*THE ADULTS will be playing at The Inn at Newtown, 19 Main Street, tonight (November 21).

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Nov 21, 2008 12:00 am

*MARC HUBERMAN has shows tonight and next Friday at Donna Marieâs Cucina Italiana, 7 Main Street in Georgetown (telephone 203-544-7199), and then next weekend heâll also be playing at Southwest CafÃ©, 109 Danbury Road (Route 35) in Ridgefield (203-431-3398).

Each show is scheduled to start at 7.

Â *Five-time Grammy Award winner JOHN LEGEND will be performing at Fairfield Universityâs Alumni Hall on Saturday, December 6, at Â 8 pm, as part of his Evolver World Tour. The show is being presented by The Fairfield University Student Association (FUSA) and only 500 tickets are available to the public. Theyâre $40 and available through TicketMaster or from the Campus Center Info Desk on universityâs campus from 11 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday.

The show will mark the first appearance at Fairfield University for Legend, who has just released his third studio album, Evolver with the hit single, âGreen Light,â featuring Andre 3000 of OutKast.

Legend has expanded his appearances beyond his concert performances, using his status as a recording artist to talk with college students about the need to address poverty. At the 2008 Democratic National Convention, he premiered his new song, âIf Youâre Out There,â a call to action and evocation of human potential, which he also sang on the Bill Maher Show.

*GREGG ALLMAN, Allman Brothers Band co-founder and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, is heading back out on the road for his first solo dates of the year and will be coming to Ridgefield on Tuesday, December 30, for a show at The Ridgefield Playhouse.

The iconic singer, songwriter, keyboardist and guitarist spent this summer touring the country for two legs of dates with the legendary Allman Brothers Band including the 10/13 Change Rocks concert with The Dead on behalf of Senator Barack Obama held in State College, Penn.

His upcoming winter run of dates will be with his solo band featuring Bruce Katz on keyboards, Jerry Jemmott on bass, Steve Potts on drums, Scott Sharrard on guitar, Jay Collins on sax, and Floyd Miles handling percussion.

Tickets are $60 and available through the playhouseâs box office; call 203-438-5795. VIP Party Pass tickets are also available for an additional charge. Ask about those if youâre interested in a pre-show cocktail party, VIP parking, and upgrades to VIP seating and Meet and Greets with the performer âwhen possible,â according to the website, for what looks like an additional $50 charge. Ask when you call.

*Southern Rock legends LYNYRD SKYNYRD will be one of the first acts to play in Mohegan Sun Arena in 2009 when they take the stage on Saturday, January 3, at 8 pm.

Tickets are $65 and $45 and go on sale Friday, November 21, at 10 through TicketMaster. If they donât sell out on Friday, tickets can also be purchased at the Mohegan Sun box office starting Saturday, November 22.

*MÃTLEY CRÃE will also be at Mohegan Sun early next year, now that the band has announced plans for its Sants of Los Angeles 2009 Winter Tour. A Connecticut stop has been scheduled for March, on Friday the 13th (which seems somehow appropriate), with special guests Hinder, Theory of a Deadman and The Last Vegas.

Tickets are $61.50 and $81.50 and will be going on sale tomorrow morning at 10 through TicketMaster. If theyâre still available on Sunday, theyâll also be available through the arenaâs box office.

Thatâs it for me this week. Iâm outta here. 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 21 â The Doug Wahlberg Band at Kicking Horse Grill, Southport; The Adults at The Inn at Newtown/Proud Maryâs, Newtown; Jesse Lynch at Mocha Coffee House, Sandy Hook; The Nerds at Toadâs Place, New Haven; Marc Huberman at Donna Marieâs Cucina Italiana, Georgetown;

November 22 â Ryan Stottle at Mocha Coffee House; Edwin McCain at The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, with Keith Kane opening;

November 24 â Ani DiFranco at The Webster Theater, Hartford, Pieta Martin opening;

November 28 â Bill Devlin & Friends at Mocha Coffee House; Neil Diamond at Mohegan Sun Arena; OneRepublic at the Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, with Augustana, The Spill Canvas and The Hush Sound opening; Marc Huberman at Donna Marieâs Cucina Italiana;

November 29 â Marc Huberman at Southwest CafÃ©, Ridgefield;

November 30 â open jam at Mocha Coffee House; Dave Mason at Mohegan Sunâs Wolf Den.

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*THE ADULTS will be playing at The Inn at Newtown, 19 Main Street, tonight (November 21).

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