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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.

Shea Theater Arts Center

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71 Avenue A
Turners Falls, MA 01376 United States Get Directions
413-648-SHEA
https://sheatheater.org
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Talk With the Indian Doctress: * Interpreting 19th Century Native American Medicine

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

At the Shea Theater, Dr. Marge Bruchac discusses research on Native medicinal plants and practitioners, the approaches she uses to make these histories visible, as part of our Food, Farms, and Factories project, in collaboration with the Nolumbeka Project. In 19th century New England, “Indian Doctors” and “Indian Doctresses” treated Native and non-Native neighbors alike. […]

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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 […]

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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) […]

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Crossroads Kickoff 

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

Join us at the Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls to jump start your Crossroads experience with storytelling, a short local film, and live music. Hear an introduction to the Crossroads exhibit and related programming with Leo Hwang, UMASS Amherst Assistant Academic Dean. Enjoy the documentary short film, “A Sweet Tradition,” by filmmaker Steve […]

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