Hilltown Families

Get the Kids a Cookin’ for the Blueberry Bake Off Hosted by the CISA and Greenfield Farmers’ Market Gluten-free Blueberry Cake (Photo credit: Sienna Wildfield) On Saturday, August 1, CISA and the Greenfield Farmers’ Market will host a contest featuring desserts made from locally grown...

SUGGEST AN EVENT Remember when it was in the 90's last summer and the kids begged for the slip 'n slide and popsicles...

Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body Springfield Science Museum through September 6th, 2009 Grossology is based on a popular series of books by science teacher Sylvia Branzei...

Dance Together at the Pillow Thursdays, July 9, 16, 23, 30 and August 6, 13, 20 • 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm • Followed by INSIDE /OUT performance 6:30 pm - 7:20 pm Ages: 5-12 accompanied by an adult....

Felice Wolfzahn of Shelburne Falls, MA writes: Hi friends, I wanted to let you know that Becki at "A Notion To Quilt' is offering a workshop for kids the week of July 20th! She's great and the kids had a wonderful experience last winter with her....

Robert Krampf’s Experiment of the Week: SOLAR POWER Visiting the world’s largest solar power plants to explore reflection and refraction.

Northampton Arts Night Out write: We Want You! Arts Night Out needs your help. We're looking for volunteers interested in visual and performing arts, marketing, event planning, fundraising and outreach. Let's make Arts Night Out Awesome...

Community Sing Led by Penny Schultz At the Community Sings, we celebrate the capacity to make music through song that is our birthright. Rounds, part songs, chants and spirituals from a wide variety of cultures carry us into worlds of beauty, humor, sadness and joy...

If You Give a Kid a Shovel by Joe Gillespie Have you ever watched kids dig potatoes for the first time? It is like a treasure hunt. Or experienced the joy of pulling a beautiful, long orange carrot, washing it, and eating it right then and there? There is no substitute for these experiences...

Diane Flynn Keith, author of Carschooling writes: I am working on a new edition of my book, Carschooling and updating some of the resources. It’s been fairly smooth going but I just got to Chapter 7 on Geography and am stumped...

WIN FREE TICKETS Unforgettable, beautiful, and unlike anything seen since the heyday of Harry Houdini." - Londonmonthly.com Victoria Chaplin’s Aurélia’s Oratorio...

Notes from Nan: Everything’s Coming up Rosemary . . . for me and for yoouuu! BY HF Contributing Writer, Nan Parati Congratulations to Del Haskins for being sworn in as our new Fire Chief in Ashfield! In some really surprising news, I was the Fire Chief for about two and a half minutes...

Share the Abundance of the Hilltowns! Introducing Hilltown Home Garden Exchange (HHuGE) Wagon opens July 20th, 2009 at the Old Creamery in Cummington, MA....

Downing & Kulik Announce Funding for a Renewable Energy Site Survey at New Hingham Regional Elementary School in Chesterfield, MA State Senator Benjamin B...

RE: School Nutrition Association’s annual food expo School Lunch Talk writes: Imagine if Las Vegas built a Costco-themed hotel with a particular emphasis on chicken nugget samples and then filled the building with lunch ladies...

Photo credit: Sienna Wildfield 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...

Fireworks & More in Western Massachusetts (2009) Chesterfield 4th of July Parade Schedule. Click on flyer to see larger image. Here is a schedule of firework displays happening in Western Massachusetts. Click on the listing to find out more information...

Food, Inc.: Discover What “Big Agriculture” Doesn’t Want Farmers to Tell You Tomorrow, Monday June 29, at 7:00pm at the Amherst Cinema there will be a special screening of Food, Inc. to benefit Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA), followed by a discussion panel...

HILLTOWN FAMILY VARIETY SHOW Daddy Episode WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio Northampton, MA...

Take Charge! Hilltowns Raffle to Be Drawn July 4th, 2009 The community wide campaign Take Charge! by Cummington, Worthington, Plainfield, Williamsburg and Chesterfield wraps up on July 4! To take the pledge, fill out a Take Charge...

Parents' Night Out in the Hilltowns: Radio Free Earth will be performing at the Ashfield Lakehouse in Ashfield, MA on Saturday, June 27th at 8:30pm...

Samatha Wilde will be at the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley on June 25th @ 7pm. Call to reserve a seat or signed copy of her novel, "This Little Mommy Stayed Home." 413-534-7307. Emily Russo of the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA writes: This Little Mommy Stayed Home by Samantha Wilde...

Body Boards Recalled by JGR Copa Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product...

Notes from Nan: Recycling your old stuff with us, who need it...