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1. A success from the beginning, starting with National Folk Festivals as the model in the first three years. The content was high quality, the audiences were large, and the event production was first-rate. It’s always been a work-in-progress with improvements being made as seen and needed. Changes will continue based on…
Read More »Marie posted on the Globe article today about folk festivals in Lowell and Newport, R.I. Here are a couple of more soundbites from the James Reed article: Last year the Steep Canyon Rangers, a bluegrass band that has recorded and been on the road lately with Steve Martin, did double…
Read More »The Quebe Sisters Band opens the Lowell Folk Festival tonight at Boardinghouse Park in historic downtown Lowell at 7 pm. The Lowell Folk Festival and the Newport Folk Festival both happen to fall on the same weekend this year – this weekend. James Reed’s article in today’s Globe notes that…
Read More »The local newspaper today erroneously reports that the remains of Martin Murray, a World War Two aviator from Lowell who was lost when his B-24 crashed in New Guinea in 1943, will be buried this coming Monday at Arlington National Cemetery. As we reported HERE back in April, Lieutenant Murray’s…
Read More »Last evening I joined nearly forty others at the Lowell Senior Center for this week’s “visioning session” which was “Community Character and Civic Engagement.” The format was the same as the last session I attended. After a brief review of the city’s Master Plan of 2000, we broke up into…
Read More »Do you plan to attend the Lowell Folk Festival? If yes, why not share your photos or videos with us. Either post them to Flickr or YouTube (or just email individual photos to me – DickHoweJr[at]gmail.com) and we’ll post them here. Same goes for your experiences – look for our…
Read More »In preparation for the Lowell Folk Festival, Tony Sampas provides a photo of some of the tents in the vicinity of Boarding House Park
Read More »It’s Back On Sunday, August 21 the Westford Rotary brings back the Pig ‘N’ Pepper Fest. This fun filled day will take place at the Nashoba Valley Ski Area. An old-fashioned fest for the whole family featuring games and rides for the youngsters and music for everyone. Great food and…
Read More »Another fun video filled with local flavor. Cambodian American Student Association (CASA) UML umass lowell university of Massachusetts Lowell ma khmer angkor wat phnom penh Merrimack …
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