*The Webster Theater has a pair of shows that it's pretty excited about, both of which will be going on sale next week.
*The Webster Theater has a pair of shows that itâs pretty excited about, both of which will be going on sale next week.
The first show will be a headliner by HATEBREED, who will be in Hartford on December 30. Tickets will be $20 apiece and going on sale November 20.
The other show is FLOGGING MOLLY, scheduled for February 25. Those tickets will be on sale today (Friday, November 13), priced at $25.
This weekend THE DOUG WAHLBERG BAND will be performing as part of a gala over at The Center for New Media and the Arts. This is the new art space located on the upper floor of the former Bethel Opera House, which is also now home to The Joseph Farris Gallery.
A gala party is planned for Saturday night (apologies for the late notice; this one is my bad), beginning at 5 pm. There will be three hours of catered food from Two Steps Downtown Grille and Ciao! of Danbury, and then a performance at 8 of Waiting on the Sun.
Written and directed by two-time Emmy Award winner Wayne J. Keeley, the story is âa funny, heart-warming and very real window into the life of a musically-inclined college student named Justin, who is afflicted with Becker Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive, terminal, muscle wasting disease. Justin meets Tiffany, a dance with her own issues, including a wheelchair phobia. Universes collide.â
A post-performance meet and greet will run for about 90 minutes after the performance, and will also include live music by The Doug Wahlberg Band, Split Decision and acoustic guitarist Marc Huberman.
Tickets are $65 for the entire evening, $50 for the gala only, or $25 for the play only. Proceeds, I believe, will continue to support the restoration of the space which will, come March, actually host an operatic performance.
The Center for New Media is at 186 Greenwood Avenue. Call 203-797-1786 for details about this weekendâs event, or visit dv-arts.com for details able this and other upcoming events.
*THE WAY-BACK MACHINE will be performing music of the 60s and 70s at Gates Restaurant and Bar, 10 Forest Street in New Canaan, on Saturday, November 21. Showtime is 9:30 pm.
*LADA GAGA will bring her Monster Ball Tour to Mohegan Sun Arena on Monday, January 18, with special guests Kid Cudi and Jason Derulo. Tickets are $49.50 and $59.50 and will be going on sale Saturday, November 14, at 10 am, through TicketMaster. Tickets will also be available through the casinoâs box office beginning Sunday morning if they donât sell out before then.
*Also going on sale this weekend will be the tickets for RASCAL FLATTSâs upcoming visit to the same venue. The country group will be at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, January 16. Those tickets are $85 and $115 and will also go on sale Saturday morning through TicketMaster, and then also through the casinoâs box office beginning Sunday.
*Mohegan Sun will also be hosting JOHN MAYER next year, when he continues his celebratin of new album Battle Studies by performing in Uncasville on Friday, February 19. Tickets for that one are $56 and $86 and will be on sale Saturday, November 21, at 10 am Saturday through TicketMaster (you seeing a pattern here yet), and then also through the box office on Sunday.
Until next week, Iâll be seeing you⦠on the road.
Questions and comments should be sent to Shannon Hicks c/o The Newtown Bee, 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown CT 06470, or shannon@thebee.com, or call the office at 426-3141. Shows listed at clubs are for ages 21 and over unless specified.
UPCOMING SHOWS
NOVEMBER 13 â Phil & Harrisonâs Coffee House Tour at The Blue Z Coffee House, Newtown; âPoorâ Howard Stith at Mocha Coffee House, Sandy Hook; Off The Hook at Redding Roadhouse; Richard Shindell at Fairfield Theatre Company;
November 14 â The Hip Replacements at The Blue Z; Bassix at Mocha Coffee House; Cheryl Wheeler at Fairfield Theatre Company; Kenny Wayne Shepherd at The Ridgefield Playhouse; Iris Dement at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk; Hat City Blues Band at The Kicking Horse Grill, Southport;
November 15 â Tab Benoit at Fairfield Theatre Company; Richie Havens at The Ridgefield Playhouse; The Fabulous Thunderbirds at Infinity Music Hall;
November 17 â Daughtry at The Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport;
November 18 â Ani DiFranco at The Ridgefield Playhouse, Gaby Moreno opening;
November 19 â Lynyrd Skynyrd at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Rev Theory opening; Dark Star Orchestra at Fairfield Theatre Company; Tab Benoit at Infinity Music Hall;
November 20 â The Adults at Proud Maryâs, Newtown; Less Than Jake at The Webster, Hartford, The Casualties and The Swellers opening; Lucy Kaplansky at Infinity Music Hall;
November 21 â Molly Brice at The Blue Z; Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band at Mohegan Sun Arena; Echo & The Bunnymen at Fairfield Theatre Company; Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks at Infinity Music Hall; The Way-Back Machine at Gates Restaurant & Bar, New Canaan;
November 22 â 311 at Mohegan Sun Arena, State Radio opening; Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks at Fairfield Theatre Company;
November 25 â Brand New at The Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford; Deep Banana Blackout at Toadâs Place, New Haven (all ages); Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood with special guest Joe Bouchard at Infinity Music Hall; Hat City Blues Band at 55 Bank Street, New Milford;
November 27 â Speakercab at The Blue Z; The Nerds at Toadâs Place, Covin, Dropshift and Shifting Red opening.