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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“Pittsfield Cemetery Walk Offers Encounters With Past Notables
10:24AM / Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Please Note: Due To A Scheduling Conflict, The Cemetery Walk By The Berkshire Historical Society, Scheduled For The 11th Of October At 3 pm, Has Been Cancelled.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Historical Society invites area residents to take a stroll through the historic Pittsfield Cemetery on Sunday, Oct. 11, and "meet" some of the area's most colorful characters from the past.
Brought to life in a script by J. Peter Bergman, "City Plots" will introduce such notables as historian J.E.A. Smith, played by Charles Wright, and Mary Agnes Pomeroy Barlett, wife of Civil War hero Gen. William F. Bartlett, played by Diane Arduini. Others in the cast include Sally Filkins, Rolinde Albrecht and Thomas Towne.
The tour will meet inside the gates of the cemetery at 203 Wahconah St. and will begin promptly at 3. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for children. Tickets are available at the gate or call 1-413-1793, Ext. 11. Comfortable shoes are suggested.
