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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Halloween Party for the whole family on Sunday, November 1 from 3pm to 5pm.
LENOX, Mass. - Ventfort Hall will be hosting a Not-Too-Spooky Day-After-Halloween Party for the whole family on Sunday, November 1 from 3pm to 5pm. Enjoy an extra chance to wear your costume and share in the Halloween spirit! Admission is $5 for kids and $12 for adults and includes special guests, refreshments, games, crafts and a pumpkin contest – so be sure to bring along your carved pumpkin for judging.
The party will include a reading by renowned children’s book illustrator Denise Brunkus, of the hit Junie B. Jones series and Read All About It! by Laura and Jenna Bush among many others. Party-goers can also look forward to a special appearance by Dracula (from the Ballet Metropolis appearing at the Colonial Theatre).
Crafts and Games will be run by Jessica Pollard, of the Lee Public Schools and the coordinator of Ventfort Kids after-school and summer programs.
Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling (413) 637-3206. Ventfort Hall Mansion is located at 104 Walker Street in Lenox.
An official project of Save America’s Treasures, Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum offers tours of the historic mansion as well as lectures, concerts, teas, theater and other programs. This elegant Elizabethan-revival Berkshire “cottage,” listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is open to the public year-round and is available for private rental. Built in 1893 for George and Sarah Morgan (sister of financier J.P. Morgan), Ventfort Hall has undergone substantial restoration, which continues.
