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 December 7th-13th, 2013 for a comprehensive list of events happening throughout the four counties of Western MA, including: Bulletin Board Announcements, Hilltown Families Events, and the Hilltown Family Variety Show.

Also check our weekly column, Learn Local. Play Local. for 21 Community Highlights: Yuletide to Colonial Christmas. Jane Austen to Charles Dickens., and our column, Berkshire Family Fun: December 2013, for a list of premier educational and cultural highlights in Berkshire County for families, and Holiday Events for Families in Western MA: 2013 for a comprehensive list covering all four counties in Western MA!

December 7th-13th, 2013

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

Holiday History ♦ Animal Studies ♦ Social Justice ♦ Literature ♦ Local History ♦ Nature Studies ♦ Cultural Studies ♦ Performance Art ♦ Parent Workshops ♦ Tree Lightings ♦ Santa ♦ Holiday Strolls ♦ MYO Gifts ♦ Caroling/Choral Music ♦ Hanukkah ♦ Christmas ♦ Kwanzaa ♦ Winter Solstice

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• Parenting Green: Eco-Gift Wrapping Ideas for the Holidays
• Swap & Exchange Board Games & Toys this Weekend!
• Hindsight Parenting: Dispelling the Myth of the Perfect Parent
• Local Christmas Tree Farms: A Lens Into Environmental Science
• Welcome Yule 2013: A Midwinter Celebration Shea Theater
• Norman Rockwell Museum Presents “Dancing Princesses: The Picture Book Art of Ruth Sanderson”
• The Dinner Table: Giving is Inspiring
• HFVS Heart Of Chanukah Show with Guest DJ, Mama Doni (Podcast/Radio Show)

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

FIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES

1. The Christmas Spider & the Legend of Tinsel
2. The Little Drummer Boy: A Story of Humanity & Kindness
3. Spread the Bread: Community Service from Hearth & Home
4. Get Crafty with the Kids & Spread Holiday Cheer in Your Community
5. 6 Holiday Podcasts from the Hilltown Family Variety Show

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