Quabbin Obscura: The Swift River in Black-&-White
From farm to canvas to camera, artist Burt V. Brooks (1849-1934) captured the landscapes and daily life in the “drowned towns” before the Quabbin Reservoir (today managed by DCR) was […]
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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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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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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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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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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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“The Extincts” Event and Drawing Demo
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesJoin the Montague Public Libraries and the Great Falls Discovery Center for a program and drawing demo with graphic novelist and illustrator Scott Magoon! This Mass Kids Lit Fest event […]
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Shared Skies: Celebrating Migratory Birds and the Communities They Connect
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesOn World Migratory Bird Day, join ornithologist Chad Witko (Birding University) for an inspiring exploration of our avian migrants. Celebrate this year’s theme, Shared Spaces: Creating Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities, […]
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Nolumbeka Project Day of Remembrance
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesCommemorate the 349th Anniversary of the Great Falls Massacre, outdoors weather permitting, or in the Great Hall. Tribal members and non-Tribal public are welcome. Honored guests include: Liz Coldwind Santana […]
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The Six Navigational Canals of the Connecticut River
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesRobert Comeau of Historical Tours of Greater Holyoke presents this illustrated talk, part of a series called “Canals in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts.” In the 1800s river transportation […]
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Annette Spaulding Talk: Recent Diving Discoveries in the Connecticut River
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesJoin us for a talk by Annette Spaulding, an experienced master scuba diver, whose favorite place in the whole world to dive is in the Connecticut River, one of only […]
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JAMB-O-Ree: A Jurassic Armored Mud Ball Unveiling and Celebration
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesJoin us in celebration of the arrival of an ancient boulder full of Jurassic Armored Mud Balls! Enjoy refreshments, a multi-media presentation by Professor of Geology, Richard Little, and meet […]
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DINO TRAIL WEEK TALK: Climate Cycles and Volcanic Singularities During the Dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesJoin us for a dynamic presentation on climate, volcanos, and dinosaurs by Dr. Paul Olsen. The ancient Connecticut Valley rift basin is filled with spectacular, fossil-bearing alternations of deep and […]
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