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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    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 […]

    Free
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    Ongoing: 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 […]

    Free

  • 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 highlights along the way. Dress for the weather with sturdy footwear and bring water. Inclement weather cancels. Meet at the main entrance.

    Free
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    Downtown Foraging Walk*

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

    Explore how people have coevolved with plants. Join herbalist Laura Torraco, owner of Sage Green Botanicals, for a plant walk guided by the senses. Discover plant ID tips, medicinal and material uses, and histories of plants that live around us. Part of our Food, Farms, and Factories series of programs with Exploded View. For ages […]

    Free

  • 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 highlights along the way. Dress for the weather with sturdy footwear and bring water. Inclement weather cancels. Meet at the main entrance.

    Free

  • A French/Breton Jam Session

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

    Sunday, June 16, 2:30— 4:30 p.m. An informal group of musicians gather to play the enchanting traditional dance music from France and Brittany, commonly known as bal folk. Please note, this is not a performance but rather a coming together of musically minded friends. The event is free and open to the public to come […]

    Free
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    Find Us at the Farmers Market! *

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

    Montague Public Libraries is joining in our Food, Farms, and Factories fun with summer visits to the Farmers Market, with books and activities about growing food. The Great Falls Farmers Market is located between 6th and 7th streets along Avenue A at Peskeompskut Park. * Food, Farms, & Factories: In 2024, the Friends of the […]

    Free
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    Closing Reception and Performance: What’s on Your Plate? *

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

    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 Exploded View, and family sing-along with community bard Annie Hassett. All ages. Meet in the Great Hall. Food, Farms, and Factories *In 2024, the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery […]

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    Great Hall Exhibit:  Remnants *

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

    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 Falls canal. * Food, Farms, & Factories: In 2024, the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center present programs and exhibits about Food, Farms, and Factories, […]

    Free
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    Artist Reception and Talk: Remnants *

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

    Photographer Joe Wallace captures the stark beauty of Turners Falls’ abandoned Strathmore and Griswold mills. Refreshments provided from 1 -3 p.m., and starting at 1:30 p.m. Joe discusses his photography in the mills and hear from town administrator Walter Ramsey about the past and future of the mill sites.   Meet in the Great Hall. * […]

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    Nice & Easy Walk: Downtown Restaurants  – Food, Farms, and Factories Edition *

    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. Join us as we highlight local restaurants downtown and explore their connections to local food. Dress for the weather with sturdy footwear and bring […]

    Free

  • Great Hall Exhibit:  Local Birds in Colored Pencil

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

    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 and behavior of commonly seen Massachusetts birds.

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