A French/Breton Jam Session
An informal group of musicians gathers to play the enchanting traditional dance music from France and Brittany, commonly known as bal folk. Please note, this is not a performance but […]
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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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Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Beavers
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesFor 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, […]
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Nice and Easy Walk: Food, Farms, and Factories
FeaturedGreat 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 seniors, but open to all. Enjoy natural and local history highlights along the […]
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Who’s Been Here? A Tracking Adventure
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesUpdate - 2/24: There's no snow today, but we still have lots of tracking fun planned! Come on over. Join DCR staff for a tracking adventure. Find out who has […]
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Food, Farms, and Factories: Sunday Matinee Documentary Series – Food for Change
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesFood for Change: The Story of Cooperation in America by Steve Alves. A film focusing on food co-ops as a force for dynamic social and economic change. Meet filmmaker Steve […]
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Nice & Easy Walks
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 seniors, but open to all. Enjoy natural and local history highlights along the […]
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Indoor StoryWalks® – When Will it be Spring?
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesExplore the lives of emerging spring wildlife in When Will it be Spring? by Catherine Walters. For ages 3 and up, accompanied by an adult. Meet at the welcome desk. The […]
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Food, Farms, and Factories Exhibit: New Roots in River Banks*
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesAn exhibit on Polish and other Eastern European immigration stories and their contributions in the Connecticut River Valley. Presented by the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association and funded by Mass Humanities […]
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Factory Talk: The John Russell Cutlery Company
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesA 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 […]
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Nice & Easy Walks
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 seniors, but open to all. Enjoy natural and local history highlights along the […]
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Food, Farms, and Factories* Exhibit Reception: New Roots in River Banks
FeaturedJoin 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. […]
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Factory Talk: The Griswold Cotton Mill
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesA 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, […]
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