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What? “A Community Briefing on Pawtucket Falls Overlook/Spalding House Park Developments.” Learn about exciting plans for improvements and upgrades that will enhance public access to and visibility of these significant historic locations on both sides of the Merrimack River at the falls. Where? Spalding House Park behind the Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust’s…
Read More »The Lowell Film Festival continues today with a walking tour of Civil War Lowell beginning at 6 pm on the steps of the Pollard Memorial Library and continues with the film “Traces of the Trade” at the National Park Visitor Center on Market Street. Another walking tour will take place…
Read More »Where’s the morning news?! The Telly is wall to wall Royal Wedding. At least Ellen gave me a laugh this morning.
Read More »Paul Hudon’s book of poems, “All in Good Time: Poems 2005-2006” will be released on Sunday, May 22, at 2 p.m., at the O’Leary Library Auditorium on UMass Lowell’s South Campus, 61 Wilder Street. An historian and poet, Paul Hudon is the author of “The Valley & Its Peoples: A…
Read More »Tony Sampas captured this picture of a dogwood tree in bloom on the grounds of the Tsongas Center
Read More »Of course, there is always plenty to do in Lowell and the rest of the Merrimack Valley, but if you are interested in venturing out to a revolutionary neighbor, Lexington is just the place this May. The historic community is planning a month long festival called Revolutionary Revelry. Here’s an…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. Donald Trump takes credit for President Obama’s release of his full birth certificate, saying he’s proud that he (Trump) was “able to do something that no one else was able to do.” Well, if you…
Read More »[youtube]9r72aGkShD4[/youtube] The 4th Annual Lowell Film Festival begins tomorrow (Thursday, April 28). The full schedule is available on the Festival’s website. In conjunction with the films being shown, I will conduct walking tours of “Civil War Lowell” on Thursday night at 6 pm (beginning at the Ladd & Whitney monument);…
Read More »The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has named a new leader for its famous Media Lab. Read the NY Times report about Joichi “Joi” Ito, who at 44 years old is already a legend in the worlds of technology and venture capital. Consider buying the NYTimes if you want more of this kind of reporting.…
Read More »Check out Doors Open Lowell at the website here: http://www.doorsopenlowell.org/ and become a Doors Open Lowell Facebook friend here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Doors-Open-Lowell/124484050963278?sk=info. Look for the full schedule of dates, days and times to be posted by May1st. Here are a few teasers from the roster: the Claflin Block; Old City Hall; Acre churches;…
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