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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Iranian Films to be Shown in the U.S. for the First Time at Williams College
09:26AM / Tuesday, October 27, 2009
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Two recent documentaries by Iranian director Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, "We are Half of Iran's Population" (2009) and "Angels of the House of Sun"(2009), will be shown for the first time in the United States at Williams College. The screening will take place on Monday, Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. in Paresky Performance Space. A Q&A will follow the screening.
"We are Half of Iran's Population" takes place shortly before the June Presidential elections in Iran. The Women Rights Activists of Iran pose their questions to presidential candidates of Iran, and three of those candidates discuss their opinions after watching the film. Current President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad was not willing to take part in the film or to respond. By the time the film was completed, three of the individuals who took part landed in prison during the post-election protests and detentions. The film provides an extraordinarily intimate glimpse into the current situation in Iran.
"Angels of the House of Sun" is about a women's shelter in one of Tehran's poorest neighborhoods, where women gather a few hours a day to respite from daily abuse and tragic problems of poverty and drugs.
Rakhshan Bani-Etemad is among the most prominent Iranian film directors. She received a degree in film directing from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts at the Tehran University. Initially, she worked as a reporter but soon became interested in directing and screenwriting. She began examining and documenting various social and political issues in modern Iran, as well as the situation of women in Iranian society. "Foreign Currency" (1989), "Nargess" (1992), "The May Lady" (1998), and "Gilaneh" (2004) are just a few of the highly successful films she has directed. Bani-Etemad has received a number of local and international awards for her work, from the Fajr Film Festival, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and the Locarno International Film Festival.
The event is sponsored by the Stanley Kaplan Program in American Foreign Policy, the International Studies program, Middle Eastern Studies, the Gaudino Fund, The Religion Department, The Schuman Fund, and the Women's and Gender Studies Program.
