This Saturday (October 5) at 2 pm at the Tewksbury Public Library at 300 Chandler Street, Dan Kennedy, the founder of the Media Nation blog, will give a talk about this new book, The Wired City. This is a great chance for all who are active in the Lowell blogosphere…
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I saw “Lost Child – Sayon’s Journey” at it’s Lowell premiere. It’s an excellent film that provides important insight into the experience of many of our Cambodian neighbors here in Lowell. Please consider attending this free screening at UMass Lowell. The film’s website is here and the following release tells…
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“Lemons and Tea” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
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Thanks to the fantastic weather, 60 people attended this past Friday’s tour and another 100 joined us on Saturday. There are two more tours scheduled this fall: Friday, October 4, 2013 at 1 pm Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 10 am Both tours start at the Knapp Avenue Gate right…
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MassMoments reminds that Henry Hobson Richardson was born on this day – September 29, 1838. During his short life, Henry Hobson Richardson designed churches, courthouses, train stations, libraries, and other important civic buildings. Featuring semicircular “Roman” arches set in massive stone walls, Richardson’s unique style became known as “Richardsonian Romanesque” –…
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. . . And, garden pictures from Back Central in this video. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5KJBtfasok[/youtube]
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Outstanding tour of the Lowell Cemetery this morning with blogging colleague Dick Howe Jr leading about 100 people through the upper section of the cemetery. Of note was a strong narrative thread about industry magnates like Shedd, Hoyt, Ayer,Thompson, and Hood, each of whom was a marketing genius of a…
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“Rowley’s Zinnia Riot” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 This one is for all the gardeners whose gardens are falling down. The hardy zinnias are one of the last plants to go. See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
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This week master traditional Irish musician and master fiddler Seamus Connolly will be honored as a 2013 NEA National Heritage Fellow. Well-known locally – Lowellians and longtime Lowell Folk Festival goers have enjoyed Séamus Connolly’s amazing talent as well as his warmth and down-to-earth charm. Just down the road at Boston College,…
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Once you get out of the tourist areas in Germany and into the smaller cities and towns, every gasthaus (a small, local restaurant that also serves prodigious amounts of beer) has a stammtisch. A stammtisch is a table, usually round, that is positioned near the entrance that is occupied by…
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