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 – The Berkshire Museum in downtown Pittsfield will participate in the fourth annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian magazine, Saturday, September 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Berkshire Museum will join other cultural institutions nationwide by opening their doors free of charge to Smithsonian magazine readers and Smithsonian.com visitors.
Attendees must present Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Admission Card to gain free entry. This card is available in the September 2008 issue of Smithsonian magazine, and a downloadable version, available to the general public, is at Smithsonian.com. Last year 651 museums offered free Museum Day admission.
Museum Day visitors will enjoy Look at Us, an exhibition featuring more than 200 paintings, drawings, photographs, and prints, by artists ranging from Ammi Phillips and Erastus Salisbury Field to John Singer Sargent and Norman Rockwell. The new climate control system allows the inclusion of works on paper from the collection that have rarely or never been seen. The exhibition is complemented with a selection of nine portraits on loan from the Whitney Museum of American Art, including works by Andy Warhol, Chuck Close, and Cindy Sherman. Multimedia elements include video installations by Berkshire artists and Facebook “portraits” of Berkshire Museum icons including the mummy of Pahat and Wally the Stegosaurus, and a photo booth where visitors may create their own portraits.
In addition to Look@Us, Berkshire Museum’s new Feighenbaum Hall of Innovation offers an interactive and educational experiences for all ages. The 3000-square-foot exhibition space features an ever-changing exploration of innovators who have enhanced people’s lives around the world. The focus is on innovations that originated in the Berkshires and have had worldwide influence. In keeping with the Berkshire Museum’s approach of “colliding” art, history, and science, the Feigenbaum Hall of Innovation explores innovations in science, technology, business, politics, culture, and the arts. The multi-media exhibition includes original historical artifacts, works of art, video, and interactives.
The Berkshire Museum is located at 39 South Street on Route 7 in Downtown Pittsfield. The galleries are open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. For more information, contact the Berkshire Museum at (413) 443.7171, ext. 10, or visit www.berkshiremuseum.org.
