Ongoing: Outdoor StoryWalk® — Honk! Honk!
Enjoy a story, fresh air, and exercise! Join us on the Discovery Center’s grounds for a free self-guided Story Walk® featuring Honk! Honk! by Mick Manning. For ages 4–8 and […]
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Events
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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Ongoing – Indoor StoryWalk® – Change is in the Air
Enjoy our indoor StoryWalk, Change is in the Air by Rebecca Donnelly, about the hidden discoveries of Eunice Newton Foote, the first climate scientist. For ages 6 and up and […]
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Great Hall Art Exhibit: Stitched Through the Seven Sisters
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesStitched Through the Seven Sisters is a location-specific series about honoring an almost-daily practice of communing with nature as visual artist Kerry St. Laurent stitches herself through her local trail […]
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Art Naturally: Leaf Prints for Leaf Peepers
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesDiscover nature through story, poetry and art in our series of free art programs. With instruction and technique, you create an art piece to take home inspired by autumn using […]
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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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Nice and 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 older adults, but open to all. Enjoy some natural and local history along […]
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Canal Draw Down History Stroll
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesCheck out the annual draining of the Turners Falls canal, take a stroll along the Canalside Rail Trail, and absorb local history with Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center staff […]
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Kidleidoscope Story Hour – River Otters
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesLearn more about our wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River Watershed. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. Siblings and friends are welcome. […]
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Find Us at the Farmers Market!
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesJoin DCR staff for family activities at the Great Falls Farmers Market, located between 6th and 7th streets along Avenue A at Peskeompskut Park. For all ages.
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Montague Community Fair at Unity Park
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesDiscover us at Unity Park (at 56 First Street)! Celebrate “Good Neighbor Day” with an afternoon of free family activities and learn about local community organizations. Join DCR staff at […]
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Art Naturally: Paper Marbling and Mini Books
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesDiscover nature through story, poetry and art in our series of free art programs. Inspired by the Montague Paper Company’s history of making book paper, we’ll celebrate the book arts—right […]
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Great Falls Coffeehouse: A Touch of Class
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesJoin us for the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center’s concert series featuring local talent. A Touch of Class offers jazz tunes from the Great American Songbook. Refreshments available. Sliding […]
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