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Hilltowns pottery tour celebrates 20th anniversary this summer

The Hilltowns pottery studio tour, spanning Williamsburg and five neighboring communities, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Potters including Robbie Heidinger, Christy Knox, Maya Machin, Michael McCarthy and Hiroshi Nakayama are among those participating in the self-guided…

A milestone anniversary for a beloved regional arts event and quiet weekend in municipal affairs mark the latest 24-48 hours in Williamsburg, as a hilltowns pottery studio tour spanning Williamsburg and neighboring communities celebrates two decades running.

COMMUNITY & ARTS

The Hilltowns pottery studio tour, a self-guided event that brings visitors through working ceramics studios across Williamsburg, Ashfield, Cummington, Westhampton, Worthington and Windsor, is marking its 20th anniversary this year, according to coverage circulating via regional listserv alerts. Potters participating in the tour reportedly include Robbie Heidinger, Christy Knox, Maya Machin, Michael McCarthy and Hiroshi Nakayama, among others, with the tour continuing to draw visitors from across the region into local studios for two decades running. The tour has become an annual fixture of summer arts programming in the hilltowns, giving residents and visitors a chance to see working potters' spaces firsthand.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Hilltowns: Pottery tour marks 20th anniversary", The Berkshire Eagle's community news desk reports on the milestone year for the multi-town studio tour, noting participating potters across Williamsburg and surrounding hilltowns communities, a story also flagged in this week's regional alert distributions (read it at https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/community-news/hilltowns-pottery-tour-marks-20th-anniversary/article_286a575b-ced8-4920-867a-fd21d76d61ee.html).

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