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03/29/2012
Category: News Article
First published in the Montague Reporter, March 29th, 2012.  Story by Shira Hillel
02/23/2012
Category: News Article

Published February 23, 2012, The Recorder, CHRIS CURTIS, Recorder Staff

02/21/2012
Category: News Article

Turners Falls program now seeks to raise $21,000,By CHRIS CURTIS, The Recorder, February 21, 2012

02/16/2012
Category: News Article
By Patricia Pruitt, The Montague Reporter, February 16, 2012
02/13/2012
Category: News Article
Published: The Republican, Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12:25 AM Updated: Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12:36 AM
Cori Urban By Cori Urban  View on masslive here.
01/30/2012
Category: News Article
Published: Monday, January 30, 2012, Springfield Republican and on MassLive website. Story By Cori Urban  Link to MassLive article including Turners Falls slide show here.
01/12/2012
Category: News Article

By CHRIS CURTIS, Recorder Staff, The Recorder, January 12, 2012

12/07/2011
Category: News Article

Later business hours for shopping, eating; caroling also planned. By CHRIS CURTIS, Recorder Staff, The Recorder, December 7, 2011

12/05/2011
Category: News Article
Local designers turn left-behind laundry into high fashion.  By DAVID RAINVILLE, Recorder Staff, The Recorder, December 5, 2011
12/03/2011
Category: News Article

By CHRIS CURTIS, Recorder Staff, The Recorder, December 3, 2011

11/05/2011
Category: News Article

The Recorder, November 5, 2011, By CHRIS CURTIS, Recorder Staff

11/04/2011
Category: News Article

The Recorder, November 4, 2011, By CHRIS CURTIS, Recorder Staff

Couple offers relics of past that can provide artistic products of present

11/03/2011
Category: News Article
From the Montague Reporter, November 3, 2011.  Story by Matthew Small  
10/06/2011
Category: General
New Store Opening Soon on the Avenue
Appeared in the Montague Reporter, October 6, 2011
09/27/2011
Category: News Article

By CHRIS CURTIS,Recorder Staff, The Recorder, 9/27/11
A design competition now under way offers Building 11 of the Strathmore complex as a canvas of sorts for a temporary art installation aimed at celebrating and promoting the community's ties to the Connecticut River.

Design competition PDF can be downloaded here. 

09/20/2011
Category: General

Design-Build Awards: Open to designers/artists/teams from the northeast region of the USA: CT, MA, NH, VT, ME, NY, NJ .

Four $7500 awards for build + installation
Deadline: December 10, 2011

Experimental Honors Design Award:
This $2000 competition is open to designers/artists/teams internationally.

Details at riverscaping website

09/20/2011
Category: News Article

Greenfield Recorder 09/20/2011, Page C01 
Montague arts program could see its annual budget cut in half by state

09/01/2011
Category: General
MCC adams Art funding suspended.
07/04/2011
Category: General
RiverCulture participates in a cultural exchange to Hamburg, Germany as part of the Riverscaping project, July 5-10, 2011.
06/23/2011
Category: News Article

‘Under Construction' fundraiser prompts area artists to put their thinking caps on
Story by Arn Albertini, The Recorder, June 23, 2011

PDF's with pictures here

06/22/2011
Category: News Article
By ARN ALBERTINI, Recorder Staff, June 22, 2011
06/17/2011
Category: News Article

GMS project ties into fundraiser
Students unleash their imaginations on hard hats

By ARN ALBERTINI, Recorder Staff, June 17, 2011 

06/06/2011
Category: News Article

Two days of music lined up for second annual event in downtown Turners Falls.  Recorder Article June 6, 2011

03/28/2011
Category: General

Deadline to submit: April 25th
Award: $1,750

Public to vote on winning proposal at Feast for the Arts May 7th, 6 pm at the Montague Elks Lodge

02/16/2011
Category: News Article
 Interview on the Bill Dwight Show on Wednesday February 15, 2011 - File Audio
02/10/2011
Category: News Article
Montague Reporter article published 2/10/11
02/10/2011
Category: News Article
Turners Falls program promotes art, culture projects

By ARN ALBERTINI, originally published 2/10/11 in The Recorder

02/09/2011
Category: News Article

Appeared in the Republican 2/9/11 

By Brian Steele

02/09/2011
Category: News Article

Aired on 22 News WWLP, February 9, 2011

RiverCulture wins Commonwealth Award

01/21/2011
Category: General

January 21, 2011

Turners Falls RiverCulture receives 2011 Massachusetts Commonwealth Award for ʻCreative Community.  Ceremony February 9th at the State House in Boston.

12/13/2010
Category: News Article
Appeared in the Montague Reporter 12/13/10
12/11/2010
Category: News Article
RiverCulture wins Commonwealth Award.  Recorder article by Arn Albertini published December 11, 2010
11/17/2010
Category: News Article
Article By David Detmold in the Montague Reporter, November 11, 2010
11/12/2010
Category: General
Proposals being accepted for participatory art project to take place in downtown Turners Falls. Deadline to submit: January 15, 2011
11/04/2010
Category: News Article
Published in the Recorder November 4, 2010.  Story by Arn Albertini
10/29/2010
Category: News Article
Montague Reporter Article by David Detmold published October 28, 2010
10/19/2010
Category: News Article
Article appearing in the Springfield Republican and on MassLive.com  Published: Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 4:51 PM     Updated: Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 11:14 PM
10/07/2010
Category: News Article
Confluence Franklin County Biennial review by Ann Feitelson in the Montague Reporter published October 7, 2010.
10/06/2010
Category: General
For the first three weekends of November, Turners Falls RiverCulture will present Craig Colorusso's Sun Boxes, allowing the participants to observe the piece evolve as it moves through downtown Turners Falls from 11 am - sunset.
09/24/2010
Category: News Article

Greenfield Recorder 09/23/2010, Story by Arn Albertini

09/23/2010
Category: News Article
Franklin County Biennial article in the Springfield Republican published Thursday, September 23, 2010 By CORI URBAN
08/17/2010
Category: News Article
Turners Falls Block Party article in the Greenfield Recorder 8/16/10
06/21/2010
Category: General
Deadlines for submission are July 15th and August 30th
05/07/2010
Category: General
May 21 through July, 2010, opening reception Friday May 21, 6-9PM, Purelight Gallery, 37 Third St., Turners Falls, Massachusetts
05/03/2010
Category: General
Inaugural Franklin County Fine Art Biennial. Call to artists released. Submissions due July 19th.
04/28/2010
Category: News Article

Yankee Magazine picks 7 Franklin County attractions as ‘Best of New England'
Greenfield Recorder 04/28/2010, Page A01

04/28/2010
Category: General
Turners Falls RiverCulture announces new public art for Avenue A landscape.
04/10/2010
Category: News Article
RiverCulture's Producer's Series article in the Recorder April 10, 2010
03/13/2010
Category: General

Art of Detritus: Recycling with Imagination". Juried show at former Pure Light Gallery space at 37 Third Street. Submit by April 1st!

03/13/2010
Category: General
Do you have an idea for a participatory cultural event for downtown? 
03/08/2010
Category: General
Turners Falls RiverCulture is teaming up with the the Greenfield Business Association, Shelburne Falls Area Business Association and the Montague Business Association to offer workshops emphasizing the importance of social media and cutting edge web technology to help promote local business.
02/02/2010
Category: News Article

Inside RiverCulture, its administrator

Written by Kay Berenson and appeared in The Recorder January 30, 2010

09/21/2009
Category: General
Woven River public art installation in Turners Falls is completed and unveiling set for October 3rd at Arts + Leaves
08/19/2009
Category: General
CALL FOR ARTISTS
MONTAGUE.ART.MOVEMENT
08/18/2009
Category: News Article
Turners Falls shines at the Block Party, published in The Recorder, August 15, 2009, by Kay Berenson
08/06/2009
Category: News Article
Anything's fair to wear as part of the Turners Falls Block Party and Fashion Show.
07/09/2009
Category: General
Brick House Hosts Community Painting Day July 18
05/28/2009
Category: General
Request for proposals for a downtown bike rack.
04/01/2009
Category: General

RiverCulture Grant Awarded for Pathway Project

From the Montague Reporter

04/01/2009
Category: General
Sebastian Gutwein and collaborators will install art along a pedestrian walkway. Read details below. You can also Visit Sebastian's website here.
03/06/2009
Category: General
Turners Falls RiverCulture completes self guided Geologic Walking Tour booklet of Turners Falls, written by SteveWinters and designed by Nina Rossi, both of Turners Falls. Celebration to take place March 21 2009 from 1:30 - 3:30 at the Great Falls Discovery Center.
09/07/2008
Category: General
Turners Falls RiverCulture Receives $10,000 WMECO Grant

Turners Falls RiverCulture receives $10,000 from Western Massachusetts Electric Company’s Community Investment grant program to stimulate economic development in Turners Falls.  WMECO is dedicated to the vitality of the communities it serves. They support communities by partnering with local organizations engaged in economic and community development, workforce development and education, and environmental leadership and stewardship

WMECO’s Ken Garber, who presented the grant, said  “based on RiverCulture achieving important goals and objectives linked to previous grants from Western Massachusetts Electric Company, WMECO is pleased to award a new grant to continue the organization's momentum and progress.  Through the efforts of RiverCulture’s force of energetic people, it is making a positive, valuable impact on Turners Falls' village economy through arts and culture-related activities.  Our grant will support the village's continued evolution to a strong, self-sustaining economy.”

Lisa Davol, the project’s Cultural Coordinator, said “we would not have been able to accomplish all that we have without the support of WMECO. They were a significant funder of the initial year of the project and have continued support each year to make our programming possible.”

Funding will support cultural programming, organizational sustainability, cultural/business collaborations, economic impact analyses, and refined marketing efforts through strategic partnerships in the region.

Turners Falls RiverCulture encourages the development of creative and cultural industries in the Turners Falls area by hosting and promoting cultural events, nurturing local artists and establishing an environment that attracts businesses, residents and visitors. We believe that inviting people to experience creativity and offering access to arts and culture significantly enhances their quality of life and is a vital component to a desirable destination. By highlighting our heritage and indigenous assets as we cultivate creative endeavors, we intend to engender a strong sense of community.

For more information about the WMECO grant, please call Lisa Davol, Cultural Coordinator of the Turners Falls RiverCulture Project.
07/29/2008
Category: General
Block Party on August 9th on Avenue A in downtown Turners Falls between 3rd and 5th Streets
07/23/2008
Category: General

BH’s Healthy Start! Back-to-School Event Joins the Turners Block Party!

06/11/2008
Category: General

Saturday June 28th - Turners Falls RiverCulture presents MarKamusic, a high-energy danceable Latin music band deeply rooted within the folkloric, popular and traditional genres of Latin America, the Caribbean and South American Andean regions. Outdoor Concert in Peskeomskut Park, Turners Falls, 6 - 8 pm, FREE. 

Please check back here by 3 pm Saturday for rain location. 

03/03/2008
Category: General
Jury Dates for 4th Annual Great Falls Art Fest Announced
12/06/2007
Category: News Article
RiverCulture Economic Impact Analysis shows cultural events stimulate economic development

Published: Thursday, December 06, 2007

09/12/2007
Category: General
Opening week festivities planned.
09/11/2007
Category: General
Grant proposals due October 15th.
08/06/2007
Category: General
Food, fun and music on Avenue A on August 11th!  See Block Party 2008 details here.
07/30/2007
Category: General
River benefit brings international rowers to Turners.
07/20/2007
Category: General
Outdoor summer concerts August 3rd + 17th in downtown Turners Falls.
07/08/2007
Category: News Article
Industrial Archeology at the former John Russell Cutlery Co.
06/29/2007
Category: General
The Country Players will present the classic musical Wizard of Oz at the Shea Theater stage on July 6. 7. 13, 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 15 at 2 p.m.  Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for seniors and students under 18.  Tickets are available at the World Eye Bookshop or by calling the Shea at 863-2281. For more information see the web site at www.countryplayers.org
06/19/2007
Category: General
Benefit Exhibition and Print Sale to aid in supporting the international humanitarian work of Doctors Without Borders at Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography.
06/13/2007
Category: General

Injured Rider Gets Leg- Up From Local Horse Community

06/06/2007
Category: General

Uke of Spaces, TumbleCat Poof Poofy Poof, Jeremy Latch & Friends, Flaming Dragon of Middle Earth, and maybe a surprise!

WEDNESDAY, June 13, 2007.  early show:  6pm -9pm  $5.

06/06/2007
Category: General

Pioneer Valley Institute Plans Free Day-long Program

06/06/2007
Category: General
Geocaching Comes to Franklin County
03/02/2007
Category: General
Creative Economy Workshop at the Shea Theater
03/01/2007
Category: News Article
In Chris Janke's Turners Falls apartment, The Recorder talks with 3 Montague poets who are on the verge of becoming first-time authors
02/22/2007
Category: News Article
Recorder 2/22/07
02/09/2007
Category: News Article
Friday morning Personal Profile
01/29/2007
Category: General

Shea Theater Benefit Features Award-Winning Documentary: So Glad I Made It: The Saga of Roger Salloom, America’s Best Unknown Songwriter

01/18/2007
Category: News Article
Douglas Kirkland show review in the Montague Reporter
12/20/2006
Category: General
Call to Artists
12/04/2006
Category: News Article
Listen to Monte Belmonte, from 93.9 FM The River, interview participants at Suzee's Third Street Laundry's Fashion Show December 2nd.

12/02/2006
Category: News Article
Fashion show review in the Montague Reporter
11/29/2006
Category: General
Hallmark students display images of local mills on Adobe website.
11/16/2006
Category: News Article
Turners Falls Public Art feature in the Recorder on November 16, 2006
07/01/2006
Category: General
RiverCulture Project announces artists chosen for public art downtown



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