September 14 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm At the Shea Theater, Dr. Marge Bruchac discusses research on Native medicinal plants and practitioners, the approaches she uses to make these histories visible, as … [Read more...] about Talk With the Indian Doctress: * Interpreting 19th Century Native American Medicine
Turtles to Toads: Herps of the North
August 24 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Free The reptiles and amphibians of Massachusetts are some of our least understood and most fascinating animals. Staff from the Vermont Natural History Museum present … [Read more...] about Turtles to Toads: Herps of the North
Great Hall Exhibit: Local Birds in Colored Pencil
August 1 - September 2 Free Artist Mark Majeski takes photographs of birds and plants and arranges them into collages as a guide for his drawings. Using this process, he emphasizes the coloration … [Read more...] about Great Hall Exhibit: Local Birds in Colored Pencil
Great Hall Exhibit: Remnants * July 2 – July 28
Photographer Joe Wallace captures the stark beauty of Turners Falls’ abandoned Strathmore and Griswold mills. Interior photos from 2010 reveal remnants of the town’s industrial past along the Turners … [Read more...] about Great Hall Exhibit: Remnants * July 2 – July 28
Closing Reception and Performance: What’s on Your Plate? *
June 29 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm FREE Dynamic art, word, and performance conclude Exploded View’s exhibit on the theme of food, farms, hope, community, and climate. Features readings of selected work by … [Read more...] about Closing Reception and Performance: What’s on Your Plate? *
Revealed: The Amazing Story of Armored Mud Balls and Friends Annual Meeting
June 20 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm FREE Jurassic armored mud balls – one of the rarest sedimentary rock structures on the planet! Prof. Richard Little explains how he discovered them, how … [Read more...] about Revealed: The Amazing Story of Armored Mud Balls and Friends Annual Meeting