Craft Swap at the North Adams Public Library

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Public Library is hosting their first Craft Swap on Saturday, April 11, from 10AM to noon, in the 3rd floor community room.
 
This event is an opportunity for any crafter of any age to take any craft items and supplies that they see for free. 
 
While there is no cost to attend and shop, people are encouraged to bring items which will be donated directly to the Louison House. 
 
Some suggestions are: deodorant (male & female), liquid hand or bath soap (not bar soap), shampoo & conditioner, disposable razors, cleaning supplies, plastic forks & spoons, paper plates, bowls, & napkins, paper towels, bath tissue, bath towels, bed pillows (new), twin fitted sheets (new), & small umbrellas.
 
Attendees are also asked to shop with a reusable tote and/or bag.
 
The North Adams Public Library is located at 74 Church Street, North Adams, MA, 01247. 
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Bracewell Youth Project

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff

Above, a watercolor landscape on the second floor.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Residents entering transitional housing at 111 Bracewell Ave. can look to the left to see a light at the end of the tunnel. 
 
The dark painting with its pathway toward lighted element brought to mind the Hoosac Tunnel, said Kathy Keeser, executive director of Louison House, on Friday.
 
"Somebody who was going through something could think, well, this is a way out — or a way in," she said, of why she selected that piece.
 
Plus, she added, the colors really worked in the front hallway of the Bracewell Youth Housing Project
 
The work was one of three donated by artist Sarah Sutro, whose paintings also hang in the Flood House and in Terry's House in Adams. A regional and international artist who makes her home in North Adams, her artworks have been in collections and exhibitions in the United States and abroad, including at the State House
 
Sutro's recently been going through her works of acrylics, inks and watercolors she's created over her career.  
 
"I just have enjoyed giving some of my paintings that are in storage in my studio, not doing anything with them, and having them out in the community instead, and having other people enjoy them and relate to them," she said.
 
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