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This first day of May, 2012 ushers in Older Americans Month. This year’s theme “Never Too Old to Play” encourages older Americans to stay engaged, active and involved in their own lives and in their communities. Who are these Americans? The older population–persons 65 years or older–numbered 40.4 million in…
Read More »May 1st was always a day on which workers celebrated hard-won rights, but after 1919 it also became a day for the Soviet Union to exalt its military might. While the massive parades in Red Square were a boon for Western intelligence services – the Soviets always rolled out their…
Read More »The Tewksbury Patch reminds us that the Tewksbury Historical Society’s annual fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday May 19, 2012 at the Tewksbury Senior Center. The historical theatrical presentation will focus on author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, surveyor, historian and leading transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. While Walden may be his most famous…
Read More »The spring tours of historic Lowell Cemetery begin this week on Friday, May 4 at 1 pm and Saturday, May 5 at 10 am. We have completely revised the tours this year. These May tours will all begin at the Lawrence Street entrance and will cover that half of the…
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 »Happy “Take Your Child to Work Day” from the National Archives. President Kennedy with his children, Caroline and John Jr., in the Oval Office. October 10, 1962. (Cecil Stoughton/White House) President Kennedy with his son, John F. Kennedy Jr. on the White House West Wing Colonnade. Photograph by Cecil Stoughton…
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…
Read More »Lowell-born poet and former Alaska Poet Laureate Tom Sexton recently provided the inspiring words for acclaimed composer Libby Larsen’s new work “Alaska Spring,” which premiered this week in a performance by the Alaska Chamber Singers. Read Mike Dunham’s article in the Anchorage Daily News here. Composer Libby Larsen and poet…
Read More »NYTimes opinion writer David Brooks in today’s column advises Americans at large to think about creativity vs competitiveness in our economic life—and wonders out loud if the standard call to compete at all costs may not be the most productive course of action. Read his thoughts here, and get the…
Read More »There was lots of activity in Democratic circles across the Commonwealth this past Saturday as caucuses were held to elect delegates to the 2012 Democratic National Convention scheduled to open on Labor Day in Charlotte, NC. The Massachusetts 135-member delegation will be filled out by vote at the DSC meeting…
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