MCLA Athletics Golf Classic Returns

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The MCLA Athletics Golf Classic will make its return Monday, Aug. 2 at Berkshire Hills Country Club in Pittsfield after a one year absence due to the pandemic. 
 
The Golf Classic serves as a major fundraiser for the College's Athletics Department. Over the years, the Classic has netted more than $40,000 in funds to support the MCLA's student-athletes. 
 
Jointly hosted by the offices of Institutional Advancement and Athletics, this year's event will honor 2020 and 2021 senior student-athletes, who either had significant portions of their season cut short or were unable to begin their season as a result of the pandemic. 
 
The format for the event is an 18-hole scramble, and the entry cost includes greens fees, golf cart rental, lunch, a tee gift, raffle tickets, and prizes. 
 
Those interested in signing up for or sponsoring the event may do so at this link: https://lnk.mcla.edu/golfclassic 
 
Please contact Assistant Athletics Director Jeff Puleri at j.puleri@mcla.edu with any questions. 
 
This year's President's Club Title Sponsor of the Golf Classic is MountainOne Bank. Leadership-level sponsors of the event include Petri Contracting, Adams Community Bank, Alton & Westall Real Estate Agency, Casella Waste System, Inc., and ARAMARK Eastern Region. 
 
Additional event sponsors include: Berkshire Bank Foundation; Cutillo Communications LLC; D.A. Sullivan & Sons, Inc.; EDM Services, Inc.; Greylock Federal Credit Union; J.H. Maxymillian, Inc.; Sawyer, LLC; George Apkin and Sons, Inc.; Adams Plumbing & Heating; Interprint, Inc.; M&W Heating Inc.; Becks Printing Company; Blue Moon Industries Inc.; Boston Seafood Restaurant; Angelina's Sub Shop North Adams; Gajda, Arnold & McConnell, PC; Very Good Property Development; Bob Ziomek '89; MacFarlane Office Products, Inc.; and Maselli & Field.   
 
 
 

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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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