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 25th – March 31st, 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 33 Community-Based Educational Highlights: Earth Hour to Modern Art. Puppets to Pottery.,   our monthly column, Berkshire Family Fun, for a list of premier educational, cultural highlights in Berkshire County for families, and our Summer Camp and Preschool directories.

March 25-31, 2017

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

Botany ♦ Photography ♦ Dendrology ♦ History ♦ World Language ♦ Ecology ♦ Citizen Science ♦ Biology ♦ Theater ♦ Criminal Justice ♦ Art Studies ♦ Japanese Studies ♦ Pottery ♦ Music Studies ♦ Paleontology ♦ Mindfulness ♦ Service-Based Learning ♦ Career Development ♦ Seed Saving ♦ Spanish ♦ Earth Hour ♦ Modern Art. Astronomy ♦ Technology ♦ Nutritional Anthropology ♦ Philosophy

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• Learning Ahead: Women’s History Month
• Exploring Women’s History via Higher Education in Western MA
• Sense of Place: Women in Art History
• Nature Table for March: Maple Buds and Bark
• Let Them Grow: Anatomy Canvas for Preschoolers
• HFVS You, Me and Our Community Episode with Guest DJ, Lucy Kalantari (Radio Show/Podcast)
• Learning Ahead: Spring Landscape & Vernal Pools
• Local Agriculture: Spring on the Farm

FIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES

1. Locally-Based Citizen Science Connects Families to Place-Based Learning and Scientific Discovery
2. Literary Guide for The Black Book of Colors
3. Citizen Scientists Needed to Digitize Scientific Collections!
4. Let’s Play: Being Creative With Your Old Books
5. 6 Ways to Mix Service-Based Learning with Nature Studies

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• Sustainability Bulletin Board
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• Visual Art Bulletin Board

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• Community Suggested Classes

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