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Chris Smither at Memorial Hall Shelburne Falls, MA Friday, June 4th, 2010 @ 8pm On June 4th, Chris Smither will be performing a Friday night fund-raising concert at Memorial Hall in Shelburne Falls for the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School … and we have a 4-pack of free tickets along with a signed CD to offer one lucky person! Deadline to enter to win is 05/28/10. Find out how to enter… Read More

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, along with time, location, age appropriateness and costs before attending. HALLOWS’ EVE EVENTS Loads of  events for families this Friday night.  Click here… Read More

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. Suggest an Event | Local forecast | Get directions | Free Museum Passes | Farmer’s Market | Family Centers (Ages 0-4) FEATURED EVENT: Monster Mash Dance Party to Benefit The Eric Carle Museum in Amherst this Friday night, October… Read More

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. Suggest an Event | Local forecast | Get directions | Free Museum Passes | Farmer’s Market | Family Centers (Ages 0-4) FEATURED EVENT: BLOOD & GUTS AT LILLY LIBRARY Blood & Guts: A hands-on science learning experience for students… Read More

CLICK HERE FOR HALLOWEEN 2009 EVENTS IS WESTERN MASS HOME TO THE RAG SHAG PARADE? Here’s a challenge for our readers, what are the origins of the “rag shag parade?” I had never heard of a rag shag parade until I moved to Western Mass. And as far I can tell, this style of parade is a local phenomenon. You don’t hear about rag shag parades happening in Minnesota or Louisiana. Not… Read More

And to make my character authentic, my mother had the great idea of mixing green food color with a container of Vaseline and then sculpting my hair with the entire contents of the container (note to our readers: Vaseline does not wash out of your hair… at least not immediately).

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