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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LENOX, Mass. - The Lenox Library’s 14th annual book sale will be held Friday, August 28, to Sunday, August 30, at 18 Main Street. This year’s “Bargains in Books” event features over 20,000 books gathered from Berkshire homes.
Book lovers will find thousands of children’s books, specialized cookbooks, books on fly fishing, gardening, poetry, art, military and WWII, first editions, sets, and lots of old and new fiction at bargain prices, as well as many other categories including graphic novels, a brand new one. Prices start at 50 cents.
The grand opening at the Library will be on Friday, August 28, from 11am to 6pm ($5 donation until 2pm, then free). The sale continues on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm when admission is free all day. There will be a large collection of gifts to choose from for anyone spending $15 or more on Saturday or Sunday.
All proceeds from the book sale, which is staffed entirely by volunteers, benefit the Library’s many educational programs and activities offered to the public year-round free of charge.
For more information call (413) 445-5679 or (413) 637-0704.