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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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Mary B. Marcy, provost and vice president of Bard College at Simon's Rock, will present a lecture for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College for its Distinguished Speakers Series on Wednesday, Aug. 19, from 10:30 to noon.
Her topic is "Women in the 2008 Elections." The presentation will take place at the Simon's Rock Lecture Center on campus.
Several women have taken on powerful positions on the political stage, most notably during the last presidential election. Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin have certainly challenged the glass ceiling in the 2008 campaign. Regardless of their differing political views, both have broken ground and set new precedents in the political arena.
Marcy has done extensive research in the area of women in politics and will share her insight and knowledge on how Clinton and Palin and others have altered the future of American politics in regard to gender.
She holds a doctorate and master's degree in politics from Oxford University. She received her bachelor's degree with honors from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln
