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In honor of the Mexican Day of the Dead, or Dia de Los Muertos, dancers and musicians will lead a vigil through Easthampton and perform a reimagined folk dance on November 1st. Learn about this Mexican holiday and folk tradition at this community-based event.
Our list of weekly Suggested Events is up with community events and learning opportunities for this weekend and next week. Want to have your event, class, school, museum or business featured through the Hilltown Families network? Email us to find out how you can support the work of Hilltown Families through featured sponsorship and enhanced publicity options…
Musicals to Mystery. Day of the Dead to Halloween. Spiders to Candlelight… These are just a few of the learning highlights we’re featuring this week! Get out into your community and learn while you play! And be sure to check our list of supporting book titles to supplement the learning on the different topics highlighted each week. Purchase them for your family library, or check them out from the public library! ANIMAL/NATURE… Read More
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 event or educational program happening in Western Massachusetts that you’d like to let us know about, post your event on our “Suggest An Event” page. The events below are “suggested.” Please take the time to confirm that these events are happening,… Read More
El Diá de los Muertos Honored at the Meekins Library in Williamsburg, MA Between October 22nd-November 10th, community members are invited to join in the celebration of the traditional Mexican holiday, El Diá de los Muertos, by bringing mementos in memory of friends, family and pets to add to the Meekins Library annual community altar. Photos, cards, sugar skulls and real or paper marigolds are welcomed. On Monday, October 31st, the library will… Read More
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 event or educational program happening in Western Massachusetts that you’d like to let us know about, post your event on our “Suggest An Event” page. The events below are “suggested.” Please take the time to confirm that these events are happening,… Read More
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 event or educational program happening in Western Massachusetts that you’d like to let us know about, post your event on our “Suggest An Event” page. The events below are “suggested.” Please take the time to confirm that these events are happening,… Read More
El Diá de los Muertos Celebrated at the Meekins Library in Williamsburg, MA Hilltown Families and ArtStar in Williamsburg, MA have partnered up and joined the Meekins Library‘s Day of the Dead Community Celebration with the culinary folk art, Mexican Sugar Skulls. These sweet Mexican culinary folk art pieces were made at ArtStar, an art enrichment studio in Williamsburg, MA. Hilltown Families joined in and documented the craft of making sugar skulls… Read More
The culinary experience of exploring food customs from around the world can bring families an integrated course of study on cultural traditions and arts! Check out our archived DIY post on how to make your own Mexican Sugar Skulls for the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead (El Diá de los Muertos), and make it into a social activity with friends and families too…
HILLTOWN FAMILY VARIETY SHOW Halloween 2008 Episode WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio Northampton, MA Saturday mornings from 9-10am 10/25/08 PLAYLIST request a song | subscribe to free podcast archived shows | contests | myspace | facebook The Candy Band – “Monsters” [Calling All Kids] “Theme from the Munsters” [Halloween Party for Kids] Recess Monkey – “Green Monster” [Tabby Road] “Theme from Halloween” [Halloween Party for Kids] Steve Weeks… Read More
THE DAY OF THE DEAD (OCT. 31st – NOV. 2nd) DISCOVERING RICH MEXICAN TRADITIONS In this short low-fi video documentary, Professor José Flores offers his insights about the traditions and mythologies of the Day of the Dead (Diá de los Muertos) celebration in Mexico. This video was filmed at the Rancho La Puerta Spa in Baja, Mexico last year by Stephen Brown, and is a great educational resources for parents and students…. Read More
HILLTOWN FAMILY VARIETY SHOW WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio Northampton, MA Tuesday evening @ 7pm Halloween Episode 10/30/07 Playlist request a song | subscribe to free podcast archived shows | contests | myspace | facebook The Deedle Deedle Dees – “Scared By My Own Costume” [Let it Dee] Justin Roberts – “Maybe the Monster” [Meltdown!] Uncle Rock – “Picnic in the Graveyard” [Plays Well with Others] Parker Bent… Read More
The traditions and mythologies behind Diá de los Muertos are rich in traditional foods, including Mexican Sugar Skulls, offered as a token of sweetness. Day of the Dead resources featured here include video, readling lists and web resources.
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