Volunteers Welcome at MLK Day of Service

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Northern Berkshire community is invited to help celebrate the life, principles and ideals of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 19, in the annual “Day of Service.”

The celebration begins at 9 a.m. at MCLA Church Street Center, located on the corner of Church and Porter streets. The public can participate by providing service to the community at more than 10 sites. The jobs include cleaning up some areas at the Adams Youth Center and working with children and youth on activities; seeking donations for the military care boxes and for the food pantries by giving flyers about the project to customers at Stop & Shop; making simple mitten kits to create warm winter mittens for people in need at the MCLA Church Street Center; and sorting and organizing clothing and items in the North Adams Goodwill store.

For a complete list of service opportunities, visit berkshirenonprofits.com.

After morning service projects, all participants are invited to return to MCLA Church Street Center at 12:30 p.m. for a free luncheon and community celebration of the day of service in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The luncheon also will include local entertainment and the presentation of the annual Peacemaker Award to Al and Cindi McLain.

For more information, visit Facebook contact Kathy Keeser at kathykeeser@gmail.com or at 413-346-7196 or Liz Boland at the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition at 413-663-7588.

 


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BAAMS' Monthly Studio 9 Series Features Mino Cinelu

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On April 20, Berkshires' Academy of Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) will host its fourth in a series of live music concerts at Studio 9.
 
Saturday's performance will feature drummer, guitarist, keyboardist and singer Mino Cinelu.
 
Cinelu has worked with Miles Davis, Sting, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Tracy Chapman, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Vicente Amigo, Dizzy Gillespie, Pat Metheny, Branford Marsalis, Pino Daniele, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Salif Keita.
 
Cinelu will be joined by Richard Boulger on trumpet and flugelhorn, Dario Boente on piano and keyboards, and Tony Lewis on drums and percussion.
 
Doors open: 6:30pm. Tickets can be purchased here.
 
All proceeds will help support music education at BAAMS, which provides after-school and Saturday music study, as well as a summer jazz-band day camp for students ages 10-18, of all experience levels.
 
Also Saturday, the BAAMS faculty presents master-class workshops for all ages, featuring Cinelu, Boulger, Boente, Lewis and bassist Nathan Peck.
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