Weekly Calendar
There are 5 "Adult Events" events coming up in the next ten days, starting today through Sunday, September 25.
Wednesday, Sep 21, 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Local author, Richard Andersen, will discuss his book, We Called Him Bunny. Montague Center Library, 17 Center St. Montague, MA 01351 413-367-2852. Refreshments will be served.
Richard Andersen has written 30 books. A former Fulbright Professor (Norway), Karolyi Foundation Fellow (France), and James Thurber Writer-in-Residence at Ohio State University, he teaches writing and literature at Springfield College where he won the college's first "best teacher" award and was college nominated for the Carnegie Foundation's United States Professor of the Year Award. Richard will read from his most recent novel "We Called Him Bunny," a true local story about a little-known but important event in America's history of race relations.
CANAL DRAW DOWN HISTORY STROLL at the G. F. Discovery Center
Thursday, Sep 22, 5:30 pm until 7:00 pm at Check out the annual draining of the Turners Falls canal and take a stroll along the Canalside Rail Trail and absorb some local history. Wear walking shoes and meet at the entrance of the Center for this free two mile walk on flat terrain.
How has Turners Falls’ location--along a bend of the Connecticut River--impacted its history? What is the Indigenous heritage of this community? Which industries thrived along the Turners Falls Canal? Who worked in the Canal’s factories? What were their lives like? How does the Canal affect local wildlife? What is the future of the Canal District? How will new development impact the community?
Saturday, Sep 24, at To register and find a location, visit ctriver.org or contact DCR staff at 413-863-3221 for more information.
Exact location/time determined through registration.
Saturday, Sep 24, at RiverCulture launches The Peskeompskut Audio Tour: Connect to historic, Indigenous, and personal narratives from your cell phone.
RiverCulture launches The Peskeompskut Audio Tour: Connect to historic, Indigenous, and personal narratives from your cell phone. Funded with an Expand Massachusetts Stories Grant from Mass Humanities.
Saturday, Sep 24, at Look for the displays at all three of the Montague Libraries and write what you love and hope to never lose to climate chaos on a ribbon, during Climate Preparedness Week 9/24-9/30.
Look for the displays at all three of the Montague Libraries and write what you love and hope to never lose to climate chaos on a ribbon, during Climate Preparedness Week. Ribbons will be displayed as art installations outside of the libraries.
