Happy Thursday! Here is another installment of the Weekly Buzz, which runs every Thursday.
TV NEWS
–MTV renewed “The Hills” for a fourth season. Yeah!
–Lindsay Lohan will make a guest appearance on the May 22 season finale of Ugly Betty. She also is expected to appear in five episodes next season.
–ABC has canceled Men In Trees.
–AMC has renewed Breaking Bad.
–The 4th season of The Office will be released on Sept. 9.
–Top Chef will remain at NBC Universal. Meanwhile, NBC is suing The Weinstein Co. to try and prevent Project Runway’s move to Lifetime next season.
TV FINALES
Tonight — Scrubs (NBC); 30 Rock (NBC)
Sunday — Survivor (CBS); Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Monday — Samantha Who? (ABC); The Bachelor (ABC); Medium (ABC)
Tuesday — Beauty and the Geek (CW); Women’s Murder Club (ABC); Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Wednesday — Til Death (Fox); Back to You (Fox); America’s Next Top Model (CW); The Big 4-0 (TV Land); MI-5 (BBC America)
MUSIC NEWS
–Stevie Nicks is going on tour this summer. She will perform at DTE Energy Music Theater on June 15 and at the Toledo Zoo on June 25.
–Pearl Jam currently is working on its 9th studio album. They won’t announce a release date, but said it would come out soon.
–In case you missed it, Midnight Oil’s 1987 album “Diesel and Dust” was re-mastered and released on April 29. The band also is in the process of remastering its six other pre-1990 albums.
–This summer, Foreigner is releasing its greatest hits album, “No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner.” It features live performances, unreleased tracks and of course, the classic hits like ‘Hot Blooded’ and ‘Feels Like the First Time.’ It comes out July 15.
ALBUMS…going on sale Tuesday, May 13:
-Death Cab for Cutie, “Narrow Stairs”
-Ryan Cabrera, “The Moon Under Water”
-Filter, “Anthems For the Damned”
-Keith Sweat, “Just Me”
-Foxy Brown, “Brooklyn’s Don Diva”
-Bryan Adams, “11″ [Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club only]
MOVIES…arriving in theaters Friday, May 9:
-Speed Racer
-What Happens in Vegas
Limited release: The Fall, Frontier(s), OSS 117: Cario — Nest of Spies, Surfwise, Vice
DVDs…being released on Tuesday, May 13:
-Untraceable
-A Good Man is Hard to Find
-The Great Debaters
-Mad Money
-The Classics Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection: Volumes 1 & 2
-Frank Sinatra: The Early Years
-Frank Sinatra: The Golden Years
-Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly Collection
-Indiana Jones and hte Last Crusade (Special Edition)
-Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Special Edition)
-Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Special Edition)
-Indiana Jones: The Adventure Collection
LOCAL EVENTS
–Motocross Racing Association is holding its 2008 race season Friday at Milan Cycle City, 11400 Townsend Rd., Milan, next to Milan Dragway. Racing is every Friday night. Racing begins at 8 p.m. For details, go to www.racemra.com.
-Lost Arts Festival IV will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Bedford Branch Library, 8575 Jackman Rd. It’s a free event.
REGIONAL EVENTS
–Scrapbook Mega Meet will be today through Saturday at Rock Financial Showplace, 46100 Grand River Blvd., Novi. It will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Friday and fropm 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $10, parking is $5.
–2008 Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge will be from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Recreation Center at Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn. For details or to pre-register, go to www.sealfitnesschallenge.com.
–Birmingham Fine Art Festival will be Saturday and Sunday in Shain Park, Birmingham. For details, visit www.bbartcenter.org or call (248) 644-0866.
–The Mesick Mushroom Festival is having a Giant Flea Market, complete with a carnival, races, softball tournaments, a parade and much more. It is Sunday through Tuesday. For details, visit www.mesick-mushroomfest.org.
–The 4th annual Northwest Ohio Miniature Fair Dollhouse and Miniature Show will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Clarion Hotel, 3536 Secor Rd., Toledo.