BAAMS Faculty Band to Perform Benefit Concert

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Richard Boulger, founder of BAAMS and a North Adams native, established the academy.

ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshires' Academy for Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) Faculty Band is scheduled to perform a benefit concert on Wednesday, July 16, at Studio 9, located at The Porches' Inn.

The concert aims to help offset the costs associated with the week-long Summer Jazz Band Day Camp.

The performance also marks the five-year anniversary of BAAMS, a nonprofit organization.

The concert is set to begin at 7 p.m. The faculty band, led by trumpeter Richard Boulger, will feature saxophonist Ron Blake, guitarist Rodney Jones, bassist Alex Blake, pianist Dario Boente, percussionist Mino Cinelu, and drummer Kenwood Dennard.

Additional information regarding the musicians is also available online.

The band's repertoire will include jazz, world, blues, and funk music.

Richard Boulger, founder of BAAMS and a North Adams native, established the academy, which receives support in part from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire. The 7th Berkshires' Summer Jazz Band Day Camp is scheduled to take place from July 14-18 at the BAAMS' academy building in Heritage Park, North Adams.

Tickets for the concert can be purchased through this link

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Teacher of the Month: Kaylea Nocher

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — First-grade students in Kaylea Nocher's class feel secure and empowered in the classroom, confidently embracing mistakes as they take charge of their learning.
 
This safe and fun atmosphere has earned Nocher the iBerkshires Teacher of the Month designation. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, features distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here
 
Nearly a dozen parents and colleagues nominated the Brayton Elementary School teacher, praising her dedication, connection to students, and engaging classroom environment — going above and beyond to foster growth in her students.
 
"My students are the most important part of the job, and instilling love and a love for learning with them is so valuable," she said. 
 
"We have these little minds that we get to mold in a safe and loving environment, and it's really special to be able to do that with them."
 
Nocher has built her classroom on the foundation of love, describing it as the umbrella for all learning. 
 
"If you have your students feel loved… in the sense that they have a love for learning, they have a love for taking risks, they have a love for themselves, and they can use that in everything that they do," she said. 
 
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