| | | | Greetings! Starting in April of 2010, the America the Beautiful Quarters Program will begin producing quarters with reverse (tails side) designs showcasing a national park or other federally preserved area from each state, U.S. territory, and the District of Columbia. A new quarter will be introduced approximately every 10 weeks for eleven years. The 56 coins will be issued sequentially in the order in which the featured location was first placed under the care of the federal government. In the year 2019 The Lowell National Historic Park will be honored as one of the five United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters to be Issued For more information please visit http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/NSQuartersProgram/index.cfm?flash=yes | | Retail & Restaurant News | Blue Taleh, 15 Kearney Square: Wednesdays at 7:30 PM : Jazz and Blues Jam. For more information www.bluetalehlowell.com Cappy's Copper Kettle, 245 Central Street: Mike Burn's playing every Friday and Saturday night. Come on down for some good dance music. Old Court, 29-31 Central Street: Pub Trivia every Tuesday night at 8:00 PM, Prizes for 1st and 2nd place. Every Wednesday traditional Irish seissiun featuring Doug Lamey and Cliff Mc Gann. For more information visit www.oldcourtirishpub.com Garcia Brogan's Cantina, Pub & Restaurant, 131 Middlesex Street: For fine Mexican and Irish Cuisine. For more information call 978-446-0005 or visit www.garciabrogans.com. Cobblestones Restaurant: 91 Dutton Street: is proudly a part of Share Our Strength Help End Childhood Hunger in America
September 20th-26th. HAPPY HOUR, Monday - Friday 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Drink & Appetizer Specials. For more information visit www.cobblestonesoflowell.com. | | Sports & Events | | Enter to Win* Show Tickets and a $50 Restaurant Gift Certificate! Prove how well you know Lowell's landmarks and you could win an evening out courtesy of The City of Lowell's "Name That Scene" Sweepstakes. Correctly identify four scenes from The Invention of Lying, filmed in Lowell last year, for your chance to win! Click here to enter, http://lowell.org/workhere/Pages/InventionofLying.aspx The Ninth Annual Lowell Open Studios will welcome visitors to over 135 artists' galleries noon-5pm on Saturday September 26 and Sunday September 27. The first ever Arts Festival featuring musicians and performers at downtown locations will entertain visitors visiting the galleries and the Block Party in the Market Mills Courtyard will keep the party going from 5-7 on Saturday with funky sounds from Dopapod and thrilling Gypsy jazz from Ameranouche. For more information visit www.lowellopenstudios.org Celebrate September as Arts Month in Lowell! Performances, galleries, exhibits, and classes are taking place all over the city this month. For more information visit www.cultureiscool.org/arts-month. UMass Lowell River Hawks: This is our town. This is our team. This is our time. Check out River Hawk hockey season ticket plans for the 2009-10 year. The River Hawks reached the Hockey East Championship game last time around before falling to eventual NCAA Champion Boston University. This year promises to be even better with BU, Boston College, and New Hampshire dotting the home schedule. Ticket plans start at just $99! For more information, visit http://adcsquad.com/umass/hockey/index.html.
Lowell Farmers Market, JFK Plaza at Lowell City Hall: Every Friday through mid October from 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Except Folk Festival weekend). Purchase fresh Massachusetts grown fruits, vegetables, herbs, ornamental plants, cut flowers and much much more. The Lowell National Historical Park, and the Lowell Festival Foundation annual Summer Music Series continues at Boarding House Park through September 18. For more information visit www.lowellsummermusic.org. The Pollard Memorial Library: Join Peter Sheridan on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. for a Tiny Tots concert at the Pollard. These concerts are aimed at children ages three and younger. Big brothers and sisters are always welcome. Join us for a musical morning of singing, dancing and having fun! Admission is free, however tickets are required. Please visit Pollard Memorial Library to pick up your free concert tickets. For more information, visit www.pollardml.org or call 978-970-4122. Pollard Memorial Library's Youth Services Department. "The Witching Hour" at Second Wind Café, 30 Gorham Street : Friday, September 18 from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Eerie tales .... spooky sagas .... heart-pounding poetry! Calling all poets, writers, and performers! Lowell's Second Wind Café (formerly Café Aiello) opens its doors to the fall season for The Witching Hour, a cozy evening of spine-tingling storytelling by firelight featuring live music, raffle prizes, and great nibbles! Celebrate the coming of All Hallow's Eve and the Autumnal Equinox and join in the festivities by bringing a frightful poem or short story to read aloud to your fellow ghouls and gals. Enjoy live music by Cemetery Blues, eerie sound effects by Living Horror, and peruse Second Wind's current exhibit of framed black and white cemetery photographs. Second Wind Café proprietor Shannon Goor will have delicious menu items on hand, including hot cider, rich cocoa, sweet treats, and more! Admission: $5, to benefit the Lowell Film Collaborative and its future City-wide film screenings. For more information, contact Suzz Cromwell at 617-306-7556 or e-mail lowellfilmcollaborative@live.com
Before the Music Dies [2006]: Thursday, September 17 at 7:00 PM.
Lowell Telecommunications Corporation, 246 Market Street
Filmmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen traveled the country, hoping to understand why mainstream music seems so packaged and repetitive, and whether corporations really have the power to silence musical innovation. Exciting live performances and interviews with legendary musicians tell the complex story of today's music industry. Visit www.lowelfilmcollaborative.org for more information
Killer Poet: The Double Life of Norman Porter [2008]: Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00 PM. Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market Street, Special Guest: Director Susan Gray
Relive the tragic, true story of Norman Porter, a convicted double murderer from Lynn, Massachusetts, who served 25 years in prison before escaping to Chicago where he spent the next two decades living as a poet/intellectual by the name of JJ Jameson - an elaborately crafted false identity. Through the story of one charismatic man, we explore the system of justice and retribution in the United States, and the political nature of sentencing. Presented in partnership with Moses Greeley Parker Lectures.
Visit www.lowelfilmcollaborative.org for more information. Lowell Devils: Want to enjoy all the family fun & excitement of the Lowell Devils, but can't make it to every game? Flex Packs are the perfect ticket package for schedule-conscious fans who want to commit to the Devils, but not a rigid 40-game schedule. Flex Packs are books of ticket vouchers that come in denominations of 40 or 10 and can be redeemed for best available seating at any Devils regular season home game. Instead of receiving one ticket to each game, Flex Pack holders have 10 or 40 vouchers for the whole season and the flexibility to use those vouchers however they wish. Full Season Flex Pack holders can redeem them for one seat at 40 games, 40 seats at one game, or anywhere in between! For more information visit www.lowelldevilshockey.com.
Save the Date! The 2nd Annual Massachusetts Poetry Festival
Thursday, October 15 - Sunday, October 18, 2009
The 2nd Annual Massachusetts Poetry Festival comes to the City of Lowell in celebration of our state's rich poetic heritage. Following the success of the 2008 Festival, this year's event has expanded to include poetry programs in Amherst, Boston, Cambridge, Fall River, Salem, the Berkshires, and Worcester County, all in addition to the exciting events taking place in downtown Lowell. All programs are FREE and open to the public. Highlights include: 1) over 30 different poetry readings, workshops, discussions, and dance & music performances by renowned regional poets and poetry groups; 2) headline readings with Robert Pinsky, Louise Glück, Anne Waldman, and Afaa Weaver; 3) a Small Press Fair featuring 25 small presses and journals from across New England; 4) a late-night poetry slam competition with teams from New York City and Boston; and 5) a 2-day Youth Poetry Exploration Program welcoming over 200 high school students from 15 area schools for poetry reading and writing workshops, a reading competition, and a Poetry Out Loud performance. Visit www.masspoetry.org for complete information and event registration. | | Museum & Gallery News | What's Your Story? At the Revolving Museum. Can you effectively tell your story in 2 minutes or less? In today's market being able to tell your story, or the story of your organization, is one of the most important marketing tools. Whether you are an individual artist trying to cultivate patrons, applying for a grant for your organization, or just trying to network effectively telling your story can distinguish you from the rest. Join professional storyteller Laura Packer (http://laurapacker.com/lp/) for a workshop on learning the techniques of constructing a compelling message through storytelling. Tuesday, September 15 from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM at The Revolving Museum's new location 122 Western Avenue in the 4th floor common area. Free and open to the public, but space is limited. For more information visit www.revolvingmuseum.org American Textile History Museum, 491 Dutton St. What Followed Me Home: Collecting Antique Quilts, Fabrics, and Tools. What Followed Me Home runs through October 4 and Threads runs through October 25. Both are free with paid admission to the Museum. For more information, visit www.athm.org.
The Loading Dock Gallery: Nudes of the World 1999-2009, John Greenwald, September 2 - September 27. For more information visit www.theloadingdockgallery.com.
119 Gallery, 119 Chelmsford Street: Current exhibition: Life is Art is Life is Art is Life is by Claire Elizabeth Barratt and Patrick Pierce. Open Tuesday - Saturday, noon - 5:00 PM. Open during Lowell Open Studios Saturday September 26 and Sunday September 27. For more information visit www.119gallery.org. The Brush Art Gallery & Studio, 256 Market Street: August 5 - September 19, ART QUILTS LOWELL 2009 . Upcoming exhibition September 24 - October 25: "Herding Cats. For more information please visit www.thebrush.org. Whistler House Museum of Art, 243 Worthen Street: Drawings & paintings by Arshile Gorky, Mina Boehm Metzger Collection. Exhibit Opens: Wednesday, September 16 at 11:00 AM. Reception: Saturday, September 19 from 2:00 - 4:00 PM. For more information visit www.whistlerhouse.org Image theatre. The World Premier sneak preview of Regina Eliot Ramsey's play "Impasto" performed in collaberation with the Whistler House Museum of Art. "Impasto" is a revealing insider's look at the high stakes game of fine art commerce and one woman who beats the system her own way. You will be treated to a viewing of the new Arshile Gorky collection, refreshments, and a Meet and Greet with the playwright and actors. Whistler House Museum of Art, Saturday, October 10th at 7:00PM. Tickets: We suggest a donation of $20.00. For reservations please call the Whistler House at 978-452-7641 Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue: Open Studios -First Saturday of every month, noon to 5:00 PM - Western Avenue Studios opens its doors to the public. Come browse the latest works by our artists! For more information isit www.westernavenuestudios.com. The New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck Street: Red Sox Quilt Auction to Begin September 15 on eBay. The New England Quilt Museum is pleased to announce the auction on eBay of a unique work of quilt art and sports memorabilia created for the museum. A quilt containing a center panel signed by 24 members of the 2009 Red Sox--23 players from the 2009 Red Sox team, including Tim Wakefield, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, and Josh Beckett, as well as President and CEO Larry Lucchino, will be auctioned on eBay starting September 15. The panel was generously donated by the Red Sox Foundation in response to a request by the museum. The autographed fabric was then made into a quilt by nationally-renowned quilt artist Rosemary Bawn, who is known nationwide for her pictorial Red Sox works. For more information visit a www.nequiltmuseum.org. Contrasting art exhibition at Centro Restaurant. Reception: Sunday, September 20, 1:00 - 3:00 PM. Colorful narrative abstract paintings by artist Jeffrey Lipsky present a bold contrast to Joe Quinlan's black and white images of coastal fishing villages in a joint exhibition through September. | | Got Tickets? | The Lowell Memorial Auditorium - Tickets are currently available for Sonu Nigham, Sunidhi Chauhan & Hard Kaur, October 7, Newsboys with special guests Seventh Day Slumber and Bread of Stone, October 9 and Foreigner, October 17. For other shows and tickets please visit www.lowellauditorium.com
Merrimack Repertory Theatre: Flings & Eros, WORLD PREMIERE! 9/10/2009 - 10/4/2009. Four men party at their own club of skills and muse of love in this creative retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. When those four men are the internationally renowned Flying Karamazov Brothers, the evening is guaranteed to be one that resounds with music, antic dance, emotion, hilarity, unexpected twists and, of course, world-class juggling. For more information visit www.merrimackrep.org. Tsongas Arena: Tickets currently available for Superstar DJ - Tiësto, Thursday, October 1 at 8:00 PM and the World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions, Friday, November 6 at 7:30 PM. For more information visit www.paultsongasarena.com.
| | Business News | | CITY MANAGER'S SUMMIT SERIES FOLLOW UP YOU SPOKE & WE LISTENED. Design plans are completed and the contractor is available to start work on the items you asked us to address to improve your Downtown experience
The following work will begin the first week of September 2009 and will be ongoing to completion - estimated 6-8 weeks. The streets impacted include Middle, Palmer, Shattuck, Central, Market, Prescott. Work includes:
Cobblestone repairs on Middle and Palmer Streets
Installation of new crosswalks that are ADA compliant
Installation of new handicapped ramps that are ADA compliant
Removal of the granite rosette at Market/Central/Prescott with new pavement and crosswalks
New crosswalks will be outlined with reused 16 inch wide granite slabs and the 8 foot interior will be smooth concrete with a scoring pattern similar to sidewalks
Construction will impact parking on the section of street where work is underway. This will allow us to retain vehicle and pedestrian traffic at all times. Parking will be restored on weekends and when work is complete. Work will be phased to reduce the inconvenience and disruption to residents and businesses. If any street closings are needed to complete work, advance notice will be provided. The contractor will do his best to complete work timely and with minimal disruption and inconvenience. We appreciate your cooperation during this process which will result in an improved historic district streetscape and enhanced pedestrian experience for all.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact DPD at 978-446-7200 and mention the Downtown Improvements
Calling all retailers, restaurant owners and storefront businesses in Lowell. Our popular and Successful Best Retail Practices program is back with its FREE workshop, 1-on-1 advice, and grants. The Free workshop will be offered Tuesday, September 22from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Federal Morse Building, 50 East Merrimack Street. Call to sign up today 978-446-7200 or register via email at bestretail@lowellma.gov. . Young Professionals of Greater Lowell:
Fourth Annual Business Leadership Forum, Wednesday, September 16 at 6:00 PM, Lowell Memorial Auditorium. Speakers include Jeff Taylor (Founder and Former CEO of Monster.com and Founder and CEO of Eons.com) and Patrick Kuhse (International Speaker and Business Ethics Consultant). info@ypgl.org.
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Downtown Coordinator Cultural Affairs & Special Events City of Lowell,
375 Merrimack Street
Lowell, MA 01852
t: 978.674-1481
f: 978.446.7089
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