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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Northern Berkshire Center For The Arts To Close Temporarily
01:22PM / Friday, November 06, 2009
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Northern Berkshire Center for the Arts (NBCA), a non-profit community art school founded in 2003, will be suspending operations on November 30 and going on hiatus.
They will move out of their facility in Heritage State Park at the end of November, after the fall art classes have finished. All classes that are presently running will continue as planned. NBCA provides a broad range of studio classes and creative arts programming to members of the Northern Berkshires and surrounding communities.
Since its founding NBCA has drawn wide community support since for its creative arts programming aimed at both children and adults. But the school has been recently impacted by the recession. “Like many non-profits operating in the current economic climate, NBCA has found it more challenging than ever to bring in enough revenue to support its operations,” said NBCA Co-President Mary Lou DeWitt.
In response, the school made a decision to suspend operations. “This is the fiscally prudent thing to do until the economy improves,” added Stefanie Jandl, NBCA Co-President. While on hiatus, the Board of Directors will be reviewing the school’s strategic plan and considering its options for future operations and programming.
