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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Check out our comprehensive list of summer camps with 70 summer programs in and around western MA from which to choose!

Peruse our list of Suggested Events for August 6th-12th, 2016 for a comprehensive list of events happening throughout the four counties of Western MA, including Bulletin Board Announcements, Ongoing Story Hours & Playgroups and the Hilltown Family Variety Show.

Also check our weekly column,  Learn Local. Play Local. for 37 Community-Based Educational Highlights: Entomology to Puppetry. Geology to Jazz Studies, and our monthly column, Berkshire Family Fun, for a list of premier educational and cultural highlights in Berkshire County for families.

August 6-12, 2016

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

Zoology ♦ Entomology ♦ Geology  ♦ Cultural Studies ♦Music Studies ♦ Jazz Studies ♦ Art Studies ♦ Panoramic Drawing ♦ Architecture ♦ History ♦ Storytelling ♦ Literacy ♦ Puppetry ♦ Agriculture ♦ Outdoor Adventures ♦ Wild Plant Walk 

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• Inspiration for Aspiring Woodworkers & Blacksmiths
• The Art & Science of Fermentation
• Summer Opportunities to Connect People to Place through Wild and Cultivated Food
• History Through the Lens of “What If?”
• Off the Mat: Meditating and Parenting
• HFVS Wildlife Episode with Guest DJs, Casey & Kevin from The Whizpops (Radio Show/Podcast)
• Berkshire Family Fun: August 2016
• Visual Art in Western MA: August Openings, Closings & Calls for Art
• Let Them Grow: Art Abandonment Supports Acts of Kindness Through Creative-Free Play

FIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES

1. 4 Outdoor Adventures for Exploring Geology and Local History
2. Journal-Making: Creative Outlet for Bringing Family Together
3. Literary Guide for Mem Fox and Kathryn Brown’s “Tough Boris”
4. Open Sesame: 4 Summer Bedtime Stories
5. The Good Life: Summertime Downtime

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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARDS

• History Bulletin Board
• Sustainability Bulletin Board
• Theater Bulletin Board
• Visual Art Bulletin Board

• Community Announcements Bulletin Board
• Community Suggested Events
• Community Suggested Camps
• Community Suggested Classes

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