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Hot Fun at the 2013 Hilltown Spring Festival! The 7th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival took place this past Saturday, June 1st at the Cummington Fairgrounds! An all day celebration with music on two stages, workshops, maypole, morris dancers, animals, kids-made craft bazaar, puppets, local food & vendors, and water sprinklers! Terrific music on two stages! Performers included percussionist Tony Vacca, acoustic string band Appalachian Still, singer-songwriter Heather Maloney, the Lonesome Brothers, Hot… Read More
Musical Workshops for Children and Families at the Hilltown Spring Festival on June 1st Cummington Fairgrounds in Cummington, MA At the Hilltown Spring Festival on June 1st at the Cummington Fairgrounds, in addition to ten musical groups on two stages between 11:15am-5pm, there will be four musical workshops for children and families! At 1pm, Aimee Gelinas of Gaia Roots will lead an intergenerational, interactive West African and Caribbean percussion and song workshop…. Read More
Local & Regional Musicians will Grace Two Stages at the Hilltown Spring Festival on June 1st at the Cummington Fairgrounds! From Hot Day at the Zoo to Mister G, there’s a great line up of local & regional musical acts scheduled for the Hilltown CDC Hilltown Spring Festival this year on June 1st at the Cummington Fairgrounds! All great entertainment for the entire family, the music begins at 11am and continues until… Read More
Hilltown Spring Festival on June 1st will be a medley of festivals! The Hilltown Spring Festival on June 1st, 2013 at the Cummington Fairgrounds will be a combined music festival, food festival, children’s festival, craft festival, and alternative energy exposition! MUSIC Musical performers include percussionist Tony Vacca, acoustic string band Appalachian Still, singer-songwriter Heather Maloney, the Lonesome Brothers, Hot Day at the Zoo, the Walkin’ Blues Band, and Dan Hales and the… Read More
Kids-Made Crafts Bazaar Call for Kid Crafters for the Hilltown Spring Festival Saturday, June 1st, 2013 The Hilltown CDC’s 7th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival is on Saturday, June 1st, 2013 at the Cummington Fairgrounds. This will be the 4th year the Kids-Made Craft Bazaar happens at the festival, spearheaded by Hilltown Families founder, Sienna Wildfield in 2010. Children up to the age of 12 are invited to sell and barter their hand-made… Read More
7th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival Celebrating life in the Hilltowns June 1st, 2013 in Cummington, MA Hilltown Families is a proud premiere sponsor of the Hilltown Spring Festival, the Hilltown Community Development Corporation’s signature community celebration to be held this year on Saturday, June 1, from 10am-5pm at the Cummington Fairgrounds in Cummington, MA. Last year’s Festival drew 2,000 people for an all-day celebration of regional arts, culture and sustainability. This year’s Festival… Read More
Family Contra-Dance at Hilltown Spring Festival May 12th, 5-7pm New this year at the Hilltown Spring Festival is a family contra-dance featuring The Gaslight Tinkers, a new group that includes Peter Siegel and Zoe Darrow! They describe their music as “Afrobeat, Caribbean, breakbeat, funk, and Latin grooves meet traditional Northern Fiddle. It’s the future of the music of the past; it’s a live remix; it’ll move your feet and intrigue your mind.”… Read More
Music Workshops for All Ages Hilltown Spring Festival May 12th at the Cummington Fairgrounds In addition to a great line up of live music on two stages, the Hilltown Spring Festival on May 12 at the Cummington Fairgrounds will feature four interactive music workshops for all ages: AFRO-CARIBBEAN SONG & DRUM WORKSHOP At 1 PM, Aimee Gelinas of Gaia Roots will lead an intergenerational, interactive Afro-Caribbean song and drum workshop featuring music… Read More
Local & Regional Musical Favorites will Perform at the 6th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival on May 12th, 2012 at the Cummington Fairgrounds! Hilltown CDC has a fabulous lineup of local and regional musical favorites to perform at the Hilltown Spring Festival on May 12, 2012 at the Cummington Fairgrounds. The music begins at 11am and continues until 5pm on two stages, followed by an all-ages contra-dance from 5 to 7pm. MISTER G… Read More
Call for Volunteers and Local Businesses… Join the 6th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival May 12th in Cummington! The Hilltown Community Development Corporation is signing up local artisans, businesses, non-profit organizations and volunteers for the 6th annual Hilltown Spring Festival, to be held Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cummington Fairgrounds. This year’s Festival, which is expected to draw 2,000 visitors, will feature performances and workshops by professional… Read More
Kids-Made Crafts Bazaar Call for Kid Crafters for the Hilltown Spring Festival Saturday, May 12th, 2012 The Hilltown CDC’s 6th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival is on Saturday, May 12th at the Cummington Fairgrounds. This will be the 3rd year the Kids-Made Craft Bazaar happens at the festival, spearheaded by Hilltown Families founder, Sienna Wildfield in 2010. Children up to the age of 12 are invited to sell and barter their hand-made crafts… Read More
PachaMama Puppets on the Lawn 6th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival Cummington Fairgrounds, Cummington, MA May 12th, 2012 PachaMama Puppet Theatre of Haydenville will be at the 6th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival on May 12th, 2012 at the Cummington Fairgrounds. At noon, the Great PachaMama and her troupe will perform “The Waltz of the Polar Bear,” leading into the Maypole dance. Later, children will have the chance to make puppets similar to those… Read More
6th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival Cummington Fairgrounds May 12th, 2012 The Hilltown CDC’s 6th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival will be on Saturday, May 12 at the Cummington Fairgrounds! 2,000 people are expected at the Hilltown Spring Festival this year and entertainment will include musical performances and workshops, exhibits by artists and craftspeople, displays by local businesses, food from local vendors, a family contra-dance, kids-made craft bazaar, children’s activities and much more. Here’s… Read More
An Eclectic Mix of Dancing, Creating and Workshops at the 5th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival Saturday, May 14th at Cummington Fairgrounds The Hilltown Spring Festival already sounds so wonderful, right? With it’s 3 stages of music, including a family stage, educational opportunities mixed into the fun, frolic, solar power and delicious local food with an international flare… who would need another excuse to go? We’ll there are plenty! Plenty! Including a hot… Read More
Local Food with International Flare Served Up at the Hilltown Spring Festival May 14th, 10am-7pm at Cummington Fairgrounds The eclectic nature of the Hilltown Spring Festival speaks true to the diversity of our community. This year even the food matches the diversity of our community serving up local food, often times with an international flare! A short list of what you’ll find at the festival: Blue House Cafe will have Polynesian wedding… Read More
Sun and Solar Store to Power Hilltown Spring Festival This year’s Hilltown Spring Festival again has the goal of sustainability woven throughout—from the children’s activities, to the composting and trash recycling, all the way to folk/blues/percussion rhythms, and alt-jazz that will emanate from the Festival’s three music stages. “It takes plenty of energy to get the Festival off the ground and we wanted to make that energy sustainable too,” says festival organizer… Read More
Learn About Our Solar System, Discover Musical Instruments, Identify Wildlife, Recycling Activities and More at the Hilltown Spring Festival Saturday, May 14th from 10am-7pm at the Cummington Fairgrounds Not only will families have a fabulous time being entertain by great music on 3 stages during the 5th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival, they will also have several educational opportunities throughout the day! Here are just a few highlights: SOLAR OBSERVANCES Arunah Hill Natural… Read More
CD Giveaway: 10 CDs From Massachusetts Based Musicians! Hilltown Spring Festival Features 18 Musical Performances on 3 Stages The 5th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival happens this Saturday, May 14th from 10am-7pm at the Cummington Fairgrounds in Cummington, MA! Check it out! The music line-up for the festival includes 18 musical performances on three stages: Hampshire Regional Chamber Singers ❁ 10:30am Lui Collins ❁ 10:45am (Family Concert) Laura Wetzler ❁ 11:30am Rob Phelps… Read More
Kids-Made Crafts Bazaar Call for Kid Crafters for the Hilltown Spring Festival Saturday, May 14th, 2011 The Hilltown CDC’s 5th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival is on Saturday, May 14th at the Cummington Fairgrounds. Last year was the debut of the Kids-Made Craft Bazaar where kids up to the age of 13 sold and bartered their hand-made crafts and arts… and it was a huge success! The Kids-Made Craft Bazaar allows children to… Read More
Middle and High School Students Invited to Create and Operate Games at the 5th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival Middle school and high school students are invited to participate in the fifth annual Hilltown Spring Festival, which will take place this year on May 14th at the Cummington Fairgrounds. Students are encouraged to create games which can be played by younger children. The youthful game creators may charge a fee to each player… Read More
Hilltown Spring Festival will Celebrate Hilltown Life on May 14th! The Hilltown Community Development Corporation (Hilltown CDC) is signing up local artisans, businesses, non-profit organizations and volunteers for the 5th annual Hilltown Spring Festival, to be held Saturday, May 14th, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cummington Fairgrounds. Last year’s Festival drew 2,000 people for an all-day celebration of regional arts, culture and sustainability. This year’s Festival will feature 20… Read More
Save the Date for the 5th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival May 14th, 2011 The Hilltown CDC’s 5th annual Hilltown Spring Festival, a celebration of Hilltown life, will take place on May 14, 2011, at the Cummington Fairground. Mark the date on your calendar, and tell your friends. Two thousand visitors came through the gates last year. This year the Hilltown CDC celebrates its 30th Anniversary! Festivities will include music, dance and children’s… Read More
Lucky Day for Many, Green Success for All At the 4th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival Luck was smiling on Helene and Paul Copp. The couple, who are renovating a house they bought in Chesterfield, were spending time with family last weekend and just happened to be passing the Cummington Fairgrounds during the fourth annual Hilltown Spring Festival. They stopped to take in the sights and sounds of the event—and ended up winning… 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
Hilltown Spring Festival Performance Schedule Saturday, May 15th, 2010 from 10am-7pm Cummington Fairgrounds, Cummington, MA 10:30am Hampshire Chamber Singers Hilltown Charter Cooperative Public School Chorus 11:30am The Shapeshifters: Scottish A Capella Happy Dan the Music Man: Family Music Show 12:15pm Maypole: Community Maypole Dance with Morris Dancers 1pm Katherine First & Max Cohen: Celtic Music Duo with Fiddle and Guitar Ladies Auxiliary Ukulele Orchestra: Ukulele Mayhem 2pm Uklulele Workshop: Bring your instrument!… Read More
Poop Happens at the Hilltown Spring Festival Composting Porta-Potty to Debut! If there is any thing parent’s become comfortable talking about once they have their first baby, it’s potty talk. So what better audience to announce to that the first-ever composting porta-potty will debut at the Hilltown Spring Festival, slated for Saturday, May 15th from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cummington Fairgrounds. The environmentally-friendly toilet will be built this Sunday,… Read More
Spring Festival to Celebrate Hilltown Community Through Music, Arts, Hands-on Learning and Family Fun The Hilltown Spring Festival, a daylong celebration of Hilltown music, arts, culture and community, will take place Saturday, May 15th, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cummington Fairgrounds. Produced by the Hilltown CDC, the fourth annual Festival will feature 15 musical acts on two performance stages, including headliners Charles Neville, The Primate Fiasco and Swing… Read More
Hosts Needed for the Highland Unusual Games Triathlon at the Hilltown Spring Festival on May 15th, 2010 For the past two years, competitors from across the Hilltowns – ranging in age thus far from two to seventy-two – have flocked to the Hilltown Spring Festival for the annual “Highland Unusual Games Triathlon.” The Triathlon is a grueling test of accuracy, balance and speed (strength and endurance are not required) featuring a 40-yard… Read More
Kids-Made Crafts to debut at Hilltown Spring Festival, May 15th, 2010 The 4th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival is on May 15th at the Cummington Fairgrounds, produced by the Hilltown CDC. New this year is a Kids-Made Craft area for children up to the age of 13 to sell their hand-made crafts and art. The Hilltown CDC’s goals are to allow children to participate directly in the Festival, to reward them for their… Read More
Featured Hilltown Spring Festival Volunteer: Megan Thompson-Munson of Hampshire Regional H.S. Hampshire Regional High School student Megan Thompson-Munson says she’s always been interested in science. That’s one reason she signed up to be a recycling volunteer at the Hilltown CDC’s Spring Festival, coming up on Saturday, May 15th, 2010 at the Cummington Fairgrounds. Volunteers will help direct festival goers to recycling bins to help the Hilltown CDC reach its goal of hosting… Read More
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