8th Annual Riverside Jam Concert
to Benefit Local Music Students

The 8th Annual Riverside Jam Concert will take place Saturday, August 4, from 2 p.m. until dark at the Great Barrington Bandstand behind Town Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. Collection boxes will benefit the P.R. Kellerman Foundation, a South-Egremont-based organization that offers need-based music scholarships and practice instruments to Berkshire children.

The Riverside Jam is an annual musical reunion of former bandmates and friends. Started in 1990 with 9 participants in Westport Connecticut, the Riverside Jam has grown to include a core group of more than 30 musicians, many of whom played together in Chicago bands in the 1980s, and some who have joined the group in later years. The concert will feature songs in a wide range of styles from rock to jazz, blues to pop folk and country. This year’s event will also include performances by South County music students and musicians.

The Riverside Jam takes place in a different city each year. This year’s event is hosted by David Hodge and Karen Berger, music teachers in South Egremont. Previous Riverside Jams have taken place in Westport (CT) Chicago (twice), Elkhart, Indiana, Minneapolis, and New Brunswick, New Jersey. This is Riverside second visit to the Berkshires, the first visit being in 2004.

Contributions to fund Riverside Jam are given by the musicians, and the excess is donated to local organizations. This year’s hosts, Karen Berger and David Hodge, of Egremont, are donating all funds to the P.R. Kellerman Foundation. The P.R. Kellerman Foundation commemorates the life of Peter Kellerman, who died in the 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attacks. Robi Kellerman, Peter’s widow, explains that Peter loved children, music, and the Berkshires, where the couple had a vacation home. The foundation celebrates Peter Kellerman’s life by bringing his passions together and benefiting the community he loved.

This year’s concert kicks off on Saturday, August 4, with a preview performance by Riverside Jam musicians and David Hodge’s guitar students from Berkshire Community College at the Great Barrington Farmer’s Market (11 AM. until 1 PM). At 2 PM., the musicians will move to the Great Barrington Bandstand behind Town Hall and play until dark.

cordially invites you to spend the evening with

Crash Mansion • 199 Bowery (at Spring St.), NYC
Thursday, October 19th, 2006 • Doors open at 8:00 pm

Your $40.00 donation for admission is tax-deductible, and will
help us provide free music lessons and instruments to children in
Berkshire County who would otherwise be unable to afford to study
music. Raffle tickets available at the show. Enter to win great prizes
and support the mission of the PR Kellerman Foundation.

Join Us For A Night Of Music &
Make Some Of Your Own

Saturday, April 1, 2006
At The Barn Of The Weathervane Inn, Route 23, S. Egremont, Ma
8:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M.

Concert Performance & Open Mike Featuring Grammy Award Winning Artist & Performer
Wayne Johnson Of The Manhattan Transfer

Sponsored By Taylor Guitars

The price of admission for this evening is a donation to the PR Kellerman Foundation, a non-profit organization providing free music lessons and instruments to children in Berkshire County who are unable to afford to study music. This foundation has been created in the loving memory of Peter Rodney Kellerman, a Berkshires resident whose life was cut short on 9-11 but whose memory lives on with music.

Space is strictly limited to 50 participants. Reservations are required by calling 800 (413) 528-9580

Free gifts from Taylor Guitars for open mike participants
You could win a Baby Taylor Guitar just for coming!!!