Great Falls Annual Word Festival

Saturday, October 14, 2017, 1:00 pm
Human Error Publishing Presents: The Great Falls Word Festival. In the tradition of the festival, there will be many other great venues Friday and Saturday night. There will be workshops, and open mics ...

Human Error Publishing Presents: The Great Falls Word Festival

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This is a FOUR DAY FESTIVAL

Starts Thursday, October 12, @ 1:00 pm
Thru Sunday, October 15, until 5:00 pm


Human Error Publishing Presents: The Great Falls Word Festival. In the tradition of the festival, there will be many other great venues Friday and Saturday night throughout Turners Falls. There will be workshops, and open mics ...

THE SCHEDULE:

Thursday Oct 12th
1:00 to 5:00

Reading, open mic, Book Store opens, pick up Festival Buttons at the Shea Theater

Two shows Thursday Night:

6:30 The Mole (5 minute true stories told without props or script)

8:00 Performance by “Do It Now” (with special guest Tony Vacca, John Sheldon, Jo Sallins & Paul Richmond) Words & Music

Friday Oct 13th
1:00 to 5:00 - at the Shea Theater - Historical Oracles: Senior Writers -@ the Shea

6:30 to 7:30 - First readings - @ the Shea and other venues downtown
7:45 to 8:45 @ - Second readings - @ the Shea and other venues downtown

9:00 show at the Shea – Celebrating Women Writers

Saturday Oct 14th
1:00 to 5:00 @ the Shea – Open mic and readings

6:30 to 7:30 - First readings - @ the Shea and other venues downtown
7:45 to 8:45 @ - Second readings - @ the Shea and other venues downtown

9:00 show at the Shea – Local and national writers – check program book or web site

Sunday Oct 15th

1:00 to 5:00 at the Shea Theater

Readings by local presses and published authors

Last day of the Book Fair

For more info check the web site www.gawfest.org

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors and Underwriters

Australis AquacultureArtisan Beverage CooperativeBenjamin CompanyBerkshire Brewing CompanyCohn and Company Real Estate AgencyCommunity CreditCommon CapitalCommunity Foundation of Western MassachusettsConnecticut River InternistsDean's BeansEasthampton Savings BankFirstLight GDF SueznaGill TavernGoff MediaGreat Falls HarvestGreen River FestivalGreenfield Community CollegeGreenfield Cooperative BankGreenfield Savings BankLootMassachusetts Cultural Council • Montague Bookmill Montague WebWorksNortheast SolarPeople's PintRainmaker ConsultingThe RendezvousSolar Store of GreenfieldStobierski and ConnorTold VideoTrue North TransitTurn It Up

Exciting News for A Happening IV: Leviathan

Cloudgaze and Eggtooth Productions are thrilled to announce that we have received a generous grant from the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice to support our 2024 Immersive Arts Festival, “A Happening IV: Leviathan.”

This festival will transform the Shea Theater into an exploration of theme, hosting installations, music, theatrical performances, and movement pieces, featuring the collective contributions of over 30 local artists. Audiences will experience otherworldly environments and narratives inspired by folklore, fairy tales, horror motifs, American literature, and the mythos of the Old Testament, all of which delve into the central question guiding the festival: "What does it mean to encounter something greater than yourself and to be consumed by it?" Through this theme, we explore how a community reemerges and imagines itself after destruction and transformation.

With the support of the Markham-Nathan Fund, we are excited to create an event that complicates perspectives and fosters meaningful dialogue. We are grateful for this partnership and for the work of the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice.

Thanks to the Mass Cultural Council for their vital support this year.We'd also like to thank the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts for their support in the form of a Flexible Funding grant. We couldn't do this work without you!