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 next week throughout Western MA!

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7th annual Hilltown Spring Festival happens this Saturday, June 1st from 10am-5pm at the Cummington Fairgrounds!

Peruse our list of Suggested Events for June 1st-7th, 2013 for a comprehensive list of events happening throughout the four counties of Western MA, including: Best Bets, Bulletin Board, Hilltown Family Variety Show, and over 50 Summer Camp Options.

Also check our weekly column, Learn Local. Play Local. for 25 Community Highlights: Spring Festival to Bugaboo Review. Ponding to Nature Walks., and our column, Berkshire Family Fun: June 2013, for a list of premier educational and cultural highlights in Berkshire County for families!

June 1st-7th, 2013

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

Culinary Arts ♦ History ♦  Nature Studies ♦ Etiquette ♦ National Trails Day ♦ Community Service ♦ Science ♦ Bugs & Birds ♦ Parent Workshops ♦ Parents’ Night Out

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• Language Play: Learning Communication with Silent Films
• 10 Highlights at The Clark in the Berkshires this Summer
• Two Bike Tours of Holyoke Mills & Canals and Mansions
• 18 Story Books on Weather for Kids
• Start June Off on the Right Note at the Hilltown Spring Festival!
• The Ripple: Insects of Spring
• Westfield State Students Demonstrate the Importance of Kindness and Compassion
• HFVS History Through Stories & Songs Episode with Guest DJ, David Grover (Radio Show/Podcast)
• 2013 Summer Camps and

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

FIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES

1. 16 Swimming Holes in Western MA
2. Let’s Play: Miniature Playhouses & Creative Free Play
3. 3 Recipes from the Spring Garden
4. HFVS Guest DJ, Joe & Justin of The Okee Dokee Brothers Episode (Radio Show/Podcast)
5. I Spy Nature Science: Citizen Scientists Wanted

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