Community events

Saturday. Ballet Memphis brings to life the colorful creatures from Camille Saint-Saens’ famous score. Festival of arts, crafts and food trucks and two special performances, “In Dreams” and “Pushin’ the Stone.” All ages. Picnics welcome. Gates open at 6:30 p.m., performance at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 for lawn seats and $25 for stageside chairs. Visit balletmemphis.org. Also coming up: Sample international foods, fashions, dance and music at The Arc Mid-South’s second annual

Sept. 17, from 2-4 p.m., at Crowne Plaza East, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Admission is $25. To buy tickets, visit thearcmidsouth.org/tea or call 901-327-2473.

will be Sept. 17-18 at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Indoor art fair coupled with tastings of wine and distilled spirits. Works in glass, metal, wood, clay, fiber, plus paintings, jewelry and more by artists from across the U.S. and the Mid-South. Times are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10. Visit artpaired.com.

The third annual continues its revival of dusk-to-dawn throwback cinema at Malco Summer 4 Drive-In, 5310 Summer Ave., through October. Movies start at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 per person, kids under 10 free. Visit malco.com.

Paranoid Visions: The Films of John Carpenter — “They Live,” “In the Mouth of Madness,” “The Thing,” “Prince of Darkness” The Dixon Gallery & Gardens, 4339 Park, hosts

Thursdays at 10 a.m. Children ages 4-5 introduced to the Dixon through exciting art and horticulture activities. Snack included. Reservations required. Free for members, $8 nonmembers. Visit dixon.org or call 901-761-5250.

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