Adams Lions Club Hosts Wine and Beer Tasting Fundraiser

ADAMS, Mass. — The Adams Lions Club is hosting an Around the World Wine and Beer Tasting event Friday, March 28, from 6 to 8 pm, at the Bounti-Fare Restaurant, 200 Howland Ave.

Craft beers and wines from around the world will be paired with food, giving guests the opportunity to taste for themselves how food enhances the beverages. Advance tickets cost $30 per person and may be purchased from Adams Lions Club members, at Smith Brothers-McAndrews Insurance agency, 45 Park St. or by Square https://square.link/u/fci2HFVB?src=sheet. Tickets sold at the door cost $35.

The event co-chairs, Lions Rachel Tomkowicz and Sarah Kline said proceeds will support Lions initiatives, including scholarships for local high school graduates and community events, such as a Halloween parade for local children and lunch for senior citizens. In addition, the club assists residents who need help with vision and hearing loss-related needs and supports research to cure eye diseases and diabetes.

The Adams Lions Club has more than 60 members. Lions clubs are groups of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs.

Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organization in the world. More than 1.4 million members in over 48,000 clubs are serving in 200 countries and geographic areas around the globe. 

Anahata Schoolhouse is Offering a New Program for the Community

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
05:49AM / Monday, April 28, 2025

Howard Rosenberg opened the yoga studio in 2018 in the old school house at 201 North Summer St. 

ADAMS, Mass. — The Anahata Schoolhouse on North Summer Street is offer a new service to its yoga patrons — ayurveda.

 

"Ayurveda means the science of life or longevity and it's a 5,000-year-old traditional system of medicine originating in India. It's a universal system of medicine that applies to anybody, anywhere," said certified ayurveda practitioner Hilary Garivaltis. 

 

"It's based on nature, natural laws, and rhythms and principles of nature and understanding that we're all a part of it so learning how we fit into the world around us is so important in ayurveda."

 

Garivaltis has been a leader in ayurveda for 25 years and taught for 12 years at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Strockbridge. 

 

She continues to give workshops and courses, and helps set up programs, including now at the Anahata yoga and healing arts center. This includes offering personal consultations to create customized recommendations on diet, lifestyle and habits.

 

"Ayurveda is really body care, yoga is taking care of the mind, ayurveda is taking care of the body," said Aly Sprague, Anahata's director of ayurveda and yoga programs.

 

"It's extremely individualized, so no one that comes in is going to walk away with the same recommendations, not one person, because we are all made up of varying degrees."