Smith College Flower Show. (Photo credit: Sienna Wildfield)

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.

FEATURED EVENT

There are two Saturday fundraisers I’m biased to encourage folks to attend because my daughter is an alumni for both.  In the morning the Ashfield Community Preschool is having their annual pancake breakfast starting at 9am.  And in the evening the Cummington Family Center is having their annual silent auction fundraiser starting at 5:30pm.  Good food with local maple syrup in the morning, and local services and artisian wears up for auction in the evening.  Two great ways to support local business and local family resources.

Mark your calendars for two great upcoming concerts next Saturday:

• 10am-4pm – The River’s Family Music Meltdown and Book Bash in Northampton [Free]
• 7pm – Pioneer Valley Symphony will host a special family concert, feature 2009 Grammy storyteller, Bill

Click here to enter to win free tickets!

HILLTOWN FAMILY VARIETY SHOW

We are pleased to offer four free tickets to see the Pioneer Valley Symphony (PVS) featuring Grammy winning storyteller, Bill Harley and Peter and the Wolf in Greenfield, MA at the Greenfield High School Auditorium on Saturday, March 28th, at 7 pm, courtesy of PVS. Deadline to enter is Wednesday, 03/25/09 @ 7pm (EST).   Click HERE for more details and to enter to win.

As a preview to next week’s concert ,this week’s episode of the Hilltown Family Variety Show will feature a 1954 recording of the symphonic fairy-tale. Peter and the Wolf, performed by The Boston Pops Orchestra, conducted by Arthur Fiedler and narrated by Richard Hale. Special thanks to local listeners Peter and Kathy Elsea for lending us this LP from their personal collection.

Tune in to the Hilltown Family Variety Show on Saturdays from 9-10am on Valley Free Radio (VFR), 103.3FM (Northampton, MA), or listen via streaming audio at www.ValleyFreeRadio.org. Every Saturday VFR offers four hours of commercial-free, quality family program from 6-10am, including Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child from 7am-9am.  It’s better than Saturday morning cartoons!

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Events Happening in the Hilltowns

Saturday – 03/21/09

• 6:45am & 6pm – Vernal Equinox at the UMass Sunwheel in Amherst, MA.  Join for sun rise and sun set.
• 7am-9am – Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child on 103.3FM WXOJ, Northampton, MA or starting at 8am on The River.
• 9am-10am – Hilltown Family Variety Show on 103.3FM WXOJ, Northampton, MA.
• 9am – Pancake breakfast at the Ashfield Community Preschool in Ashfield, MA.
• 9am-3pm – 24th Annual MapleFest on Chester Hill in Chester, MA. [Free]
• 9-11:30am – CPR class for family and friends at the Worthington Health Center in Worthington, MA.  Child care available. [Free]
• 10am-4pm – Smith College annual spring bulb show at Lyman Conservatory in Northampton, MA. [Free]
• 10am-4pm – The Annual 2009 Spring Flower Show at Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden in South Hadley, MA. [Free]
• 10am-1pm – Outdoor Games Day for families with EarthWork Programs.
• 10am-2:30pm – Open Hearth Cooking at the Historic Deerfield Museum in Deerfield, MA.
• Noon-1:50pm – Public ice skating at the Collins/Moylan Memorial Skating Rink in Greenfield. Skate rentals available. 413.772.6891
• 2pm – Family concert at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA with Trout Fishing in America.
• 3:30-4:30pm – Young Farmers at Red Gate Farm in Buckland, MA. [Free]
• 5:30-7pm – Cummington Family Center Silent Auction Fundraiser will be offering local services and artisan wears during an evening of fun at the Community House on Main Street in Cummington, MA.  Free childcare. [Fundraiser]
• 6pm – Vernal Equinox at the UMass Sunwheel in Amherst, MA.  Join for sun rise and sun set.

Sunday – 03/22/09

• 10am-4pm – Smith College annual spring bulb show at Lyman Conservatory in Northampton, MA. [Free]
• 10am-4pm – The Annual 2009 Spring Flower Show at Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden in South Hadley, MA. [Free]
• 11am – Annual hike to High Ledges in Shelburne Falls, MA. [Free.  Pre-register]
• 1pm –  There will be a ADULT LEARN TO SKATE ice skate at the Mullins Center Ice Rink at UMass in Amherst. Skate rentals available. 413.545.3990

Weekday 03/23/09-03/27/09

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.