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. - The Berkshire Concert Choir is preparing to begin rehearsals for the upcoming fall season and Christmas concerts. John E. Cheney will once again return as conductor and artistic director of the Choir.
The first rehearsal for this fall season will be held on Wednesday, September 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Church on the Hill, 55 Main Street, Lenox. The Chapel is handicap accessible.
Rehearsals will continue to be held on subsequent Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Singers of all ages and experience levels are encouraged to join. No audition is required.
The Christmas concerts are scheduled for Friday, December 18, and Saturday, December 19, in Lenox and Pittsfield. Highlights of the Christmas program include The Shepherd's Farewell by Hector Berlioz; the traditional Polish carol Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, arr. by Grant Cochran; and In the Bleak Midwinter by Gustav Holst, arr. by Robert Lau.
For more information, interested singers can contact Mr. Cheney at (413) 443-4758 or by visiting http://www.bhsinging.org/.
