I can’t say enough good stuff about the upcoming season of music at Boarding House Park via the stellar (and beneath the stars) Lowell Summer Music Series of Lowell National Historical Park and the many sponsors. Peter, John, and the team have assembled an all-star (there’s that word again) line-up, including…
From tireless producer and creator Jerry Bisantz of Image Theatre, another night of City Stories by some of the usual and unusual suspects of the known literary universe. City Stories, original short stories by some of the Merrimack Valley’s prominent writers, at The Old Court Pub, 29 Central Street, Lowell…
The low-rise roses blooming at the South Common along the new sidewalk on Thorndike Street are the Frau Dagmar Hartopp (or Fru Dagmar Hastrup) variety of rugosa roses that produce very fragrant silvery pink flowers on a rugged bright green shrub. The plant was “discovered” by Mr Hastrup of Denmark and named…
The weather forecast for this weekend is superb, so please join us for one of our free walking tours of historic Lowell Cemetery. The tours begin on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 1 pm and on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 10 am, both from the Lawrence Street Gate. The…
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…
In her opinion column today, NYTimes writer Maureen Dowd notes that social-justice advocate Rev Seamus Finn, OMI, who grew up in Lowell, was one of the few shareholders to challenge JP Morgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon about the bank’s recent huge financial blunder. Rev Finn asked if this episode was evidence that banks…
Longtime Tewksbury resident Jay Gaffney (who recently moved to Lowell) very kindly shared this terrific tale of two football playing authors whose athletic careers brought them to the playing fields of Lowell, Massachusetts. Jay can be contacted at JJGiiiLaw@verizon.net Copyright, James J. Gaffney III, 2012 LOWELL’S “OTHER” FAMOUS FOOTBALL PLAYING…
After ten days of rain and dampness, the South Common was busting out of its green suit this bright morning. A red-tailed hawk glided down the tree-lined walkway leading in from Summer Street. The combination of fully new-leafed trees and severe clear sky seen through their crowns reminded me of a…
Gráinne Murphy and Kathleen Boyle, both members of the critically acclaimed Celtic band, Cherish the Ladies, will perform this Friday, May 11 at 8 p.m. upstairs at The Old Court, 29-31 Central St., in Lowell. Our friends at Howl in Lowell caught up with Ms. Murphy for a Q &…