Hilltown Families

HILLTOWN FAMILY VARIETY SHOW WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio Northampton, MA September 11th, 2007 @ 7pm King of the Insects Episode Playlist Dog On Fleas – “Ooooh...

The Hilltown Family Variety Show’s 1st Annual T-Shirt Review Mini-Fest & Ice Cream Social On September 22nd the Hilltown Family Variety Show will be hosting the first-of-its-kind review of children’s musician’s...

Area Family Centers Offer Refuge for Parents with Babies & Toddlers When my daughter was a baby I found sanctuary in our area family center. I was able to meet other...

HILLTOWN FAMILY VARIETY SHOW WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio Northampton, MA September 4th, 2007 @ 7pm I’m My Own Grandpaw Episode Playlist Twink – “Grandmother Meets the...

THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL School’s back in session, and for some families this will be the first time their kids are away from home. I have friends whose kids have...

HILLTOWN FAMILY VARIETY SHOW WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio Northampton, MA August 28th, 2007 @ 7pm Schoolhouse Rock Episode Playlist “Schoolhouse Rocky” [Best of Schoolhouse Rock] Imagination...

Wings of a Feather with Constant Wonder at the Eric Carle Museum If you’re a parent or a teacher looking for music to supplement a nature based curriculum at school, or...

THE CUMMINGTON FAIR IS HERE! There are a couple of things happening this weekend that we’re pretty excited about. The first is the Cummington Fair, which I mentioned in a previous...

HILLTOWN FAMILY VARIETY SHOW WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio Northampton, MA August 21st, 2007 @ 7pm Hippie Harvest Episode Playlist Uncle Rock – “Hippie Harvest Kitchen” [Uncle...

Storyteller Keith Munslow Visits Florence SANDY SANDWICHES AT CUP & TOP Acclaimed storyteller, musician and visual artist, Keith Munslow was at Cup & Top this past Saturday following a live on-air...

When I was little my family would travel from East Texas to Louisiana to visit relatives during the summer. My older cousins taught me how to snatch sugar cane off the...

Listen to the Podcast: HILLTOWN FAMILY VARIETY SHOW WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio Northampton, MA July 31th, 2007 @ 7pm Uncle Rock Guest DJ Episode Playlist John...

THEATER MARATHON vs. CANNONBALLS We’re RICH in theater this week. With an abundance of theater-going opportunities, I could potentially take my daugher to see seven classic stories performed on stage, including...

Born from the American Weiner … I’m not a fan of hot dogs. Just the thought of eating one makes my throat close-up in preparation to gag. I don’t even like...

Call for Photographers (Ages 5 to 12) On our route between Northampton and the Hilltowns, we often zoom by the Northampton Community Gardens. Yesterday Persephone and I were passing by and...

Hilltown Family Variety Show WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM Northampton, MA July 10th, 2007 @ 7pm Butterflies in the Park Episode Playlist Steve Weeks – “Hilltown Family Variety Show” Robbi K...

Listen to Podcast:  BIRTHDAY BASH EPISODE Hilltown Family Variety Show WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM Northampton, MA July 3rd, 2007 @ 7pm New Podcasts ♦ Archived Podcasts ♦ Subscribe to Podcast Radio ♦...

SWIMMING, PIZZA & BIKE RIDING, 10am-2pm – ASHFIELD June 25th – It’s the first Monday of summer! Hilltown Families invites friends and families to hang out in Ashfield for the day....

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY Last Friday one of my good friends and I took our kids to the New England Aquarium in Boston. Big day! Our first trip to Beantown. We drove...

SUMMER FESTIVALS ARE HERE! One thing I LOVE about summer is all the outdoor fairs & festivals. Music festivals, community festivals, wool fairs, rivers festivals, ecology fairs … you name it,...

Family Concert at Cup & Top with Mr. Richard “Richard Peeples [Mr. Richard] has a gruff singing voice that suggests he is more cartoon character than human, but that’s just part...

It’s Officially Summer! We spent the weekend huffing and puffing until we finally got my daughters kiddie pool blown up – which officially makes it summer for us (even though it’s...

Memorial Day Weekend Memorial Day weekend is here. Growing up in the hills of East Texas, Memorial Day weekend marked the opening of our neighborhood swimming pool. With great hopes that...

Spring Festivals It’s that time of year for plant sales and spring festivals. There are a couple spring festivals happening this weekend. One in the Hilltowns and the other in the...

The Price of Missing Marbles On Sunday we hosted our 3rd Annual Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast and spent a beautiful spring morning with other Hilltown families. The pancake breakfast is one...

HOW CAN YOU BE INVITED? The Nields will be performing a special, private kids show in Northampton on June 10th. The performance is by invitation only. Now I know some of...

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND There are two types of folks that live in the Hilltowns, people that get little tiny red spots when bitten by a black fly, and folks that...

National Pet Week (May 6th – 12th) For over 25 year our family pets have been celebrated with a national week of observation, instituted with three goals in mind: Promote responsible...

Sassy Mamas & Papas Sing Out at HF Spring Social & House Concert Seeing Marla BB perform at the Iron Horse last year in Northampton was great. Having her perform in...