2021
Great Greenfield DinoFest 2021
December 11& 12, 2021
PVMA presents Piti Theatre’s “Dexter and the Dinosaurs” – a new movie for all ages about Greenfield’s Dexter Marsh and the birth of paleontology in our region. Dexter will premiere as part of The Great Greenfield DinoFest on Dec. 11 & 12. Learn more
Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
NEA Big Read – March through November 2021
The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association launched its 7th National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read in the Spring of 2021, in partnership with Tilton Library and more than 40 other organizations and businesses in Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties. PVMA is one of 84 communities nationwide awarded an NEA Big Read grant for 2020-21. With a full calendar of events from late March through November, our community has been exploring Emily St. John Mandel’s novel, Station Eleven. We are extremely grateful to all our partners for their creative participation!
Learn more about the novel and why PVMA chose this title here. View a complete list of partners here.
View a complete list of programs presented for this Big Read here. Programming is now complete, but some online programs may still be available as recordings.
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
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JULY 18 – OCTOBER 10, 2021
2021 OLD DEERFIELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT SERIES
Beautiful chamber music performed in the lovely Victorian setting of Memorial Hall Museum’s Music Room—newly renovated and air-conditioned—at 3 p.m. on Sundays July 18th through August 29th, 2020. Tickets: $10 for adults; $5 for seniors and students. Tickets available at the door. See schedule below.
NOTE: All musicians are fully vaccinated as are Memorial Hall Museum Staff. We encourage our audience to be vaccinated. Unvaccinated attendees must wear a mask as must other unvaccinated visitors to the museum. Fully vaccinated attendees may wear a mask for additional protection if they so choose.
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July 18, 2021
The Deerfield Trio
Mark Fraser, Cello
Anthony Berner, Violin
Yu-Mei Wei, Piano
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July 25, 2021
David Kopp, Piano
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August 1 ,2021
Bel Conto Players
David Siegel, Violin
Hillary Tanaka Dumond, Violin
Carol Hutter, Viola
Jennifer Allen, Cello
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August 8, 2021
Ken Forfia & Guest Pianists
Ken Forfia, Piano
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August 15, 2021
The Valtchev-Tchekoratova Duo
Gregory Valtchev, Violin
Lora Tchekoratova, Piano
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August 29, 2021
Michael Nix, Banjar
Chris Devine, Violin
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Rescheduled to October 10, 2021
Bella Voce
Lisa Woods, Mezzo-Soprano
Teri LaFleur, Soprano
Jerry Noble, Piano
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Lucy Terry Prince Day
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July 11, 2021
Lucy Terry Prince Day
a FREE Day in Old Deerfield with America’s First African American Poet
July 11th is “Lucy Terry Prince Day,” marking the bicentennial of the first known African American poet’s death. Find detailed Event Schedule here.
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July 4, 2021 Concert
July 4, 2021 Concert3 pm, Blue & White Room
Westmoreland Town Band FREE Concert
JUNE & JULY, 2021
PVMA TRAVELING EXHIBIT at the GREAT FALLS DISCOVERY CENTER
Fertile Ground: Corn, Cranberries, Tobacco, and Artists
Saturday, July 17, 2021 — 1-3 pm Reception
Join us at the Great Falls Discovery Center for a reception and art-making inspired by the agrarian landscape.
Thank you to the GFDC for extending our traveling exhibit timeline through the COVID shutdown. The Visitor Center is now open Wednesday through Sunday 10 am to 6 pm, and Tuesday noon to 4 pm (closed Mondays).
This traveling exhibit at the Great Falls Discovery Center in Turners Falls explores connections between the Connecticut River Valley’s agricultural landscape and generations of artists in the Fuller family of Deerfield. Imaginary art studios represent three generations—George Fuller’s painting studio, Arthur Negus Fuller’s printmaking studio, and Elizabeth Brooks Fuller’s en plein air (outdoor) studio. Enjoy reproductions of oil paintings, prints, and watercolors from Memorial Hall Museum’s Fuller collection; learn how farming influenced these artists’ work; and plan your own art inspired by our local landscape. Most labels have English and Spanish translations.
The Great Falls Discovery Center is a Massachusetts State Park. Admission is FREE. Find directions here.
