Web photo of historic view of the South Common in Lowell, Mass., courtesy of cardcow.com

What: South Common Haiku Book Project: An Earth Day Celebration in Lowell

When: Sunday, April 22, 2 pm to 4.30 pm

Where: Location to be announced soon

What’s going on?: Join well-known maker of artist books Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord of Newburyport and me for a hands-on workshop where participants will make their own copy of a limited edition, collectible book composed of the South Common haiku that I wrote this winter and shared on Facebook. The afternoon program will begin with a guided tour of the South Common Historic District led by Dick Howe Jr. Other expected activities include a display of design drawings for South Common landscape improvements produced for the City of Lowell planning department, live unplugged music, information on community gardening, and more.

This event will be free and open to the public.

Web photo of modern view of the South Common courtesy of Creative Commons/TWP on Wikipedia.