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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  • Factory Talk: The John Russell Cutlery Company

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

    A historical presentation on the John Russell Cutlery Company and the Turners Falls community. Part of our Food, Farms, and Factories program series. For teens and adults. *In 2024, the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center present programs and exhibits about Food, Farms, and Factories, continuing conversations about rural life in Turners Falls and […]

    Free

  • Nice & Easy Walks

    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 winter weather, sturdy footwear, and bring water. Inclement weather cancels. Meet at the main entrance.

    Free

  • Food, Farms, and Factories* Exhibit Reception: New Roots in River Banks

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    Join the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association for a reception in the Great Hall celebrating Polish and and other Eastern European immigration stories and their contributions in the Connecticut River Valley. Hands on activities with Susan Urban, Polish craft and culture specialist. For all ages. Free refreshments. Snow date 3/16.*

  • Factory Talk: The Griswold Cotton Mill

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

    A historical presentation on the Griswold Cotton Mill and the community of Turners Falls. Part of our 2024 Food, Farms, and Factories program series. For teens and adults. *In 2024, the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center present programs and exhibits about Food, Farms, and Factories, continuing conversations about rural life in Turners Falls […]

    Free

  • CISA’s Field Notes Returns

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    Academy of Music 274 Main Street, Northampton, MA, United States

    The Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center reminds you that CISA's Field Notes Returns! More info and tickets at tinyurl.com/CISAFN2024. Back for a fifth year, this live storytelling event celebrates the diversity of perspectives and people working hard to build a local food system that works for everyone. Stories – told by your western […]

    $10.00 – $30.00

  • Kidleidoscope Story Hour – When Will It Be Spring?

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

    For ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult. Learn 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 welcome. Meet in the Great Hall.

    Free

  • Nice & Easy Walks

    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 winter weather, sturdy footwear, and bring water. Inclement weather cancels. Meet at the main entrance.

    Free

  • Indoor StoryWalks® – 999 Tadpoles by Ken Kimura.

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

    3/16—4/2: Explore the lives of emerging spring wildlife in 999 Tadpoles by Ken Kimura. For ages 3 and up, accompanied by an adult. Meet at the welcome desk. The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT, and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Story Walk® is a registered service mark owned […]

    Free

  • A French/Breton Jam Session

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

    An informal gathering of musicians play 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. Free and open to the public to come and go at will. For all ages. Meet in the Great Hall.

    Free

  • Food, Farms, and Factories Series – Ukrainian Egg Decorating at the Rendezvous

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    Rendezvous 78 3rd Street, Turners Falls, MA, United States

    In celebration of the Polish and Eastern European immigrant community's contributions to local farms and factories, in conjunction with the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association's exhibit, New Roots in River Banks, stop by the Rendezvous at 78 Third Street in Turners Falls for a chance to decorate your own Ukrainian egg!

    Free

  • Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Frogs

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

    For ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult. Learn 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 welcome. Meet in the Great Hall.

    Free

  • Nice & Easy Walks

    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 winter weather, sturdy footwear, and bring water. Inclement weather cancels. Meet at the main entrance.

    Free