Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax Perform at April Hill to Benefit Greenagers

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SOUTH EGREMONT, Mass. — Yo-Yo Ma and Emmanual Ax return to April Hill on Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. with their fourth benefit concert in support of Greenagers, a local nonprofit serving area youth with paid outdoor jobs and education programs. 
 
Held on the scenic grounds of April Hill at 62 Undermountain Road, proceeds support Greenagers' programs that empower youth while caring for the land and community.
 
Concert guests are invited to arrive early with their own meal; complementary beverages will be available.
 
All ticket purchases support Greenagers' mission.
 
Tickets are $1,000 (Sustainers; $960 tax-deductible) or $500 (Trailblazers, $480 tax-deductible). Sustainer tickets include priority seating and post-concert reception.
 
In a joint statement, Ma and Ax said: "Greenagers is the best of Berkshire culture-remembering our past as it imagines and builds our future. We work with our hands all the time, and so we are especially excited to add a little support to Greenagers, where young people learn to use their hands to make the Berkshires a more wonderful place for all of us." 
 
Concert guests are invited to extend their Greenagers experience by joining in the Second Annual Greenagers Gala on Friday, Aug. 15, 5:30 p.m. This is a separate event requiring a separate ticket purchase. 
 
"The gala is a refreshing change of pace designed for connection, learning, and celebrating the impact of youth work and education in our region," said Greenagers Executive Director Will Conklin. "Then on Sunday, return to the grounds of April Hill for Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax under the sunset sky."
 
Tickets and more information can be found at https://greenagers.org/concerttickets/  and at https://greenagers.org/summergala
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Letter: Southern Berkshire Ambulance Expresses Gratitude for Support

Letter to the Editor

To the Editor:

Over the next nine months, the Southern Berkshire Ambulance Squad (SBAS) will take delivery of two new ambulances, at a cost of roughly $1 million, to replace two vehicles that are very much on their last wheels. Lacking that $1 million, SBAS had to put out an emergency call of its own. I write to share the wonderful news that Berkshire Preservation Inc. (BPI) more than answered our call.

BPI's board, which includes Carole Owens, Louis Schroeter, Wende and David Carver, Nelson Furlano, and Todd Ehrlich worked tirelessly to organize a benefit concert at the Colonial Theatre that netted $98,877 for SBAS. We saw firsthand how hard they worked to bring it off, and we could not be more grateful to be the beneficiaries of their efforts and generosity.

SBAS answers your emergency calls 24/7/365. It means a great deal to us that when we were the ones in need, BPI answered ours. If you would like to learn more about BPI, and you should, please go to preservationinc.org.

With deep gratitude,

Ken Schumacher
Great Barrington, Mass. 

Ken Schumacher is president of the board of directors
of the Southern Ambulance Squad

 

 

 

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