Friends of The Great Falls Discovery Center

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The Great Falls Discovery Center hosts community programs and events, rotating art exhibits in our Great Hall and a Coffee House hosted by the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center.

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Food, Farms, and Factories Exhibit: New Roots in River Banks*

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

An exhibit on Polish and other Eastern European immigration stories and their contributions in the Connecticut River Valley. Presented by the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association and funded by Mass Humanities as part of the Expanding Massachusetts Stories initiative. In collaboration with the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center’s Mass Humanities 2024 Food, Farms, and […]

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Designing My Library: Work by Sheffield 3rd Grade Students

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

For all ages. View student artwork in our Hallway Gallery from the Gill-Montague Regional School District depicting visions of what a new or renovated town library might be like. Coordinated by Jocelyn Castro-Santos, with Montague Public Libraries.

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Spring is Here! StoryWalk®

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

Enjoy a story, fresh air, and exercise! Join us on the Discovery Center’s grounds for free self-guided StoryWalks® featuring children’s picture books. Follow the path to book pages posted along the route. Spring is Here! by Heidi Pross Gay is for ages 2—8 and everyone looking for the first signs of spring. The StoryWalk® Project was created […]

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Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Who Lives in a Tree?

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

For ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult. Learn more about our wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River Watershed. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. Siblings and friends welcome. Meet in the Great Hall.

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Nice & Easy Walks – In An Immigrant’s Footsteps

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

Easy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all. Enjoy natural and local history highlights along the way. Dress for the weather with sturdy footwear and bring water. Inclement weather cancels. Friday 4/26: Our Food, Farms, and Factories* Fourth Friday topic is: […]

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Wildlife Tales: Live Animals with the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

Take a literary journey around the world as a storytelling naturalist from the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum shares tales of animals and magic from around the world. With each story, a live animal will visit to bring a natural history piece to the myth and legends! Sponsored by the Montague Public Libraries. For ages […]

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New Roots in River Banks Closing Event: A Polish Costume Talk

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

Join Polish Folk artist Susan Urban for a slide presentation of costumes from various regions of Poland, along with a regional costume map and handmade miniature samples of each costume. This event is presented by the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association and funded by Mass Humanities as part of the Expanding Massachusetts Stories initiative. Meet in […]

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Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Birds

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

Learn more about our wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River Watershed. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. For ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult, siblings and friends welcome. Meet in the Great Hall.

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Nice & Easy Walk

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

Easy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all. Enjoy natural and local history along the way. Dress for the weather with sturdy footwear and bring water. Inclement weather cancels. Meet at the main entrance.

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Find us at the Farmer’s Market!*

Peskeompskut Park Avenue A between 6th and 7th Streets, Turners Falls

Join DCR staff and the Friends of the Center at Peskeompskut Park for family activities about food and growing food. The Great Falls Farmers Market is located between 6th and 7th Streets along Avenue A at Peskeompskut Park. Part of our Food, Farms, and Factories project. * Food, Farms, & Factories -  In 2024, the […]

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Great Hall Exhibit: What’s on Your Plate?*

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

The exhibit What’s On Your Plate? asks artists to investigate the entanglement of food, time, commitment, and ecology. Curated by Exploded View, in collaboration with our 2024 Food, Farms, and Factories project and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. * Food, Farms, & Factories -  In 2024, the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center present programs and […]

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Made in Montague*

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

This exhibition in the center’s Hallway Gallery explores products currently made in Montague. Some of these products have a long local history and others are on the cutting edge of technology. Curated by Anne Harding and Michaela Henry for our Food, Farms, and Factories project in collaboration with Exploded View.  * Food, Farms, & Factories […]

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