Also this week

LSU Digital Media Center hosts The Black Arts Film Festival at 6 p.m. Thursday. The event showcases several short films and documentaries from several African-American filmmakers from the area. For more information, visit the festival’s Facebook page.

HAART’s second-ever Dining out for Life takes place Thursday. Proceeds from food service at Bistro Byronz, The Jambalaya Shoppe, Mestizos, Monjunis, Restaurant IPO and Table is Bread will go toward raising money for the local AIDS service organization. Get more information on the participants.

Manship Theatre will screen the documentary Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me Thursday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8.50.

Manship Theatre hosts Dinner and a Movie with Stroubes and the recent film Her Friday. Call 389-7264 for more information and to make your reservations.

The River Center hosts the annual World of Wheels car show this weekend. The event kicks off Friday at 4 p.m. and is open Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults, $6 for children 6-12 and free for children 5 and younger. The event will include appearances from Rick Phillips of CMT’s Swamp Pawn, NASCAR driver Buster Graham and many more.

Go downtown Saturday for the 26th annual Corporate Cup. The event features a 5K, kid-friendly race, live music and a cook-off challenge. Registration is $25 for individuals.

Manship Theatre will screen the classic musical An American in Paris Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $7.

Big Buddy hosts the eighth annual Dancing for Big Buddy event at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center Saturday at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10. This year’s celebrity dancers include Woman’s Hospital CFO Stephanie Anderson, singer and entertainer Allison Collins and WBRZ TV anchor Michael Marsh.