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 Pittsfield Garden Tour will participate in this month’s Third Thursday July 17 with its annual Birdhouse Spectacular and Artists Reception, which will feature both a silent and live auction of 48 beautiful handmade birdhouses designed by area artists.
The event will take place at 164 North Street from 5 to 8:30 p.m. with the Live Auction at 7 p.m. Twelve of the Birdhouses have been juried and selected for inclusion in a special edition 2009 calendar. In addition to Birdhouses, a variety of gardening-related and other valuable items will be available for silent auction. Attendants will also have the opportunity to meet the Birdhouses artists.
The 12th Annual Pittsfield Garden Tour will take place July 19 and 20. Tickets are still available at:
* Dr. Lahey’s Garden, 1032 South Street, Pittsfield * Joseph on the Mall, Crowne Plaza, Pittsfield * Trillium Garden Company, 25 Pittsfield Road, Lenox * Crowne Jewelers, Allendale Shopping Center, Pittsfield * Bartlett Landscaping & Garden Center, 1175 North Street, Pittsfield
During any of the Pittsfield Garden Tour festivities, members of the public may purchase a raffle ticket for $1 for a chance to win an afternoon of personal gardening by the Pittsfield Garden Tour Committee members. All those who attend the Garden Market will receive one free raffle ticket. For more information about this year’s Pittsfield Garden Tour, the Silent Auction or Garden Market call Anne Pasko, co-chair of the Pittsfield Garden Tour Committee at 413-443-1832 or visit www.pittsfieldgardentour.org.
