This year's annual Michael Bolton [ tickets ] Charities Benefit Concert and Celebrity Golf Classic will feature live performances by Bolton, Dave Mason, Ben E. King and Bolton's New Haven Choir from NBC's "Clash of the Choirs."

Greenwich resident Joan Lunden, former host of ABC-TV's "Good Morning America," will return for her 16th year as Mistress of Ceremonies for the event, which kicks off with the Sept. 21 benefit concert at the Rich Forum in Stamford, CN.

The following day, Bolton will host the celebrity golf tournament at Stamford's Rickrimmon Country Club.

Proceeds will go to The Michael Bolton Charities, Inc., which was established in 1993 to assist children and women at risk by supporting various programs including the Domestic Violence Hotline, Prevent Child Abuse America and Kids in Crisis.