A Bridge Too Far
What about building new bridges in Gilded Age Turners Falls drove neighbors and whole towns against each other? How do these dramas and debates that played out in newspapers and […]
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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 Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States
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To Breathe Freely: Tenements of Turners Falls
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesAs the brick blocks went up, the Turners Falls tenements tested every aspect of the town, from its ability to deal with disease to what laborers expected from their lot […]
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Haiku Tiny Books *
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesCo-sponsored by PVMA and Montague Public Libraries, join Denise Fontaine-Pincince in this hands-on workshop to create a ‘Tiny Book’ to showcase a haiku of your choice. Bring up to five […]
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Artist reception: Cameron Schmitz: Where We Are, Together *
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesView Cameron Schmitz’s exhibit of paintings, enjoy refreshments, and meet the artist. Cameron Schmitz uses color and mark-making as her language of expression. At 4:15 p.m., Cameron speaks briefly about […]
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Nice & Easy Walk
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesEasy-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. […]
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Artist talk by Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude cover artist Arista Alanis *
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesMeet Arista Alanis and hear how her painting “on down the road” became the image used for Ross Gay’s Catalogue of Unabashed Gratitude book cover and about her creative process. Sponsored […]
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Nice & Easy Walk
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesEasy-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. […]
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A French/Breton Jam Session
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesAn informal group of musicians gathers to play the enchanting traditional dance music from France and Brittany, commonly known as bal folk. This is not a performance but rather a […]
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Community Watch Party—A Conversation with Ross Gay *
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesMonday, April 14, 7—8 p.m. Join us for a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read keynote event, moderated by Matt Donovan, Director of The Boutelle-Day Poetry Center, Smith […]
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Nice & Easy Walk
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesEasy-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. […]
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Nice & Easy Walk
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesEasy-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. […]
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Where We Live: Sense of Place Concert and Writers Showcase with Erica Wheeler *
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesSinger-songwriter Erica Wheeler performs a concert of place-based songs and invites participants from her NEA Big Read workshop series to share their writings with the audience. The event is free […]
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