Nov. 25: 40th annual Holiday Craft Fair

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Deerfield Police Association’s 40th annual Holiday Craft Fair will be held at Frontier Regional School on Saturday, Nov. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The fair will feature more than 65 local crafters. In the morning, coffee and doughnuts will be served, while lunch will feature hamburgers, sandwiches, soup, desserts and other treats.

Each year, the fair serves as the sole fundraiser for the Deerfield Police Association, which raises money for community programs like youth sports or Frontier’s school trips. The association also provides the Walter R. Dacyczyn Memorial Scholarship Award in honor of Officer Walter Dacyczyn, who was killed after being struck by a car in October 1976.

“It’s great to see a lot of people that come back to town year after year to support this community event,” Deerfield Police Detective Sgt. Adam Sokoloski said last year. “We’re really thankful for the support.”

S. White Dickinson Memorial Library hosting tree lighting

WHATELY — The S. White Dickinson Memorial Library will host a tree lighting and community celebration on Sunday, Nov. 26, from 3 to 5 p.m.

The library will recognize Whately residents who have given time and effort to support the library, and then will light the holiday tree at 5 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

Annual Holiday Giving Tree returns

CONWAY — The Friends of the Field Memorial Library’s annual Holiday Giving Tree will return to the library’s rotunda through Dec. 18. Members of the public are invited to bring gift cards, donations, notes of support and other items for folks who use the Hilltown Churches Food Pantry.

The library is open to receive donations on Mondays from 3 to 6 p.m., Wednesdays from 2 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This year, the food pantry is specifically requesting books for children ages 2 to 18, gift cards that parents could use to buy children’s gifts, ingredients that could help make cookies and other baked goods, and basic toiletries.

Shutesbury Holiday Shop returns

SHUTESBURY — The one-weekend-only Shutesbury Holiday Shop returns next weekend, as the pop-up shop brings local artisans, artists, crafters, authors and musicians together for a weekend of holiday shopping.

The event will be open Friday, Dec. 1, from 6 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 3, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Shutesbury Athletic Club.

The Friends of the M.N. Spear Library will also be hosting a Soups and Stews dinner from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Friday night. For more information, visit Facebook.com/ShutesburyHolidayShop.