Benefit Concert

The following was submitted by the Unitarian Univeralist Church of Marblehead: Fans of the Beatles, young and old alike, will be elated that the Unitarian Univeralist Church of Marblehead is once again hosting a benefit concert that includes an eclectic mix of talented musicians all singing everyone's favorite Beatles songs. This year's benefit is called "Come Together. "  The benefit takes place on Saturday, June 23 at the UU Church of Marblehead on Mugford Street.

Country singer Alan Jackson has raised more than $150,000 to help a Virginia county rebuild schools damaged by last year's earthquake. A benefit concert by Jackson drew 6,000 people to Louisa County on Sunday night. Jackson performed in the parking lot of Louisa County High School, which was closed after the magnitude-5.8 earthquake on Aug. 23, 2011. Mineral, the town at the quake's epicenter, won the show in an online voting contest. Media outlets report that Jackson told the crowd many of those who voted for Mineral in the contest aren't from the town.

The Boston Gay Men's Chorus will perform at 3 p.m. Nov. 6, in the Groton-Dunstable Performing Arts Center, part of the regional middle school on Main Street. The First Parish Church of Groton is sponsoring the event, and all proceeds will go to the Gay Straight Alliance chapters at local high schools to address bullying issues. The chorus, in its 30th season, sings a variety of classical and popular music. Tickets range from $12 for students to $27 for adults attending a reception after the concert, and are available at www.mktix.com/fpcg, at the Blackbird Café and Main Street Café in Groton, and...

The following was submitted by the Unitarian Univeralist Church of Marblehead: Fans of the Beatles, young and old alike, will be elated that the Unitarian Univeralist Church of Marblehead is once again hosting a benefit concert that includes an eclectic mix of talented musicians all singing everyone's favorite Beatles songs. This year's benefit is called "Come Together. "  The benefit takes place on Saturday, June 23 at the UU Church of Marblehead on Mugford Street.

Preliminary figures show a concert featuring The Black Eyed Peas as the headliner raised at least $1.3 million to help with flood recovery efforts in the North Dakota town of Minot. Minot Area Community Foundation president Ken Kitzman said in a news release that Saturday night's initial count of 15,800 people in attendance at the benefit concert breaks a previous record set for a KISS concert in 2010. Kitzman said concert officials are still adding up donations, but at least $1.3 million has been raised so far. Hollywood actor and Minot native Josh Duhamel spoke at the...

The following was submitted by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead: Beatles fans will be elated come Friday, June 24 when the Unitarian Univeralist Church of Marblehead hosts their annual benefit concert showcasing some of region’s most talented musicians performing Beatles songs.   This year’s benefit is called “All Together Now” and part of the proceeds from this concert go directly to a special fund to send musicians into local schools for workshops and concerts as well as to benefit programs at the UU church.

Guests snacked on 360 sushi rolls, duck, spring rolls, and Japanese roast beef at a benefit concert for the Japanese Disaster Relief Fund Boston held at the Charles Hotel last night. The party/concert was emceed by WGBH’s Cathy Fuller and had a guest list that included Basho and Douzo owner Jack Huang , Japanese Disaster Relief Fund Boston cofounder Atsuko Toko Fish , Consul General of Japan in Boston Takeshi Hikihara , violinist Mieko van Haeren , Longwood Symphony Orchestra president Lisa Wong , and Hiroshi Ishii of the MIT Media Lab. Performers...

Keith Urban has rescheduled a benefit concert for April 10. He had to postpone the third annual "All For The Hall" Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum fundraiser in Nashville on Jan. 18 because he's still recovering from having a polyp removed from a vocal cord late last year. His first return to the stage since mid-November is expected to be on the Feb. 3 Grand Ole Opry. Hall of fame members Vince Gill and Alabama, and Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert's Pistol Annies, Rascal Flatts, Alison Krauss & Union Station, The Band...

A scheduled Black Eyed Peas benefit concert in Central Park has been canceled due to severe thunderstorms. The concert, which was expected to draw up to 60,000 spectators to the park’s Great Lawn, was originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, but was delayed an hour and then canceled all together because of the weather. The concert to benefit the Robin Hood Foundation was also to feature appearances by Natasha Bedingfield, LL Cool J, Carole King, MC Hammer, and Debbie Harry.

The entertainment lineup has been announced for this year's annual Steppin' Out gala for the Dimock Center. If you attend the party on Oct. 29 at the Westin Copley, you will hear pianist-vocalist Henry Butler , whose music is heard on HBO's "Treme"; North Shore, the a cappella group that's on this season of "The Sing-Off"; and a list of bands that make music for dancing… . Meanwhile, Shawn Colvin and North Shore singer Paula Cole ...

Patriots owner Bob Kraft , player Danny Woodhead , and Raytheon CEO William Swanson were judges at Sunday's "Science of Sports" fair at Gillette Stadium. The event gave students from area Boys & Girls Clubs the chance to share the science projects they've been working on for months. ... Young Cambridge dancer Caroline Workman , who has been performing in "Billy Elliot" on Broadway, talked shop with performer Doug Jabara at his recent benefit concert at the Wheelock Family Theatre.

PICK OF THE DAY Fairy tale of woe A Canadian rock music writer goes to Paris after being commissioned to write the libretto for a children's opera. The writer, played by Yves Jacques in Robert Lepage's ‘‘The Andersen Project," creates his work based on the stories of Hans Christian Andersen while living on the fourth floor of a building in the city's red light district. Lepage draws from two of Andersen's stories, as well as his own experiences, for his innovative stage work.

EVENTS Natick: Soprano Ruth Harcovitz performs ballads of Thomas Moore, songs made famous by John McCormack, and a special sing-along in a free Irish Heritage Month program Wednesday, 3 p.m., at Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central St. 508-647-6520, www.morseinstitute.org. Watertown: The Folk Song Society of Greater Boston presents David Coffin and his daughter Linnea in a benefit concert 7 p.m. Saturday at First Parish of Watertown, 35 Church St. $20. 617-924-6143, www.fssgb.org.

Kid Rock is teaming up with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for a one-night benefit concert for the nationally recognized orchestra, organizers announced Monday. The May 12 show at Detroit's Fox Theatre aims to raise $1 million, the DSO said. Kid Rock plans to perform with the orchestra and his own band. Detroit Symphony Music Director Leonard Slatkin is expected to conduct the orchestra. "As a musician, and of course a Detroiter, I am proud to be supporting this longstanding cultural institution," Kid Rock said in a statement.

Adele's throat doctor, Steven Zeitels, director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Voice Center, was in the audience Sunday night at the Grammys when the singer thanked her medical team from the stage. He said he wasn't nervous when Adele opened her mouth to sing publicly for the first time since he operated on her last November. He'd already heard her sing at a checkup a month after her surgery. Standing in his office at One Bowdoin Square, the British star ran through many songs on "21," which went on to win the Grammy for album of the year.

Keith Urban has rescheduled a benefit concert for April 10. He had to postpone the third annual "All For The Hall" Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum fundraiser in Nashville on Jan. 18 because he's still recovering from having a polyp removed from a vocal cord late last year. His first return to the stage since mid-November is expected to be on the Feb. 3 Grand Ole Opry. Hall of fame members Vince Gill and Alabama, and Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert's Pistol Annies, Rascal Flatts, Alison Krauss & Union Station, The Band...

Actor Gary Sinise, known for playing a soldier who loses his legs in the film "Forrest Gump," wants to stage a benefit concert to raise money to build a home in Temecula, Calif., for a Marine who lost his limbs in Afghanistan. The Los Angeles Times reports ( http://lat.ms/Aw0bi1) that Sinise, now starring in TV's "CSI New York," is expected to ask the Temecula City Council on Tuesday if he can hold a concert tentatively on March 1. Sinise's Lt. Dan Band, named for his movie character, would perform and raise money for Marine Lance Cpl. Juan Dominguez, who lost his legs and...

EVENTS Natick: Soprano Ruth Harcovitz performs ballads of Thomas Moore, songs made famous by John McCormack, and a special sing-along in a free Irish Heritage Month program Wednesday, 3 p.m., at Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central St. 508-647-6520, www.morseinstitute.org. Watertown: The Folk Song Society of Greater Boston presents David Coffin and his daughter Linnea in a benefit concert 7 p.m. Saturday at First Parish of Watertown, 35 Church St. $20. 617-924-6143, www.fssgb.org.

The following was submitted by the Somerville Homeless Coalition : Join The Bull and Bear, a "financial folk" band for a night of relevant and original music played live from the band's most-recent album, Recession Sessions. The record highlights the major events of the current global financial crisis. Recently featured on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" segment, the band has continued to perform to bring light to effects of the recession on society. Show begins Thursday, January 12th at 7:30 p.m. at popular Davis Square music venue and...

Actor Gary Sinise, known for playing a soldier who loses his legs in the film "Forrest Gump," wants to stage a benefit concert to raise money to build a home in Temecula, Calif., for a Marine who lost his limbs in Afghanistan. The Los Angeles Times reports ( http://lat.ms/Aw0bi1) that Sinise, now starring in TV's "CSI New York," is expected to ask the Temecula City Council on Tuesday if he can hold a concert tentatively on March 1. Sinise's Lt. Dan Band, named for his movie character, would perform and raise money for Marine Lance Cpl. Juan...