Friends of The Great Falls Discovery Center

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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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    Still on! NEPM presents a Crossroads Event – Native Memories: Recovering Pocumtuck Histories in Franklin County

    Shea Theater Arts Center 71 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

    New England Public Media presents with the Nolumbeka Project, a talk with Dr. Margaret M. Bruchac (Nulhegan Abenaki), Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. Free Event. This program is continuing as planned at 4 p.m. at the Shea Theater. Native American memories and histories in the valley of the Kwinitekw (Connecticut River) […]

    Free
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    Crossroads: Rural Landscapes: Painting Workshops (Deerfield)

    Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association 10 Memorial Street, Deerfield, MA, United States

    Class size is limited, and currently it is full. To sign up for the waitlist, please fill in the form here: https://forms.gle/Q8WvcyQwNGWh54EBA Artists have long celebrated the beauty of Franklin County’s rural landscape. Be one of them as you create your own small abstract land and waterscapes inspired by the views around us. Adults and […]

    Free
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    Crossroads Workshop: Rural Landscape Painting (Montague Center)

    Montague Center Library 17 Center Street, Montague, MA, United States

    Class size is limited, and the class is currently Full.  If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please fill out this registration form: https://forms.gle/BTYRxuLv9eMB4MeJ7 Artists have long celebrated the beauty of Franklin County’s rural landscape. Be one of them as you create your own small abstract land and waterscapes inspired by the […]

    Free
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    Nice & Easy Walk: Crossroads Edition

    An easy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all ages. Join others seeking fresh air and exercise. A DCR Park Interpreter highlights local history, weaving in topics from the Crossroads: Change in Rural America exhibit. Wear appropriate clothing for the weather […]

    Free
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    Deepening the Power of Place: Exploring our Cultural Crossroads through Story, Song and Spoken Word

    Shea Theater Arts Center 71 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

    Crossroads Closing Event with Erica Wheeler and Andre StrongBearHeart Gaines, Jr. Singer/songwriter Erica Wheeler’s keynote concert celebrates our connections to Franklin County with a performance at the Shea Theater Arts Center. Wheeler believes “we can turn places we live, work, visit and play into places of belonging.” Her place-specific keynote concerts incorporate song, story, and […]

    Free
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    Nice & Easy Walk: Crossroads Edition

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

    An easy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all ages. Join others seeking fresh air and exercise. A DCR Park Interpreter highlights local history, weaving in topics from the Crossroads: Change in Rural America exhibit. Wear appropriate clothing for the weather […]

    Free

  • Crossroads Workshop: Find your Sense of Place Story

    Griswold Memorial Library Colrain 12 Main Road, Colrain, Massachusetts, United States

    This free workshop with Erica Wheeler of senseofplaceconsulting.com offers a powerful sequence of guided writing prompts to create a sense of place  “touchstone story". Tap into a well of creativity inside you by exploring your sense of place. Find connections between your inner world and meaningful places from your past and present. Limited to 12 participants. Suitable […]

    Free

  • Nice and Easy Walk: Crossroads Edition

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

    An easy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all ages. Join others seeking fresh air and exercise. A DCR Park Interpreter highlights local history, weaving in topics from the Crossroads: Change in Rural America exhibit, which was in our Great Hall […]

    Free
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    Crossroads Exhibit – Life is______: An exploration of Being Through the Eyes of Local Young People

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

    Created and curated by local Brick House youth, this exhibit in the Great Hall, through a variety of mediums, explores their perspectives and experiences living in modern-day rural America. This show is on display through 4-26. This art show is inspired by Crossroads: Change in Rural America, which is on display February 5 through March […]

    Free
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    Crossroads Reception- Life is______: An exploration of Being Through the Eyes of Local Young People

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

    Join Brick House youth for an artist reception! Created and curated by local Brick House youth, this exhibit in the Great Hall, through a variety of mediums, explores their perspectives and experiences living in modern-day rural America. Exhibit on display through 4-26. This art show is inspired by Crossroads: Change in Rural America, which is […]

    Free

  • All Cooped Up! Music Concert

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

    The Franklin County Musicians Cooperative (COOP) features solo artists, established duos, and small group performers who perform an unpredictable mix of folk, rock, country, Celtic, jazz and swing. Sliding scale, suggested donations. Meet in the Great Hall.

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  • Nice and Easy Walk: Crossroads Edition

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

    An easy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all ages. Join others seeking fresh air and exercise. A DCR Park Interpreter highlights local history, weaving in topics from the Crossroads: Change in Rural America exhibit, which was in our Great Hall […]

    Free