Hilltown Families

CET’s 15th Annual Earth Day Clothing and Textile Drive This Weekend On Saturday, April 24 and Sunday, April 25, the Center for Ecological Technology (CET) will hold its 15th annual Textile...

Hancock Shaker Village 8th Annual Spring Celebration April 3rd through April 25th, 2010 in Pittsfield, MA Hancock Shaker Village (HSV) kicks off its 50th anniversary as a living history museum with...

Birding Beyond Your Backyard Anyone who wants to learn how to identify local birds by sight and sound will be interested in this new free program, “Birding Beyond Your Backyard,” organized...

Boys’ & Girls’ Club of Pittsfield: The Business of Volunteerism ­ When February vacation arrives, school hallways fall silent. It’s a time to rest and regroup for students and teachers alike,...

Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield Starts 2010 with a Bang: Armed & Dangerous: Art of the Arsenal opens January 23 Berkshire Museum’s upcoming exhibition, Armed & Dangerous: Art of the Arsenal, explores...

Call for Pie Bakers and Quilters to Compete at the 12th Annual Hancock Shaker Village Country Fair Warm up your rolling pins and get stitchin’! Hancock Shaker Village seeks entrants to...

Frogs: A Chorus of Color at the Berkshire Museum This week we went to the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, MA. Following a wonderful production of Wind in the Willows by Berkshire...

Berkshire Fools Festival 2009 The Berkshire Fool’s Festival marks the 33rd anniversary of the Greasepaint Treaty of 1976, signed in Pittsfield, MA, which marked the end of the Clown Wars, the...

SUGGEST AN EVENT If you have a family-friendly event or educational program happening in Western Massachusetts that you’d like to let us know about, post your event on our “Suggest An...

LISTEN NOW HILLTOWN FAMILY VARIETY SHOW Ben Rudnick Guest DJ Episode with Ben Rudnick & Persephone WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio Northampton, MA Tuesday evening @ 7pm...

Berkshire Museum to Present Public Programs at Lichtenstein Center, the YMCA, and the Berkshire Community College While Closed for Renovations in January & February The Berkshire Museum will be closed for...

Kids Stuff: Great Toys From Our Childhood A Retro Party to celebrate the exhibition Kid Stuff: Great Toys from Our Childhood at the Berkshire Museum in downtown Pittsfield, MA, will take...

Third Thursday in Pittsfield Berkshire Eagle writes: [Pittsfield, 06/22/07] – On a slightly rainy Thursday evening on North Street, when shops are usually closed, the sidewalks are usually empty and the...

I Scream You Scream We All Scream …  For Ice Cream! On Tuesday April 17th from 12pm until 8pm participating Ben & Jerry’s scoop shops around the world will be hosting Ben...

VALENTINE’S DAY 2007 Happenings in the hilltowns and beyond for Valentine’s Day. Discover upcoming events and links for your family that are Valentine-ish, including dances, crafts, chocolate and more…

Hilltown families enjoyed African-American soul food during the “I Have a Dream” community celebration at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, MA, on Monday, January 16th, honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. The...

At the Berkshire Museum this weekend, a talented ensemble of performers ranging from ages 5 to 19 from the Berkshire Children’s Theater brought to life characters from Hans Christian Anderson’s The...