Here’s a recap of news and information posted on Hilltown Families this past week, along with a map for finding out what’s happening this weekend and upcoming week throughout Western MA!

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Peruse our list of Suggested Events for March 9th-15th, 2013 for a comprehensive list of events happening throughout the four counties of Western MA, including: Best Bets, Mark Your Calendars and Bulletin Board.

Also check our weekly column, Learn Local. Play Local. for 24 Community Highlights: Maple Harvest to Colonial Toys. Irish Soda Bread to Mill Workers. and our bi-weekly column, Berkshire Family Fun for Early-Mid March, 2013, for a list of premier educational and cultural highlights in Berkshire County for families!

March 9th-15th, 2013

Saturday • Sunday • Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday • Thursday • Friday

History ♦ Animal Studies ♦ Women’s Studies ♦ Plant Studies/Dendrology
Art/Artisan ♦ Parent Workshops ♦ Food Science/Culinary Arts ♦ Community Service

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• Celebrate the State’s Sweetest Season this Weekend
• Japanese Animation Festival at Amherst Cinema
• Hindsight Parenting: The Strength of Children
• PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT: Win Tickets to see Gaelic Storm at the Calvin Theater
• Kids Swap Meet In Northampton
• Hey Y’all… Alice is Bakin’ Up Some Southern Biscuits!
• HFVS with Guest DJ, Julianna Bright from Cat Doorman (Radio Show/Podcast)
• Cinema of Law: Screenings at the Berkshire Athenaeum
• Learn How to Make Pisanski Eggs in Western MA

Visit the Hilltown Families Facebook page and Twitter stream for more news and information!

FIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES

1. Maple Syrup: Lessons in Math, Biology & History
2. Where to Find Maternity Clothes in Western MA
3. Western MA Folk Remedies for Chest Congestion and Allergies
4. Let’s Play: Books and Creative Free Play
5. Seven Values & Goals to Setting Technology Limits: A Personal Story

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