Dar Williams to organize, headline Easthampton festival

Nightclubs

THURSDAY

Delaney House: Luther Johnson. 3

Country Club Road, Holyoke

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: Ana Popovic. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst

The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Drag Bingo. 289 Main St., Greenfield

The Still: Drink specials. 63

Springfield St., Agawam

West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329

Glendale Ridge Vineyard’s Sunset Series. 155 Glendale Road, Southampton

The Drake: Lee Fields. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst

The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Spring Fling

Retro Dance Night. 289 Main St., Greenfield

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

Theodores’: Night Train. 201 Worthington St., Springfield

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

Saturday

BOMBYX Center for Arts &

Equity: Colliderfest! with Xenia

THE INAUGURAL River Roads Festival will take place Sept. 9, outdoors at Millside Park in Easthampton.

The festival, organized by and featuring Dar Williams, will also bring Shawn Colvin, Amy Ray, Lisa Loeb, Sweet Honey in the Rock and others to the stage there. It will run from noon to 10 p.m.

The show will be presented in partnership with the Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC), which coordinates the annual Source to Sea Cleanup, one of the nation’s largest river cleanups. The proceeds from ticket sales will help CRC prevent pollution, engage communities in research and advocacy, and promote enjoyment of the river and its tributaries. There will be a local cleanup event in Easthampton on the day after the festival, Sept. 10.

Liner notes

• Aerosmith is saying goodbye and will do so at the

TD Garden in Boston on New Year’s Eve.

The band just announced that it will go on a farewell tour of 40 dates starting in September, with The Black Crowes serving as the support act.

“It’s not goodbye it’s PEACE OUT!,” the band said in a statement. “Get ready and walk this way, you’re going to get the best show of our lives.”

Also included in the statement was the fact that drummer Joey Kramer will not be playing on the tour.

“While Joey Kramer remains a beloved founding member of Aerosmith, he has regrettably made the decision to sit out the currently scheduled touring dates to focus his full attention on his family and health,” statement said. “Joey’s unmistakable and legendary presence behind the drum kit will be sorely missed.”

Kramer sued the band in

Garden St., Feeding Hills

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

FRIDAY

BOMBYX Center for Arts &

Equity: Colliderfest! with Xenia

Rubinos & many more. 130 Pine St., Florence

Delaney House: Ask Me Now. 3

Country Club Road, Holyoke

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

East Mountain Country Club: Axis. 1458 East Mountain Rd, Westfield

Glendale Ridge Vineyard:

Rubinos & many more. 130 Pine St., Florence

Delaney House: Frank Manzi. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke

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

Fort Hill Brewery: Tom Savoy. 30 Fort Hill Road, Easthampton

The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Matt Emmer and Friends. 289 Main St., Greenfield

Theodores’: Rick Russell and the Cadillac Horns. 201 Worthington St., Springfield

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