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School play ADAMS — Adams Memorial Middle School will present its annual musical, “The King and I,” in public performances Friday, Jan. 30, and Saturday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. Tickets are $6 and are available through any cast member or at the door. The Tony-Award-winning play by Rodgers and Hammerstein was the best Broadway musical of 1951 and ran for 1,246 performances. Super breakfast NORTH ADAMS — St. Anthony of Padua Church will hold a Super Bowl breakfast on Sunday, Feb.1, from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. at its Parish Center. The menu will include French toast, sausage, scrambled eggs, muffins, juice, coffee or tea. The price is $4 for adults and $2 for children. Everyone is welcome. There will also be a raffle for tools and a basket of Super Bowl snacks. Spaghetti dinner ADAMS — The Bounti-Fare Restaurant, Route 8, Adams, will host a spaghetti dinner and raffle on Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 5 to 8 p.m. to benefit the Berkshire Humane Society. The cost is $7 per adult and $5 for children. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be donated to the humane society. Berkshire Humane Society is a nonprofit organization serving western Massachusetts and the nearby areas of Vermont, New York and Connecticut. It services over 2,500 homeless animals yearly, as well as offering numerous community and educational programs on a continuing basis. Information: 447-7878. Story Time NORTH ADAMS — The North Adams Public Library offers a “Story Time” featuring a related craft or activity every Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the children’s department for preschoolers. There are children to interact with, toys to play with and books and videotapes to borrow. The library is temporarily located at 26 Union St., during the renovation and construction of the Houghton Mansion. Information: 662-3133. Daughter dance NORTH ADAMS — The 10th annual Father and Daughter Valentine Dance will be held on Sunday, Feb. 15, at the Eagles Hall on Curran Highway from 6 to 9 p.m. The event is for fathers or father figures and their daughters of all ages. In the past, women and girls have attended with their fathers, uncles, neighbors or friends’ fathers. There will be dancing to a disc jockey, and each girl who enters the event will receive a flower. There will also be a door prize, raffles and various other prizes for competitions, such as the Hula-hoop contest, which was introduced at last years’ event with great success. Tickets are $5 per person in advance and $6 at the door. All proceeds will go into an emergency fund at Northern Berkshire Community Action to help the working poor who are having difficulty paying fuel costs. The committee also asks that each person bring a canned good to donate to the food pantry at Northern Berkshire Community Action. Information: Jay or Terri Cooper, 743-7532. ‘Civil Dialogue’ NORTH ADAMS — The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will sponsor an event related to the National Wellstone Civic Dialogue Project on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 7 p.m. in Room 324A of the Amsler Campus Center. The program, named for former U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, will include a discussion on the values, issues and commitments that are important to citizens and what role ordinary citizens can play in creating solutions to problems in the world. The event is free and open to the entire community. Throughout his life, Wellstone challenged others to act on their convictions for causes that mattered to them. He was committed to civil discussion of differences and respect among those who disagree. The MCLA event, coordinated by Robert Bence, professor of political science, will consider such topics as money and politics, domestic violence, universal health care, mental health parity, Iraq, education and economic justice. During the discussion, references will be made to Chapter 1 in Wellstone's book “Conscience of a Liberal.” Information: 662-5205. Moonlight hike WILLIAMSTOWN — The Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation will host a “Full Moon Snowshoe Hike” on Friday, Feb. 6, beginning at 7 p.m. at Sheep Hill. Leslie Reed-Evans, foundation director, will guide hikers around the 55-acre farm for a about one hour of snow shoeing, to be followed by hot chocolate and cookies in the farm house. Evans advised hikers to dress warmly and bring their own snowshoes. In case of no snow, the event will be canceled. If no moon is visible, however, it will still be held. Sheep Hill is at 671 Cold Spring Road (Route 7, south from Williamstown: Four-tenths of a mile past the Captain’s Table Restaurant, take a right into the driveway immediately after the concrete bridge.) Established in 1986, the rural lands foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of the New England character of Williamstown and surrounding areas through appreciation of natural resources, education and research. Information: www.wrlf.org or 458-2494.
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Senior Golf Series Returns in September

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Berkshire County Fall Senior Golf series returns in September with events on five consecutive Wednesdays starting Sept. 18.
 
It is the 22nd year of the series, which is a fund-raiser for junior golf in the county, and it is open to players aged 50 and up.
 
The series will feature two divisions for each event based on the combined ages of the playing partners.
 
Golfers play from the white tees (or equivalent) with participants 70 and over or who have a handicap of more than 9 able to play from the forward tees.
 
Gross and net prices will be available in each division.
 
The cost is $55 per event and includes a round of golf, food and prizes. Carts are available for an additional fee.
 
Golfers should call the pro shop at the course for that week's event no sooner than two weeks before the event to register.
 
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