St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.
Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.
First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.
Nov. 28 Becket Federated Church, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.
Dec. 5
Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
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•Music - I/O fest ‘10 presents After Hours, 10:00, Free, 1-413-597-2425, Senior music majors Brian Simalchik and Alex Creighton organize a concert performed entirely by students of new and experimental music of composers under the age of 30, featuring their own works plus music by Jacob Walls ‘11, Missy Mazzoli, Timo Anders, Trevor Gureckis, and Sarah Snyder.
2010-01-08
•Special Event - Williams College Planetarium Shows for the Public, 7:30 p.m., Williams College, Old Hopkins Observatory, Williamstown, 413-597-2188, Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public. Audiences will be treated to shows from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector, installed in April 2005. •Lecture - New Parents Gallery Talk series at the Clark, 10:15 am, The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, Admission is free., 413-458-2303, The talks, most appropriate for parents with pre-toddlers. The series gives new parents, along with their babies, an opportunity to meet other new parents and enjoy a Clark curator-led gallery talk geared toward adults. The talks explore a variety of art objects in the Clark's collection.
2010-01-09
•Music - I/O fest ‘10 presents Opus Zero Band and Percussion Ensemble: "Trilogy", 8:00PM, Free, 1-413-597-2425, Features a trilogy of electro-acoustic works by Dutch composer Michel van der Aa: Above, Between, and Attach.
2010-01-14
•Lecture - Mt. Greylock CMCA To Sponsor Lecture Series, 7:30pm, Mt. Greylock Regional High school, meeting room, Williamstown, 663-7588, Justin Moore, Head Coach of the Women’s Crew Team at Williams College will give a comprehensive lecture on the physiology of drinking as it relates to the athlete’s body. The title of his lecture is “Alcohol and Human Performance: Alcohol’s Effect on the Body and It’s Potential Consequences Relating to Athletic Performance."
2010-01-15
•Special Event - Williams College Planetarium Shows for the Public, 7:30 p.m., Williams College, Old Hopkins Observatory, Williamstown, 413-597-2188, Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public. Audiences will be treated to shows from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector, installed in April 2005.
2010-01-22
•Special Event - Williams College Planetarium Shows for the Public, 7:30 p.m., Williams College, Old Hopkins Observatory, Williamstown, 413-597-2188, Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public. Audiences will be treated to shows from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector, installed in April 2005.
2010-01-28
•Lecture - Mt. Greylock CMCA To Sponsor Lecture Series, 7:30pm, Mt. Greylock Regional High school, meeting room, Williamstown, 663-7588, A community forum which will include a panel of experts in the area of child psychology, addiction & law enforcement as well as parents, teenagers and others. This will give us all a chance to discover ways in which we can talk to our young children, teenagers and students about these very complex issues.