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It’s all about the cars! The big NASCAR races are but the current focus of aficinados of the sport -although for the first time ever the opening of the Daytona 500 was rescheduled due to the heavy rain and dangerous conditions down in Daytona, Florida yesterday. It’s really a pageant, a festival – if…
Read More »See www.lowellcelebrateskerouac.org for the full schedule of activities from March 5 to March 12, organized as a weeklong tribute to the Lowell cultural powerhouse Jean-Louis Kerouac (1922–1969). UMass Lowell is involved with several events including a special screening of the film “Lowell Blues” with the director Henry Ferrini on Monday, March…
Read More »Somebody once said that Lowell is a “little big city,” and that character is due in part to the spectrum of activities on any given day: small to large, low to high, basic to extravagant, local to global, traditional to experimental, common to cosmic — you get the idea. Yesterday…
Read More »What do I think of “Howl in Lowell”…? Just what the doctor ordered. A huge push-back from the culture-makers and -consumers in the city who believe that more attention should be paid. Logical next step, given the vast supply of cultural product in the city, and broad recognition that we have…
Read More »Suzanne Cromwell posted this minutes ago: Halftime in Lowell & Howl in Lowell
Read More »Thirty-two years ago today a bunch of American college kids defeated a team of professional hockey players from the Soviet Union by a score of 4 to 3 during the 1980 Olympics at Lake Placid, New York. The Americans went on to defeat Finland and win the gold medal. The…
Read More »Bob Forrant, a professor of history at UMass Lowell and the chair of the Bread & Roses Centennial Committee, an organization dedicated to commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Great Lawrence Textile Strike, posted the following article on “The Public Humanist”, a blog operated by Mass Humanities. We repost the…
Read More »Paul Marion and Rosemary Noon at Boardinghouse Park (from Lowell Sun) “Paul Marion, a Lowell native who grew up in Dracut, has worked to revitalize the city since the 1970s. Sun/Bob Whitaker Don’t miss Nancye Tuttle’s article and sidebar about Kiwanis Club Community Spirit honoree (and our blog colleague) Paul…
Read More »I took advantage of today’s holiday to do a recon of the Lawrence Street side of the Lowell Cemetery. This spring, our tours will all commence at the Lawrence Street gate and will cover that half of the cemetery. This will allow us to share more of the amazing stories…
Read More »The Kiwanis Club of Greater Lowell is honoring Paul Marion with its Thomas G. Kelakos Community Spirit Award. Paul is a wisely chosen honoree – next to his family – community is Paul’s life, his focus, his passion. A true son of Lowell, Paul is a voice for the community expressing visions for…
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