*100 Church Hill in Sandy Hook will host a special acoustic show by SOL DOG on Saturday night.

*On Friday night, Tuxedo Junction in Danbury will host a CD release party for CLOSE TO FATE. Openings sets are also planned by Draught and Three Lane Change.

*The Palace Theater in Waterbury announced its 2006-07 schedule last week. Tickets for all 2006 performances will go on sale September 5, and tickets for 2007 shows will go on sale November 20. Go online to PalaceTheaterCT.org, call 203-755-4700 or visit the theater’s box office, located at 100 East Main Street in Waterbury, to purchase tickets.

Among the theater’s offers will be THE O’JAYS on September 16 (tickets are $47.75 to $67.75); PETER, PAUL & MARY on November 11 ($35.25 to $62.25); B.B. KING on November 20 ($35.25 to $70.25); BEACH BOYS CHRISTMAS on December 9 ($35 to $65); JAMES BROWN on December 27 ($40.25 to $70.25); and THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE on February 10 ($20.25 to $40.25).

*The Orchestral Jethro Tull will visit Connecticut three times this autumn: October 4 at The Warner Theater in Torrington, October 6 at Foxwoods Casino, and October 23 at Stamford’s Palace Theatre.

The show is a chamber music presentation of the music of Jethro Tull featuring Tull frontman IAN ANDERSON, a 14-piece chamber orchestra, and violinist Ann Marie Calhoun.

Tickets for the Torrington show range from $35 to $55; call 860-489-7180.

Tickets for Foxwoods are $35 to $45; call 800-200-2882.

And tickets for Stamford range from $37 to $47; call 800-233-3123 or 203-325-4466.

*Tickets for an interesting show at Mohegan Sun Arena – LORETTA LYNN and RANDY TRAVIS – will also be going on sale this weekend. The first lady of country music and one of its leading gentlemen will be in Uncasville on Friday, October 27. Tickets are $27.50 and will be going on sale Saturday morning through all TicketMaster vendors. Remaining tickets will also be available beginning Sunday through the arena’s box office.

*Also going on sale this weekend – Friday morning, actually – will be the tickets for WIDESPREAD PANIC, who will be at the Chevrolet Theatre in Wallingford on Saturday, September 23. Those tickets are all $33.

*IRON MAIDEN will be doing an indoor show, with Bullet for My Valentine opening, at the Dodge Music Center on Wednesday, October 4. Tickets are $55 for general admission including pit access (specify you want access when purchasing your ticket, otherwise you won’t be allowed in), plus tickets for specific seats priced at $35, $45 and $55.

Tickets for this show will be going on sale Saturday morning at 10. The sales for this show and the Widespread Panic show above will all be done through TicketMaster outlets, LiveNation.com or the Chevy Theatre’s box office; the Dodge Center’s box office will not be open for these ticket sales.

Until next week I’ll 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 club locations are for ages 21 and over unless specified.

UPCOMING SHOWS

AUGUST 18 — Jesse McCartney at Ives Concert Park, Danbury; Eddie Money at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den, Uncasville; Diamond Rio at Foxwoods Casino’s Fox Theatre, Ledyard; Vertigo at Georgetown Saloon; Close To Fate at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury, Draught and Three Lane Change opening;

August 19 — Sol Dog at 100 Church Hill, Sandy Hook; America at The Ridgefield Playhouse; Billy Ray Cyrus at Foxwoods Casino’s Fox Theatre; Curtis T at Georgetown Saloon; Darik & The Funbags at Tuxedo Junction;

August 20 — Toby Keith at The Dodge Music Center, Hartford, Joe Nichols opening;

August 21 — Bob Weir & Ratdog at Ridgefield Playhouse (also August 22); Julie Roberts at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den (also August 22);

August 22 — Bob Weir & Ratdog at Ridgefield Playhouse (also Aug 21);  Julie Roberts at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den; Foghat at Foxwoods Casino’s Fox Theatre (two shows, both free); Chris Brown at The Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, with Ne-Yo, Lil’ Wayne, Dem Franchize Boyz and Juelz Santana;

August 23 — James Taylor at Mohegan Sun Arena; Cheyenne Kimball at Toad’s Place, New Haven (all ages);

August 24 — Steely Dan with Michael McDonald at Dodge Music Center;

August 25 — Mariah Carey at Mohegan Sun Arena; The One Heart Festival at Ives Concert Park featuring Salvador, The Athens and Vicki Beeching; Hippiefest: Summer Concert for Peace & Love at Dodge Music Center (feat. Blood, Sweat & Tears, Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals, Rare Earth, Mitch Ryder, Canned Heat, Mountain, Country Joe McDonald, Melanie, Badfinger, and Denny Laine); Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels at Fairfield Theatre Company;

August 26 — John Mayer & Sheryl Crow at The Dodge Music Center; Bill Kirchen at Fairfield Theatre Company; The Zoo at Tuxedo Junction (band’s 12th anniversary party);

August 28 — Marc Cohn at Mohegan Sun Cabaret Theatre, Uncasville (acoustic show, also August 29); Orleans at Foxwoods Casino’s Fox Theatre (also August 29).