Nice & Easy Walks
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 along the way. Dress […]
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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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Find Us at the Farmers Market! *
FeaturedPeskeompskut Park Avenue A between 6th and 7th Streets, Turners FallsMontague Public Libraries joins us for Food, Farms, and Factories fun at the Farmers Market, featuring books and activities about growing food. The Great Falls Farmers Market is located between […]
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Ongoing: StoryWalk® Series * – From Apple Trees to Cider, Please!
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesEnjoy a story, and fresh air! Join us on the center’s grounds for a free self-guided StoryWalk® featuring the children’s picture books. Follow the path to book pages posted along […]
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A French/Breton Jam Session
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesAll ages. 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 […]
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Big Read Book Give Away * – Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
FeaturedClarkdale Fruit Farm 303 Upper Rd., Deerfield, MA, United StatesAt Clarkdale Fruit Farm, Deerfield Get a free copy of Ross Gay’s Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude. Part of Cider Days, sponsored by Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association and Montague Public Libraries. […]
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Great Falls Coffeehouse Presents: Zydeco Connection
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. Enjoy Louisiana blues, boogie-woogie, two step and waltzes with Zydeco Connection. Refreshments available. Sliding […]
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Ongoing – Deep Roots: A History of Agriculture in the Connecticut River Valley *
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesAs part of our Food, Farms, and Factories programming, the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association’s exhibit in our hallway gallery explores the history of agriculture in our fertile floodplain valley--from indigenous […]
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Agriculture Exhibit Reception & Talk * – And That’s the Way it Was!
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesSaturday, Nov. 9 Reception — Deep Roots: A History of Agriculture in the Connecticut River Valley, 1:30 p.m. Join the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association for a reception in the Great […]
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An Autumn Orchard Saunter: Poetry, Presence, and the Power of Place *
FeaturedClarkdale Fruit Farm 303 Upper Rd., Deerfield, MA, United StatesAt Clarkdale Fruit Farm: The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association presents a Big Read event followed by cider and conversation. Enjoy an easy afternoon saunter through the orchard with writer, educator and […]
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Climate Stories Music: Performance and Presentation *
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesFind inspiration to address the climate crisis through the power of creativity and storytelling. Musician and director of Climate Stories Project, Jason Davis, discusses his work with climate narrative music, […]
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Ongoing: StoryWalk® Series * Thanks to the Animals
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesEnjoy a story, and fresh air! Join us on the center’s grounds for a free self-guided StoryWalk® featuring the children’s picture books. Follow the path to book pages posted along […]
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The Nolumbeka Project Presents: Full Beaver Moon Gathering *
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesThe Nolumbeka Project presents the annual Full Beaver Moon Gathering with guest speaker Angela Marcellino, author of The True Natives of Cape Cod Massachusetts and their Food Ways. Raffle drawing. […]
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