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Join us for the 9th Annual Lowell Open Studios and brand new Arts Festival! Saturday, September 26th and Sunday, September 27th Including more than 140 studios open from noon-5pm both days and a dozen performers throughout downtown. Saturday's Block Party headlined by Ameranouche! Dear Lowell Arts Supporters, Please join us for the 9th annual Lowell Open Studios and brand new Arts Festival this weekend, September 25th-27th! New this year: acoustic acts will be featured in downtown galleries and entertain audiences as they move between studios. Well-known local vocalists, The Gentlemen Songsters, will rove the streets, serenading art lovers Saturday afternoon. Family activities will include face-painting, chalk art with the Revolving Museum, and balloon art in the Market Mills courtyard. Lowell Open Studios and Arts Festival Schedule Friday 6:30-8:30 Kick off event at the Whistler House Museum of Art featuring a sneak preview of art from participating studios, light refreshments, and the folk stylings of local musicians Vika Vann and Emily Levine. Saturday—12pm-7pm 119 Gallery, Ayer Lofts Gallery, ALL Gallery, Brush Art Gallery and Studios, and many studios at the Western Avenue studio complex will be open from 12pm-5pm. Acoustic performances with local musicians will take place in the ALL Art Gallery, Brush Gallery and Studios, and Market Mills Courtyard. Pick up a brochure at our info table at the National Park Visitor Center Parking lot to find out about participating restaurants for a special Lowell Open Studios and Arts Festival menu discounts and special offers! Athenian Corner, Life Alive, C'est, Mambo Grille, Brew'd Awakening, Monkeys Ice Cream, Caffe Paradiso, Tutto Benne, Riacardo's Café Trattoria Family Courtyard Events 12:00-7:00 Jazmin Jain's face-painting 12:00-5:00 The Revolving Museum presents Street Chalk Art 3:00-Julie Penta, Cailin Good, Dominique Mastrototoro, Kate Tsui, and Courtney Wagner, will explore the history of art and women in Lowell with a dance piece entitled "Homage"inspired by the art piece "Homage to Women" located in downtown Lowell. 3:00-6:00 Gustavo Garcia Barragan's balloon art Block Party! 4:45-7:00, in the Courtyard 4:45-5:45 Dopapod- Experimental funk 5:45 Youth Arts Recognition 6:00-7:00 Ameranouche- Gypsy jazz Trio Sunday 119 Gallery, Ayer Lofts Gallery, ALL Gallery, Brush Art Gallery and Studios, and many studios at the Western Avenue studio complex will again be open from noon-5pm. Acoustic performances in the ALL Art Gallery and Brush Gallery and Studios 12:30-2:00 Vika Vann & Emily Levine- Brush Art Gallery and Studios 2:00-3:00 Brandon Downs- ALL Art Gallery Courtyard Events 12:00-5:00 The Revolving Museum presents Street Chalk Art 12:00-5:00 The Revolving Museum presents face-painting Thanks to our generous event sponsors, including: Arts League of Lowell, City of Lowell, Cultural Organization of Lowell, Enterprise Bank, Greater Merrimack Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau, Lowell Five, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Theodore Edson Parker Foundation, Rita Lipman and John Greenwald, and UMass Lowell. Looking forward to seeing you this weekend! This e-mail was sent from Cultural Organization of Lowell Immediate removal with PatronMail® SecureUnsubscribe. To forward this e-mail to a friend or colleague, use this link. To change your e-mail address or update preferences, use this link.