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

11:32AM / Wednesday, August 13, 2025Print Story | Email Story

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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Units Available at Lee's New Eagle Mill Housing Development

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
01:57PM / Tuesday, October 27, 2026

It's took more than a decade to bring the Eagle Lofts to fruition in the former Eagle mill.

LEE, Mass. — Hearthway wants community members to know there are three-bedroom units available at The Lofts at Eagle Mill with little to no waitlist.

The apartments at 73 West Center St. recently came online in the historic building on the banks of the Housatonic River after more than a decade of work. The first tenants began moving in last week.

Three-bedroom units are less than $2,000 per month for those who meet income requirements.

"These units are $1,855 a month with hot water included. To qualify, applicants must be under the 60 percent AMI income limit by household size and be able to afford the rent," the affordable housing provider wrote in a communication on Monday.

"Mobile vouchers are welcomed."

A ribbon was cut at the former paper mill over the summer for 56 one- to three-bedroom, mixed-income units in the heart of downtown.

According to a chart provided by Hearthway, 60 percent area median income is $55,320 per year for a one person household, $63,240 a year for a two-person household, $71,160 a year for a three-person household, and $79,020 a year for a four-person household.

Applications are available in English and Spanish. They can submitted via email to leasing@hearthway.org, drop off to the main office at 1 Fenn St in Pittsfield, fax to 413-403-2710, or USPS mail to P.O. Box 1180, Pittsfield, MA 01202-1180.