Hey, is there an art fair coming?; locals enliven Concert of Colors
• The Detroit News has a preview of next week's Ann Arbor Art Fairs. Meanwhile, the Detroit Free Press profiles a participating artist and offers a preview of its own.
Watch for AnnArbor.com's extensive preview on Sunday, and full coverage throughout the event, next Wednesday-Saturday.
Other entertainment items of note online today:
MUSIC
• The Detroit Free Press has an item on what's different about this year's Concert of Colors, and also offers a full schedule. Some local names are involved: Muruga and October Babies are on the schedule, and ace guitarist Gary Quackenbush is part of the Don Was Detroit All Star Revue, which The Detroit News previews here.
• Goober & the Peas plan a reunion show at St. Andrews Hall on Saturday.
• Mom rockers the Mydols are celebrating a new CD, the Free Press reports.
MOVIES
• Give him credit for aiming high: "Inception" director Christopher Nolan says his work is inspired by his experience seeing "Star Wars" as a kid.
• TMZ reports that the awful Mel Gibson tapes show evidence of editing that would make them inadmissible in court.
• A movie about Joaquin Phoenix's "lost year" is set for September release.
• The Hollywood Reporter says Angelina Jolie will appear at Comic-Con, the giant annual geekfest (and I mean that in a good way) returning to California next week.
TELEVISION
• "Beavis and Butt-head" are returning to MTV — and so, it's reported are ... music videos?
• Betty White will guest star in the second-season premiere of NBC's "Community."
• EW.com has a recap of last night's "Top Chef." At least I think that's what it is, based on the headline. I didn't actually read it because I haven't seen the episode yet. So DON'T TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.
FESTIVALS & FAIRS
• Jackson's Hot Air Jubilee returns this weekend.
• The Village of Stockbridge is celebrating its 175th anniversary.
• The Loveland project in Detroit is planning a party this weekend.
BOOKS
• A reviewer for the Kalamazoo Gazette was not too impressed with Glenn Beck's latest.
Renee Tellez contributed to this roundup. Bob Needham is director of entertainment content for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at bobneedham@annarbor.com or 734-623-2541, and follow him on Twitter @bobneedham.