Adams Community Bank Employees Begin Fundraising for Walk to End Alzheimer's

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ADAMS, Mass. — The Adams Community Bank Walk to End Alzheimer’s team is hosting a special event, “Painting for a Cause” with Progressive Palette, as part of its fundraising efforts to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.

The event will be held at the Cheshire Rod & Gun Club on Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 6-8 p.m. The cost is $40 and includes a generous donation to the Alzheimer’s Association, two hours of painting, all supplies and appetizers.

A limited number of seats are available through the Progressive Palette website. All of the proceeds raised will go directly to the Alzheimer’s Association.

The 2015 Walk to End Alzheimer’s will take place on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, Farnams Causeway in Cheshire. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m.  

Adams Community Bank is an independent, community savings bank located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts and headquartered in Adams. Adams Community Bank has branch locations in Adams, Cheshire, Lanesboro, Lee, North Adams and Williamstown.


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Adams Free Library Pastel Painting Workshops

ADAMS, Mass. — Award-winning pastel artist Gregory Maichack will present three separate pastel painting workshops for adults and teens 16+, to be hosted by the Adams Free Library. 
 
Wednesday, April 24 The Sunflower; Wednesday, May 8 Jimson Weed; and Thursday, May 23 Calla Turned Away from 10:00 a.m. to noon.  
 
Registration is required for each event.  Library events are free and open to the public.
 
These programs are funded by a Festivals and Projects grant of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
 
This workshop is designed for participants of all skill levels, from beginner to advanced. Attendees will create a personalized, original pastel painting based on Georgia O’Keefe’s beautiful pastel renditions of The Sunflower, Jimson Weed and Calla Turned Away. All materials will be supplied. Seating may fill quickly, so please call 413-743-8345 to register for these free classes.
 
Maichack is an award-winning portraitist and painter working primarily in pastels living in the Berkshires. He has taught as a member of the faculty of the Museum School in Springfield, as well as at Greenfield and Holyoke Community College, Westfield State, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
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