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         <title><![CDATA[Friends of the North Adams Library to gather]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 16, 2012    
NORTH ADAMS -- The Friends of the North Adams Library will meet Monday, May 21 at 4 p.m. in the community room at the Library. These meetings are open to the public.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 10:22:18 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[SVHC holding seminar in Williamstown]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 16, 2012    
WILLIAMSTOWN -- South  western Vermont Health Care&rsquo;s (SVHC) Wellness Connection is offering a free presentation, "Relief for Vein and Leg Pain," on Tuesday, May 22, with surgeon and vein expert, Frederick Loy, MD, FACS. Join Dr. Loy that evening from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Orchards Hotel, 222 Adams Rd.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:39 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Space available for nonprofits during Bennington Mayfest]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 16, 2012    
BENNINGTON, Vt. -- Lawn space for nonprofits is available at the First Baptist Church during the downtown Mayfest event Saturday, May 26. 



Area nonprofits are welcome to set up displays and talk about their community services. Groups can hold small fundraisers and raffles, offer family activities and hand out literature about their work.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:38 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Adams Library to host Eagles Band]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 16, 2012    
ADAMS -- The Eagles Stage Band will present a concert of music from the late &lsquo;30s, &lsquo;40s and early &lsquo;50s at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 20 at Memorial Hall in the Adams Free Library. 



The hour-long performance, sponsored by the Adams Historical Society, will bring back the sound of the Big Band era in the historic setting of the G.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:37 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Readsboro flea market is Saturday]]></title>
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READSBORO, Vt. -- Readsboro Hometown Re development Inc., will hold a flea market Saturday, May 19 at the E.J. Bullock Building at 7012 Main St.



The doors  open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The spaces are all full and vendors are ready to sell their old and new items, antiques and crafts.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:37 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mass MoCA to present opera in progress, &lsquo;Oceanic Verses&rsquo;]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 16, 2012    
NORTH ADAMS -- Mass MoCA will present a work-in-progress showing of Paola Prestini&rsquo;s new multimedia opera Oceanic Verses in the Hunter Center on Friday, May 18 at 8 p.m. 



Set on the Mediterranean Sea, Ocean ic Verses is about people who flee and people who stay, people who sail to escape and people who sail to arrive.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:36 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Interfaith Action Initiative to meet at First Baptist Church]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 16, 2012    
NORTH ADAMS -- The next meeting of the Northern Berkshire Interfaith Action Initiative will be held Friday, May 18, at 10 a.m., at the First Baptist Church of North Adams. 



The meeting will feature a discussion among local food pantries, emergency shelters and meals sites.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:36 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Berkshire Salon to hold opening]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 16, 2012    
NORTH ADAMS -- The Eclipse Mill Gallery at 243 Union St. invites the public to an opening reception to celebrate the "Fifth Annual Berkshire Salon" on Friday, May 18, from 6 to 8 p.m.



This special exhibition, open to all artists in the Berkshire community, will run through June 10.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:35 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Southshire School fundraiser dinner planned for Friday]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 16, 2012    
NORTH BENNINGTON, Vt. -- Pastapalooza, a benefit for Southshire Community School in North Bennington, Vt., will take place Friday, May 18. The annual fundraiser for the school&rsquo;s art program, now in its ninth year, is an all-you-can-eat dinner including a pasta buffet served with salad, bread and non-alcoholic beverages.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:34 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bennington, Vt., author to read from latest novel]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 16, 2012    
WILLIAMSTOWN -- On Thursday, May 17 at 6:30 p.m., April Bernard will read and discuss her new novel, "Miss Fuller," at Water St. Books.



Bernard is the author of three poetry collections and a novel. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, the Boston Review and New York Review of Books.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:33 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[SVMC to hold blood drive]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 16, 2012    
BENNINGTON, Vt. -- Southern Vermont Medical Center will have a Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, June 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.



Walk-ins are always welcome, If you have any concerns about a first time blood donation, please feel free to check out the website at www.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:27 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Memorial Day observance to be held]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 16, 2012    
ADAMS -- The American Legion Post #160 of Adams will host the annual Memorial Day observances at the Massachusetts Veterans War Memorial Tower on the summit Mount Greylock on Sunday, May 27, at 9 a.m. 



The hour-long observance at the memorial honors the Massachusetts men and women who gave their lives to the service of the nation in time of war.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:27 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Greylock Class of 2012 to hold tag sale May 26]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 16, 2012    
WILLIAMSTOWN -- The Mount Greylock Regional High School Class of 2012 will sponsor a school-wide tag sale Saturday, May 26, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the school. The rain date is Sunday, May 27.



For $25, those interested can get a 10-foot space to sell items on the lawn in front of the school gym.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:16 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[History of bicycles to be presented]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Tuesday May 15, 2012    




NORTH ADAMS -- The Department of Conservation & Recreation's Visitors Museum at Western Gateway Heritage State Park will present an illustrated lecture, "The Chain Gang ... a Bicycle History" on Saturday, May 19, at 3 p.m.



This illustrated lecture will take you for a ride through the history of bicycles.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 May 2012 02:00:36 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[MG student wins writing contest]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Tuesday May 15, 2012    
WILLIAMSTOWN -- Najla Nassar, a seventh-grader at Mount Greylock Regional School, is the overall winner of the 30th annual Berkshire County Writing Contest.



Her entry, "A Powerful Force," describes the experience and determination of a girl learning to play football in physical education class.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 May 2012 01:50:46 EDT]]></pubDate>
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