WE’RE OPEN MONDAY, November 12th, as usual for your convenience. Shopper’s Guide, 141 West Ave., Gt. Barrington. (413)-528-0095.

AUTUMN PAINTING classes at Riverside Studio in Sheffield, MA. Landscapes in oil, acrylic or pastel; Portraits in graphite, pastel or paint; Abstract expression- immersion in process, letting creativity unfold. Tuesday- Saturday afternoons, 2-4pm. 4 Classes $160. Call (518)-965-2611 for more information. Instructor has over 30 years teaching experience. See http://www.naomidlavun.com

NORTON FLETCHER will be honored, as well as our Veterans, Sat., November 10th, 11am, at the Sandisfield Historical Society’s meeting house on Rt. 183. We will have lunch and the speaker on that day will be Ron Bernard, who will speak of John Brown. We welcome everyone who wishes to share memories and pictures of Norton Fletcher.

VETERANS GET A FREE haircut at Jake’s Barber Shop on Monday, November 12th! 9am-5pm. Walk in or call. Coffee and doughnuts. 87 Railroad St., Gt. Barrington. (413)-717-4238

BOOKSHELVES, SHAKER peg boards, benches, farm tables, desks. BerkshireGreatFinds.com (413)-528-8059. (P)

“ONCE A GOVERNMENT is committed to the principal of silencing the voices of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and a creates a country where everyone lives in fear.” Harry S. Truman. Paid for by Paul Kleinwald.

PIANO FOR ADULTS: specializing in adult students, my home or yours. Call Deborah Harris, (413)-528-9027.

DO YOU WANT TO HAVE a great time, meet fun people, see outstanding music performances, help one of the Berkshire’s most historic non-profits and music venues? Become a volunteer at the Guthrie Center! Call (413)-528-1955 or stop by a 2 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington. We are looking forward to meeting you!

VENDORS WANTED: Christmas Fair December 1, 10am-2pm, Firehouse #2, 207 Rt. 57, Sandisfield. Vendor tables only $24. Call Ann (413)-258-4415.