*A reminder this week that Ives Concert Park has an early Halloween event planned for Saturday night. Area residents can start celebrating the season early at the “First Apocalyptic Rocktober Zombiefest,” an event featuring festive activities planned for Saturday, October 6, from 7 to 10:30 pm. Tickets are $10 and the event is open to ages 10 and up.

PAT HORGAN & THUNDER ROAD will headline, performing classic rock.

Hosted by zombie Chiller Chucky, the Zombiefest will feature frightening food and brew, a zombie male and female beauty contest, a screening of the horror film Night of the Living Dead, a “Thriller” flash mob as well as an after-dark dance party.

The $10 admission fee will be waived for guests who purchase a $10 raffle ticket. One lucky winner will be able to create their own once-in-a-lifetime trip to wherever they’ve longed to visit, or choose from a list of some of destinations ranging from the Super Bowl or Grammy Awards to a Caribbean cruise. The trip is valued at $6,500. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Friends of the Ives Inc., a nonprofit organization that works to preserve the park and the ongoing cultural events that it offers.

Tickets will be drawn at 8 pm the night of Zombiefest, and the winner does not have to be present to win.

For more information, visit www.IvesConcertPark.com

*Also locally, the New Milford Harvest Festival will be taking place this Sunday. Main Street and Bank Street will be closed to traffic on October 7 from noon (or probably a little earlier) until at least 5, during the run of the festival.

Admission is free, and there will be two stages of live music (one on Bank Street, the other on the green) featuring THE BLUE YODELS, THE CHOIR BOYS, BEER HOLSTER, RED DIRT ROAD, THE TRAVELING DANBURYS, MIKE LATINI, THE PEARS, DON LOWE, DAVID HERSHEY-WEBB, JONATHAN CHAPMAN, et al.

The five-hour event will also include an extreme pumpkin demonstration, dog costume parade, and face painting, as well as a special train display located in the railroad station at 11 Railroad Street.

*In support of their latest #1 album, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND will bring their East Coast winter tour to Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, December 8, at 8 pm.

Tickets are $70 and $80, and will go on sale Friday, October 19, at 10 am, through TicketMaster online, through its national toll-free Charge By Phone line (800-745-3000), and outlets.

Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, October 20, subject to availability.

*Meanwhile, tickets for a Connecticut stop by Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter P!INK, who will bring her first tour in four years to Mohegan Sun Arena on Wednesday, March 27, will be going on sale this week.

They will be available through TicketMaster online, by phone and through outlets at 10 am Friday, October 6, priced at $89.50 and $110. The higher prices include an option for the general admission pit (no chairs, so no seating within the pit, of course).

They will also be available at the casino’s box office beginning at 10 the following morning.

No word on who may be opening when The Truth About Love Tour visits.

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 clubs are for ages 21 and over unless specified.

UPCOMING SHOWS

OCTOBER 5 — Alternate Universe at Proud Mary’s, Newtown; Livingston Taylor at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk;

October 6 — New Desperation at The One-Eyed Pig, Newtown; Joe Proc at Proud Mary’s; An Evening with Morrissey at The Palace Theater, Waterbury; Heart at The MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods, Mashantucket; BoDeans at Infinity Music Hall; Jo Dee Messina at The Ridgefield Playhouse, with special guest Jen Lowe; Eddie Money at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den, Uncasville;

October 7 — Taj Mahal at Infinity Music Hall;

October 9 — Todd Rundgren at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

October 10 — Rush at the Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport; Medeski Martin & Wood at The Ridgefield Playhouse; John Hiatt & The Combo at Infinity Music Hall;

October 11 — Pat Metheny Unity Band at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

October 12 — LeAnn Rimes at The MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Mashantucket; Tired On Sunday at Proud Mary’s;

October 13 — Peter Gabriel at Mohegan Sun Arena; Joss Stone at The Shubert Theater, New Haven; Scratch at The One-Eyed Pig; Those Guys at Proud Mary’s;

October 14 — Toad the Wet Sprocket at Infinity Music Hall;

October 19 — Renaissance at The Ridgefield Playhouse; Junior Brown at Infinity Music Hall; Tired On Sunday at Proud Mary’s;

October 20 — Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson at Mohegan Sun Arena, J Devil opening; Al Stewart at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne; Albert Cummings at Infinity Music Hall; Otis & The Hurricanes at The One-Eyed Pig; Gopherbroke at Proud Mary’s;

October 21 — Al Stewart at Infinity Music Hall; Australian Pink Floyd at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford;

October 23 — Huey Lewis & The News at The Ridgefield Playhouse (12th anniversary gala event);

October 25 — Asia at The Ridgefield Playhouse (original members);

October 26 — Asia at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den; Tired On Sunday at Proud Mary’s;

October 27 — Meat Loaf at Mohegan Sun Arena; Eight To The Bar at Infinity Music Hall (Halloween masquerade and dance party); Darryl Gregory at The Funky Monkey Café & Gallery, Cheshire; No Clue at The One-Eyed Pig; Alternate Universe at Proud Mary’s;

October 28 — Kingston Trio at Infinity Music Hall (two shows, 3 and 7 pm);

October 30 — Toots and The Maytals at The Ridgefield Playhouse (unplugged performance) with special guest Anders Osborne.

NOVEMBER 1 — Three Dog Night at The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, with special guest The Characters; Lez Zeppelin at Stone River Grille, Sandy Hook;

November 2 — Journey at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Loverboy opening; David Bromberg at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk; Henry Rollins at The Webster, Hartford; Pretty Lights at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford;

November 3 — Roger Hodgson at The Ridgefield Playhouse; The Tubes (featuring Fee Waybill) at Infinity Music Hall;

November 4 — The Smashing Pumpkins at Mohegan Sun Arena;

November 7 — Chris Isaak at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

November 8 — Leon Russell and Little Feat at The Klein, Bridgeport;

November 10 — Carrie Underwood at The XL Center, Hartford; Fountains of Wayne at Infinity Music Hall; Vince Neil at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den;

November 13 — Megadeth at The Toyota Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Kyng opening;

November 14 — G. Love and Special Sauce at The Ridgefield Playhouse, with special guest Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad;

November 15 — Fountains of Wayne at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne, Fairfield;

November 16 — Midnight Rodeo Band at The Cookhouse, New Milford; Fountains of Wayne at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den;

November 23 — Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Mohegan Sun Arena (shows at 3 and 8 pm); Lamb of God at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, with special guest In Flames, Hellyeah, and Sylosis;

November 24 — Max Creek at Infinity Music Hall; Blood, Sweat & Tears at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den;

November 29 — Dave Mason at Infinity Music Hall;

November 30 — One Direction at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville (also December 1); Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den