Amy Poehler, Tina Fey to play MGM Springfield

FORMER “SATURDAY

Night Live” writers and comedians Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will play MGM Springfield on June 8.

Fey is best known for creating and starring as Liz Lemon in NBC’s “30 Rock,” which received 103 Emmy nominations and 16 wins over seven seasons. Fey also wrote the screenplay for the comedy hit movie “Mean Girls,” which was subsequently adapted for Broadway, receiving 12 Tony Award nominations, Poehler is best known for her starring role in Emmynominated NBC comedy “Parks and Recreation” and is currently the executive producer and co-host of Peacock’s “Baking It” with Maya Rudolph.

Liner notes

• Boston-area singersongwriter Mark Erelli will be performing two shows at The Parlor Room in Northampton on Saturday. Erelli released his new album, “Lay Your Darkness Down,” last month.

The album’s theme stems from Erelli’s 2020 diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease that causes progressive loss of

Nightclubs

Thursday

BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity: Shemekia Copeland. 130 Pine St., Florence

Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee

Southwick Inn: Open mic hosted by Steve Piper of Roadhouse Band. 479 College Highway, Southwick

The Still: Drink specials. 63 Springfield St., Agawam

West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills

Whip City Brew: DJ with dance. 287 Elm St., Westfield

Friday

Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee night and peripheral vision, and can lead to complete blindness.

As he became increasingly anxious about the diagnosis, he recalled a conversation with singer-songwriter Joe Henry, who told him that an artist’s job is not to avoid but rather to delve into the darkness. These thoughts are at the heart of “Lay Your Darkness Down.”

• Grammy Awardwinning singer-songwriter Judy Collins will play the Academy of Music in Northampton on July 1. The performance will see Collins taking a look back on her landmark 1967 album, “Wildflowers.”

Collins will be backed by a string quartet for the show. The concert will also feature Collins’ most beloved songs from her six-decade career. “Wildflowers” reached No. 5 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and it remains the singer’s highest-charting album. The meditative 10song record was one of the first orchestral pop albums of the 1960s.

East Mountain Country Club: Time Trippers. 1458 East Mountain Rd, Westfield

MGM Springfield: MGM Roar

Comedy Club: Jordan Jensen. 1 MGM Way, Springfield

The Drake: Heavy Blanket (feat. J. Mascis), Willie Lang, DJ Matt Krefting. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst