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Haggard concert in Warren is postponed

Warren

Merle Haggard has postponed his Thursday concert at Packard Music Hall until Sept. 10, according to a press release from JAC Management, which operates Packard hall.

Tickets already purchased will be honored on the new date. Refunds are also available at the point of purchase for those who want them.

Haggard postponed Thursday’s show on the advice of his doctor. The country music icon just underwent outpatient surgery, and his doctor suggested he rest.

‘Eight is Enough’ star Van Patten dies at 86

NEW YORK

Dick Van Patten, the genial, round-faced comic actor who appeared on Broadway as a child, starred on TV in its infancy and then, in middle age, found lasting fame as the patriarch on TV’s “Eight is Enough,” has died.

Van Patten died Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., of complications from diabetes, according to his publicist, Daniel Bernstein. He was 86.

Van Patten’s greatest TV success was as Tom Bradford, a widower and father of eight who met and married Abby, played by Betty Buckley, with whom he set up a loving if chaotic household on “Eight is Enough.” The ABC comedy-drama aired from 1977-1981.

Associated Press