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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Mammography Dispute The government's issued controversial new guidelines stating that women shouldn't get annual mammograms until age 50, rather than age 40.
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Visiting Journalist to Discuss Plight of Iraqi Refugees at Williams College
09:46AM / Tuesday, April 07, 2009
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Nir Rosen, a journalist who specializes in the Middle East, will speak on the subject of Iraqi refugees on Friday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Griffin Hall 3 on the Williams College campus.
The event is free and open to the public.
Rosen has written mainly on the Iraq war, focusing on topics such as American policy, interactions between Americans and Iraqis, and the origins of Islamist insurgency.
He is the author of a book on postwar Iraq titled "In the Belly of the Green Bird."
In addition to reporting on Iraq, he has covered stories in Somalia, Jordan, and Pakistan.
Rosen has written for a range of publications, including The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, The New Republic, Boston Review, Time, Mother Jones, and World Policy Journal.
