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Lowell Abstraction
Some abstract art from Tony Sampas. This photo shows the spire of the First Congregational Church/Smith Baker Center, as seen through the granite columns of the Pollard Memorial Library.
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Early Word on the Oct. 2011 Kerouac Festival
This note is from Steve Edington, president of Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! Inc., from the group’s website at www.lowellcelebrateskerouac.org “Plans are already shaping up for the 2011 October LCK Festival which, this year, will run from October 6-9. We’re building this year’s theme around the anticipated release in August, 2011, of…
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Tony Sampas shares these street scenes of Lowell
Read More »The Life & Times of Francis Cabot Lowell
Last night I traveled to the Needham Public Library to hear Chaim “Mike” Rosenberg talk about his new book, “The Life and Times of Francis Cabot Lowell, 1775-1817.” Lowell is the man for whom our city is named, although he died (at age 42) before the city was even founded.…
Read More »Cobblestone Cup: a north of Boston Beanpot?
Monday night I watched the very exciting 2011 Beanpot final on TV. Boston College defeated Northeastern in overtime by a score of 7-6. While the consolation game earlier that evening wasn’t televised, someone who was there told me that was a fantastic game as well, with Harvard beating Boston University…
Read More »Planning & Development Forum Tomorrow Night
Move Lowell Forward, a city-based political action committee, hosts a planning and development forum tomorrow night (Thursday, February 17, 2011) at 7 pm at the Market Mill/Lowell Art and Design Center at 256 Market Street (just across the Market Mills Courtyard from the National Park Visitor Center). The guest speaker…
Read More »Kerouac’s 89th Birthday: A Celebration in March
Here’s the link for all the happenings for the annual Kerouac birthday celebration in March. For more details see www.lowellcelebrateskerouac.org
Read More »Civil War 150: A Lowell Connection “The Slain at Baltimore”
This Civil War ballad – ‘The Slain at Baltimore” – was sent to us By Martha Mayo – Director of the UML/Center for Lowell History and longtime member of the Lowell Historical Society. The ballad was made available to the public as a Civil War penny-song sheet or as a broadside.…
Read More »This Is Interesting: Uncle Dave on ‘Experience Economy’
In today’s NYTimes, David Brooks has his mind-gears turning about trends. He likes to spot and dissect long-term trends in social behavior. He doesn’t always get it right, but he makes his readers think. See what he has to say today, and get the NYT if you want more.
Read More »Merrimack Valley Literary Renaissance: Bos. Globe, 2001
February 15, 2011
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It’s been ten years since writer Neil Miller in the Boston Globe Magazine shone a spotlight on the Merrimack Valley literary renaissance that was getting noticed at home and far away. The region of Bradstreet, Thoreau, Whittier, Frost, Kerouac, and others has emerged in our time as a literary hotspot. Read the…
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