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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FREE FILM Friday, Nov 7 Ice Climbing, Kayaking, and Adventures: 8th Annual Williamstown Mountain Film Festival 7:00 p.m., MainStage, '62 Center, Williams College
COMMUNITY EVENT Friday, Nov 7 Zeiss Planetarium Show: Tour the universe with Williams astronomy students (Reservations recommended: 413-597-2188) 7:30 p.m., Milham Planetarium, Old Hopkins Observatory, Williams College
THEATRE Friday, Nov 7 Studio Series: Morgan Phillips-Spotts '09 in theatre showcase 7:30 p.m., Directing Studio, '62 Center, Williams College
LECTURE Saturday, Nov 8 Our Fascinating Forests: Charles Fergus Speaks on New England Forest Diversity 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Rosenburg Center, Hopkins Memorial Forest, Williamstown
FREE FILM Saturday, Nov 8 Ice Climbing, Kayaking, and Adventures: 8th Annual Williamstown Mountain Film Festival 7:00 p.m., MainStage, '62 Center, Williams College
THEATRE Saturday, Nov 8 Studio Series: Morgan Phillips-Spotts '09 in theatre showcase 7:30 p.m., Directing Studio, '62 Center, Williams College
LECTURE Monday, Nov 10 America's Race to Incarcerate: Sentencing Policy Expert Marc Mauer speaks on Criminal Justice 7:30 p.m., Physics 205, Williams College
LECTURE Tuesday, Nov 11 The Novel in the World: Fiction Reading by Nigeriann Author Uwem Akpan 4:00 p.m., Griffin 3, Williams College
LECTURE Tuesday, Nov 11 Urban Space and Colonial Modernity in San Juan: Talk by Trinity Prof. Luis Figueroa 7:30 p.m., Hopkins Hall B1964, Williams College
LECTURE Tuesday, Nov 11 The Gaudino Dialogues: Featuring Investment Banker Herb Allen '62 8:00 p.m., MainStage, '62 Center, Williamstown
LECTURE Wednesday, Nov 12 "Jews in China": legends, history, and perspectives from Pan Guang, Director of Shanghai Center for International Studies 8:00 p.m., Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Williams College
LECTURE Thursday, Nov 13 The Novel in the World: Focus on Princeton University's Simon Gikandi 4:00 p.m., Griffin 3, Williams College
LECTURE Thursday, Nov 13 Annual Plonsker Lecture in Contemporary Art: Multidisciplinary Artist Carolee Schneemann 7:00 p.m., Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Williams College
COMMUNITY EVENT Friday, Nov 14 Smoke Exposure, and Infant Health in Ghana: environmental studies lunch with Darby Jack '97 (Vegetarian lunch: $4) 12:00 p.m., The Log, Spring Street, Williamstown
COMMUNITY EVENT Friday, Nov 14 The Relevance of Rachel Carson in Today's Environmental Movement: Lunch Discussion with Kaiulani Lee 12:00 p.m., Driscoll Lounge, Williams College
LECTURE Friday, Nov 14 Knowledge and Clay in Plato's Theaetetus: Lecture by Brown University Prof. Mary Louise Gill 4:30 p.m., Griffin 6, Williams College
THEATRE Friday, Nov 14 "A Sense of Wonder": Kaiulani Lee's Play on revolutionary biologist Rachel Carson 7:30 p.m., Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Williams College
COMMUNITY EVENT Friday, Nov 14 Zeiss Planetarium Show: Tour the universe with Williams astronomy students (Reservations recommended: 413-597-2188) 7:30 p.m., Milham Planetarium, Old Hopkins Observatory, Williams College