Recap Map: Western MA Weekend Summary & Family Guide for April 22nd & 23rd, 2017
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 April 22nd-28th, 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 36 Community-Based Educational Highlights: Earth Day to Spring Pollinators. Sustainability to Placemaking. STEM to Ecology., and 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.
April 22nd-28th, 2017
Saturday • Sunday
Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday • Thursday • Friday
Earth Day to Food Security. Pollinator Gardens to Indonesian Music. Dilbert to Screen Time. These are just a few of the community-based learning highlights we’re featuring this week! Here are more interests and values to choose from:
Philosophy ♦ Child Development ♦ Horticulture ♦ History ♦ Service-Based Learning ♦ Guided Hikes ♦ Ornithology ♦ Collaborative Consumption ♦ Agriculture ♦ Activism ♦ Ecology ♦ Entomology ♦ Music Studies ♦ Cultural Studies ♦ Ichthyology ♦ Placemaking ♦ STEM ♦ Homeschool
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- Learning Ahead: Earth Day
- 6 Community Resources & Annual Events for Sustainable Living
- Nature Table for April: Buds & Blooms
- Let Them Grow: Dirt Play
- HFVS Earth Day Episode with Guest DJ, Charity Kahn (Radio Show/Podcast)
- Studies of Birds and Insects Illuminate Interconnectedness in Nature
- Learning Ahead: Spring Traditions & Celebrations
- Literary Guide for Ann M. Martin’s “Rain Reign”
- Recommended Fiction Titles with Autistic Characters
FIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES
- Visible Mending Blends Fiber Arts with Sustainability
- Parenting Green: 6 Reasons to Bike Ride with Your Family
- HFVS Bicycle Episode (Radio Show/Podcast)
- Valley Bike Paths
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- 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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