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UMass Lowell history professor and economic analyst Bob Forrant yesterday contributed an op-ed essay to the Eagle-Tribune newspaper of Greater Lawrence. In the piece, Bob makes a case for this being a turn-around moment in Lawrence based on positive facts, which are chipping away at the standard negative perception of…
Read More »The Party Band (Web photo by Anne Cook courtesy of Party Band Facebook page) The Party Band Announces Release of Debut Album Transcendenta Street-Friendly, 24-Piece Brass Band from Lowell, Mass., Drops First Album on Mar. 29 at Local Music Festival The River Hawk Party Band (know to locals as The…
Read More »UnchARTed Gallery at 66 Merrimack Street is the place to be in Lowell tonight. Beginning at 7pm, an exhibition of Civil War reenactor photographs by Rachel Napear will have its grand opening. This will be unlike any other exhibit opening in recent history because it will begin with a parade…
Read More »English author Geoff Dyer (b. 1958) writes books about what interests him and is known for fusing imaginative forms. He was interviewed by Matthew Specktor for the Winter 2013 issue of The Paris Review. Following is an excerpt. Below, he talks about being in France some years ago when he…
Read More »In this cross-post from “Learning Lowell,” Chris give us the background on the Lowell Heritage Partnership/Lowell National Historical Park Annual Preservation Awards. He interview the players and talks about last year’s honorees including our colleague Dick Howe. It’s time for the community to offer up nominations of those who deserve…
Read More »Saturday, March 8, 2014 – 7pm – GALLERY SHOW OPENING NIGHT – PARTY LIKE IT’S 1865 At UnchARTed Gallery, 66 Merrimack Street in Lowell. Exhibit features images of Civil War reenactors in action. This opening event will include Civil War soldiers marching up Merrimack Street, a performance by the Civil…
Read More »Nancye Tuttle reports on happenings with the dynamic Greater Lowell Music Theatre, including a songfest of classics by Rodgers & Hammerstein on March 21-22 at UMass Lowell’s Durgin Hall. Read all about it in the Sun newspaper. Playwright, director, actor, baseball player, UMass Lowell English Dept. alumnus, and organizer supreme…
Read More »Today is Ash Wednesday ~ the day that marks the beginning of the Lenten season that guides the believer to the celebration of Easter Sunday. While its been many years since the churches of Lowell had pews overflowing with those waiting their turn to be marked on the forehead with a cross of…
Read More »(top photo by Jen Myers) I appreciated the farewell remarks of City Manager Bernie Lynch at his final City Council meeting as Manager last night. Especially this part, according to my colleague Dick Howe’s notes: Through all of that, I was hoping to build a sense of community. Lowell is…
Read More »Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Old Battersea Bridge (1872-75) James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1905) was nine years old when his family left Lowell and traveled to St. Petersburg, Russia, where his father helped the Czar build a railroad. In Lowell, his father, George Washington Whistler, and mother, Anna Matilda McNeill, lived at…
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