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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Famous Slam Poet Mayda del Valle to perform at Williams College
01:41PM / Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Mayda del Valle, Goodrich Hall at Williams College, Nov. 5. 7 p.m.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - The Williams College Vista organization will kick off its month-long celebration of Latino Heritage Month with a surprise visit by spoken word poet and actress Mayda del Valle '00. She will perform in Goodrich Hall at 7 p.m., tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 5. The event is free and open to the public.
del Valle has been described by the Chicago Sun Times as having "a way with words. Sometimes they seem to flutter and roll off her lips. Other times they burst forth like a comet streaking across a nighttime sky."
A nationally known poet and performer, del Valle is the daughter of Puerto Rican parents and grew up in Chicago.
In May, she was honored to perform at the White House for President Barack Obama and the First Lady.
del Valle has appeared on many high profile stages, including six episodes of Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on HBO and touring with Norman Lear's Declare Yourself Spoken Word Tour.
She was a contributing writer and original cast member of the Tony Award winning Def Poetry Jam on Broadway and has appeared in Urban Latino, Latina Magazine, Mass Appeal, The Source, and The New York Times.
del Valle was named by Smithsonian Magazine as one of America's Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences, and was featured in the September issue of Oprah's O Magazine as one of 20 women considered remarkable visionaries.
