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The Weekend: Cool Shoes, g-force, 'Coppelia Ballet,' Revfest and more



FRIDAY 5/29

Cool Shoes celebrates its one-year anniversary with DJ sets and performances by all the folks above. It's 18 and above again, 10 p.m., $5.

Local DJ king g-force gets butts on the floor at the Peabody RiverTop Party, 8 p.m., $5.

Horrorcore heroes Twiztid headline at Juanita's with Boondox, Prozac and Potluck, 9 p.m., $17 adv., $20 d.o.s.

From Denton, the Eli Young Band blends country and modern rock at Revolution, 9 p.m., $10 adv., $12 d.o.s.

SATURDAY 5/30

At the Arkansas Arts Center, Arkansas Festival Ballet presents the “Coppelia Ballet,” a 19th-century ballet about a doll maker and his doll that comes to life, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., $15-$25 (with an encore on Sunday, same place, same price, at 2 p.m.).

“Girls Night Out Vol. III,” at Revolution, features DJ sets by Ewell, Jared and Sleepy Genius and appearances by Vivid girls Hanna Hilton and Megan Malone, 8 p.m., ladies free, $10 for guys.

Ace Spade and the Whores of Babylon host their annual “Ho Bash” costume party and lingerie show at Downtown Music, 8 p.m., $6.

SUNDAY 5/31

RevFest, at Revolution, features a host of alt-rock and metal acts that were scheduled to play at rained-out Edgefest. That includes Wishtribe, Underclaire, Bombay Black, Altus Pocket, A Plea for Mercy, Spinning Jenny, Rusty Hook, A Darkened Era, Dark from Day One and McCuin, 3 p.m., $6. Plus, the Jager Girls, Jester Girls and Go Go Revolution Girls will be in the building.

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