“The Extincts” Event and Drawing Demo
Join 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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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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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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Great Hall Artist Talk and Reception: Ways of My Ancestors — We Are Still Here
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesStarting at 2 p.m. Native American photographer Scott Strong Hawk Foster presents a talk about his exhibit, Ways of My Ancestors—We Are Still Here, which captures his travels throughout the […]
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Presentation and Walk: Wildlife out Your Window
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesJoin us on a leisurely, family-friendly combined wildlife presentation and walk by Brad Timm, wildlife ecologist and founder of the Northeast Wildlife Team. This program is inspired by Brad’s book […]
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National Public Lands Day Celebration
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesJoin conservationists from New England to celebrate National Public Lands Day and learn about public wildlands in the region by pitching in with the Source to Sea River cleanup from […]
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First Friday: Planned Industrial Community Walk
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesWhat makes this mill village unique? Get an introduction to downtown Turners Falls as we walk its historic streets and answer why the village was designed this way. Meet outside […]
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Wings Without Borders: A Bird Migration Talk
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesBirds are among nature’s most remarkable travelers, carrying stories across continents with every wingbeat. This talk explores migration as a biological wonder and a source of human inspiration, weaving connections […]
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