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Climate Stories Music Program at The Great Falls Discovery Center
November 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Find inspiration to address climate change through the power of creativity and storytelling. On Thursday, November 14 from 7 – 8:30 p.m., at the Great Falls Discovery Center in Turners Falls, musician and director of Climate Stories Project, Jason Davis, will discuss his work with climate narrative music, featuring recorded voices of people around the world speaking about their personal responses to the impacts of climate change.
Davis will also perform solo double bass musical pieces, which includes excerpts from recorded climate stories. Climate Stories Project is an educational and artistic forum that shares personal stories about climate change.
“What we need more than ever to confront the climate crisis is creativity, imagination, and flexible thinking. Artists have a vital role to play in helping us access our emotions about the changing climate and envision a more positive future,” said Davis.
David Fisher of Natural Roots Farm in Conway will speak briefly about his experiences facing climate-related challenges at the farm. Natural Roots Farm is a horse-powered vegetable farm in Conway, Massachusetts offering Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares.
The Climate Stories Project facilitates training for Climate Stories Ambassadors to learn how to interview people around the world to collect their climate change oral histories. To listen to the interview between David Fisher and Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Great Falls Discovery Center staff member, Janel Nockleby, visit climatestoriesproject.org and find Massachusetts on the Climate Stories Project map.
In the Great Hall, this program is free and open to youth and adults. Refreshments will be provided. The event is part of the 2024 Food, Farms, and Factories project at the Great Falls Discovery Center, extending the themes developed through the 2023 Smithsonian Museum on Mainstreet traveling exhibition, “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” which was displayed at the center.
Support for this program is from the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center, RiverCulture, Montague Public Libraries, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, and funding is provided by Mass Humanities through the Massachusetts Cultural Council and National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Great Falls Discovery Center is located at 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376 and is wheelchair accessible. For ADA/Reasonable Accommodation call: 617-645-0358 or email: Moneesha.dasgupta2@mass.gov. To learn more call 413-863-3221 or visit greatfallsdiscoverycenter.org/foodfarmsandfactories.