Â *As ticket holders get ready to head up to Mohegan Sun Arena this weekend for BON JOVI's concert, those who missed out on this show (or diehards who want to see JBJ and band again) can plan on purchasing tickets for a February show at the same v

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Nov 25, 2005 12:00 am

Â *As ticket holders get ready to head up to Mohegan Sun Arena this weekend for BON JOVIâs concert, those who missed out on this show (or diehards who want to see JBJ and band again) can plan on purchasing tickets for a February show at the same venue.

Â Tickets will be going on sale Saturday, November 26 (the morning of the current show) for a return engagement on Wednesday, February 1. Those tickets, priced at $95, $135 and $150, will be available only through TicketMaster over the weekend. If any seats remain unsold by Monday, November 28, remaining tickets will be available at the Mohegan Sun box office. This weekendâs show sold out in just minutes when it went on sale a few months ago.

Â *LUCY KAPLANSKY will be at the University of Hartfordâs Wilde Auditorium on Friday, December 2, at 7:30 pm. The concert is part of the universityâs Music for Change series, and the show will start with an opening set by David Roth.

Â Tickets are $18, and the box office can be reached at 860-768-4228 or 800-274-8587. The auditorium is within the universityâs Harry Jack Gray Center.

Â Kaplanskyâs first album, The Tide, which had been out of print, was re-released last month by Red House Records (an awesome label if ever there was one).

Â The remastered version of the 1994 album includes two additional studio tracks, Jesse Winchesterâs âEverybody Knows But Meâ and The Beatlesâ âIâve Just Seen A Face,â and an updated packaging. The album was originally produced by Shawn Colvin.

Â The universityâs Music For Change series was launched by UH radio station WWUH (91.3 FM) in the spring of 2000 to raise funds for greater Hartford charities and non-profit organizations working to improve the lives of Connecticut residents. Performers who have already helped the university raise thousands of dollars for this effort include Wynton Marsalis, Art Garfunkel, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Shawn Colvin, Richie Havens, Jonathan Edwards, and Aztec Two-Step.

Â Proceeds from next Fridayâs concert will benefit The Brain Injury Association of Connecticut.

Â This will be at least the second Music for Change concert Kaplansky has done. In February she played a concert that raised money for Hartford Food System.

Â During December the Music for Change series will continue for three weeks. ELLIS PAUL, with Antje Duvekot, will headline on December 9, and then GEORGE WINSTON will headline on December 16.

Â The next concerts in the series wonât be until March, but for planning ahead, those shows include JONATHAN EDWARDS on March 17, and then AZTEC TWO-STEP with DAVE STRUMFELD on May 5. Tentative shows include James Keelaghan on April 28 and Eddie From Ohio on May 19.

Â Until next week Iâll be seeing you... on the road.

Â 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

NOVEMBER 25 â The Derek Trucks Band at Premier Music Hall, Danbury; Skindred at The Webster Theater, Hartford; Lit at Mohegan Sunâs Wolf Den, Uncasville; Hatebreed at Toadâs Place, New Haven (also November 26 w/ different openers, 2-day passes available, all ages), Skarhead, All Out War, Neglect and All 4 One opening;

November 26 â (SOLD OUT) Bon Jovi at Mohegan Sun Arena; Another Fine Mess at Starbucks, Newtown; True at The Webster Underground, Hartford; Hatebreed at Toadâs Place (all ages), Crowbar, Irate, et al opening; The Zoo at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury;

November 27 â Dark Star Orchestra at The Webster Theater;

November 28 â Christmas with The Aaron Neville Quintet at Mohegan Sunâs Cabaret Theatre; Javier at The Webster Theater;

November 29 â Default at The Webster Theater, Bif Naked and Hinder opening.

DECEMBER 1 â Martin Sexton at Toadâs Place, New Haven, Steel Train opening (all ages);

December 2 â Barenaked Ladies Holiday Show at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville; Yngwie Malmsteen at Premier Music Hall, Danbury; Lucy Kaplansky at University of Hartfordâs Wilde Auditorium, David Roth opening; Badfish at Toadâs Place, This Defect Sequence and Fistful of Steel opening (all ages);

December 3 â Tim McGraw & The Dancehall Doctors at Mohegan Sun Arena, Hot Apple Pie opening (also December 4); The Australian Pink Floyd Show at The Dodge Music Center (formerly The Meadows), Hartford; The Benjamins at Tuxedo Junction;

December 4 â Tim McGraw & The Dancehall Doctors at Mohegan Sun Arena, Hot Apple Pie opening (also December 3); Rusted Root at The Webster Theater, Hartford; Halifax at Toadâs Place, Punchline, I Am The Avalanche and Fully Down opening (all ages).

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