 | | Title | October 15, 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 | | | 2nd Annual Massachusetts Poetry Festival Kicks Off Tonight!
| | The 2nd Annual Massachusetts Poetry Festival celebrates opening night tonight in Lowell and across the state! In addition to Lowell, simultaneous regional kick-off events will take place this evening,Thur., October 15, in Amherst, Salem, New Bedford, Martha's Vineyard, Worcester, Boston, and Berkshire County. Join us at the Lowell National Park Visitor Center, 246 Market Street, at 7pm for the following Massachusetts Poetry Festival Opening Night reading:
"Poetry in Hard Times"
presented by the Hellenic Culture Society
Walter Bacigalupo, Partha Chowdhury, Ala Khaki, Lynne Lupien, LZ Nunn, Jeremiah Menyongai, Dave Robinson, Tony Sampas, Diana Saenz, Dimitrios Booras, Sophy Sam, and others read poems that reflect their roots and heritages as well as the theme of this year's poetry festival, "Poetry in Hard Times."
The 2nd Annual Massachusetts Poetry Festival takes place Thursday, October 15 - Sunday, October 18. All events are free and open to the public! View the complete schedule and register for events at www.masspoetry.org. The Massachusetts Poetry Festival is presented with support by the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and Mass Humanities.
| | | Lowell Launches "Buy Art" Campaign | | Organized by the Cultural Organization of Lowell (COOL) and local arts organizations and galleries, Lowell's exciting upcoming Buy Art Campaign aims to make the process easier and more fun for all involved by introducing potential buyers to the local art opportunities in Lowell. Lowell's Buy Art Campaign will offer tours of galleries and studios, meetings with art liaisons trained in helping patrons and businesses buy art, and seminars on the value of buying local art for your home or place of business. The campaign event will take place Thur., Nov. 12. 6-8pm. Drop in to see the art, network with your peers, hear about the value of buying local art from satisfied patrons in the business community, and pick up a copy of our new guide to buying art in Lowell. For more information, contact LZ Nunn at lznunn@lowellma.gov or call 978-674-1480. | | | City of Lowell Hosts "Made in Lowell"
| | The City of Lowell will hold its second annual "Made in Lowell" event showcasing the creative economy sector and representing industries that focus on creating unique property, content or design such as intellectual property products, business-to-business creative services, art and culture, and economic activities focused on designing, making and selling objects or works of art such as jewelry, haute couture, books of poetry and other creative writing, and fine art. The event will be attended by elected officials, the business community, media outlets, and the general public who are interested in learning more about the companies who contribute to Lowell's economic prosperity. It is also a great opportunity to network with other business leaders in attendance. Location: Hall of Flags in the Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Date: Fri., Oct. 16 from 10am to 1pm
If you would like to attend, RSVP to MadeinLowell@lowellma.gov or phone 978-446-7200, ext. 1437. A light lunch will also be provided through the sponsorship of the Lowell Plan.
| | | The Edgar Allen Poe Show at Athenian Corner | | Morgana presents:
"The Edgar Allen Poe Show"
... a poem, a dance, a dream within a dream Featuring readings of Poe's works by Meg Smith, Eric Stanway, Mark Schorr, and other surprise guests. Oriental dance illuminations of Poe classics by Morgana, Badriya Al-Badi'a, Nadia, Alizah Afet, and Troupe Moirae, with special guest, Wysteriax. Tickets $15, advance sales only, payable to Meg Smith, PO Box 8797, Lowell, MA, 01853. Sun., Oct. 18, 7pm, Athenian Corner Restaurant, 207 Market Street, Lowell | | "A View From the Bridge" Screens Tonight at Pollard Library
| | Join Moses Greeley Parker Lectures for the following independent film screening: "View From the Bridge"
The bridge in the town of Mitrovica has become a flashpoint in the continuing conflict between Muslims, Christians and Roma (Gypsies). Through riveting first-person accounts the dreams and nightmare of Kosovars unfold. Muslims who love America, Christians who despise it. Roma (Gypsies) dying of lead poisoning. Orphans of war, wives of the missing, parents of the murdered. Families who just want to go home. Their vivid stories reveal powerful insights into the religious and ethnic conflicts raging around the world today. Thurs., Oct. 15, 6:30pm, Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack Street, Lowell. Free admission | | | Celebrate Broadway at UML Through Film | | Join us for a film screening and discussion with executive producers Bonnie Comley '81 and Stewart Lane! The evening will include a screening of the documentary "Show Business: The Road to Broadway," followed by a discussion with executive producers Comley and Lane. The film looks at the inner workings of four high-profile Broadway musicals ("Wicked," "Taboo," "Caroline or Change" and "Avenue Q") on their dramatic journey to the Tony Awards. The director's unprecedented backstage access reveals a rare view of the creative process from casting to curtain call that captures all of the heartbreak and hilarity that is the glorious business of show. To RSVP or for further information please contact Jacqueline Ledoux at 978-934-3140, or Jacqueline_Ledoux@uml.edu. Thurs., Oct. 15, 6:30pm, Comley-Lane Theatre, UMass Lowell South Campus. Free and open to the public.
| | | Hazardous Training Workshop | | Hazardous Training Workshop in the Arts with Monona Rossol (Chemist, artist, and industrial hygienist of ACTS-Arts, Crafts & Theater Safety in NYC)
This FREE Hazardous Training Workshop in the Arts is a golden opportunity to learn from and work with one of the most seminal industrial hygienists who specializes in the arts. Rossol will cover personal safety and health principles that apply to art, craft, museum, and theatrical work. This lecture will specifically focus on material and studio safety in painting & drawing, ceramics, printmaking, photography, metalwork, woodworking, sculpture, and papermaking. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information, please contact Anna Isaak-Ross: anna_isaakross@uml.edu or 978.934.3484 Fri., Oct. 16, 12-3pm, Umass Lowell, OLeary 222 ,OR Western Avenue Studios, 5:30-7:30 pm | | | Take Your Best Shot! | | A visual celebration of Lowell National Historical Park and the City of Lowell has begun with the start of the inaugural Lowell Photography Contest. The contest runs from September 26, 2009 to January 31, 2010. Both teens and adults can enter up to three photographs taken any time in 2009. Prizes include public exhibition in a Park gallery, nationwide National Park Passes, a behind-the-scenes tour with a Park Ranger, an invitation to a special photography event at the Park, and official recognition from the National Park Service. Entry forms and complete contest information is available at http://www.nps.gov/lowe/
| | Lincoln-Douglas Debates Explored in "The Rivalry"
| UMass Lowell presents FREE performances of the acclaimed Lincoln-Douglas debates play The Rivalry by Norman Corwin
American history is a pageant of significant events that shaped our country-some of which mean as much to us today as they did in their own time. The 1858 debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas represent a dramatic and ongoing dialogue about the American experience. UMass Lowell is proud to be presenting this critically acclaimed play by Norman Corwin based on these historic moments, as the first major cultural event at the new UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center in downtown Lowell. Kevin Cullen of the Boston Globe called The Rivalry an important piece of history, if only because it reminds us that as much as Lincoln and Douglas were rivals, they were Americans." Corwin "turns history into compelling theater," wrote The New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal described the play as "powerful. Performances of The Rivalry are scheduled for Thur., Oct. 29 at 10:30am and 7pm at the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center, 50 Warren Street. Admission is free, but reservations are suggested. To reserve seats, contact Barbara_Nolan@uml.edu or call the UMass Lowell Center for Arts & Ideas at 978-934-4450
| | 1st Annual Hallow-Green Fundraiser & Costume Party
| | Keep Lowell Beautiful (KLB)'s 1st Annual Hallow-Green Fundraiser and Costume Party featuring Matt Murray & the Motivators!
Best Costume, Prizes & Raffles, $20 per person (Costumes optional) Fri., Oct. 23, 7-11pm, Dom Polski Club, 10 Coburn St. Tickets available at the door, or by calling Steve Greene at 978-703-1283 or Deb Harding at 978-761-5902. Proceeds to benefit Keep Lowell beautiful and its subcommittees. Function hall space generously donated by the Dom Polski Association. | | | Life & Death Planning: Know Your Options, Protect Your Choices | | A panel of professionals will discuss the documents, decisions and strategies that everyone needs to "get your affairs in order." Topics include wills, trusts, financial planning, advanced directives, health care proxy, medical decisions, care choices, funeral planning. You have more options than you realize! It's never too early to plan and protect your choices.
Panel members include: - Brian Stafford, CPA, MST, Stafford, Gaudet & Associates
- Daniel Mansur, Esq., Pearson & Pearson
- Deborah Amato, RN, VNA Hospice of Greater Lowell
- Colleen Sousa, NP, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
- Angela Callahan, D'Youville Senior Care
- Leonore Ouellette, funeral director
- Kathleen Souleotis, Director of VNA Hospice of Greater Lowell, moderator
No admission charge, refreshments served
Mon., Oct. 26, 6pm. Lowell General Hospital - Clark Auditorium
For more information call 978-805-2641. | | | Save the Date: "At Home in Utopia" Screens in Downtown Lowell | | What does it take to get housing that's good for our children? What does it take to build a community where we want to live? Does it take a movement?
During the 1920s, thousands of immigrant factory workers managed to build cooperative apartment houses that they owned and ran themselves. When they were hit by the Great Depression, they fought alongside others to win the social safety net that we are now in danger of losing. The film "At Home in Utopia" tells their story. Join a dynamic panel discussion following the film with the following Guest
Panelists: Michal Goldman, Filmmaker; Bob Forrant, Professor/Regional Economics and Social Development; Lindolfo Carballo, Community Action to Support Affordability (CASA) For more information on the film visit:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/athomeinutopia/ Thurs., Nov. 19 / 6:30 pm (Refreshments), 7 pm (Screening)Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market Street
Free admission | | | | | Innovation Lands in Lowell | | Inniovation Academy's Satellite Exhibition Night, curated by UMass Lowell Art Professor Jim Coates, will showcase a range of interdisciplinary project work created by the students of Innovation Academy Charter School. The event is FREE and open to the public! For more information, contact Ryan Ferdinand at rferdinand@innovationcharter.org or Jerry Beck at jbeck@innovationcharter.org.
Opens Thur., Oct. 29, 6-9pm at 22 Shattuck St., downtown Lowell. | | | Evocations: A Collage Odyssey at Ayer Lofts Gallery | | "Constellation" by Sandra Shuman and "The Buddha and the Stairway" by Carol Procter
Sat., Oct, 31 through Sun., Nov, 29.
Sat., Oct, 31: Gallery open from 1-4pm.
Sun., Nov, 1: Gallery open from 1-5pm.
*1st Reception: 3-5pm. Fri., Nov, 6, 13, 20, 27: Gallery open from 6-9pm.
Sat., Nov, 7, 14, 21, 28: Gallery open from 1-4pm.
Sun., Nov, 8, 15, 22: Gallery open from 1-4pm.
Sun., Nov, 29: Gallery open from 1-5pm.
*2nd Reception: 3-5pm.
Ayer Lofts Gallery 172 Middle St. For Directions click here. To make an appointment for viewing the show outside of these gallery hours
please contact Maureen Chase at maureenchase@gmail.com.
| | | Animal Rescue Network of New England | | Do you love art? Do you love animals? Please come to our benefit art auction! Proceeds go to the Animal Rescue Network of New England. More information visit at http://www.arnne.org./ Contributing Artists: Mary Catherine Albenzi, Dale Tremblay Begley, Perry Lowell Bent, Carla Byrne, Norm Caron, Elizabeth Craumer, Laura Dunlavey, Barbara Fletcher, Cathy "Sea-Jay" Geisler, Tom Martin, Kathy Marx, Lili Mayer, Regina McGearty, Monte Verde Glass Art Studio, Molly Poole, Monique Sakelarrios, Shaunna Duffy Smith, Gay Tracy. Pet Adoption Days at Congregational Church, Pelham are:
Sun., Oct, 24, 11-2pm.
Sun.,Nov, 21, 11-2pm.
Sun., Dec, 19, 11-2pm. | | Life & Death Planning: Know Your Options, Protect Your Choices
| | A panel of professionals will discuss the documents, decisions and strategies that everyone needs to "get your affairs in order." Topics include wills, trusts, financial planning, advanced directives, health care proxy, medical decisions, care choices, funeral planning. You have more options than you realize! It's never too early to plan and protect your choices. Panel members include: - Brian Stafford, CPA, MST, Stafford, Gaudet & Associates
- Daniel Mansur, Esq., Pearson & Pearson
- Deborah Amato, RN, VNA Hospice of Greater Lowell
- Colleen Sousa, NP, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
- Angela Callahan, D'Youville Senior Care
- Leonore Ouellette, funeral director
- Kathleen Souleotis, Director of VNA Hospice of Greater Lowell, moderator
No admission charge, refreshments served
Mon., Oct. 26, 6pm, Lowell General Hospital - Clark Auditorium
For more information call 978-805-2641. | | | MCC Artist Fellowship Program Guidelines | | Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowships program offers fellowships of $7,500 and finalist awards of $500, as direct support to individual artists in recognition of artistic excellence. Deadlines for Artist Fellowships cycle is now 2010.
Applications in the categories of Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry will be accepted beginning Dec. 1, 2009 (Deadline: Jan. 25. 2010). For more information please visit: 1) Program guidelines: http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/fellows_guidelines.html. 2) Apply on line: https://www.culturegrants-ma.org/index_artists.php. | | Salsa Classes on Thursday Nights at Ole!
| | Join your friends at Ole Tapas Restaurant and Bar for FREE salsa classes every Thursday night. Come dance the night away with friends and family! Ole Restaurant & Tapas Bar, 76 Merrimack St., Lowell
| | | Calls to Artists | | From the 119 Gallery in Lowell:
Call for entries: Fifth Annual Juried Exhibit, Material is Language THEME / Material is Language is open to all media. The theme is the media or materials. 119 Gallery's artists and exhibits blur the line between traditional and non-traditional media. None-the-less the material is the language. How do your materials articulate your idea? JUROR / Nick Capasso, Senior Curator, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Garden, Lincoln, MA. DATES / November 25- December 20, 2009. Reception Saturday Dec 5 3-6 pm. ELIGIBILITY / Open to 119 Gallery members, Creative Level and above. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND FEES / If you are not a gallery member, the entry fee is $40, which entitles you to Creative Level membership. See our membership page. Actual works will be judged. All media accepted. Limit 2 pieces. Wall pieces must be neatly framed, wired and ready to hang. Entries must be accompanied by entry fee. Work should not exceed 4 feet wide. Each piece should be labeled with artist's name, title, medium, date and price. Unless otherwise specified, all art in the exhibit is for sale and 119 Gallery takes a 30 percent commission on pieces sold. More information: www.119gallery.org | |
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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