Turners Falls Block Party - August 9th, 3-10 pm
The party will take place on Avenue A between 3-5th Streets from 3pm - 10 PM Rain or Shine.
This year's performers include:
The Amity Front (pictured at right)
Andrew Jones and Spirit House
Us
The Ghost Quartet
T.M.D.
The Valley Idols
The Vaudevillains
The Fabulous Maurice
plus special guests!
Entertainment all day as well as food from our local gems, community tables, open fire hydrant, loads of kooky surprises. Available for the first time will be special Turners Falls pins made by Lady Elvis and Erin MacLean, featuring off beat Turners Falls images. They will be sold to support the block party and RiverCulture programming and to give you the chance to broadcast your Turners Falls pride. Also, the Brick House will be hosting their Healthy Start - Back to School Event at the Block Party!
Kicking off the event at 3 PM, the Parade this year will include a Roller Disco, Dog Parade, Lawn Chair Brigade, Dancing Zombies and more! To participate in the parade, contact Justine . To participate in the Dog Division of the parade, contact Patricia Pruitt
and for the Lawn Chair Brigade, contact Anne Jemas
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Donations to support the Block Party can be sent to Turners Falls RiverCulture, One Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376.
If you would like to help out in another way this year, or have other questions, please email Lisa or call her at 413.230.9910
The Country Players Presents Oklahoma!
Join the cowboys at the box social as the Country Players present Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic musical “Oklahoma!” at the Shea Theater in Turners Falls on Friday and Saturday evenings, July 18, and 19th at 8 p.m. and Sunday, July 20th at 2 p.m.
Directed by Bob DuCharme of Brookline VT, the Country Players sing and dance their ways through conflict and romance in Oklahoma Territory in 1906. The cast includes many returning favorites and some new faces to the TCP summer production. The love-triangle is enacted between farm-girl Laurey (Shea Theater Valley Idol, Jr. winner Cayla Plasse), cowboy Curley (Tom Knightlee of CT) and dark farmhand Jud Frye (Dave Peck, also a Valley Idol favorite). Meanwhile, the girl who can’t say no, Ado Annie (Jeri Higgins of Turners Falls), vacillates between....read more here.
Bike Trail Officially Open!
After more than 20 years, the bike trail in Turners Falls is finally finished! Smooth pavement, breathtaking views of the Connecticut River and canal, and starting right downtown, this trail not only provides the most picturesque biking, it also serves as an educational tour of the cultural, ecological, and industrial history of Turners Falls. Along the way, you’’ll pass the Great Falls Discovery Center, Turners Falls Fish Ladder, power canal, mills, Silvio O Conte fish lab and two RiverCulture public art pieces on themes of industry, architecture and energy.
RiverCulture Impact Study Completed
UMASS Dartmouth's Center for Policy Analysis completes a report on the economic impact of cultural events by the RiverCulture partnership. The findings show that cultural programming makes a significant contribution to our local economy and is an important part of the vitality of Turners Falls. The report also shows that these events foster a positive image of the downtown. See Arn Albertini's coverage in the Recorder and view the complete report here.
Turners Falls in Audio
Proud Turners Falls residents Matt Latkiewicz and WRSI's own Monte Belmonte have put their creative minds together to gather interesting stories from people around town. They are always looking for little known facts, tales and exotic places relating to Turners Falls, so send us an email if you have something interesting to say at riverculture@montague.net .
Listen here.
Laundromat Fashion Show?
Suzee's Third Street Laundry hosted its third annual Lost and Found Fashion Show Saturday, Dec 1st in Turners Falls. Check out a recap by the Montague Reporter and Monte Belmonte of WRSI HERE!
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