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Poet Gary Snyder Turns 83
Gary Snyder portrait (web photo courtesy of seapoetry.wordpress) One of my early poetry heroes was Gary Snyder, who turned 83 this month. Not only was I drawn to Snyder’s concise and precise back-country poems of the 1960s and ’70s, but I was also in tune to his thoughts about repairing…
Read More »Les Miserables – the movie
[youtube]OSjbdufL828[/youtube] I finally got a chance to see the 2012 movie version of Les Miserables starring Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway. I’d seen the stage version of the musical several times and always enjoyed it so I was curious how it would translate to the movie screen. Very…
Read More »‘Visions of Gerard’ at the Old Court
More than 30 earnest readers of Jack Kerouac books gathered tonight upstairs at The Old Court Irish pub at Middle and Central streets to listen to a reading of excerpts (start to end) of Kerouac’s novel “Visions of Gerard.” The story is a bleak and sweetly candid remembrance of his…
Read More »‘Canal Bridge, East Merrimack Street’ by Richard Marion
“Canal Bridge, East Merrimack Street” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Book signing at Whistler House
This Wednesday night (May 15) at 7pm, I will be at the Whistler House Museum of Art along with my co-author, Chaim Rosenberg, to talk about and sign copies of our book, Legendary Locals of Lowell. The Whistler House is a great museum with many wonderful paintings on display and…
Read More »Friends of Tyler Park
One of the most beautiful spots in the Highlands neighborhood of Lowell is Tyler Park, located along Westford Street on the way to Drum Hill. For quite a few years now, a group of neighbors has joined together as the Friends of Tyler Park, to supplement the city’s maintenance of…
Read More »Art Night
Gates Block (web photo courtesy of LHS Photo) The massive, exuberant crowd at the official opening of the Arts League of Lowell (ALL) Gallery confirmed again that art-making is one of the city’s top enterprises. The spacious exhibition and sales gallery occupies most of the first floor of the Gates…
Read More »‘The Old Worthen’ by Richard Marion (1978)
“The Old Worthen’ by Richard Marion, 1978 (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net Too early to order Lowell Christmas cards?
Read More »Filmmaker John Antonelli to Receive Honorary Degree
Read about the well-deserved tribute for filmmaker John Antonelli, who grew up in Greater Lowell (Tewksbury to be exact) and went on to notable success in the world of film. Fitchburg State University will recognize him at its Commencement with an honorary degree.
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