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Tickets now on sale for THE GLMT MELODY CAVALCADE ! March 15 and 16, 7:30 p.m. Fisher Hall, UMass Lowell Actor Spotlight Soprano Mara Bonde has thrilled audiences in diverse venues throughout the United States and Europe with her electric stage presence and musical artistry. Her voice has been described…
Read More »Here’s the sixth installment of the index from my forthcoming book, Legendary Locals of Lowell, which will be available for purchase on March 11, 2013. Ramalho, Arthur, 96 Raytheon, 43 Regatta Festival Committee, 105 Regan, Paul “Bubby”, 67 Richards, Peter, 99 Riddick, Raymond, 99 Riddick, Raymond E., 64 Rogers, Edith…
Read More »Just 18 days until Legendary Locals of Lowell is published and available to all in print. This coming Saturday, my blog co-author Paul Marion has kindly offered me space at the 2nd Annual Lowell Writers and Publishers Winter Roundup at The Old Court from 12:30 until 4:00 p.m. While I…
Read More »This is the award won in 2011 by local historian David McKean. It’s time to offer your nomination(s) for the 2013 Annual Awards for Lowell Preservation and Culture. The Lowell Heritage Partnership joins the Lowell National Historical Park in seeking nominations from the community for recognition and acknowledgment of contributions to preservation…
Read More »On Presidents’ Day, my wife and I met friends in Boston to visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in the Fenway, which is a case study in museum revitalization. The venerable, distinctive museum building dates from the early 1900s. Inside is the extraordinary and eclectic collection of an amazing woman,…
Read More »The 2nd Annual Lowell Writers and Publishers Winter Roundup is set for this Saturday, Feb. 23, 12.30 to 4 pm, upstairs at the Old Court Irish pub, Central and Middle streets in downtown Lowell. See who is behind the books and pick up the newest publications by area authors. Among…
Read More »Just 20 days until the release of Legendary Locals of Lowell. More information about the book and its release are available HERE on our Legendary Locals of Lowell page and below is a list of readings/book signings that have been scheduled thus far: (Pre-publication) February 23, 2013 from 12:30 pm…
Read More »History was always my favorite topic in school and my interest in the subject has only grown stronger as the years have passed. One reason I find it so fascinating is that everything has a history. I’m interested in the history of Lowell but I’m also interested in the history…
Read More »While roaming around the region this weekend I crossed paths with the talented and always entertaining Jerry Bisantz. Last weekend’s blizzard came up as a topic and Jerry mentioned some photos he had taken in the midst of the storm. He kindly agreed to share the photos with our readers.
Read More »Here’s a hat tip to the climate-change demonstrators in Washington, D.C., who are speaking on behalf of the planet this holiday weekend. Lowelltown is as white tonight as the monuments in the capital city. I wrote this poem after a family trip to Washington in the summer of 2004. There…
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