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 February 4th-10th, 2017 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 29 Community-Based Educational Highlights: Community Sing to Poetry. Gospel to Japanese Culture., and our monthly column, Berkshire Family Fun, for a list of premier educational, cultural highlights in Berkshire County for families

Other exciting posts to check out include our featured post of Winter & Spring Classes in Western MA and our Parents’ Night Out: Valentine’s Day Promotion! And if that weren’t enough, we also have our next Saturday Morning Dance Party happening this morning, February 4, 2017 at the Flywheel Arts Collective in Easthampton from 10am-12pm!

February 4th-10th, 2017

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

Permaculture ♦ Museum Adventures ♦ American History ♦ Fiber Arts ♦ Film Studies ♦ Intergenerational ♦ Language Arts ♦ Creative-Free Play ♦ Music Studies ♦ Culture Studies ♦ Climate Change ♦ Anthropometry ♦ Political Science ♦ Religion Studies ♦ Art Studies ♦ Winter Festivals ♦ Women’s History ♦ Theater Studies

Permaculture to Teddy Roosevelt. Anime to Hawaiian Culture. Electoral College to Calligraphy.

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• Winter Festivals: Living Seasonally through History, Culture & Art
• 6 Winter Festivals in Western MA
• Sense of Place: Winter Social Calls
• The Good Life: A Year of Thoughtful Seasons
• HFVS “Yes I Can!” Little Miss Ann Guest DJ Show (Podcast/Radio Show)
• Parents’ Night Out: Valentine’s Day Promotion
• Using Valentine’s Day to Promote Social and Emotional Growth
• The Power of Voice: Celebrating African American History
• African American History in Western Massachusetts
• Art and The Civil Rights Movement
• Local Learning Resources on The Underground Railroad

FIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES

1. Our Growing Roots: Slow Cooker Warms the Tummy
2. Museum Adventures: Beneski Museum
3. Off the Mat: When My 1st Grader Asks About Sex
4. Birds! Community-Based Education Right in Your Backyard
5. HFVS Insect Episode with Jeff & Paige (Radio Show/Podcast)

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

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• Community Suggested Camps
• Community Suggested Classes

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