Turners Falls RiverCulture Calendar
Arts and Blooms and Great Falls Art Fest!
Saturday and Sunday,
May 17, 2008 to May 18, 2008
Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am
to 5:00 pm
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Arts and Blooms + Great Falls Art Fest Weekend Guide
Turners Falls Open Studio & Downtown Walking Tour
Great Falls Art Fest
Saturday + Sunday • May 17 + 18
Starting at 10 A.M.
Once again, downtown Turners Falls blooms with creativity for the festive Arts and Blooms weekend, organized by the Brick House Community Resource Center and Carriage House Designs. Below is a guide to the 17 stops on this year's tour which features galleries, museums, performances, open studios, the Great Falls Art Fest, food and more.
For General Information call Eileen (413) 863-9499
OR Karen (413) 863-9576
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Download 2 page brochure and map designed by Lynn Rudie, here.
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 #1 GREAT FALLS DISCOVERY CENTER
2 Avenue A · 863-3221 • www.greatfallsma.org
Event: Sat. + Sun. 10am - 4pm
Discover the Connecticut River Watershed through a virtual tour of watershed habitats with beautiful murals and wildlife exhibits. Shop at the Museum Store for nature-themed books, toys and crafts. View the exhibit from the WGBY "Wild About Nature" photography contest in the historic Great Hall.
#2 DANCING TO WEST AFRICA
Great Falls Discovery Center • 2 Avenue A •
www.myspace.com/azaashe
Event: Sat. + Sun. 10am - 4pm
Photo Exhibit by Rose Whitcomb-Detmold with AzaAshe and Guests. In the summer of 2007, the African drum & dance company AzaAshe traveled to Senegal, West Africa, staying on Goree Island off the coast of Dakar. These photographs offer a glimpse into life on Goree, which is known for its history as a central slave trade port. AzaAshe will be performing pieces from West Africa on Sunday from 2pm-3pm.
This exhibit is made possible in part by the Montague Cultural Council.
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#3 GREAT FALLS ART FEST
Great Falls Discovery Center grounds • 2 Avenue A • 863-9576
Event: Sat. + Sun. 10am - 5pm
A Brick House Community Resource Center event featuring incredible art and handcrafted goods, live music, delicious food, children's activities, TeeVee the Clown, Hoopla Hoops, Dreamcatcher Ride and more on the beautiful grounds of the Great Falls Discovery Center! Proceeds benefit The Brick House. 
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Details on www.thebrickhouseinc.org
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 #4 HALLMARK MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY: GALLERIES 52 + 56
Corner of 2nd Street and Avenue A • 413-863-0009 • www.hmcp.org
Event: Sat. & Sun. 10am - 5pm
Dual exhibits from two different spiritual communities. "Perfect Intimacy", color images of Catholic nuns in Carmelite monasteries in Israel, Palestine & the U.S. by Israeli-born Lili Almog; and, "Meditations on Simplicity", classic black & white images of Shaker architecture & artifacts, by Linda Butler. Through June 15.
#5 2ND STREET BAKING CO.
Laura Puchalski & Christa Snyder
69 2nd Street • 863-4455
Event: Sat. & Sun. 10am - 5pm
Thank you, Turners Falls, for such a warm welcome in our first 6 months! Please join us for Arts & Blooms and browse our cases full of homemade pastries, cakes, and fresh bread, and try a bowl of delicious hot soup. We will be featuring the artwork of local high school students from around our community.
#6 STREAMS OF STONE @JAY K'S LIQUORS
Michael J. Kostanski • 59 Avenue A • 413-559-0970 • 863-9900
Event: Sat. 10am - 5pm, Sun. 12 - 5pm
Unique custom handmade birdbaths and benches from New England Stone. Samples will be on display in the garden and planter next to Jay K's Liquors. |
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 #7 Shea Theater's VALLEY IDOL
Karaoke Singing Contest w/grand prize of $1000 benefit for Shea Theater
71 Ave. A
Event: May 16, 17, 24 & 31
Admission $3 first nite - rest $10. Auditions Fri., May 16, 6:00pm. 100 applicants only. $35 registration fee applies to all contestants. Contestants must be 18 years old to audition.
#7 VALLEY IDOL, JR.
a capella singing contest for ages 8-17
Benefit for Shea Theater • 71 Ave. A
Event: May 17, 24, and 31, 9:30 am - noon
$20 Registration - $5 admission. First Place is a $300 Savings Bond and performances. Prizes for all! Check www.theshea.org for info and registration info.
#8 HALLMARK MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY: GALLERY 85
Corner of 3rd St. and Ave. A • 413-863-0009 • www.hmcp.org
Event: Sat. & Sun. 10am - 5pm
Stella Johnson's exhibit "AL SOL" is an intimate portrait of the lives of three families in poor, rural communities in Nicaragua, Cameroon and Mexico. Johnson's almost two-decades long relationship with the families results in black and white images rich in human detail and grace. Through June 15.
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 #9 POETRY SLAM & ECLECTIC MUSIC JAM
Benefit for The Montague Reporter
@ THE RENDEZVOUS • 78 Third Street • http://www.rendezvoustfma.com/
Special Event: Sunday, May 18 • 7:30 - 10pm
Music by Lower Case g's, Irish fiddler David Brule, and many other special guests. Jamie Berger MCs the evening. $5 cover to benefit the Montague Reporter.
#9 BATHROOM ART
Chris Janke, Emily Brewster, Mark Wisnewski, Jamie Berger
www.rendezvoustfma.com
78 Third Street • 863-2866
Event: Sat. & Sun. 11am - 1am
The bathrooms are permanent installations by local artists Stephen Cahill & Cathe Janke. We will also be displaying paintings of famous figures of the 30s-50s that we discovered during demolition. Snacks (or more!) before 3pm, full menu thereafter.
#10 TIM DECHRISTOPHER
151 Third Street • 413-775-3424
www.ohmysoul.org
Event: Sat. & Sun. 10am - 5pm
It's spring, and a wondrous new sculpture garden is underway at Tim's Studio. Come visit, help make sculpture, and enjoy fresh pizza from a wood-fired oven! |
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 #11 PATTY CAKE PATTY CAKE
Patricia McClelland
104 Fourth Street • 863-8900 alanmccle@comcast.net
Event: Sat. & Sun. 7am - 2pm
Breakfast served Saturday and Sunday until 11:00 and lunch until 2:00, with live piano music. Desserts, cakes, and pastries.
#12 STARBUCK AND SONS ART SHOP
113 Avenue A (back building)
Event: Sat. & Sun. 10am - 5pm
Starbuck and Sons Arts Shop is a working studio rented by 7 local artists. The space used to house plumbers; now it houses people with print making supplies and pencils. And yarn.
Jessica Fafnir Adamites • fiber artist
Emily Brewster • photographer
Matthew Latkiewicz • Internet artist
www.mystainedteeth.com
Anja Schutz • designer
Neil Young • sound & visual artist
http://yeay.suchfun.net
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 #13 GREAT LIGHTING
David Wiener • 38 3rd Street • 863-3193
www.thisisgreatlighting.com
Event: Sat. & Sun. 10am - 4pm
Masters at planning optically-engineered lighting with elegant aesthetics, Great Lighting is where people turn when they're frustrated with the lack of technical consciousness and narrow aesthetic choices available at conventional showrooms. Visit us and see why they do.
#14 A YOUNG ARTIST'S VIEW OF TURNERS FALLS & WORLD ARCHITECHTURE
Sheffield School Students
@ The Brick House • 24 Third Street
863-9326 (Sheffield) • www.gmrsd.org
Event: Sat. & Sun. 10am - 5pm
View Sheffield students' amazing drawings of historic landmarks in Turners Falls and the world. Ruth O'Mara, local artist and educator, and the school were awarded a two-year MCC grant for this project.
#15 PETERMAN BASKETS AND BOWLS
Spencer Peterman
22 Third Street • 863-2116 zbowls@masscraft.com
Event: Sat. and Sun. 10 am - 4 pm
Spencer Peterman is always on the lookout for fallen trees rotting in the woods. He gets excited about that stuff. So do his customers. Hidden in these trees-especially the ones covered by moss and dirt-is wood disfigured by the beginnings of decomposition. Turning wood on a lathe produces strikingly unique bowls.
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 #16 JACK NELSON @ CARRIAGE HOUSE DESIGNS
65 Canal St. • 863-9499 • carriagehouse@ signedinstone.com
Event: Sat. & Sun. 10am - 5pm
Visit the Gallery and take a bus tour of Turners Fall and the area - all in Jack's studio. Pottery, paintings and sculptures too. Come by to say hello! We love to see our old friends and love to make new friends.
#17 CARNEGIE LIBRARY CHILDREN'S ART EXHIBIT & USED BOOK SALE
Sheffield School Students • Friends of the Montague Public Libraries • 201 Avenue A • 863-3214 • childlib@montague.net
Special Event: Saturday Only!
Art Exhibit: 10am - 2 pm
Used Book Sale & Children's Crafts: 10am - noon, Book Sale benefits the Friends of the Montague Public Libraries. See #14 for art exhibit details.
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