Oscar and Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson’s (above) first official stop in Atlanta now has a second date added to it — April 14 at the Fox Theatre — and tickets went up at 10 a.m. this morning. (A very limited number of tickets for her April 16 show with fellow R&B singer Robin Thicke are still available). 

Plus the first line-up for the 2009 Delta Classic Chastain summer concert series has been announced, and subscription packages for that are available, starting this morning, as well.

Here’s who’s booked:

The Wednesday Series

June 24:        Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang

July 1:           Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs

July 8:           Gladys Knight and Smokey Robinson

July 15:         Regeneration Tour featuring Berlin, ABC, Heaven 17, Wang Chung and Cutting Crew

Friday Series

June 5:             Pink Martini

June 26:           Atlanta Symphony Orchestra  performs the Music of Led Zeppelin

July 10:            Kansas with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

July 17:            Joe Cocker

July 31:            Tom Jones

August 14:      The Temptations with Ashford & Simpson

September 25:   Loggins and Messina

Saturday Series

June 6:             John Prine with Levon Helm

June 27:            Anita Baker

July 11:             Diana Krall

August 29:        En Vogue, Tony! Toni! Tone! and Silk

And Stand Alone Shows

July 18: Corey Smith

July 22: Bob Weir & RatDog and moe.

Subscription packages for the  Delta Classic Chastain concert series include Wednesday Series, Friday Series, Saturday Series and Take 5 (choose 5 concerts in the Terrace or Lawn).  Single tickets are scheduled to go on sale Monday, May 11, 2009.  Subscription packages are available through the ASO Season Ticket Office (2200 Encore Parkway in Alpharetta) at (404) 733-5012 and deltaclassicchastain.com.

Planning to pick up any of these tickets/packages today? Did you see Hudson at her intimate V-103 Soul Session at Sugar Hill just before her self-titled CD was released? If you’ve heard it, what do you think of Thicke’s follow-up to his breakthrough album “The Evolution of Robin Thicke”?