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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The BCC Players will be holding open auditions for anyone interested in performing in their Spring musical “The Secret Garden” by Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman.
Auditions are scheduled for Thursday and Friday evening, Feb. 5 and Feb. 6, from 5 to 9 in the Robert Boland Theatre of the Koussevitzky Arts Center at Berkshire Community College.
In addition to over a dozen adult actor/singer roles, the production seeks young/teen actors with strong voices ages 11 and up to play the roles of Mary Lenox and Colin Craven. Anyone wishing to audition should prepare a short ballad with sheet music. Participants may be asked to read from script or present a short monologue.
The production is scheduled for presentation from May 1 through May 10, and rehearsals are scheduled to begin mid-February. The musical is directed by Ed Wierzbicki, associate theatre professor; with musical direction by Ellen Shanahan, music professor; and choreography by Andrea Borak, dance faculty.
For more information, or to schedule an audition, contact Ed Wierzbicki at 413-236-4701 or ewierzbi@berkshirecc.edu.
