SUGGEST AN EVENT

If you have a family-friendly event or educational program happening in Western Massachusetts that you’d like to let us know about, post your event on our “Suggest An Event” page.

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FEATURED EVENTS:

There are great opportunities this weekend to craft handmade gifts, decorations and goodies for the holiday season, a theme a great many families are interested in, especially this year:  The Montague Grange and the Historic Deerfield Museum are both hosting opportunities for families to make beautiful and affordable holiday gifts.  – Mom’s are invited to Atherton Farm in Buckland to make wreaths to decorate your home or give as gifts.  – And Bread Euphoria in Haydenville is offering a Gingerbread Making Workshop for families too!  Lots or opportunities to get crafty this weekend.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

Families looking for volunteer opportunities this holiday season (and beyond!) check out Network for Good.  Network for Good connects individuals, families and groups seeking volunteer opportunities with organizations/groups in need of volunteers.  Click here to search for an organization within your city/state or use your zip code to find an opportunity within 25 miles of your home.  All results have links to more information about the opportunity and organization.  Areas of interests include Children and Youth, Civic and Community, Animals and Environment, Health, Human Services, Religion, General and several others.

If you know of any volunteer opportunities in Western Massachusetts that families could participate in, please post details in our comment box for families to discover.

Saturday – 12/13

• 10-3pm – Make-it-Yourself Family Craft Fair at the Montague Grange in Montague, MA.
• 10am – Wreath Making Workshop at the Atherton Farm in Buckland, MA.
• 10-4:30pm – ECO EVENT: The Bagshare Project Bag Sewing Marathon will be at the Eastworks Building during their holiday sale in Easthampton, MA.
• 11am & 2pm – Holiday performance of Madeline’s Christmas by the Berkshire Children’s Theater at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, MA.
• Noon-7pm – Reindog Parade and community celebration in Williamstown, MA.
• Noon-4pm – At the Historic Deerfield Museum in Deerfield, families can participate in a “Handmade Gifts” workshop.
• 1pm & 4pm – The Nutcracker with the Pioneer Valley Ballet at the Academy of Music in Northampton, MA.
• 3pm & 7:30pm – The Nutcracker with the Albany Berkshire Ballet at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA.
• 4-8pm – Hayrides at Look Park in Florence, MA.
• 5-6pm – Holiday Tales: Storytelling with Bob Reiser & Friends at PACE in Easthampton, MA.
• 5-8pm – Easthampton Art Walk in Easthampton, MA.
  
• 5-9pm – Christmas by Candlelight at the Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, MA.
• 6:30pm – Audio-visual presentation of The Nature of Birds at the Lathrop Community Art Gallery in Easthampton, MA.
• 6:30pm – The Land of Sweets: The Sugar Plum Fairy at the Northampton Center for the Arts in Northampton, MA.
• 7pm – Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Family Holiday Concert at the Greenfield High School Auditorium in Greenfield, MA.
• 8pm – Lava: We Become at Mass MoCA in North Adams, MA.
• 8pm – Swing Caravan at Elmer’s in Ashfield, MA.

Sunday – 12/14

• 10-4:30pm – ECO EVENT: The Bagshare Project Bag Sewing Marathon will be at the Eastworks Building during their holiday sale in Easthampton, MA.
• Noon-4pm – At the Historic Deerfield Museum in Deerfield, families can participate in a “Handmade Gifts” workshop.
• 1-4pm – Gingerbread Decorating Workshop at Bread Euphoria in Haydenville, MA.
• 1pm & 4pm – The Nutcracker with the Pioneer Valley Ballet at the Academy of Music in Northampton, MA.
• 1:30pm & 4:30pm – The Nutcracker with the Albany Berkshire Ballet at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA.
  
• 2pm & 4pm – Holiday performance of “Madeline’s Christmas” by the Berkshire Children’s Theater at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, MA.
• 3:30-5:30pm – Family Chanukah Celebration at Beit Ahavah in Florence, MA.
• 4pm – A Holiday Concert with The Florence Community Band at the Northampton High School in Northampton, MA.  Free event.  Donation of non-perishable food appreciated.
• 5pm – Wings! Women’s Chorus Holiday Show will be at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Amherst, MA.
• 5-9pm – Christmas by Candlelight at the Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, MA.
• 5:30pm – Valley Vegan Society December Potluck Dinner at Cafe Evolution in Florence, MA.
• 7pm – Poetry reading at Boswell’s Books in Shelburne Falls, MA.
• 7pm – Winter Solstice Celebration at the North East American School of Dance in Northampton, MA.

Weekday 12/14-12/19

For more events happening this week visit our “Suggest An Event” page. There are also fun suggestions on our THINGS TO DO, PLACES TO SEE page. If you know of an upcoming event that you would like to share with other families, please feel encourage to do so by posting it HERE.

You can also check out Keegan’s post here for weekday events that happen around the valley for the little sprouts.