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 March 22nd-28th, 2014 for a comprehensive list of events happening throughout the four counties of Western MA, including Bulletin Board Announcements, Hilltown Families Ticket Giveaways & Hilltown Family Variety Show.

Also check our weekly column, Learn Local. Play Local. for 24 Community Highlights: Middle Eastern Textiles to Victorian Clothing. Big Band Music to Holograms., and our column, Berkshire Family Fun: March 2014, for a list of premier educational and cultural highlights in Berkshire County for families. For your summer plans, our 2014 Summer Camps and Programs in Western MA has a list of nearly 50 summer camps & programs!

March 22nd-28th, 2014

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

STEM ♦ Fashion Studies ♦ Environmental Science ♦ Culinary Arts ♦ Local History ♦ Maple Season ♦ Animal Studies ♦ Government ♦ Art ♦ Dance Studies ♦ Parent Workshops ♦ Music Studies ♦ Writing ♦ Film/Video

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• Art + History + Technology = Steampunk Springfield!
• Let’s Play: Mix and Match Creatures
• TICKET GIVEAWAY: Comedian Brian Regan at the Calvin Theatre in Northampton
• Spring Equinox in the Pioneer Valley
• Hindsight Parenting: When Little Boys Grow Up
• Grassroots Diaper Drive to Support Families in Need
• Legacy of Music, People and Place: Holyoke 1800 – 1950
• Just My Type: Brave Little Girls
• Oak & Acorn: Maple Glazed Squash Rings
• HFVS with Guest DJ, Justin Roberts (Radio Show/Podcast)

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

FIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES

1. Volunteer with Gray House in Springfield
2. Seasons at Our Table: Maple Sugar
3. Maple Dessert to Follow a Spring Dinner
4. Language Play: 22 Apps that Increase Children’s Vocabulary
5. HFVS Classical Music Episode (Radio Show/Podcast)

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GIVEAWAYS

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