Things to Look Forward to in April 2021

Here a few things to look forward to in April 2021—-

In sports:  Major League Baseball gets started today; the Final Four is this Saturday with Baylor vs. Houston, and Gonzaga vs. UCLA, then the championship game is Monday; The Masters is next weekend and the NFL Draft is April 29th.

Awards season wraps up this month with the Screen Actors Guild Awards this Sunday, the BAFTAs a week later and the Academy Awards April 25th.

Lots of TV is on the way this month, including some new stuff:  The “Law & Order: Organized Crime” spinoff lands tonight on NBC & Joss Whedon’s Victorian-era superhero show “The Nevers” hits HBO next weekend.

Jamie Foxx’s new sitcom “Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me” hits Netflix on the 14th and season four of “The Handmaid’s Tale” will finally premiere on Hulu April 28th. (The last new episode aired August 14th, 2019.)

And finally, the April holidays:

• The big one is Easter this Sunday, which is also the last day of Passover
• Monday is Deep Dish Pizza Day
• National Beer Day is April 7th
• National Pet Day is the 11th
• Wear Pajamas to Work Day is the 16th
• Earth Day is the 22nd
• Arbor Day is April 30th