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NOW THRU MARCH 6 – Maplebrook School's Annual Student Art Exhibit, weekends, artists' reception on Sunday, February 28 from 1 to 4pm. Maplebrook is located at 5142 Route 22, Amenia, NY. For further info call (845)-373-9511 ext. 256.

MARCH 4 – Blood pressure clinic and health counseling at Stop & Shop on Merrill Rd. in Pittsfield, 10 to 11:30.

MARCH 6 – Robby Baier and special guest Levin Gillespie at the Dewey Hall Folk Concert Series in Sheffield.

MARCH 6 – Bird Banding Demo on Saturday at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, (413)-637-0320.

MARCH 6 – The 13 th Annual Berkshire Disability Pride Day will be held on Saturday from 10 to 3 at the Berkshire Mall, Lanesboro, MA

MARCH 6 – Picture This: Writing and Photographs, 10am to 3pm. Join author/educator Vivian Dorsel for a special writing workshop on the use of photographs as inspirational visual memoirs that can spark the creative process at the Norman Rockwell Museum, Rte. 183, Stockbridge.

MARCH 6 – Free Cabin Fever Concert, The Housatonic Philharmonic plays old time Celtic and American Folk Music at the Lenox Town Hall Auditorium on Saturday, 7:30.

MARCH 6 – Traditional music lovers, square dancers, and anyone who enjoys a lively community get together. Come to the Claire Teague Senior Center on Saturday for an old time Hoedown from 2-5, there's live music, free admission, all are welcome.

MARCH 6 – The WIC program of Community Health Programs will hold its Third Annual Baby Fair on Saturday from 1 to 4. The CHP-WIC Baby Fair will be held at the new CHP Family Services Building at 442 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington.

MARCH 6 – Book Sale on Saturday, 10am to 1pm at the David M. Hunt Library, Route 126, 63 Main St., Falls Village, CT. Low, low prices on new books plus a good selection of gently used books.

MARCH 6 – Benefit Rabies Clinic to be held at the Sandisfield Firehouse, 11-12:30, cost $10; vaccinations will be given by Dr. Marge Gulick and the Monterey Firehouse, 1-2:30.

MARCH 8 – Support Group: Caregiver support group at the Lee Regional VNA officers, 32 Park St., Lee, 9:30am, (413)-243-1212.

MARCH 9 – Blood Pressure Clinic and health counseling at Brown Court, Lee, 10:30 to 11:30am, and at Heaton Court, Stockbridge, noon to 1pm.

MARCH 10 – Blood Pressure Clinic and health counseling at the Lee Regional VNA offices, 32 Park St., Lee, 9-10am and at the Lenox Community Center, Walker St., Lenox, 10:30 to 11:30am.

MARCH 10 – Blood Pressure and Fall Prevention Clinic at the Otis Senior Center, 12:30 to 1:30pm. Information (413)-243-1212.

MARCH 10 – Support Group at ESBC Offices, 66 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, 6:30 to 8pm, (413)-499-0524.

MARCH 11 – Blood Pressure and Fall Prevention Clinic at Stop and Shop on Merrill Road in Pittsfield, 10 to11:30am, (413)-243-1212.

MARCH 11 – Winter Speaker Series: Taconic Range Rattlesnake Survey, 6-7pm at Bartholomew's Cobble, Weatogue Rd., Sheffield. Please pre-register to (413)-229-8600.

MARCH 12, 13, 14 – EnLivenment Presents: Miranda Macpherson – The Heart of Awakening on Friday, 7pm, Introductory Talk and Book Signing at Friends Meeting House, Route 23, Great Barrington. For info and to register call (413)-528-5115.

MARCH 13 – Saturday at 7:30pm “Living with It”, a Benefit for Gould Farm at the Mahaiwe Center for Performing Arts, 14 Castle St., Great Barrington. For tickets call (413)-528-0110. A one man autobiographical show by Frank Le Frazia, chronicling his teenage years as the primary caretaker of his mother living with a mental illness.

MARCH 13 – Painting What Doesn't Exist: An Afternoon with James Gurney, 1pm to 4pm. “Dinotopia Artist” and creator James Gurney will illustrate ways to incorporate detail and imagination into realistic fantasy settings. A book signing will follow at the Norman Rockwell Museum, Rte. 183, Stockbridge.

MARCH 13 – On Saturday, The Mount in Lenox will present a special performance of Edith Wharton's Parisian salon, featuring the Cantilena Chamber Choir in the drawing room at 4pm and will be followed by a reception, (413)-551-5115.

MARCH 13 – Benefit Rabies Clinic to be held at the South Egremont Firehouse, 10-12, vaccinations will be given by Dr. Marge Gulick, cost will be $10.

MARCH 13 – Extreme Pumpkin Growing on Saturday, 10am – noon, lecture and seed sharing, all levels, registration required (413)-298-3926. Join woody plant guru Adam Wheeler of Broker Arrow Nursery for a fun and informative look into the world of competitive pumpkin growing at the Berkshire Botanical Garden, Rte. 102 & 183, Stockbridge.

MARCH 13 – Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County will hold its annual Spring Garden Day Program on Saturday at the Brunswick/Brittonkill High School in Troy. The event features 15 different gardening classes, including sessions on perennials, vegetable gardening, landscape design, backyard birds, water gardening and more. For more information go to www.ccerensselaer.org or call the Horticulture Program at (518)-272-4210.

MARCH 13 – Sunday at 2pm at Ward's Nursery and Garden Center in Great Barrington, Marc Fadding of Marconic, Inc., Glendale will demonstrate pruning trees and shrubs, especially fruit-bearing.

MARCH 14 – Anonymous 10 from Simon's Rock College to perform at St. John's Church, 12 Main St., in Salisbury on Sunday at the 10am Service. All are welcome.

MARCH 14 – Stockbridge Grange will serve a public Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner family style in the Hall on Church Street, Stockbridge from 1 to 2pm. Cost: adults $10 and children 12 $5, take outs available (413)-298-3185.

MARCH 14 – On Sunday at 11am at Ward's Nursery and Garden Center in Great Barrington Christopher Tomich, Tomich Landscape Design, Sheffield discusses where to begin and how to get there, with a strategy to start a manageable process that meets your landscape goals.

MARCH 14 – On Sunday, 2pm, Yoga for gardening health with Deborah Salem, Yoga Great Barrington will be at Ward's Nursery and Garden Center. A yoga class with the gardener in mind, Deborah teaches stretches and positions that help you exercise while you garden.

MARCH 15 – Support Group at the Lee Regional VNA offices, 32 Park St., Lee, 9:30am, (413)-24-1212.

MARCH 16 – Blood Pressure Clinic and health counseling at the Blandford School, 9:30 to 10:30am and at the Becket Town Hall, Becket, 11am to noon.

MARCH 17 – Blood Pressure Clinic and health counseling at the Lee Regional VNA offices, 32 Park St., Lee, 9 to10am.

MARCH 18 – Blood Pressure Clinic and health counseling at Stop and Shop on Merrill Rd., Pittsfield, 10 to 11:30am.

MARCH 18 – Uncovering the Covers of the “Post”, 12:30pm, look at shifting trends in fashion, haberdashery and furnishings of the 20 th century through “Saturday Evening Post” imagery at the Norman Rockwell Museum, Rte. 183, Stockbridge.

MARCH 18 & 25 – Horticulture Certificate Program: Fruit Orchards and Small Fruit Gardens on Tuesday, 5-9pm and Saturday April 10, 10am – 4pm, all levels, registration required, (413)-298-3926. Learn about the art and science of planting and caring for a fruit orchard and berry garden.

MARCH 19 – On Friday, the Berkshire Disability Pride Day Committee will be sponsoring the Tenth Annual Legislative Breakfast and Forum, 7:30 -9:00am at the ITAM Lodge on Waubeek Rd., Pittsfield.

MARCH 20 – Focus Group: Museums, libraries and schools connect, 10am to 2pm. Educators and librarians are invited to join Museum education staff doe a presentation of ProjectNORMAN, the upcoming digital database of Norman Rockwell's work. To register call (413)-298-4100, ext. 260. Museum located on Rte. 183, Stockbridge.

MARCH 20 – Benefit Rabies Clinic to be held at the Great Barrington Firehouse, 10-12, and vaccinations will be given by Dr. Marge Gulick, and will cost $10.

MARCH 20 – Hosta and Hermerocallis on Saturday, 10am – 1pm at the Berkshire Botanical Garden, all levels, bring bagged lunch, registration required, (413)-298-3926. Where to begin with hosta and daylilies? Suitable for both sun and shade gardens these low maintenance, drought tolerant plants offer much for both the beginner and advanced gardener.

MARCH 20 – Susan Dworkin – The Viking in the Wheatfield on Saturday, 2 -3:30, book signing and reception to follow the lecture. All levels, registration required, (413)-298-3926. Join journalist Susan Dworkin for an exploration of the world's delicate supply of wheat, international agribusiness intrigue, and the Svalbard “Doomsday Vault”, at the Berkshire Botanical Gardens, Rte. 102 & 183, Stockbridge.

MARCH 20 – Organic Vegetable Gardening at 10am with Richard Baim, Savoury Gardens, Hillsdale, NY. at Ward's Nursery and Garden Center in Great Barrington. Explore the familiar and the unusual vegetable choices you can grow yourself, starting with the basics of good organic soil.

MARCH 21 – Donna Hassler, director of the Chesterwood Museum will discuss Daniel Chester French's Garden Notebook, French's notes on the design of residential gardens in Stockbridge. On Sunday, 4pm at the Stockbridge Library.

MARCH 21 – Garden Pans for Wildlife, 2pm, at Ward's Nursery and Garden Center in Great Barrington. Horticulturist, Sherry MacDonald shows you the wide variety of plant choices, trees, shrubs, perennials, evergreens to deciduous that will attract birds to your garden.

MARCH 21 – Container Gardening, 11am, Jeanna O'Brien, Viridissima Design, Monterey, MA. Get ideas on form and function of containers and container gardens, including the attractive and edible container garden at Ward's Nursery and Garden Center in Great Barrington.

MARCH 21 – Perennial Gardens, beautiful sustainable and edible with Pat Parkins, Gardens of the Goddess, Becket, MA at 2pm. Pat has been planting organic gardens for 17 years – incorporating edible sustainable native, permaculture. Discussion and trouble shooting from the soil up, at Ward's Nursery and Garden and Center, Great Barrington.

MARCH 22 – Support Group at the Lee Regional VNA officers, 32 Park St., Lee, 9:30am, (413)-243-1212.

MARCH 23 – Blood Pressure Clinic and Fall Prevention Clinic at the Lee Senior Center at the Crossway Village Cafeteria, 9:30 to 10:30am, (413)-243-1212 and at Hyde Place, Railroad St., Lee, 11am to noon.

MARCH 24 – Blood Pressure Clinic and health counseling at the Lee Regional VNA offices, 32 Park St., Lee, 9 to 10am.

MARCH 24 – Blood Pressure and Fall Prevention Clinic and health counseling and fall prevention at the Sandisfield Senior Center, 11am to noon, (413)-243-1212.

MARCH 24 – The five railroad stations this town once had will be discussed at “The History and Heritage of Railroading in Great Barrington” lecture at the Great Barrington Historical Society meeting at 7:30pm, at the Claire Teague Senior Center, 917 South Main St., the public is invited to attend.

MARCH 25 – Blood Pressure Clinic and health counseling at Stop & Shop on Merrill Rd., Pittsfield, 10 to 11:30am.

MARCH 25 – Taking History and Taking Tea: Behind the Scenes with the Curator on Wednesday, 10:30-12noon. Mission House Office, Stockbridge, (413)-298-3239 x 3003. Join the Trustees of Reservations Cultural Resources Specialist Will Garrison for a talk about the collections housed in the Mission House and Mohican Museum, and how they were acquired by Mabel Choate. Free, please pre-register.

MARCH 25 – Rare Plants; Calcareous Cobbles to Coastal Plains at Bartholomew's Cobble, Weatogue Rd., Sheffield, 6-7pm. A botanist with the Mass Natural Heritage Endangered Species Program will share slides of rare plants. Please pre-register at (413)-229-8600.

MARCH 27 – Benefit Rabies Clinic will be held at the Southfield Firehouse, 10-12, vaccinations will be given by Dr. Marge Gulick, cost $10. and the Sheffield Town Hall, 1-3.

MARCH 27 – Spring Forward – Tips and Techniques with Gardening Experts Margaret Roach and Bob Hyland on Saturday, 10am – 1pm. Hands on workshop all materials included, registration, (413)-298-3926.

MARCH 29 – Support Group for those who provide care to a loved one at the Lee Regional VNA, 32 Park St., Lee, 9:30am, (413)-243-1212.

MARCH 28 – Palm Sunday, 10:15 Worship Service at the North Canaan Congregational Church, East Canaan.

MARCH 31 – Blood Pressure Clinic and health counseling at the Lee VNA offices, 32 Park St., Lee, 9 to 10am.

MARCH 31 – Kids Create! A Pre-School Art Program, 10:30 to 11:30. Interactive hands-on gallery experiences for young art lovers and their caregivers at the Norman Rockwell Museum, Rte. 183, Stockbridge.

MARCH 31 – Join Karen Arp-Sandel and Suzi Banks on Wednesday at 7 pm for an intimate gallery talk about the quiet radical act of collage “snail mail” communication in the face of a fast paced electronic tech world. The Fe-Mail artists will narrate a personal tour of the “front and back stories” encodes in 1,000 days of visual collaboration.

APRIL 1- Maundy Thursday, 6:30 worship service at Christ Church, East Canaan, CT.

APRIL 2 – Good Friday, noon worship service at Christ Church, Canaan, CT. 6-8 Silent Meditation at the North Canaan Congregational Church, East Canaan, CT.

APRIL 4 – Easter Sunday, 6am early morning worship service, Cooper Hill, Ashley Falls, MA, 10:15am worship service at the North Canaan Congregational Church, East Canaan.

APRIL 10 – With the Fe-Mail exhibition as a backdrop, Karen Arp-Sandel and Suzi Banks Baum will teach The Daily-ness of Art, a daylong experimental workshop to inspire participants with easy tips about making collage art on a daily basis using everyday ideas and materials. The Workshop runs from 9:30-4:30 on Saturday. The workshop culminates with an inspirational evening movie and discussion from 7-9pm of “Who Does She Think She Is?” a moving documentary about women artists who navigate the balancing act between motherhood and artistic expression.

APRIL 13 – Taking History and Taking Tea: Restoring the Mission House Gardens on Tuesday, 10:30-12 noon. Mission House Office, Stockbridge, (413)-298-3239 x 3003. Join Trustees of Reservations Horticulturalist Anne Gannon for a talk about the Colonial Revival gardens at the Mission House and find out what The Trustees are doing to restore them to Fletcher Steele's original design. Free, please pre-register.