Hilltown Families 
Sweet Honey in the Rock The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA Friday, January 28th @ 8pm Continuing our Parents’ Night Out promotions, Hilltown Families has two pairs of tickets to giveaway...
Celebrations on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Western MA Monday, January 17th, 2011 9am-2pm in Greenfield: MLK Day Celebration. Join Community Action Youth Programs for the MLK Day Family Event...
Stir Crazy at the Holidays For the first few days of school vacation, everyone just sacks out. The boys head to their own little corners to enjoy the break in routine....
Discover fun and educational events happening this week in Western Mass, along with announcements, upcoming events, links, resources and the HFVS podcast. SUGGEST AN EVENT If you have a family friendly...
Little Homes for Little Folks By Alethea Morrison of North Adams, MA As a child, I would try to make gnome houses out of twigs and moss, always with rather disappointing...
Discover fun and educational events happening this week in Western Mass, along with announcements, upcoming events, links, resources and the HFVS podcast. SUGGEST AN EVENT If you have a family friendly...
Play Ball! To Raise Funds for Artspace & the Greenfield Minor League Baseball Artspace in Greenfield, MA will host a opening reception for Play Ball!, an exhibit of photography by Beth...
7th Annual Gorge aprés Gorge Sunday, November 28th, 2010 Chesterfield Gorge, West Chesterfield For the past seven year, families have gathered at the Chesterfield Gorge in West Chesterfield on the Sunday...
Biocitizen School launched a program using Rapid Bioassessments to explore Westfield River's ecosystem. By examining stonefly nymph populations, they assessed the river's health. Results revealed a robust stonefly community, signifying a...
Richard Shindell at the Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, MA Saturday, November 13th, 2010 @ 7pm Hilltown Families and Iron Horse Entertainment Group have partnered up to offer a chance to...
Eilen Jewell with Special Guests, The Sweetback Sisters Memorial Hall in Shelburne Falls, MA Friday, November 12th @ 7:30pm Continuing our Parents’ Night Out promotions, Hilltown Families and Signature Sounds Concerts...
Is There Child Slave Labor In Your Child’s Halloween Candy? Good news for parents this Halloween: It’s easier than ever to avoid buying chocolate from Hershey, the largest U.S. chocolate company....
Having a Baby Changes Everything By Saborna Roychowdhury, Hilltown Families Guest Writer “So you are not coming back next year?” asked the department head at the Winsor School in Boston. “That...
Discover fun and educational events happening this weekend in Western Mass, along with announcements, upcoming events, links, resources and the HFVS podcast. SUGGEST AN EVENT If you have a family friendly...
Liz Provo writes: This is a little video of the Westhampton, MA Fall Festival and 3rd Annual Road Race which I hope captures the unique nature of this beautiful small town...
October 16th Episode Saturday from 9-10am & Sunday from 7-8am October 16th & 17th, 2010 WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio Northampton, MA Listen Now FEATURED VIDEO: The...
Big Weekend in Westhampton! After more than ten years of planning, fundraising, and unstinting effort, library supporters in Westhampton, MA will celebrate the grand opening and dedication of their town’s new...
Northampton Parents Center 25th Anniversary Fundraising Concert Saturday, October 16th, 2010 Northampton Parents Center is having a 25th Anniversary Fundraising Concert with Putumayo recording artist, Jay Mankita, Saturday, October 16th, at...
WIN A FAMILY 4-PACK OF FREE TICKETS: Gustafer Yellowgold Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 At the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst, MA Hilltown Families and the Northampton Community Music Center have partnered...
October 2nd Episode Listen Now Featured video: The Flannery Brothers perform “Pirate or Parrot?” off of their new CD, The New Explorers Club. Repeat Button Award We’re loving The Okee Dokee...
49th Annual Conway Festival of the Hills October 3rd, 2010 The 49th Annual Conway, Massachusetts’ Festival of the Hills, an annual fall festival that has been recognized as a Library of...
Fresh Wednesdays Fresh Wednesdays is a new program designed to serve freshly prepared, locally grown food one day a month in all Northampton Schools (K-12). The goal of the program is...
An American Weekend: The Norman Rockwell Museum We celebrated Labor Day weekend here in New England with family. We had a full house and more than our fair share of Bub’s...
Sonya Kitchell and the Brooklyn String Quartet At Memorial Hall in Shelburne Falls, MA Sunday, October 10th @ 7:30pm Continuing our Parents’ Night Out promotions, Hilltown Families and Signature Sounds Concerts...
Smithsonian Magazine’s 6th Annual Museum Day Mark your calendars: Smithsonian magazine’s sixth annual Museum Day is this Saturday, September 25th, 2010. Participating museums and cultural institutions nationwide will open their doors...
Parents’ Night Out: Dinner for Two Bread Euphoria Cafe in Haydenville As part of our Parents’ Night Out promotions, Hilltown Families and Bread Euphoria are partnering up to offer one lucky...
Ashfield FilmFest Gala Screening September 25th at 7pm in the Ashfield Town Hall It’s that time of year again for the 4th Annual Ashfield FilmFest. Last year all 450 tickets sold...
Grandparent’s Day Celebrated in the Hilltowns and Berkshires Join The Trustees of Reservations at four historic houses for Grandparents Day, Sunday September 12. Special activities for grandparents and grandchildren will be...
The Biggest and Best Little Fair in the Country Right in the Heart of the Hilltowns The 142nd Cummington Fair, a four-day agricultural celebration right in the heart of Western MA,...
Many Hands CD Release Concert at Look Park Florence, MA Sunday, September 26th, 2010 @ 1pm-6:30pm On stage at the Pine Theater at Look Park, a CD release concert for the...