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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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Crossroads Exhibit: Montague At Work and Play

Rendezvous 78 3rd Street, Turners Falls, MA, United States

Exhibition of Illustrations by Nina Rossi. This exhibition of digital illustrations was originally published in the Montague Reporter between 2019 and 2022. Created by local artist and Turners Falls resident Nina Rossi, the illustrations depict scenes of local daily life. Reception Sunday, February 19 at 4pm. "Crossroads: Change in Rural America" will be on view at […]

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Crossroads: Whose Viewpoint? Exhibition of Historic Franklin County Images

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

In the Great Falls Discovery Center's Hallway Gallery, near the dioramas, the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA) presents reproductions of historic maps, illustrations, photographs, and paintings exploring perspectives of the image makers. How are our rural places represented in the media? Maps, illustrations, photographs, and paintings were the media of the past. Like today, the […]

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Crossroads Artist Reception: Montague at Work and Play

Rendezvous 78 3rd Street, Turners Falls, MA, United States

Exhibition of Illustrations by Nina Rossi Exhibition February 5- March 18. Reception Sunday, February 19 at 4pm. This exhibition of digital illustrations was originally published in the Montague Reporter between 2019 and 2022. Created by local artist and Turners Falls resident Nina Rossi, the illustrations depict scenes of local daily life. "Crossroads: Change in Rural […]

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Crossroads Exhibit – Life is______: An exploration of Being Through the Eyes of Local Young People

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

Created and curated by local Brick House youth, this exhibit in the Great Hall, through a variety of mediums, explores their perspectives and experiences living in modern-day rural America. This show is on display through 4-26. This art show is inspired by Crossroads: Change in Rural America, which is on display February 5 through March […]

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Crossroads Reception- Life is______: An exploration of Being Through the Eyes of Local Young People

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

Join Brick House youth for an artist reception! Created and curated by local Brick House youth, this exhibit in the Great Hall, through a variety of mediums, explores their perspectives and experiences living in modern-day rural America. Exhibit on display through 4-26. This art show is inspired by Crossroads: Change in Rural America, which is […]

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Art Naturally

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

Discover nature through story, poetry, and art in our series of FREE Art Naturally programs. Using words and images, instruction, and techniques you create an art piece inspired by the natural world to take home. For adults, teens, and children ages 6 and up (accompanied by an adult). All materials are free. Meet in the […]

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Great Hall Exhibit: Visions of the Connecticut River Valley

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

This group show showcases work from regional artists featuring the nature of the Connecticut River, all in support of the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center. See reception and performance details for Sunday May 7 too! If you want to buy any fill-in so artist might contact you: (a percent of which will be […]

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Puppet Parade! For Visions of the Connecticut River Valley

1:30 p.m. Puppet parade starts at Peskeompskut Park 2:00—4:00 p.m., Reception in Great Hall Join musicians, artists, and puppeteers in a celebration of the nature of the Connecticut River watershed. The fun begins at 1:30 p.m. at Peskeompskut Park where MuZen Theater puppeteers start a parade down Avenue A to Great Falls Discovery Center. Then, […]

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Great Hall Reception and Fundraiser: Visions of the Connecticut River Valley

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

1:30 p.m. Puppet parade starts at Peskeompskut Park 2:00—4:00 p.m., Reception in Great Hall Join musicians, artists, and puppeteers in a celebration of the nature of the Connecticut River watershed. The fun begins at 1:30 p.m. at Peskeompskut Park where MuZen Theater puppeteers start a parade down Avenue A to Great Falls Discovery Center. Then, […]

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Art Naturally Series

Discover nature through story, poetry, and art in our series of FREE Art Naturally programs. Using words and images, instruction and techniques you create an art piece inspired by the natural world to take home. For adults, teens, and children ages 6 and up (accompanied by an adult). All materials are free. Meet in the […]

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Art Naturally Series

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

Saturday, June 17, 10:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m. Discover nature through story, poetry, and art in our series of FREE Art Naturally programs. Using words and images, instruction and techniques you create an art piece inspired by the natural world to take home. For adults, teens, and children ages 6 and up (accompanied by an adult). All […]

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Fields & Forests—What do bees need? 

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

Help us kick-off Pollinator Week! Make your own native bee habitat by “painting” with yarn, fleece, pre-felt shapes, and soapy water. Will your bees live in a tree trunk or holes in the ground? Will they build their nests with mud or leaves? Learn how important our native bees are and what they need to […]

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