton Bark Dog Park in Overton Park. Free grab bags, tamale trolley food truck, live music. hollywoodfeed.com Memphis Pink Palace Museum’s Autozone Dome at the Sharpe Planetarium: 3050 Central Ave. 901-636-2362. $7 ($6 senior citizens, children). All events run through June 3. memphismuseums.org “Firefall”: Throughout Earth’s violent history, see how impacts from comets and asteroids have shaped the planet’s surface. “Astronaut”: See what it takes to become an astronaut; experience a rocket launch; explore worlds of inner and outer space. “Seasonal Stargazing”: Hop through constellations, learn star names, etc. “One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure”: Join Big Bird and Elmo on an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon. Munch & Learn Lecture: Noon-1 p.m. Wednesday at Dixon Gallery and Gardens, 4339 Park Ave. $7 ($5 students with ID and senior citizens ages 65 and older), Dixon members free. “Garden Fair” Chairs preview favorite plants being offered in the annual plant sale (held in Hughes Pavilion). 901-7615250. dixon.org

it’s a torn-from-theheadlines compendium of controversies, from ethnic profiling to community mistrust of police to innercity drug conspiracies. It’s also very funny (the DMV is staffed by sloths) and ingeniously designed (Zootopia’s ecologically diverse neighborhoods include Tundratown and Sahara Square). The directors are Disney veterans Byron Howard (“Tangled”) and Rich Moore (“Wreck-it-ralph”), working from a story credited to eight writers. Cineplanet 16 (in 3-D), Collierville Towne 16, Cordova Cinema, Desoto Cinema 16, Forest Hill 8, Hollywood 20 Cinema, Majestic, Olive Branch Cinema, Palace Cinema, Paradiso, Stage Cinema, Studio on the Square, Summer Quartet Drive-in. “Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters”: Exhibition explores the science behind earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, highlighting their impacts on human lives. Through May 1 at Memphis Pink Palace Museum, 3050 Central Ave. $12.75 ($12.25 senior citizens, $7.25 child). 901-636-2362. memphismuseums.org “Rock the Runway”: Presented by Memphis Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. 4-7 p.m. Sunday at The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 N. Main St. Tickets: $40 in advance, $50 at the door. Proceeds support the Maggie Mcdowell Scholarship Fund of Memphis Alumnae Chapter. 901-238-4728. memphisalumnaedst.org Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Founders’ Day Luncheon: 11 a.m. April 20 at The Salvation Army Kroc Center, 800 East Parkway S. Tickets must be purchased by Wednesday. Tickets $40 ($500, $750 and $1,000 levels for tables of 10); $500 donation ($200 tax-deductible) covers one week of meals for family of four; $750 donation ($450 tax-deductible) covers lodging for family of four; $1,000 donation ($750 taxdeductible) covers one week of meals and lodging for family of five. Featured speakers: Major Bobby and Captain Anne Westmoreland. Topic, Hope for Others: “Around the Corner and Around the World.” Call 901260-9142. Signs of Spring Walk: 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Memphis Botanic Garden. Meet in the Visitor’s Center. Free to members or with paid MBG admission. No reservations needed. Rain cancels walk. Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum Salutes Africa in April: Slave Haven continues its 160th anniversary celebration with an art exhibit, “Goree Island” by artist Frank Frazier. Goree Island, in Ghana, was the embarkation site of millions of Africans. Exhibit on display through April 31 at 826 N. Second St. Admission: $10 ($8 for ages 4-17). Hours: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. open Monday through Saturday. 901-527-3427. Tom’s Classic Car Cruise: 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays through Sept. 27 at Countrywood Shopping Center, 2257-2393 N. Germantown Parkway, Cordova. Open to all vehicles, all years. Free admission. Oldies music and door prizes. 901-652-8050. facebook.com/ Tomsclassiccarcruise. Walking Tours: Chickasaw Heritage Park, Metal Museum grounds, Marine Hospital grounds and Crump Park at 2 p.m. Sunday (meet at Chickasaw Heritage Park, Exit 12C on Metal Museum Drive); Cotton Row Tour, 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at Front St. & Union Ave. (Cotton Museum); Beale Street Caravan, Memphis Music Tour at 5:30 p.m. Thursday (meet at 49 Union Ave.) Call 901-604-5002. jimmyogle.com