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Rain, Rain and Then ... Snow? Wet Weekend Ahead

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This weekend is starting off with icy rain that will switch to drenching, and then the beginning of the week could start with a foot of snow depending on which path a cross-country storm takes over the next couple days
 
The National Weather Service has a winter weather advisory in effect from Friday afternoon until 10 p.m. as light, freezing rain enters the region. The Albany, N.Y., office is warning there could be very slippery roads, sidewalks and bridges but the sleet should turn to just plain rain as the temperatures rise later in the day. 
 
That means Saturday will see warmer air and heavier rain, although there could be some dry spots in the afternoon. Max temps could reach into upper 40s and 50s, and it will continue to be cloudy and dreary through the day, according to NWS. Sunday's looking a bit better although colder.
 
Of more concern is a major storm system moving through the western states and heading into New England late Monday on the heels of the rainstorm. 
 
Colder air is expected to push into the region beginning Saturday night with snow falling across the Adirondacks by Sunday morning. Sunday afternoon could see snow showers and gusty winds with temperatures hovering in the 30s. Then a second storm system will move into the region late Monday or Tuesday along a 3,000-mile path from the central Plains.
 
"One scenario takes a weak to moderate storm on a quick pace from the central Plains on Sunday to the Tennessee Valley and the southern Appalachians on Monday and then the mid-Atlantic coast by Tuesday," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson said. That may mean snow across for most of the Northeast and a wintry mix across southern New York and New England
 
A second scenario could push the snow mostly into Canada and New England's far north but dumping a mix of rain, sleet and snow across New England. 
 
"Even with a surge of warm air, there might still be a wedge of cold air that gets trapped over parts of the central Appalachians and central New England. A significant ice storm might come about in that case," Anderson said.
 
The first scenario could mean upwards of 15 inches of snow for the Berkshires and Southern Vermont; the second, an icy mess across the region. Either way looks like a no-win scenario. 
 
Greylock Snow Day isn't predicting any snow days for Tuesday yet, but it is keeping an eye on a big storm being predicted for Dec. 23. 
 
"We do not think we'll get two feet of snow 10 days from now, but the chance for major winter storm is very much in the conversation. Should we get another foot of snow, this will go down as one of the snowiest Decembers ever. And few people will mind having a white Christmas this year," the blog writes.

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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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