*Last week I was able to tell you about a new Live Nation concert venue opening up in Connecticut and this week I have to let you know about the closing of another venue.

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Mar 23, 2012 12:00 am

Georgetown Saloon owner Nancy Silverman announced on Tuesday that her business has officially closed.

The business had been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings since June 2011.

*KISS and MÃTLEY CRÃE announced on Tuesday a summer outing they are calling simply The Tour, which will hit more than 40 cities nationwide including Hartford as its closing stop on September 23. If you have interest in doing a little traveling, the bands will actually be in Mansfield, Mass., on September 16, before heading into Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York and then circling back into Connecticut.

Tickets for the Comcast Theatre show in Hartford (and other locations) have been selling through fan club pre-sales since Wednesday, and the rest of the world will have a chance at tickets beginning Friday at 10 am. Tickets are $36 for a lawn seat or rear pavilion area, $56.50 for a reserved seat in the mid pavilion area, and $157 for a VIP Package that includes lower pavilion seating, and all will be available through LiveNation.com.

*Tickets for a June 16 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH show at the Oakdale Theatre in WallinGford will be going on sale next Friday (March 30), priced from $46 to $76.

Announcement of an extensive US summer tour, beginning early June in Philadelphia and continuing through the end of September on the West Coast, comes on the heels of their Australia/New Zealand and South American tours.Â

A nice note: CSN will be donating $1 from each ticket sold on the U.S. Summer Tour to âcharity,â according to a press release this week. I cannot find information on which charity, however.

In addition, special benefit seats will be available for purchase through The Guacamole Fund (www.guacfund.org), so it is possible that all money from the regular seats will also be going toward The Guacamole Fund, which has, since 1973, âbeen helping to coordinate events for organizations that work in the public interest â¦ supporting grass roots activities, with education, outreach, networking and funding, in the areas of the environment and wildlife, social change, peace with justice, energy and a non nuclear future,â according to the fundâs website.

*The 17th Annual Gathering of the Vibes Festival will celebrate its 17th year, and its eighth return to Seaside Park in Bridgeport, July 19-22.

Organizers will announce this yearâs artists on April 2, but I figured I would at least share the dates for those who want to mark your calendars now.

Iâll keep you posted, of course.

Until next week, Iâll be seeing youâ¦ 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

MARCH 23 â Toni Braxton at The MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, with special guest Babyface; Old School at Mona Lisa, Wolcott;

March 24 â The Way-Back Machine at The Redding Roadhouse;

March 25 â Third Annual Ridgefield BandJam at The Ridgefield Playhouse (middle and high school age bands showcase);

March 28 â Shawn Colvin at Fairfield Theatre Companyâs StageOne, Fairfield;

March 30 â Joan Osborne at Infinity Music Hall; Old School at Proud Maryâs, Newtown;

March 31 â Thomas Dolby at The Ridgefield Playhouse, with special guests Aaron Jonah Lewis and Ben Belcher; Lou Bellofatto at CafÃ© on The Green, Danbury; Gomez&Sadlon at The Twisted Vine, Derby;

APRIL 1 â Los Lobos at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk;

April 4 â Los Lobos at The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield;

April 7 â Average White Band at Infinity Music Hall; Further featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford;

April 8 â The Marshall Tucker Band at Infinity Music Hall;

April 10 â Kevin Costner & Modern West at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

April 11 â Kevin Costner & Modern West at Infinity Music Hall;

April 13 â Cee Lo Green at The MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Melanie Fiona opening; NRBQ at Infinity Music Hall; The Mickey Hart Band at The Ridgefield Playhouse; Blues Traveler at Mohegan Sun Casinoâs Wolf Den;

April 14 â The Fray at The MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods;

April 19 â Merle Haggard at The Warner Theatre, Torrington;

April 20 â The Moody Blues at the Oakdale Theatre;

April 21 â The Charlie Daniels Band at The Palace, Waterbury (rescheduled from October; tickets from original date will be honored); Creed at Mohegan Sun Arena; Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas at the Oakdale Theatre; Greg Lake: Songs Of A Lifetime at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

April 22 â The Bacon Brothers at Infinity Music Hall;

April 26 â Dickey Betts and Great Southern at The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield;

April 27 â An Evening with Paula Cole at Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University; Nickelback at the XL Center, Hartford, with special guests Bush, Seether and My Darkest Days; Counting Crows at The MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods; Taylor Hicks at The Ridgefield Playhouse.

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April 28 â Daughtry at The MGM Grand at Foxwoods; SOLD OUT: An Acoustic Evening with Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin at Infinity Music Hall;

April 29 â Chicago at The MGM at Foxwoods; Colin Hay at The Ridgefield Playhouse.

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