On Wednesday, the beloved Queen of Rock n’ Roll passed away at 83 years old. These last two days have been filled with heartfelt tributes, including Scott’s all Tina Turner Back in the Day Easy Café yesterday.
I’m going to show my age a little bit here, but I’ll be upfront in saying that I didn’t know very much about Tina Turner, but some of my personal favorite tributes are below:
We also said goodbye to The Flash television series on the CW this week. After 9 long seasons, the DC series has drawn to a close. It was a very heartfelt episode, right down to Barry’s voiceover that paralleled the one in the pilot.
Grant Gustin, who played Barry Allen/The Flash, spoke about potential alternate endings as did the current and previous showrunners.
Check out this article to read up on what could have happened at the end of the series!
The end of this series is drawing up even more excitement for the upcoming Flash movie starring Ezra Miller. This film has been in the headlines for what feels like years now and it’s finally hitting theaters on June 16th.
If you want all the scoop on the movie, check out this article.
You can see the trailer below.
Speaking of movies that have been in the headlines, the new live action Little Mermaid film is finally in theaters today!
If you want to catch up on the previous Little Mermaid movies – the original film, its two spin offs (a prequel and a sequel), a sing-along version of the film, and The Little Mermaid LIVE from 2019 – they are all on Disney+!
In honor of National Streaming Day, Disney+ is offering a deal where if you subscribe to the platform and bundle your subscription with Hulu, you can get access to the Disney+ platform for 3 months on their ad-supported plan for just $2 per month! Check out these National Streaming Day Deals.
Star Wars was also in the headlines this week with an upcoming Propstore Auction House auction where Carrie Fisher’s dress from Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope which is estimated to sell for around $2 million. Check out this post for more info.
The Foo Fighters are also back on the road now, embarking on their first tour without Taylor Hawkins after he tragically passed away last year. They are welcoming their new drummer Josh Freese. Here are their upcoming tour dates, starting with tonight’s show in Boston at the Boston Calling Music Festival.
Lastly, in honor of Memorial Day, here is a short list of just some festivities going on on Monday for the holiday:
- Troop 38 Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast (Hanover)
- Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony (Halifax)
- Memorial Day Ceremony (Hingham)
- Lakeville Memorial Day Parade
- Memorial Day Parade – 10am (Kingston)
- Memorial Day Parade (Brockton)
- Memorial Day Parade (Cohasset)
- Lawson Tower Concert – Memorial Day / 1pm (Scituate)
And don’t forget, Mayflower Brewing Company’s Beer Garden opens this weekend at the Pinehills! Throughout the summer and on select Mondays, the Pinehills hosts a beer garden, live music, vendors, and more, and this weekend is the first weekend back!
They will be open Saturday – Monday for the holiday, check out this post for more info!
Enjoy your long weekend and the nice weather!
