For ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult. Learn more about our wildlife neighbors who share our home in the Connecticut River Watershed. Program includes a story, activities, and a craft. … [Read more...] about Kidleidoscope Story Hour – River Otters
Events Archive
This is a collection of events that were offered at the Discovery Center from 2013 to 2022, before the launch of our new website.
Great Hall Art Reception: Weaving with Wood
Chris King explores changing marine, textile and waste into fabric, and sculpture. Meet this lifelong artist in the Great Hall to find out how! … [Read more...] about Great Hall Art Reception: Weaving with Wood
Art Naturally Series
Discover nature through story, poetry, and art in our series of FREE Art Naturally programs. Using words and images, instruction and techniques help you create an art piece inspired by the natural … [Read more...] about Art Naturally Series
Book Launch – Occupying Massachusetts: Layers of History on Indigenous Land
Meet in the Great Hall courtyard to celebrate this new photobook by Sandra Matthews, with essays by David Brule and Suzanne Gardinier. Matthews’ photos of structures and historical markers suggest the … [Read more...] about Book Launch – Occupying Massachusetts: Layers of History on Indigenous Land
Canal Draw Down History Stroll
Check out the annual draining of the Turners Falls canal for maintenance and take a stroll along the Canalside Rail Trail and absorb some local history. Wear walking shoes and meet at the entrance of … [Read more...] about Canal Draw Down History Stroll
Source to Sea Cleanup: Canal District
Location and time determined through registration Hard work, real fun, true impact: the annual fall trash cleanup of the Connecticut River and its tributaries. Join DCR staff in the morning to … [Read more...] about Source to Sea Cleanup: Canal District