Weekly buzz
Here’s your weekly dose of upcoming shows, movies and events coming up. If you have any other news not mentioned here, please share it.
Today is the first official day of summer! On that note, let’s get to some cool things going on the first weekend of the summer. For a complete list of events, check out today’s Monroe Evening News or the calendar on our website.
LOCAL EVENTS
–Tonight kicks off the first concert at St. Mary’s Park in Monroe. Ray Kamalay and the String Doctors will perform at 7 p.m. tonight at the band shell, located on W. Elm Ave. The concert is free.
–The 8th annual Mayfly Music Festival in Dundee will be Friday and Saturday. Catch all the great music at the festival, located on Toledo St. Call 529-3466 for details.
–Bedford Township Summerfest will be held tonight through Sunday at Parmelee Park, Summerfield Rd., Lambertville.
–Garden Walk 2007 will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Woodhaven, Brownstown and Flat Rock area. Soroptimist International of the Flat Rock area is hosting the event. Tickets are $10 each and available at each home on the day of the event.
The home sites are: 18975 Forest Hill Dr., Woodhaven; 25420 Van Horn Rd., Brownstown Township; 25153 Pamela Ct., Brownstown Township; 29155 Van Riper Rd., Flat Rock; 25157 Hunter Lane, Flat Rock; 28476 N. Wesley Rd., Flat Rock, and 27009 Inkster Rd., Flat Rock.
–A Christian rock band will perform original music as well as today’s most popular Christian tunes at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 323 Scott St. The event also includes a Biblical discussion led by the Pastor. For more information, call 242-2308.
REGIONAL EVENTS
–Rally by the River at Promenade Park, in Toledo, will be held Friday. It’s located on the west bank of the downtown riverfront.
The Websters, a Cincinnati-based cover band, will perform. A disc jockey also will provide music, beginning at 6 p.m. The event ends at 10 p.m. Cost is $5 a ticket. Kids 12 and younger get in free with a paid adult. To buy a ticket, call (419) 249-4090.
–“Jazzin’ on Jefferson” is a free street festival that celebrates the jazz and blues heritage of the East Jefferson district. It will be held on Friday and Saturday in Detroit. Besides music, crafts, activities for children, and food will be available. Call (313) 331-7939 for details.
–St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Festival will be held today through Sunday. It’s located at 4201 Heatherdowns Blvd. in Toledo. Hours are from 6 to 10 p.m. tonight; 6 p.m. to midnight on Friday; 2 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call (419) 381-1540.
–If you are a garage sale junkie, you probably wouldn’t mind making a trip to Mt. Pleasant for its annual Citywide Garage Sale. It will be held Saturday. All sales are listed online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mpgaragesales.
–42nd annual Crosby Festival of the Arts will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr., Toledo. Over 250 artists from across the country will be on display. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Cost is $7 each and $10 for a two-day pass. TBG members and children 12 and younger are free. For more information, call (419) 936-2986.
–Johnny Cash’s Legendary Tennessee Three will be in Toledo on Friday night. They will perform at Frankie’s, 308 S. Main St., Toledo. Doors open at 8 p.m. and those ages 18 and older are welcome. This is not a ‘cover band’ or ‘tribute band’ – they are the real deal. Band members are the original men who provided the unique sound that powered Cashes stage show and recordings since 1960.
Tickets are $15 in advance, and $20 at the door. Ticket outlets are Culture Clash, 4020 Secor Rd., Toledo, and Ramalama Records, in the Cricket West Shopping Center in Toledo. For more information, call Frankie’s at (419) 691-7464.
MOVIES
Every Friday, another blockbuster premieres on the big screen. This week is no different when “Evan Almighty,” starring Steve Carell, opens.
If you like suspenseful horror films, then you should go see 1408, also opening on Friday. It’s based on a Stephen King story and stars John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. “A Mighty Heart,” starring Angelina Jolie, also opens on Friday.
Here are the remaining blockbusters set to be released this summer:
June 29: Live Free or Die Hard
July 4: Transformers
July 13: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
July 27: The Simpsons Movie
Aug. 3: The Bourne Ultimatum
Aug. 10: Rush Hour 3
MUSIC
New episodes of the program “MTV Unplugged” starts back up on Friday. Bon Jovi kicks off the 2007 edition at 8 p.m. on MTV.
Other acts this season feature the Police, Kenny Chesney, Mary J. Blige, and John Mayer. The shows also will be aired on related channels, like VH1, CMT and MTV.com.
New CDs coming out Tuesday, June 26:
–Beastie Boys, “The Mix-Up”
–Kelly Clarkson, “My December”
–Ryan Adams, “Easy Tiger”
–Bad Brains, “Build A Nation”
–Nick Lowe, “At My Age”
–Mya, “Liberation”
–Epitaph, “Remember the Daze”
–Lifehouse, “Who We Are”
TELEVISON
Here’s some shows starting up this week:
–Starting at 10 p.m. tonight on Sundance, “Live from Abbey Road” will air. Filmed at London’s Abbey Road studios, each episode offers three acts along with insight into the process of making music. Some artists include The Killers, Dave Matthews and Gnarls Barkley.
–History Detectives returns for a fifth season. 9 p.m. Mondays on PBS.
–Shaq’s Big Challenge, 9 p.m. Tuesday on ABC. Shaquille O’Neal stars in a fitness show for obese middle-schoolers.