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R2W Talks Fundraiser Thanks!

Thank you to everyone that came out for the R2W Talks fundraiser, we raised $1,000 for WBCR-lp!

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We have a Winner!

Julie Rider of Pittsfield is the winner of our guitar raffle.

From Phil Tierney:

The Nikita has left the building but left behind over $5,000 for WBCR.  The drawing was last evening on air during Common Sense Songs and thank you Barbara & Graham Dean for letting us use your air time for this.  Many many thanks are in order, and because my memory ain’t what it used to be (never was much good) I’ll just send a combined thank you to all the WBCR programmers who sold tickets, bought a spare set of guitar strings for “The Nick”, held a House Party for us and made up the great posters.

To the amazing and extremely talented musicians, Graham Dean, Rob Putnam, Steve Ide, Sam Lardner, Peter King, Andy Kelly and John Prusinski who went out on a limb for us by playing “The Nick” for the first time at their gigs, encouraging their audiences to buy tickets and buying tickets themselves.  Thank you, thank you.

For Eagle reporter Derek Gentile who visited WBCR and drew the lucky winner’s name.  Thank you.

For the special venues that let us display the Nikita and made tickets available for sale (in some cases when they sold guitars themselves), Tune Street,  The Music Store,  Wood Bros. Music, The Berkshire Music School and Toonerville Trollies.  Thank you.

For the restaurants who allowed us to drop in with the Nikita , display it and sell tickets there,  Castle Street Cafe, The Brick House, The Gypsy Joynt,  Patrick’s Pub, Missions, The Lantern, The Josh Billing Bash, The Market Place and The Colonial Theater. Thank you.

For James “Nick” Mallozzo who created this beautiful one of a kind instrument and most generously gave it to WBCR to raffle. Thank you.

Finally to all our friends, relatives, and supporter who purchased tickets.  Thank you.

Oh yes and to Julie Rider, of Pittsfield, whose name was drawn last night, congratulations on winning the one of a kind $3500 Nikita Guitar.  I’m going to miss it.

→ Posted on Thu. December 20th, 2012 by wbcr-web.
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A Big Thank You

A big thank you to all of the local businesses that contributed premiums and other support to our fall fund drive.

Alium
Baba Louie’s
Berkshire Coop Market
Berkshire Jazz Festival
Berkshire Mountain Bakery
Big Y
Bizen
Blue Rider Stables
Cafe Adam
Castle Street Cafe
Catherine’s Chocolates
Domaney’s
Dreamaway Lodge
Eagle Shoe and Boot Co.
Fiori
Fuel
Great Barrington Bagel Co.
Joyce Schneider Acupuncture
Mahaiwe Theater
MassMoca
Maria’s European Delights
The Meat Market
The Music Store
Plaza Package
Price Chopper
Riverbend Cafe
Robin’s Candy Store
Rubiner’s
Scott Vighi Massage
Shakespeare and Co.
Siam Square
Soco Creamery
Staples
T.P. Saddleblanket
Yoga Great Barrington

Thank you to Gabrielle Senza for the use of her Art Studio, Eleven for the House Concert.

The musicians were:

Vikki True and Peter Schneider
Chris Merenda
Ryan Foss
Joanne Spies
The Berkshire Mountain Rambler
Gabrielle Senza and Darren Todd
Rodney Mashia
Steph Campbell and Anders Johannson

→ Posted on Wed. December 12th, 2012 by wbcr-web.
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Win A Beautiful $3,500 Custom-Built Nikita Kintia Guitar! Raffle Proceeds Benefit WBCR-LP.

Raffle tickets can be purchased for $5 each or 5 for $20 and can be purchased at:

Great Barrington

• Tune Street
• The Music Store
• WBCR Studio 37 Rosseter St.
  Saturdays 2-7 PM
  Sundays 11-3 PM

Pittsfield

• Wood Brothers Music
• Berkshire Music School

Williamstown

• Toonerville Trolley

A lucky winner will be selected on December 19, 2012.

Nikita Guitars are hand crafted using the finest woods and materials available. This guitar is an heirloom quality musical instrument tough enough to be played every day. The hand rubbed oil finish produces a satin patina that allows the natural texture of the wood to be felt while playing. Guitar maker James Mellozzo has been called the Frank Lloyd Wright of the guitar world and has never reproduced the same guitar twice. He has sold guitars in almost every country on the planet.
Learn more: http://www.nikitaguitars.com

Rob Putnam playing the Nikita at the Castle Street Cafe.

→ Posted on Wed. August 22nd, 2012 by wbcr-web.
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