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, Mass - Chapters Bookstore hosts a mystery writer's panel discussion and book signing on Thursday November 20 at 6PM. On hand will be Jim Ciullo, author of Orinoco and A Tango in Tuscany, M.E. Kemp, author of Death of a Bawdy Belle and Death of a Dutch Uncle, and Cindy Davis, author of The Final Masquerade, Circus Bandits, Dessert Bandits, and Shadow Bandits.
Jim Ciullo lives in the Berkshires and travels regularly throughout the country. He has family in Vermont and considers it a second home. In addition to writing, he works as a consultant to human service and education agencies. Jim has worked summer seasons at several cultural venues such as Tanglewood (summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra), the Edith Wharton Restoration (The Mount), and Ventfort Hall (Museum of the Gilded Age). He is a member of Mystery Writers of America.
M. E. Kemp (Marilyn Kemp Rothstein) was born and raised in Oxford Massachusetts where her ancestors settled in 1713. Her nonfiction includes textbooks on local and state governments and articles in many national and regional magazines. Always a history buff, she decided to combine history with mystery in her first novel, Murder, Mather and Mayhem, BookPick of the Week on Northeast Public Radio. Her short story, “Murder in the Marsh”, won first prize in the New England Writer’s Network mystery contest (2006). Other short stories and essays have won awards. Kemp lives in Upstate New York.
Cindy Davis is originally from the Cape Cod area of Massachusetts. She is the author of several mystery novels, both for adults and young adults, as well as numerous short stories and articles. She has also edited two magazines, and the novels of countless authors. Cindy currently resides with her family in New Hampshire..
This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.