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“East Merrimack Street Bridge” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net This image was created in response to the visionary urban beautification plan called “Lowell: The Flowering City,” published in the mid-1990s. Readers may have seen the logo of the project on a large sign at the…
Read More »Presented by the UMass Lowell English Department, Matt and Kate will read at 6 pm on Wednesday, March 27, in the auditorium of O’Leary Library (Learning Commons) on the South Campus of UMass Lowell (Wilder Street—parking in the lot at Wilder and Broadway). Free and open to the public.
Read More »From UMass Lowell University Relations: UMass Lowell Center for Portuguese Partnerships: Kick-Off Reading & Reception March 28 03/20/2013 By Julia Gavin With its global focus and strong community support, the University will soon launch a new Center for Portuguese Partnerships. The Center, supported in part by a generous gift from…
Read More »From UMass Lowell University Relations: Award-Winning Poets Explore Lowell Roots When: Wednesday, March 27, 6 p.m. What: Writers with Lowell roots Kate Hanson Foster and Matt Miller will discuss and share their work as part of UMass Lowell’s Writers on Campus Series. Hanson Foster, a UMass Lowell graduate, was honored…
Read More »“High Bridge on Broadway: Jumping Off Point” by Richard Marion (c) 2013, from the Venice of the North Series. Here’s the painting by Richard Marion that was referenced in a comment on Tony Sampas’s photo of the same bridge. See more artwork by Richard Marion at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »John Kaag, professor of philosophy at UMass Lowell, published an essay in the online edition of the NY Times on March 17. His topic is the use of drones in warfare. Read the essay here. To be sure, the question of what new responsibilities soldiers have is not the only,…
Read More »Tonight is the last chance to see “Melody Cavalcade” by the Greater Lowell Music Theatre at Fisher Recital Hall in Durgin Hall at UMass Lowell, South Campus. Last night’s show was a smash. The packed house raved. Where else can you see local performing-arts titans Jerry Bisantz, Michael Lally, and…
Read More »Just a shout out to the inventor of this blog, our faithful leader and executive editor, friend and colleague Dick Howe, Jr., on the delivery of his first book, “Legendary Locals of Lowell.” I predict a long shelf life for this sweeping pictorial account of people in the city. As…
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