 | | Title | July 21, 2009 | | | | COOL Cultural E-Blast is emailed every week by the Cultural Organization of Lowell in conjunction with the Lowell Cultural Roundtable. *Send new items to scromwell@lowellma.gov. *Deadlines: To insure your posting is in the coming week's e-blast, we must receive it by the previous Friday. *To subscribe, send an email to scromwell@lowellma.gov. The text should read, "I'd like to subscribe to the COOL cultural e-blast." *To unsubscribe, scroll down to the bottom of this e-newsletter and use the "SecureUnsubscribe" link. *If there is an upcoming event that you would like to put on the COOL calendar, www.cultureiscool.org , please email LZ Nunn at LZNunn@lowellma.gov to obtain a password. |
| | E-Blast Staff: Publisher: LZ Nunn, lznunn@lowellma.gov Editor: Suzzanne Cromwell, scromwell@lowellma.gov | | | Lowell Folk Festival This Weekend | | It's that time of year again! Folk music, ethnic food, traditional crafts, and art of all kinds take over downtown Lowell for a weekend celebration of the City's cultural diversity. Come listen to Tuvan Throat Singers, watch Punjabi dancers, taste Armenian paklava, and check out traditional Muscogee wood carving. There's something for the whole family at the Festival, from the youngest to the oldest. The whole City of Lowell will be joining in on the party - why not come along too? July 24 - 26, beginning Friday Evening with a Mulitcultural Flag Raising at the JFK Plaza at 6:00 pm and a Downtown Parade at 6:40 pm. The festivities start at Boarding House Park and Dutton Street Dance Pavilion at 7:00 p.m. For more information and schedules, please visit http://www.lowellfolkfestival.org/. | | | Take an Art Walk Through Downtown Lowell | | ArtWalk is Up and Running! ArtWalk Lowell is a creative initiative to enliven storefronts during the summer of 2009 with displays from over 35 local artists, who will create colorful, full-window displays on Market, Middle, Merrimack, Bridge, Palmer and Central streets in downtown Lowell. Local residents and Folk Festival patrons can pick up a map of the displays at local restaurants and retailers. With the attached ballot, patrons can vote on their favorite artist display. At the end of the summer, votes will be tabulated and the winning artists will receive cash prizes. With each ballot you will automatically be entered into a raffle. Prizes include local artwork and a free dinner for two. Walk, Vote, Win! Presented by the Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce with the Downtown Lowell Business Committee, in partnership with the Cultural Organization of Lowell and the ALL Arts Gallery.
Lowell ArtWalk runs from July 15 - August 15. | | | O Brother, Where Art Thou? Screens Tonight |  | | The Soggy Bottom Boys |
The Lowell Folk Festival brings roots music from every corner of the globe to the City of Lowell -- come celebrate the nation's largest free folk festival with this Coen Brothers film classic steeped in roots music from the Deep South! O Brother, Where Art Thou? tells the story of three convicts who break out of jail during the 1920s with an eye toward retrieving a cache of hidden money. Along the way, they fast-talk their way out of jams, sidestep alluring riverside sirens, and record a hit country song. Join Athenian Corner Greek Restaurant and the Lowell Film Collaborative for another great "Food & Film" event. Admission: $5 suggested donation. Tues., July 21, 7pm, Athenian Corner Greek Restaurant, 207 Market St., Lowell More information: www.lowellfilmcollaborative.org and www.atheniancorner.com. | | | The Revolving Museum Presents... | | Lowell Folk Festival
The Revolving Museum will be conducting art-making fun in the Family Fun Area on Shattuck Street for the Lowell Folk Festival. Face painting, origami, make a maraca, and sidewalk art drawing! This event is free for all ages.
Sat., July 25 and Sun., July 26, 12pm-5pm.
Visit http://lowellfolkfestival.org/ for more information. All of the above are located at the Revolving Museum, 22 Shattuck St., Lowell. Contact Elaina Bates at ebates@revolvingmuseum.org or 978-937-2787 for more information, or visit http://revolvingmuseum.org/. | | | This Month at the 119... | | Lowell Poetry Network
Poetry open mic night, featuring poets from in and around Lowell.
Thur., Jul 23, 6:30pm 3 Dub Mice
Whit Love on guitar, Gabriel Cruser on drums, Brandon Downs on bass.
Fri., Jul 24, 8pm. A Million Hands Record Show
Alto Jeffro, Black Steel Peacock, Ununi, I The Eye, and Residents of Mortville.
Fri., Jul 31, 8pm.
For more information and costs: http://www.119gallery.org/ | | | The Uptown Lowell Music & Art Festival | | Finish off a day at the Lowell Folk Festival at the biggest show of the year on Lowell's finest day. An outdoor show with live music, art, food and more will be held outside of Major's Pub, featuring musicians such as Roll The Tanks and Melvern Taylor, plus art exhibits and live painting from Jessica Hosman, Haley Norris, Mike Dailey, Writous, and others. This event is 21+ and a great way to start off the weekend. Check out D-Tension and Effect AKA Los Wunder Twins del Rap's Mp3 of the month free at http://www.zshare.net/audio/6201119312e24994/. Sat., July 25, 6:00pm - Midnight. Major's Pub, 34 Jackson St., Lowell. More information:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=95131704199&mid=b2e71eG28ef342eG5879c14G7 | | | Ayer Lofts Gallery Exhibit | | Rex McManamy is featured at the Ayer Lofts Art Gallery. His show is called "West and South" and features all-new work. Opening reception on Sat., Aug. 1, from 6 - 9 pm. August 1 - 30. Ayer Lofts Gallery, 172 Middle Street, Lowell. For more information: Rex@RexArt.net ; www.RexArt.net ; or call 978-944-6057. | | | Water, Water Everywhere... |  | | The Water Dragon | Save the date! The 13th Annual Lowell Southeast Asian Water Festival is taking place the third weekend in August. Due to popular demand (and tremendous support from the Lowell National Historical Park), the Candle Floating Ceremony is coming back to downtown this year. Join Lowell's Khmer, Thai, Vietnamese and Laotian communities in this celebration of water as a central force in the life of every human being. Fri., Aug. 14, 5:30pm - 9:30pm. Candle Floating Ceremony at Middlesex Community College/Eastern Canal. Sat., Aug. 15, 10:30am - 4:30pm. Main Festival events at the Vandenberg Esplanade on Pawtucket Boulevard. For more information visit www.lowellwaterfestival.org. For sponsorship, advertisement or booth vendor opportunity, please contact Sayon Soeun at 978-888-3920 or sayonsoeun@gmail.com. | | | Revolving Museum Summer Workshops | | Artbotics
Artbotics is a unique class that combines computer science and visual design skills. Students will learn computer coding and artistic design by constructing sculptures that move and react to sensor input using microprocessors. A celebration of the completed robotic sculptures will be held at the Revolving Museum for students, family members, and friends. There are two sessions, open to all students entering 7th and 8th grade this fall.
To register your child please complete a registration form and return to The Revolving Museum with a $25 registration fee. Form is due July 27 and may be found here: http://www.revolvingmuseum.org/images/programs/middleschoolregform.pdf.
More information and session schedules can be found at http://revolvingmuseum.org/images/summer_workshops/ArtboticsSummerFlyer_Black.pdf.
Having Fun With Your Camera, taught by Bob Stegmaier
The course begins with a one hour class room session to go over camera basics and composition; students will then spend several hours wondering the street of Lowell looking for scenic places. During the fun field trip, students will apply the technical basics learned during the first hour and reinforce the principles of composition by taking lots of photos. Students will be shown and encouraged to look at things from a different perspective. This is a hands-on course where any type of camera can be used to great good quality photographs. This course is $70/person, 18+ only.
Sun., Aug. 9, 11am-5pm. Digital Photography Field Trip - One Day Workshop with Alyce O'Connell Get out of the automatic mode and learn other settings for a creative approach to digital photography. Join professional photographer Alyce O'Connell on a trip around Lowell as she guides you through the ins and outs of both the technical and artistic aspects of digital photography. Learn to use your camera's manual setting and discover how to optimize its features. Explore the finer points of composition, exposure, white balance, and more. The cost is $84/person and is 18+ only. Sat., August 15, 10am-4pm. For sign-up for ALL classes and more information, contact Elaina Bates at ebates@revolvingmuseum.org or 978-937-2787. | | | Coastal Cadence - Images of Maine | | Joe Quinlan's black and white, gelatin silver images of off-the-beaten-path views of Jonesport, a working fishing village down-east Maine, and Roanoke Island, a working harbor alongside the Outer Banks of North Carolina, are on display (and available for sale) at Centro Restaurant. Quinlan made the Jonesport images in August 2006 and the Roanoke Island images in April 2008. Swing by Centro for a meal and to admire the artwork which hangs in the lounge and dining room. Centro Restaurant, 24 Market Street, Lowell. For more information, Quinlan may be reached at 978-453-1992 or joequinlanphotography@yahoo.com. For restaurant hours and directions, please visit
http://www.centrolowell.com/info.htm. | | | Free Fun For Kids and Concerts for Adults |  | | Mariana Iranzi. Thurs., July 30. | The Lowell Summer Music Series announces its Free Fun for Kids Series, featuring ten free children's concerts with free art programs before the Series shows and free trolley rides after the shows each Wednesday and Thursday, July 8th through August 13th. For more information on the concert series call 978-970-5200 or visit www.lowellsummermusic.org. For information on the kid's concerts, click on "Children." | | | Boston Biennial Art Show | | Inaugural Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art
August 2009 The theme is biennials... and all the aspiration and greed, sublime insight and cheap self-aggrandizement, profundity and narcissism that biennials have come to represent. If you've ever attended a venerable Biennial and said to yourself "I can do better than that," this bi's for you! Come and show off what the Greater East Boston art community can do. This show is open to all artists over 18 years of age and all media. All works must be original and have been completed within the last five years. There is a $25 entry fee for up to two submissions, $10 for each additional entry. Sales are encouraged. A 20% commission will be deducted to benefit Atlantic Works Gallery. Deadline: July 31 and Aug. 1, 2 pm - 7pm, at the Atlantic Works Gallery, top floor, 80 Border Street, East Boston, MA. For an entry form, go to www.biennialproject.com or email thebostonbiennialTBP@gmail.com. Entry forms will also be available at the drop off on July 31 and Aug. 1. | | | Free Children's Workshop at Western Ave | | Do you find your kids drawing all over their walls? Does your teenager's schoolwork come back with doodles in all the margins? Then bring that creative energy along to a free workshop Western Avenue Studios. All supplies are included and each class has a total of twelve available spots. The first session, for kids 6 to 12, runs from 11am to noon. The second session, for kids age 13+, begins at 12:30 and runs until 2:30. Registration is required as space is limited. This workshop is being held in conjunction with "Lowell's Biggest Yard Sale," so parents can shop while their kids learn about art. All funding is provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Society. Sat., Aug. 8. To register, email info@eyeformation.net or call 978-726-3970. | | | World Cup Soccer Meets Fair Trade Festival | | The 3rd Annual World Cup is a 16-team adult soccer tournament that will celebrate a shared passion for the game of soccer while raising money to help immigrants and refugees in Lowell. Event includes a kids penalty kick competition and a special New England Culture Fest Preview showcase featuring art exhibitors, live world music, dance, global disc jockey Selectress Iriela and more. Join the thousands who will descend upon Cawley Stadium to enjoy watching hundreds of players representing 16 countries from five continents. The New England Culture Fest Preview festivities take place on Sunday to celebrate the finals. $5 per day. Children under 12 go free! Sat. and Sun., Aug. 1 & 2, Cawley Stadium and Varsity Field, 450 Douglas Road, Lowell
More information: www.onelowellsoccercup.org , www.onelowell.net , http://tr.im/WORLDCUPSOCCER. | | | Lowell Quilt Festival | | The New England Quilt Museum is pleased to announce the yearly Lowell Quilt Festival, a citywide celebration of quilts. The festival is one of the most widely-regarded quilting events in the nation, encompassing events at several venues throughout the city of Lowell. It includes a judged and juried quilt show with ribbons and cash prizes with over 300 quilts in five categories, special exhibitions at the Tsongas Arena, an exhibit of youth quilts showcasing the talents of the next generation of up-and-coming quilters, and a display of antique quilts. The Textile History Museum will have special guided tours, and there will be world-class workshops with renowned teachers throughout the weekend. Quilts will be displayed throughout the city of Lowell in participating storefronts, and, of course, at many of the galleries and museums in the city.
Tues., Aug. 6 - Sun., Aug. 9. New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck St., Lowell. More information: www.lowellquiltfestival.org ; www.nequiltmuseum.org ; or call 978-452-4207. | | | The Great New England (Digital) Shootout | | Get out of the studio for a weekend! Entrants in this contest will digitally shoot anything anywhere outdoors in New England. Shooting begins at noon August 5 and ends at noon August 8. Entrants will have one week to process images and post two of the best ones to the designated web site. Images are due by August 15 and voting will take place over one week period. The top twenty artists will have a gallery showing at the Giclée of New England Gallery, Palmer, MA. The artist voted Best in Show will receive a 30"x40" print on Photo Tex and a $100 dinner gift certificate at Mohegan Sun in CT.
The cost of entry is $25 payable to TopFloor Learning. Applications are available on the Topfloor Learning site: http://www.topfloorlearning.org/ Deadline August 4. | | | Lowell's Biggest Yard Sale | | Come and sell your stuff for a good cause. Western Ave Studios will be hosting a city-wide yard sale to benefit the Lowell Human Society and the Studios. It will go on rain or shine, and you can participate yard or no yard! 10x10 spaces will be available to rent for $20. Leashed dogs are welcome, as are kids, grandparents, next-door neighbors, and just about everyone else. Registration is required by August 1, with your name, phone number, and what you intend to sell. Send registration checks made out to: Lowell Humane Society, ATTN: Chris Arnott , 951 Broadway St., Lowell, MA 01854. Sat., Aug. 8, 8am - 3pm, Western Ave Studios 122 Western Ave, Lowell. More information: http://www.lowellhumanesociety.org/ , http://westernavenuestudios.com/ | | | Save the Date: Culturefest in Downtown Lowell | | In an exciting fusion of film, music, fashion, world culture, and fair trade advocacy, The Sixth Annual New England Culture Fest returns to the Arts District of historic downtown Lowell, Mass. on September 12, 2009! (Rain date 9/13) The NECF is the nation's premiere festival for fair trade, featuring innovative artists, exhibitors and performers from around the world. Get ready for large scale video installations from the Second World Fair Trade Stories Film Archive, the Fashionably Fair Runway Show and be immersed in the Ethical Art & Biz Expo of interactive arts! More information: www.second-world.com | Twitter @ http://twitter.com/culturefest | Facebook @ http://tr.im/s7MB | | | Calls to Artists | | "Feline, Canine, All Mine"
Rollstone Studios, Fitchburg
Beginning September 3 It's raining cats and dogs at this unique exhibition, opening at Rollstone Studios this fall. Area artists are invited to submit, in any media, 2- and 3-dimensional art or high quality craft that represents cats and/or dogs. "We have been debuting original exhibitions at the Studio for the past year, and ‘Feline, Canine, All Mine,' is our first fully-juried exhibition," explains Studio Director Anne Giancola. "Our visitors come from all over Worcester County and we thought a show highlighting household pets would appeal to all ages and provide an intriguing challenge to local artists." Rollstone Studios is a cooperative artist-run studio and gallery in downtown Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The storefront gallery features work by local artists and artisans, and is the home of the Fitchburg Cultural Alliance. Entry forms are available at http://rollstoneartists.com, or send an SASE to Rollstone Studios, 633 Main Street, Fitchburg, MA, 01420, for details and application. Submissions are due at the Studio between August 6 and 9. For more information, call 978-348-ARTS1 or visit the website. "Herding Cats: An Open Juried Exhibition"
Brush Art Gallery and Studios, Lowell
September 26 - October 24, 2009.
This exhibition is being held in collaboration with the Billerica Cat Care Coalition, an all volunteer, no-kill organization that advocates for homeless and feral cats. The Brush Art Gallery will be hosting a fundraiser in conjunction with the exhibition. All proceeds from the fundraiser and sale of artwork will be shared with the Billerica Cat Care Coalition. The exhibition, which will celebrate cats in general, will also give the public and area youth an opportunity to learn about cats as they photograph and draw them during a feline "meet and greet" at the gallery. View the prospectus: http://www.thebrush.org/Documents/HerdingCats.pdf Strong at the Broken Places: Healing Art
Arts League of Lowell Arts Gallery
October 24th - November 1st, 2009 For this exhibition, focused on the potential of art to help us regain our health, artists are invited to submit 12" X 12" 2-D or 3-D artwork, in any media, inspired by the power of healing. This exhibition is open to everyone - ALL members and non-members. Work will be accepted on the basis of the volume of submissions. Submitted work must not have been shown previously at the ALL Arts Gallery. Deadline for entry: Sat., Oct. 3, 1-2:30pm OR Sun., Oct. 4, 3-4pm. ALL Arts Gallery, 246 Market Street, Lowell. For a full application please visit http://www.artsleagueoflowell.com/NewsItems/StrongAtTheBrokenPlacesCALL.pdf.
If you have any questions, please contact the University of Massachusetts Lowell Art Department at 978-934-3494 or Doug Wilkening at 508-254-5618. | | | Call for Volunteers | | The Revolving Museum is looking for volunteers to help out with The Lowell Folk Festival. Volunteers are needed on both Sat., July 25, and Sun., July 26, from 10:00am to 2:30pm, and 2:00pm to 5:00pm. Join us as we conduct art-making fun with face-painting, origami, maracas, and sidewalk chalk. To sign up or for more information contact Elaina Bates at ebates@revolvingmuseum.org or 978-937-2787. | |
Links: Lowell Memorial Auditorium, http://www.lowellauditorium.com/eventlistings.aspx Merrimack Repertory Theatre, www.merrimackrep.org The Bridge Review: Merrimack Valley Culture, http://ecommunity.uml.edu/bridge/ Website for Lowell artists, www.lowellisart.com Art community chronicle, www.vyumagazine.com Arts League of Lowell, www.artsleagueoflowell.org Western Avenue Studios, www.westernavenuestudios.com Ayer Lofts, www.Ayerlofts.com The Brush Art Gallery and Studios, www.thebrush.org The Image Theater, www.imagetheater.com Whistler House Museum of Art, www.whistlerhouse.org For a fuller listing of links see the COOL website, www.cultureiscool.org | | | This e-mail was sent from Cultural Organization of Lowell
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