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This Spring, John Christ taught an art history course at UMass Lowell in which his students took a close look at the outdoor sculpture in the city that is considered part of the Lowell Public Art Collection. These artworks were assembled between 1982 and the mid-1990s in an effort directed first by the Lowell Historic Preservation…
Read More »Jenn Myers of the SUN wrote an excellent piece about the “River Muse” literary anthology from Sons of Liberty Publishing in Nashua, N.H. Her article has been picked up by boston.com today and shared on Facebook. Read the article here. At the Friday night book launch at the UMass Lowell…
Read More »Andre Dubus III of the UMass Lowell English Dept. has a review and is profiled in today’s NYTimes Book Review. Read it here, and get the NYT if you want more.
Read More »Today’s Boston Globe has a story about PBS’s Antiques Roadshow and the Boston episode which features – among other finds – a painting hanging in the city of Boston’s Parkman House. A photo accompanying the article shows Mayor Tom Menino, the quite familiar Skinner appraiser Colleene Fesko and an Aldro Hibbard painting of a snowy…
Read More »From the newspaper archives on June 9, 1966… After the Girl Officer tryouts these ladies were victorious: Donna Marie Carroll of Beacon Street was selected as Colonel and Patricia Jean Rappe of Agawam Street was selected as Lt. Colonel. Other Lowell High ladies achieving a GO rank included: Diane Nadeau,…
Read More »John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributes the following column: I purchase luncheon meat once or twice a month. A quarter of a pound makes the sandwich a little too thick. I…
Read More »From UMass Lowell Public Affairs Office Contacts: Christine Gillette, 978-934-2209 or Christine_Gillette@uml.edu; Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944 or Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu Stephen King to Speak at UMass Lowell Legendary Author to Make Rare Personal Appearance at Event for Public, Campus LOWELL, Mass. – Stephen King’s words on page and screen have thrilled and chilled…
Read More »The number of events, exhibits, activities and gatherings sponored by the Lowell National Historical Park is always interesting and diverse. The Park welcomes the community to join in the festiviities. The latest from our friends at the Lowell National Historical Park: The Artisan Project A Photography Exhibit of Craftsmen and Their…
Read More »On April 29, 1962 President John F. Kennedy held a banquet honoring Nobel Laureates at the White House. Forty-nine Nobel Laureates, or their representatives attended. The guests included Pearl Buck, Rudolf Mossbauer, Mrs. Ernest Hemingway, Mrs. George Marshall and Dr. Linus Pauling.* It was on this occasion that Kennedy made his…
Read More »At her Lunchtime Lecture at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center this past Monday, Jane Brox distributed a list of “Works Mentioned” in her talk about “Reading, Writing, and Sense of Place.” The books about Sicily are included because Jane is preparing for a trip there in the fall. By…
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