Led by Dave McKean as part of Irish Cultural Week.

Lowell Walks 2017 Kick-off. Start at Murkland School, 350 Adams Street, Lowell. Walk will cover North Common and vicinity, including Fletcher, Pawtucket and Salem streets. Led by Dick Howe.

Lowell's First Annual Points of Light Lantern Celebration. This event draws on cultures from throughout the world and will feature personalized lanterns floating in the Western Canal in the vicinity of Ecumenical Plaza which is between St Patrick's and Holy Trinity churches.

Documentary about a quirky Lowell department store run by a Jewish family who escaped the Holocaust. Followed by a panel discussion on how people who have endured trauma in their native lands recover.

Ready to pick some books for summer reading? Come meet local authors Paul Marion, Dick Howe Jr., Laura Fedolfi, Dale Philips, and others at the UMass Lowell Library local author marketplace. Hear about the books they have published, connect with them, and maybe find the book you want to read this summer! All authors will be selling copies of their books. Light refreshments will be served.

Paul Marion's first public reading of his new book, Union River, at a benefit to support Public Matters, the Lowell Plan's civic engagement program. Admission includes an autographed copy of the book.

Led by Bob Forrant and Rachel Arnason