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This Saturday – Artist Reception: Ways of My Ancestors – Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness

July 22, 2026

Saturday, 7/25 from 2- 4 p.m., join photographer Scott Strong Hawk Foster, whose proud roots include Hassanamisco Nipmuc, Mohegan, and Cherokee lineage, for an artist reception. While attending … [Read more...] about This Saturday – Artist Reception: Ways of My Ancestors – Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness

Filed Under: art, News

DCR Summer Arts: All Day Eagle Investigation Station and First Friday Adventure!

July 3, 2026

Celebrate the bald eagle, our national bird by joining us at our drop-in eagle investigation station inside the air conditioned Great Hall room. We’ll have artifacts and crafts as we imagine the … [Read more...] about DCR Summer Arts: All Day Eagle Investigation Station and First Friday Adventure!

Filed Under: art, Nature, News

Artist reception: Cameron Schmitz: Where We Are, Together – March 29 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Free

March 26, 2025

View Cameron Schmitz’s exhibit of paintings, enjoy refreshments, and meet the artist. Cameron Schmitz uses color and mark-making as her language of expression. At 4:15 p.m., Cameron speaks briefly … [Read more...] about Artist reception: Cameron Schmitz: Where We Are, Together – March 29 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Free

Filed Under: art, News

Quabbin Obscura: The Swift River in Black-&-White

March 8, 2025

March 9 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Free From farm to canvas to camera, artist Burt V. Brooks (1849-1934) captured the landscapes and daily life in the “drowned towns” before the Quabbin … [Read more...] about Quabbin Obscura: The Swift River in Black-&-White

Filed Under: art, Local History, News

First Friday: Make Your Own Paper!

January 3, 2025

January 3 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Free Every First Friday of the Month, Turners Falls businesses and organizations stay open late. Join us for a craft night of tin-can papermaking in the Great Hall and … [Read more...] about First Friday: Make Your Own Paper!

Filed Under: art, Local History

Make Your Own Junior Duck Stamp!

December 1, 2024

December 7 - 8 Free In celebration of our Junior Duck Stamp exhibit in the Great Hall, have some hot chocolate And make your own Junior Duck stamp too! All ages. Meet in the Great Hall. … [Read more...] about Make Your Own Junior Duck Stamp!

Filed Under: art, News, Science, Stewardship

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