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. - American Jazz Repertory Orchestra Kicks-off Independence Day Weekend With July 2 Salute to Big Bands and the Great American Songbook.
Concert Will Also Feature “Berkshires Jazz All-Stars”
The American Jazz Repertory Orchestra makes its Pittsfield debut on July 2 with a concert that features big-band renditions of Jazz instrumentals, plus a tip-of-the-hat to “the great American song book.” Sponsored by Berkshires Jazz, the 16-piece big band will be supplemented by Berkshires Jazz All-Stars, comprising local standout soloists including Charlie Tokarz, Gary Miller, Andy Kelly, and Vikki True.
The program will be divided into two segments, the first presenting the memorable songs of the big-band era. Performed in both the big band and small-group settings, the songbook set will spotlight the talents of Vikki True, the Berkshires’ top Jazz vocalist. In the second half of the program, the AJRO will play the themes and tunes made popular by Stan Kenton, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman. The band plays the original, authentic arrangements of such instrumentals as King Porter Stomp, Four Brothers, Intermission Riff, Woodchoppers Ball, Mood Indigo, and its perennial show-stopper, Sing, Sing, Sing.
The American Jazz Repertory Orchestra is directed by Clem DeRosa, a member of the Jazz Hall of Fame, a big-band drummer and pioneer in Jazz education. During his military career, DeRosa served with one of Glenn Miller's Air Corps Bands, and later took one of Miller’s “ghost bands” on a tour of European concert and dance dates. He has also taken the legacy band of Benny Goodman on the road.
DeRosa was on the founding faculty of Stan Kenton’s Stage Band Camps (later known as the Kenton Clinics), and was a founder of the International Association for Jazz Education.
The concert gets under way at 7:30pm at First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn Street, Pittsfield. Tickets are $20 in advance, and can be purchased in Pittsfield at Wood Brothers Music, Chapters Book Store, and the office of Downtown, Inc. Other ticket locations include Williamstown: Toonerville Trolley Records; Dalton: Mill Town Tavern; Lenox: The Book Store; Stockbridge: 7 Arts; and Great Barrington: Tune Street.
Tickets will cost $25 at the door ($15 for students).
