Entertainment Roundup

By Cade Ryan

 

Music:

Rocker Tom Petty died at the age of 66 on Oct. 2. Petty suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu and was taken to the UCLA Medical Center but doctors could not revive him. Petty was the lead singer of the band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers who were very popular in the 1970s, with hit songs such as Free Fallin, American Girl and I Won’t Back Down.

Comedy:

George Lopez is performing at Caesars Windsor on Oct. 21 at 9 p.m. His tour started on Oct. 6 and will end on Dec. 30. The show at Caesars will be his only show in Canada on the tour.

Movies:

Blade Runner 2049 is coming to theatres in Windsor on Oct. 6. This movie is the long awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed 1982 film Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott. Lead actor Ryan Gosling and director Denis Villeneuve are both Canadian actors in the sequel.

Theatre:

The LADO: National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia is coming to the Capitol Theatre on Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. LADO is a group of 39 professional performers who dance, sing and have 14 virtuoso musicians who play a total of 80 different traditional instruments.