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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Peruse our list of Suggested Events for June 29th-July 5th, 2013 for a comprehensive list of events happening throughout the four counties of Western MA, including: Best Bets, Fourth of July Celebrations & Fireworks, Bulletin Board, Hilltown Family Variety Show, and nearly 60 Summer Camp Options.

Also check our weekly column, Learn Local. Play Local. for 28 Community Highlights: Rockets to Origami. Hieroglyphics to Bridges., and our column, Berkshire Family Fun: June 2013, for a list of premier educational and cultural highlights in Berkshire County for families!

June 29th – July 5th, 2013

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

Independence Day ♦ Plants, Nature & Animal Studies ♦ STEM ♦ Archaeology ♦ Local History ♦ Arts & Crafts ♦ Lawn Concerts & Family Dinners ♦ Movies

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• DIY Tabletop Biosphere
• Language Play: Transitions in the Summer
• One Clover & A Bee: Story of Summer with E. E. Cummings
• Ticket Giveaway: 2013 Green River Festival!
• Summer Reading List for Middle Schoolers
• Parenting Possibilities: The Family Dinner Experience
• The Ripple: Lessons in Floods
• HFVS with Guest DJ, Jeffrey Friedberg (Radio Show/Podcast)
• Theatrical Playground at the Williamstown Theatre Festival for Families this Summer

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

FIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES

1. Web Review: Fireworks, Chemical of the Week
2. Kids’ Market in the Hilltowns
3. Q&A: Sunblocks that REALLY Work
4. HFVS Summer Essentials Episode (Radio Show/Podcast)
5. Q&A: What’s a Good Non-Toxic Bug Repellant

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