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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MONTEREY, Mass. - Come celebrate Heirloom Garden Day at the Bidwell House Museum on Saturday August 22 starting at 11 am with a garden tour, power-point presentation on companion planting schemes, and a wreath-making workshop.
Ruth Green, coordinator of the “Garden Angels,” a group of volunteer gardeners who tend the museum vegetable and flowers gardens, and owner of Green Arts Garden Design, will give a power point presentation called “Lessons from the Colonial Garden: Herbs and Companion Planting.” The presentation will be held in the museum carriage barn off the 1830 addition. Please plan to arrive early because space is limited for this popular program.
The colonial garden is located on the south-facing high ground behind the historic 1750 house. Beyond the garden, the magical remains of a 150 year-old orchard and a nearby Algonquin wigwam celebrate the earliest Mahican horticultural achievements in planting the sacred "Three Sisters,” corn, squash and beans.
The garden, a 75 by 60 foot area planted with heirloom seeds often with a 200-year heritage, follows a quadrant that best reflects a traditional colonial design. One quarter is for perennial crops, such as asparagus and raspberries, and the others are for annual crops. Select herbs are strategically added to the mix to complete the companion planting schematic, which Green will explain in her presentation.
Both the Jan Emmons flower garden and the Heirloom Vegetable garden at the Bidwell House will be on view. Come learn what is planted and enjoy the grounds. Both the gardens will provide a splendid backdrop for a scrumptious picnic lunch that is provided with admission to this event, which is $15 non-members, $10 members.
At 1 pm there will be a Make-Your-Own-Wreath workshop with museum caretaker Christine Caccamo. Participation is by pre-registration only and there is a fee of $15 per person for supplies. Please call the museum at 413.528.6888 for reservations.
The Bidwell House Museum is a New England heritage landmark that uses the history of its land, house and collections to re-imagine, re-create, restore, and research colonial and early American life in Western Massachusetts. It is located at the end of Art School Road in Monterey. For more information, contact the Museum at (413) 528-6888 or visit us on the web at www.bidwellhousemuseum.org.
