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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Mammography Dispute The government's issued controversial new guidelines stating that women shouldn't get annual mammograms until age 50, rather than age 40.
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rob Adams, vice president of sales and marketing for Boxcar Media Inc., will deliver this week's Brown Bag workshop on Wednesday, May 6.
The lunchtime series is sponsored by the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce and are designed to help area business owners. The Berkshire Chamber has enlisted the help of experts in the region to provide 60-minute sessions on topics including communication, financial planning, marketing, management, and the use of social media.
Adams' talk on "The Reality of Your Virtual Business" will include strategies for effectively managing virtual employees and customers in today's technology-driven office and marketplace. Boxcar Media is the parent company of iBerkshires.com, Agency BCM and Raceway Media, which includes the international classified racing car site RacingJunk.com. Boxcar is headquartered on Main Street in North Adams.
The workshop will be held in the fourth-floor conference room at Hoosac Bank, 93 Main Street, from noon to 1; attendees are invited to bring along a brown-bagged lunch.
Brown Bag Series workshops are free to chamber members. While nonmembers are typically charged $10 per person to attend, Hoosac Bank will cover the cost of anyone who wishes to attend as a way to support area businesses.
This series will run through May 13. The last workshop is "'NET'working: Building Your Business Through Social Media" presented by the chamber's own Christina Barrett on Wednesday, May 13.
To register for the any of the sessions in the series, visit www.berkshirechamber.com, e-mail choyt@berkshirechamber.com, or call 413-499-4000, Ext. 26.
