

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Rock Talk & Walk with Professor Richard Little
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 02:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Did you ever wonder about the “deep history” of what is under your feet and in your view? Northampton and vicinity are located in one of the best places in the world to study geology!

GCC Prof. Emeritus Richard Little will take you through the amazing events that shape Northampton and surroundings, from colliding tectonic plates to Lake Hitchcock. You will even see and touch the rare Jurassic Armored Mud Balls, geologic features that may become our official State Sedimentary Structure (bills S2115 and H3438 are being considered in the Legislature).

Following the talk there will be a brief field trip around the Forbes. What stories from the geological past can be discovered in the building’s “rock library”? 

The presentation portion of this event will be live streamed on the Forbes Library YouTube channel. Click here to view: https://youtube.com/live/_QgJDmDDb6Y

https://forbeslibrary.libcal.com/event/15907098
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/northampton/rock-talk-and-walk-with-professor-richard-little/200029661523300
- **Event Categories**: virtual
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Northampton
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 20 West St, Northampton, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01060
- **lat**: 42.3168
- **long**: -72.63569
- **full address**: 20 West St, Northampton, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01060

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Forbes Library (https://allevents.in/org/forbes-library/4822390)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 20 West St, Northampton, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01060
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Forbes Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** virtual
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Rock Talk & Walk with Professor Richard Little ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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