*Woodbury Ski & Racquet Area has released the lineup, to date, of the first Rock n’ Reggae Festival it will be hosting this year. The ski area on Route 47 will be doing the two-day festival thing this year, with the 28th Annual Woodbury Rock n’ Reggae event scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11. On the band list right now are THE ITALS, RAS ABEL, LEXAY and BLACK REBELS. Additional artists are yet to be announced.

Gates open at 11 am, and the music will be ongoing from noon to 7 pm both days. Tickets purchased before May 20 are $10 for both days. After May 20, the price doubles; tickets will be sold at the gate. Coolers will be allowed into the park, at a cost of $10 each (the park is calling that its “clean up fee”). Parking is free, however. The festival will include arts and crafts from all over the world, Jamaican and Caribbean-themed food and drink, and use of the park’s inline, skateboard and bike park. For tickets or additional information, call 263-2203.

In July, Woodbury Ski Area will host another two-day festival, the Alternative Rock n’ Skate Jam Fest, July 15-16.

*A reminder that SOL DOG is in the area this weekend and next. This Friday the band is at The Avenue Café in the Black Rock section of Fairfield, and Saturday night Rev and the boys are back in Danbury, at Classic Rock Brew Pub (literally just off the Danbury Airport runway). Next Saturday — that’s May 20, for those of you who are calendar date challenged — the guys are over at The Frog Pond in Stratford. Want more info about the band? They have seized control of their Web page. It’s being worked on, but can be checked on at www.soldog.com (that’s one of those ones that is so easy you don’t even have to write it down!).

Until next week, I’ll be seeing you... on the road.

Questions and comments should be sent to Shannon Hicks, c/o Bee Publishing Co., 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown 06470, or shannon@thebee.com. Include a phone number for confirmation, please. If you don’t have a stamp or a piece of paper or a writing utensil that works, give me a call! The phone number at the office is 426-3141. Shows listed on the calendar at club locations are for ages 21 and over unless specified.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

MAY 12 — Sol Dog at The Avenue Café, Black Rock; Off The Hook at Sogno, Newtown; Point of View at Laszlo’s Arts Café, Monroe; Max Creek at Toad’s Place (all ages), New Haven; FUBAR at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; Kittie at The Webster Theatre, Hartford;

May 13 — Sol Dog at Classic Rock Brew Pub, Danbury; Big Orange Cone at Tuxedo Junction; Moppin’ Sauce at Fat Daddy’s, Watertown; Club Lucy at The Webster Theatre;

May 18 —Gunga Din at Tune Inn; Veruca Salt at The Webster Theatre (all ages);

May 19 — Peter Obre at The Inn at Newtown; Off The Hook at The Fireside Inn, Newtown; Simple Jim at Toad’s Place, Ink opening; The Nerds at Tuxedo Junction;

May 20 — Sol Dog at The Frog Pond, Stratford; The Wallbangers at Tuxedo Junction;

May 26 — Off The Hook at Sogno; Future Tense at Tuxedo Junction;

May 27 — The Benjamins at Tuxedo Junction; Stroke 9 and Local H at The Webster Theatre.

JUNE 1 — The Amazing Crowns at Tune Inn, New Haven;

June 3 — Shadablue, D-fused and Headstrong at Laszlo’s Arts Café, Monroe;

June 4 — Colin Hay (of Men at Work) at Tune Inn;

June 6 — Don Henley at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford;

June 9 — Peter Obre at The Inn at Newtown; Hour Zero and Point of View at Laszlo’s Arts Café; Rane at The Webster Theatre, Hartford (performance & CD release party);

June 10-11 — 28th Annual Woodbury Rock n’ Reggae Festival at Woodbury Ski Area;

June 13 —Red Hot Chili Peppers at The Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, Foo Fighters and Red Hot Blonde opening; Lynyrd Skynyrd at The Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford;

June 14 — 311 and Incubus at The Oakdale;

June 15 — Tina Turner at The Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford; Mary J. Blige at The Oakdale (no tickets yet);

June 16 — Poison, Cinderella, Dokken and Slaughter at The Meadows Music Theatre; Sub City Project, Kurt/Underpass and Lloyd’s Hill at Laszlo’s Arts Café;

June 17 — Mighty Purple at The Arts Barn, Madison; Electric Monks and Crossroads at Laszlo’s Arts Café;

June 21 — Britney Spears at The Meadows;

June 23 — Peter Obre at The Inn at Newtown;

June 23-25 — 5th Annual Gathering of the Vibes Festival at Seaside Park, Bridgeport, including performances by Ratdog, David Grisman, John Scofield, Merl Saunders & Friends, Max Creek, Harlem Gospel Choir, et al;

June 24 — The Trag Band at Laszlo’s Arts Café;

June 25 — The Allman Brothers Band at The Meadows, Hot Tuna opening;

June 26 — The Limit at Laszlo’s Arts Café;

June 29 — Mighty Purple on the New Haven Green (part of annual Arts & Ideas Festival, free show, beging 5:30 pm); Far Cry Fly at Laszlo’s Arts Café;

June 30 — Phish at The Meadows (no tickets until May 13).

JULY 1 — Phish at The Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford (no tickets until May 13);

July 8 — Kiss at The Meadows, Skid Row and Ted Nugent opening; Natalie Merchant at Ives Concert Park, Danbury, Wilco and Carrie opening;

July 9 — Steely Dan at The Meadows;

July 14 — The Beach Boys at the Oakdale Theatre, The Four Tops opening;

July 15 — The Moody Blues at Ives Concert Park, The Peter Spink Group opening;

July 15-16 — Alternative Rock n’ Skate Jam Fest at Woodbury Ski Area;

July 22 — Yes and Kansas at The Meadows (no tickets yet);

July 24 —The Slackers at The Webster Theatre, Hartford;

July 29 — Jethro Tull at Ives Concert Park, XRC opening;

July 31 — Incubus at The Webster Theatre (all ages).