Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham makes Mohegan Sun return

Ventriloquist

Jeff Dunham will return to the Mohegan Sun Arena Sept. 2 at 8 p.m.

Nightclubs

THURSDAY

BOMBYX Center for Arts &

Equity: Tinsley Ellis and Marcia

Ball. 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 Drake: The Butterfly Effect-UNICEF Charity Night. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst

The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Funk Dance Night with Oakland Stroke. 289 Main St., Greenfield

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

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

Dunham has sold out global concert tours, broke ratings for broadcast specials, and set a few high-water marks in the Guinness Book of World Records. His NBC primetime special, “Unhinged,” ranked as the time period’s top non-sports program and was rebroadcast six weeks later on Comedy Central to become its top-rated special of 2016. His most recent special, “Me the People,” was the most watched comedy special of 2022.

Tickets are now on sale, ranging from $69, $59, $49, and $39.

For more information, visit mohegansun.com/ events-and-promotions/ schedule-of-events/come dy-jeff-dunham.html.

Liner notes

• Iain Matthews will play the Shea Theater in Turners Falls on April 21 at 7:30 p.m. with special guests Pairdown and Allysen Callery.

Matthews first rose to prominence in 1967as a founding member of Fairport Convention, where he created renowned harmonies with both Judy Dyble and Sandy Denny. After two years, he left and formed Matthews Southern Comfort. He later fronted such bands as Plainsong, Hi-Fi, No Grey Faith, and a Dutch jazz combo, The

Searing Quartet. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. The Shea Theater is at 71 Avenue A.

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

FRIDAY

Delaney House: Gerry Moss. 3

Country Club Road, Holyoke

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

MGM Springfield: ROAR Comedy Club at MGM: Christine Hurley. 1 MGM Way, Springfield

Shaker Farms Country Club: Tom Savoy. 866 Shaker Road,

Westfield

The Drake: Muriam Gendron, Izzy Oram Brown. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst

The Meeting House: Dave Brinnel. 827 Williams St., Longmeadow

Theodores’: Buddy McEarns. 201 Worthington St., Springfield

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

Saturday

Delaney House: Ask Wanda. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke

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

MGM Springfield: ROAR Comedy Club at MGM: Christine Hurley. 1 MGM Way, Springfield

The Drake: An Evening with Hiss Golden Messenger. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst

Theodores’: Neal Vitullo and the Vipers. 201 Worthington St., Springfield

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

SUNDAY

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

The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Spring Cajun/ Zydeco Fest with Bunk

SEE NIGHTCLUBS, PAGE E11

Brooks and Dolly Parton are teaming up to host the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards on May 11. (ART STREIBER / PROVIDED BY THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY

Hands All Around Quilt Show

April 22-23, 2023

Iain Matthews will play the Shea Theater in Turners Falls on April 21. (COURTESY / RAY HEFFERNAN)

• Singer/songwriter A.J. Croce’s “Croce Plays Croce 50th Anniversary” tour in honor of his father, Jim, will make a stop at MGM Springfield’s ARIA Ballroom on Oct. 27. The show will feature a renowned band including drummer Gary Mallaber, bassist David Barard, and guitarist/violinist James Pennebaker, and a multimedia presentation accompanying Jim Croce’s songs. The two Jim Croce albums that turn 50 in 2023 are considered among his finest: “Life and Times,” originally released in January of 1973, and “I Got A Name,” his final studio album, released after his death in September of that year.

• Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks will host the 58th

American Quilt Study Group Exhibit 2020 Framed Center/Medallion Quilts: History of Style

Robert Crown Gymnasium Hampshire College, Amherst MA. 893 West Street- Route 116 10:00-4:00 each day

Raffle Quilt Raffle Baskets Mini Quilt Sale Vendors

Adults - $10.00, 12 and under FREE Student and Military - $5.00 (must show ID) Visit www.handsacrossthevalley.org for updated information and to make arrangements for groups