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 Suggested Events for September 26th – October 2nd, 2015 for a comprehensive list of events happening throughout the four counties of Western MA, including Bulletin Board Announcements & Hilltown Family Variety Show.

Also check our monthly column,  Learn Local. Play Local. for 41 Community Highlights: Lunar Eclipse to Astronautics. Pumpkin Cookery to Apple Harvest., our monthly column, Berkshire Family Fun, for a list of premier educational and cultural highlights in Berkshire County for families, our list of Fall Classes, Auditions & Open Houses in Western MA and our Autumn Bucket List!

September 26th-October 2nd, 2015

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

Fall Festivals ♦ Guided Walks/Hikes ♦ River Ecology ♦ Local History ♦ Lunar Adventures ♦ Service-Based Learning ♦ Museum Adventures ♦ Folktales ♦ Music Studies ♦ Film Studies ♦ Theater Studies ♦ Culinary Arts ♦ Natural History ♦ Parent Workshops ♦ Banned Books Week ♦ Dendrology ♦ Entomology ♦ Amphibians ♦ Astronautics

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• Autumn Icons: Apples, Pumpkins, Autumn Foliage & Fall Festivals
• Let Them Grow: 4 Pumpkin-Based Arts & Crafts
• Family Day: Celebrating Parent Engagement & Healthy Happy Kids
• 10 Resources for Literary Learning in Western MA
• Open Sesame: 6 New Picture Books for Young Movers
• Rise Again: 1,200 Songs to Expand our Musical Horizon
• 3 Support Groups for Grandfamilies
• PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT: Alison Brown at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton
• HFVS Good Arts & Good Eats Episode with Guest DJs, Sunshine Collective (Radio Show/Podcast)

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

FIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES

1. 

   Bird Identification in Western Massachusetts Made Easy, and Fun!

2. Culture in a Box Broadens World View and Promotes Diversity
3. Science Cafes Provide Unique Community-Based Learning Opportunity
4. Let’s Play: Bonding Through Art Bombing
5. HFVS with Guest DJ, Danny Weinkauf of They Might Be Giants (Radio Show/Podcast)

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