Outdoors

you can travel today from high-end luxurious motorhomes to campers, travel trailers and more. Some of the additional features available in RVs now include heating and air conditioning, flat screen televisions, bathrooms, bedrooms, living room, indoor kitchen equipped with literally everything you need to make a gourmet meal and an outdoor kitchen that slides out with burners and grill for cookouts, computer workstations, bunkhouse, slide out patio with an electric awning, and almost anything you could imagine.

New this year, Boucher said some of their dealers will be offering electric bicycles and Mokes, which she described as “electric, open-air vehicles that are a cross between a jeep and a golf cart that are also street legal.” and an educational animal show presented by Out of The Ark at 2 and 6 p.m. The animal show is back on Sunday at 10:30 a.m., followed by two Shriners Clowns stage shows at noon and 4 p.m., and Li Lu the Chinese Acrobat at 2:30 p.m. Monday’s fun includes the Sounds of Science presented by Mad Science of Western Mass. at 10:30 a.m. and The Magic World of Michael Wald at noon and 2 p.m.

“We saw electric bicycles everywhere on campgrounds last year,” Boucher said.

To up your game in the RV and camping world, there will be seminars beginning on Friday with Springtime Checklist to help prepare your RV after the long winter at 5:30 p.m. and Quick Tips with Randy on how to maintain your RV at 6:30 p.m. Saturday begins with the Springtime Checklist at 11:30 a.m., Understanding RV Waste Management at 1 p.m., Camping Safety with Your Pets at 2 p.m., Insuring Your Toys at 3 and 5 p.m., and ending with RV Winterization and Storage Tips at 6:30 p.m. Sunday concludes with Understanding RV Waste Management at 11 a.m., Camping Safety with Your Pets at 1 p.m. and Winterization and Storage Tips at 3 p.m.

Also, to keep the kids amused while spending time at the show, the Shriners Clowns will be roaming around every day offering laughs and making balloon sculptures. Additional entertainment on Saturday features a stage show by the clowns at noon and 4 p.m.

Admission is $10 general public and $8 for seniors 60 and older, DAV and military members. Children 12 and under are free.

Hours are Friday, 4 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Since 1962, the Springfield RV, Camping & Outdoor Show has been produced by the members of Pioneer Valley Chapter 8 (PV8) of NAFCA. Members volunteer their time to set up and create the show. The chapter was organized in 1960 as a way to further family camping in the Springfield, area. PV8 is a volunteer organization in which members take active roles in the operation of the chapter and its year-round activities. Business meetings are held monthly, with the exception of July and August. PV8 or- ganizes at least four camping and outdoor functions each year.

Above, members of the Wheeler family, from left, Laura, Scott, Daniel, and Patrick, all of Suffield, try out an RV during a past show. At left, Catherine Deroche tries out the driver’s seat of an RV while Barbara Moulton, both of Southwick, looks on. (STEVEN E.

For more information, visit springfieldrvcampingshow.com, or to learn more about the club, visit their booth at the show or call 413467-1466.

Nightclubs

Whip City Brew: DJ with dance. 287 Elm St., Westfield

Sunday

Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee

Tuesday

The Drake: Samirah Evans, Haneef Nelson/Mardi Gras Jazz Workshop. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst

Theodores’: Fat Tuesday with Krewe Les Gras. 201 Worthington