WEEKLY BUZZ
Welcome to the Weekly Buzz! Lots of events happening locally and regionally this weekend so be sure to check out the activities listed below. Enjoy your weekend!
TV NEWS
-The final season of “Battlestar Galactica” will debut in January on Sci Fi.
-”Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” will debut online about six months prior to its TV premiere.
-ABC’s “High School Musical: Get in the Picture” bombed earlier this week. The reality show premiere, with Nick Lachey as host, averaged a third-place 4 million viewers. It was even beaten by a repeat of “America’s Got Talent.”
-In tribute to Estelle Getty, Lifetime will air a “Golden Girls” marathon from noon to 5 p.m. Friday. The actress, who played Sophia on the show, died Wednesday at age 84.
TV PREMIERES
Sunday — Jingles (CBS); Mad Men (AMC)
Wednesday — Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil (Comedy Central)
TV FINALES
Tonight — Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? (Fox)
Friday — Dance Machine (ABC); Duel (ABC)
Saturday — The Academy (Fox)
Tuesday — Celebrity Family Feud (NBC)
Wednesday — The Baby Borrowers (NBC)
LOCAL EVENTS
-The Flying Aces Pro Frisbee Team will hold a free event at 7 p.m. tonight at St. Mary’s Park.
-The Monroe County Fair kicks off Sunday with its annual parade through downtown Monroe.
-The annual fireworks display that was postponed June 27 has been rescheduled for Friday. Gates open at 7 p.m. with a car show; 8 p.m. entertainment with the Josh Boyd Band, and 10 p.m. fireworks at Bedford Community Stadium, 8285 Jackman Rd., Temperance.
-Movie in the Park at 8 p.m. Saturday is “Ratatouille” at Willow Metropark, 32911 Huron River Dr., New Boston.
REGIONAL EVENTS
-The Michigan Brewers Guild Summer Beer Festival is Friday and Saturday at Riverside Park in Ypsilanti. It’s from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday.
-Party at Raceway Park includes a cookout, food and beer specials and giveaways every Saturday from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. through Labor Day. Cost is $2 for adults. It’s located at 5700 Telegraph Rd., Toledo.
-Chelsea Summerfest is Friday and Saturday. Tons of events are planned in downtown Chelsea.
-The Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire is Saturday and Sunday in Battle Creek. For details, visit www.silverleafrenfaire.org.
-The Toledo Zoo is hosting a Fisher-Price Play Weekend. They will be bringing their giant play space to the zoo, designed for children ages 6 months to 5 years. Fisher Price costumed characters also will be on hand, such as Diego, Planet Heroes, Mars Digger and Earth Ace.
-Washtenaw County 4H Youth Fair runs Sunday through Aug. 1 at 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., in Ann Arbor.
-WFHR 89.3 radio station will hold its first “Record Show” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Henry Ford Community College, 5101 Evergreen Rd., Dearborn.
MOVIES arriving in theaters on Friday, July 25:
-The X-Files: I Want to Believe
-Step Brothers
Limited releases: American Teen, Baghead, Brideshead Revisited; CSNY: Deja Vu, Man on Wire
DVDS being released on Tuesday, July 29:
-Doomsday
-Never Back Down
-Inglorious Bastards
-Lost Boys the Tribe
-The Hills: Third Season
-Centennial: Complete Series
-The Band’s Visit
-Beverly Hills 90210: Fifth Season
-Law & Order: SVU — Seventh Season
ALBUMS beig released on Tuesday, July 29:
-Sugarland, “Love on the Inside”
-Coolio, “Steal Hear”
-Young Jeezy, “The Recession”
-Kidz Bop Kids, “Kidz Bop 14″
-Third Day, “Revelation”
-DJ Laz, “Catagory 6″
-Alice Cooper, “Along Came a Spider”
-Rick Springfield, “Venus In Overdrive”
-Eddie Floyd, “Eddie Loves You So”
-Cephas & Wiggins, “Richmond Blues”