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year. The four films will show on May 15-16 in Baum Walker Hall at the WAC, with social distancing between groups, limited audience size and other covid precautions still in place. May 15 2 p.m. — "FernGully: The Last Rainforest" A group of fairies living in the Australian rainforest defend their home from loggers and the evil polluting force of destruction, Hexxus. Along the way, Crysta the fairy helps young logger Zak see the damage the company is causing in this magical story. Starring Christian Slater, Robin Williams and Tim Curry. G. 7 p.m. — "Boy and the World" "It's a film that's almost told entirely with music, and what dialogue there is is actually Portuguese being played backwards. So it has its own language to it," Zazal explains. "It's about this small boy who leaves his village on an adventurous quest to look for his father and finds himself in a world dominated by machines, animals and aliens." PG. May 16 2 p.m. — "Mia and the Migoo" A stunning animated film created from 500,000 hand-painted frames, "Mia and the Migoo" is about a young girl's search for her father in a tropical paradise. On her journey, Mia is aided by ancient creatures called Migoo who 10 WHAT'S UP! MAY 9-15, 2021 COVER STORY PRESIDENT Brent A. Powers EDITOR Becca Martin-Brown 479-872-5054 bmartin@nwadg.com Twitter: NWAbecca ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jocelyn Murphy 479-872-5176 jmurphy@nwadg.com Twitter: NWAJocelyn REPORTER Lara Hightower 479-365-2913 lhightower@nwadg.com DESIGNER Deb Harvell ! UP WHAT'S ON THE COVER Sophia Calico, 6, from Bentonville, takes a ride with Rachel Rosen and the Bike Zoo from Austin, Texas, on one of the Bike Zoo butterfly bikes. The Bike Zoo brings its creative pedal-powered animals back to Fayetteville on May 21 for Trail Mix, one of the free programs during the Artosphere Art+Nature Festival. (FILE PHOTO) What's Up! is a publication of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Artosphere Continued From Page 9 Fayetteville poet, songwriter, musician, playwright and "Ozark Renaissance folklorist" (Sing Out!) Willi Carlisle performs during the Artosphere festival's Off the Grid event at 7 p.m. May 11 at Maxine's Tap Room in Fayetteville. "In my performances, I want to be something like an animal," he muses. "If that sounds lofty, it ain't, because I have to aspire to something, and it might as well be something like a possum or a chicken. You know, something not dangerous, barely even wild, but full of vim and self-determination. Something afraid of people but hungry for their leftovers. Folk music is that, I think: good scraps." (NWA Democrat-Gazette/ANDY SHUPE) Koji Masunari's colorfully explosive film "Welcome to the Space Show" sets a new bar for visual spectacle and inventive character design, with some of cinema's most gleefully surreal depictions of alien life. It seems like another lazy summer is in store for Amane and her cousin Natsuki, until one day they stumble across an injured dog. They soon discover that Pochi is no dog at all: he's an alien botanist sent to Earth to track down a rare and powerful plant. The film is screening as part of the Artosphere Film Series at 7 p.m. May 16. (Courtesy Image) FAQ Artosphere Art+Nature Festival WHEN — Through May 23 WHERE — Walton Arts Center and various locations around Northwest Arkansas COST — Many events free; some ticketed events INFO — 443-5600, waltonartscenter.org