'Diff'rent Strokes' dad Conrad Bain dies at age 89; co-star Todd Bridges calls him 'father figure'. Conrad Bain, the actor who played the father figure on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, has died, a friend of the Bain family confirmed to FOX411. Bain died of natural causes Monday night in Livermore, Calif., at the age of 89. His daughter Jennifer told TMZ: He was an amazing person.
Woodward Dream Cruise. Annual World Famous Car Cruise on Woodward Ave just north of Detroit, MI. The Woodward Dream Cruise â WDC â is the World's Most Popular Car Cruise and largest one-day automotive event. It is held annually the 3rd Saturday of August on Woodward Avenue just north of Detroit in Michigan, USA. Official Date: August 20, 2016. Saturday, 9 am to 9 pm.
Boston is hosting the Parade of Sail for the first time in 17 years. The event, which is expected to draw a large crowd, is set to start June 17, 2017. The Sail Boston Festival and the public boarding of ships will take place between Saturday, June 17, 2017, and Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Fireworks are scheduled for June 17 and June 21. The crew and cadet street parade is set for Monday, June 19, 2017. The Tall Ships leave on Thursday, June 22, 2017. The race of the Tall Ships starts in Europe in April 2017. The ships depart from Greenwich, United Kingdom in April, heading to Sines, Portugal. The ships arrive in Bermuda in June and then head to Boston before sailing on to Canada.