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Applefest – September 25, 2010
The event is a country fair that celebrates the beginning of autumn with activities for the whole family, including games, contests, face painting, crafts and more. A bake sale and food concessions offer food and drink to attendees, as well as an apple pie competition with homemade pies baked by community members and families of children attending the school. The event also features a raffle with more than 40 prizes donated by local businesses.
Applefest is the largest public fundraising event of the year for Little Red Schoolhouse, a nonprofit cooperative preschool serving children 2 years, 9 months, old and up from around north and central Berkshire County and southern Vermont. The funds raised from Applefest are used for classroom materials and curriculum planning.
Admission is $7 for children, with a $20 family cap. Adults are free.
Parent-Tot Program
The Little Red Schoolhouse offers five-week Parent-Tot Programs for children 18 months to 2 years, 9 months every March.
Each 90-minute session offers free exploration time with several activities for children followed by a snack break. A variety of interactive play is presented, including dance, song and story time. The sessions will be supervised by experienced instructors certified in early education.
Check back on this page for dates for the next session. For information or to register, contact Stacy Pilot at 413-458-8668.