Who: Richard Barone, the Bill Frisell Trio, Jeffrey Gaines, Amy Helm, Robyn Hitchcock, Lucy Kaplansky, the Kennedys, Mary Lee Kortes, Eric “Roscoe” Ambel, Bettye LaVette, Nils Lofgren, Low Cut Connie, James Maddock, Willie Nile, Zara Phillips, Emma Swift, Richard Thompson, Dan Wilson
What: Benefit concert celebrating Bob Dylan’s eightieth birthday
Where: Outpost in the Burbs Facebook and YouTube
When: May 20-24, free (donations accepted)
Why: The most influential musician of the last sixty years turns eighty on May 24, and you can help celebrate the milestone by checking out “May Your Song Always Be Sung,” a benefit presented by the all-volunteer Montclair-based nonprofit organization Outpost in the Burbs, which is “dedicated to building community through music, public service and cultural programs.” Available on demand through Monday, the event features Dylan covers by Richard Barone (“I’ll Keep It with Mine”), the Bill Frisell Trio ( “Just Like a Woman”), Jeffrey Gaines (“From a Buick 6”), Amy Helm (“Meet Me in the Morning”), Robyn Hitchcock (“Desolation Row”), Lucy Kaplansky (“Chimes of Freedom”), the Kennedys (“Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts”), Mary Lee Kortes and Eric “Roscoe” Ambel (“Tangled Up in Blue”), Bettye LaVette (“Emotionally Yours”), Nils Lofgren (“Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right”), Low Cut Connie (“I Shall Be Released”), James Maddock (“Tambourine Man”), Willie Nile (“Rainy Day Women #12 & 35”), Emma Swift (“Visions of Johanna”), Richard Thompson and Zara Phillips (“I Believe in You”), and Dan Wilson (“Up to Me”). The third edition of Outpost in the Burbs’ “Music for Meals” outreach program, the event is a benefit for the Human Needs Food Pantry in Montclair, which has provided food, clothing, and other services to people in need since 1982.