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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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Bank Foundation recently awarded a grant to the Storefront Artist Project to fund its "Comic and Cartoon Art Comes Alive" free family-friendly education programming this summer.
The educational outreach program brings a series of related events and workshops focused on comic and cartoon art for children and families. Workshops and programs are free of charge and take place during the "Art of Scott Hanna" exhibit on view Aug. 1 through 30 at the Storefront Artist Project on Fenn Street.
Events include:
Aug. 8: "Create-a-Superhero" workshop with Timothy Callahan from 1 to 3 p.m.
Aug. 12: Artist salon from 6 to 8, with "Insuring Your Collectibles" with JJ Filiault of Berkshire Insurance Group Inc.
Aug. 16: Comic Book Exchange from noon to 2. Bring favorite comics to trade, swap, buy and have evaluated with James Arlemagne, owner of Fantasy Realms on Elm Street.
Aug. 20: In collaboration with United Cerebral Palsy of Berkshire County, Joe Staton will hold a drawing class from 1 to 3 p.m.
Aug. 20: Pittsfield's 3rd Thursday celebration with Scott Hanna and Joe Staton from 5 to 8 p.m.
Aug. 21: Scott Hanna will be live on television and online for a master drawing class. PCTV will broadcast at 7 p.m.
Aug. 29: Closing reception with Hanna from 6 to 8 p.m. T
Programming is supported by Berkshire Bank Foundation with additional support from Canson, FANBOY Papers, Sakura, Bags Unlimited and Global Travel Services.
"Art of Scott Hanna"
Hanna has been drawing and inking comic books for more than 20 years. To date, he's inked nearly 14,000 pages of comic art. Hanna has worked on top characters, including inking Spider-Man for 14 years and a five-year run on Detective Comics' Batman. Currently, he is the inker on Hawkeye, Darkhawk, Terror Inc., R.E.B.E.L.S. and doing finishes on Vigilante. His artwork has been published in more than 100 graphic novels, mostly for Marvel and DC. He received the 2005 Wizard Fan Award for Best Inker and the 2002 Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story – Amazing Spider-Man 30-35: "Coming Home."
