Most of the Coast: Things you’ll want to do this weekend

If you’ve had a dose of freaky ghosts, then this is your weekend. After much fanfare and even more criticism from middle-aged fan boys, Paul Feig’s reboot of the “Ghostbusters” franchise hits screens nationwide today.

It features an all-female lead cast that is basically a who’s-who of modern comedy: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. “Ghostbusters” has multiple showings at the Grand Theater in D’Iberville and the Cinemark 16 in Gulfport.

For the “Pokemon Go” player in your life, Edgewater Mall will be holding a Pokemon Go Happy Hour from 3- 5 p.m. Friday The happy hour promises four Pokestops as well as some sales in the shops. Maybe you’ll catch Drowzee or Krabby or Dewgong?

But if “Ghostbusters” and “Pokemon Go” isn’t your thing, there are several options this weekend including the funky fiddle sounds of Waylon Thibodeaux, country star Sara Evans and much more.

IP Casino, 850 Bay View Avenue, Gulfport. Tickets start at $45.

Expect hits from all three of the singers, including “Turn Me Loose” and “Wild One.” And yes, there will be “Venus.”

Hard Rock Live, 777 Beach Blvd., Biloxi. Tickets start at $29.99.

Song parodist “Weird Al” Yankovic brings his “Return of the Mandatory World Tour” to Biloxi. Expect all of the songs you’ve come to love such as “Eat it,” “Yoda” and “Smells Like Nirvana.”

MGM Park, 145 Caillavet St., Biloxi. $10-$30. Minor league baseball. 228-233-3465. 7:10 p.m. July 15-16, 5:10 p.m. July 17, 7:10 p.m. July 18

Jones Park, 2250 Jones Park Drive, Gulfport. Admission is free.

July’s Cinema by the Shore will be the Pixar film “Inside Out.”

Island View Casino, 3300 West Beach Blvd., Gulfport. Tickets are $30.

Although best known for country hits such as “A Little Bit Stronger” and “Born to Fly,” Evans likes to slip a few covers into her sets, including songs by Sam Smith, REO Speedwagon and Rod Stewart.

Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, 246 Dolan Ave., Gulfport. Included in admission. Special performance by comedic daredevil Bello Nock and other performers from Beau Rivage’s BraVeau. Performance included with museum admission. Giveaways and special discounts for the Beau Rivage show. 228-897-6039. www.lmdc.org

100 Men Hall, 303 Union St., Bay St. Louis. $10. Houma native Waylon Thibodeaux has been dubbed “Louisiana’s Rockin’ Fiddler.” The self-taught Cajun musician has gained a notable reputation as one of Louisiana’s best-known recording artists. He describes his music as a mixture of Cajun, zydeco with a pinch of New Orleans sound, a small pinch of South Louisiana “swamp pop,” a taste of country and a little rock and roll. 228-342-5770.

Here are the new songs released this week that you will want to add to your playlist:

This story was originally published July 15, 2016 at 8:54 AM with the headline "Most of the Coast: Things you’ll want to do this weekend."