NYTimes columist Bob Herbert today recalls the expansive and in its own way demanding vision of JFK, calling it his “gift” to the nation. Read the column here, and get the NYT if you appreciate the thinking.
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David Amram’s 80th Birthday Bash! Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 7:30 p.m., UMass Lowell, Durgin Concert Hall, 35 Wilder Street (parking available in the Wilder Street lot at the corner of Broadway) Free & Open to the Public A musical birthday celebration of composer and multi-instrumentalist David Amram, featuring the University…
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Who says reading is at risk and that people don’t want to buy books? The trick is to give people what they want to read. Look what’s happening with Mark Twain’s long awaited autobiography published by the Univ. of Calif. Press.
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Just watched the Mark Wahlberg segment on 60 Minutes, which served as a massive promotion of his movie “The Fighter,” which we all know is based on the experiences of Lowell’s living boxing legend Micky Ward and his family. He said Micky Ward was a local hero to him in…
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See yesterday’s NYTimes about the new Kurt Vonnegut Library in his hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana. This project is interesting to learn about in light of early discussions here about establishing a Kerouac Center for Creativity. Read the article here, and get the NYT if you appreciate the reporting. In the article there’s a…
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When you start making your Christmas gift list, look for legendary Lowell singer-songwriter Bob Martin’s new CD, “Live at The Bull Run,” in early December. The new recording has four new songs in addition to stellar performances of some of his best known songs. Check availability on Bob’s website, www.riversong.com For…
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The women River Hawks of UMass Lowell won the Northeast 10 field hockey championship. Read about here.
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Sitting among thousands of people at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell tonight, witnessing Bob Dylan and his band lifting up the audience with powerful renditions of his songs, I had a thought: Dylan is like Moxie. In performance, he has become a completely singular mixture for which you either have the taste…
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The Springfield Republican’s online site has an instant review of Bob Dylan’s performance at UMass Amherst last night. Read the review here. There may be tickets left for tonight’s show in Lowell. Check the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell website.
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Here’s my account of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue performance in the Costello Gymnasium of the University of Lowell on November 2, 1975—PM Dylan was excellent in Lowell last night. Baez was superb in Lowell last night. The Rolling Thunder Revue was really something in Lowell last night. Dylan, the singing poet…
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