 | | Title | October 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 Kicks Off "Buy Art.Buy Lowell" Campaign | | Interested in purchasing artwork for your home or business? Join us for the Buy Art.Buy Lowell. campaign kick-off and see Lowell's creative economy in action!
Thursday, November 12
5:30-7:30pm
Loading Dock Gallery
122 Western Avenue | Lowell
Buying local art can be a fun part of your bottom line. Drop in, network with your peers, and hear about the value of buying local art from satisfied patrons. Pick up a copy of our new Buy Art. Buy Lowell. business guide for purchasing local art. Light refreshments will be served.
RSVP: jgavin@lowellma.gov or 978-446-7162.
Visit www.cultureiscool.org/BuyArt for more information. | | | Kerouac Memorial Walk & Celebratory Session: TONIGHT |  | | Celebrate Lowell's native son, Jack. | Join us tonight from 6-10pm as we commemorate the 40th anniversary of Jack Kerouac's death and the 50th anniversary of Doctor Sax --"Lowell Celebrates Kerouac" invites its members and the public to join in a Jack Kerouac Memorial Walk tonight, October 21, on the 40th anniversary of his death. The event will start on the steps of the Lydon Library, UMassLowell North Campus, 84 University Ave., where walkers will gather from 6 to 6:30pm. They will view the Jack's Bridge art exhibit inside the library before leaving on the walk.The walk will include stops with readings at Kerouac landmarks from approximately 6:30 to 8pm: Stop One: triple-decker tenement apartment one block north on University Avenue, known in Kerouac's youth as Moody Street. It is a major site in his Maggie Cassidy novel.
Stop Two: cross the dramatic rapids of the Merrimack River below via the old Moody Street Bridge, now the Textile Memorial Bridge, where as a boy, Kerouac witnessed the death of the "Watermelon Man" as movingly written in Doctor Sax
Stop Three: pass St. Joseph School where Kerouac attended French elementary school and stop at St. Jean Baptiste Church, the site of his funeral.
Stop Four: The last stop will be on the steps of the Pollard Memorial Library, where Kerouac played hooky from school and gained inspiration from the great books of literature. Finish the evening from 8-10pm with a toast to Jack at the Old Worthen Tavern and enjoy a celebratory session with music, poems, and Kerouac readings in his spirit. The Worthen was one of Jack's favorite bars in Lowell and is the oldest, dating back to the 19th century. Musicians, poets, and readers are invited to contribute at the Worthen session. For more information, call Mike Wurm at 978-501-1021. | | | "The Art of Healing" City-wide Events | | The Art Of Healing is a multi-venue program that spotlights the power of the creative arts to effect connection and healing in the community. These events will touch the lives of all who participate whether as artists, witnesses or viewers. Art of Healing Schedule of Events in Lowell ALL Arts Gallery | 246 Market Street
Strong at the Broken Places: Healing Art Opening Reception
Oct. 24, 2-4pm. Closing Reception: Sun., Nov. 1, 1-3pm 119 Gallery | 119 Chelmsford Street
Interplay. More information: www.119gallery.org
Tue., Oct. 27, 7-9pm. Brush Art Gallery & Studios | 256 Market Street
Artist's performance by Deborah Bohnert
The Art of Healing: The Art of Psychotherapists Opening Reception
Sun., Nov. 1, 2-4pm 119 Gallery
True Story Theater Training Workshop.Visit http://www.truestorytheater.org/. Preregistration required. Contact Jean Winslow, jeanwinslow@msn.com.
Sun., Nov. 8, 3:30-6pm Brush Art Gallery & Studios
Artist's Talk with Shaun McNiff, Dean, Lesley College
Thurs., Nov. 5, 5-7pm UMass Lowell, O'Leary Library | 61 Wilder Street
Free film screening: "Life. Support. Music" with special guest Jason Crigler
Thurs., Nov. 12, 7pm., UML O'Leary Library, Room 222, South Campus
More information: www.lowellfilmcollaborative.org Revolving Museum Building | 22 Shattuck Street
Rainbow Dance, performance and workshop. Visit http://www.rainbowdance.org/. Preregistration required. Contact Jean Winslow, jeanwinslow@msn.com
Sat., Nov. 14, 10-12:30pm | | | Chamber Music at Indian Hill Music School | | Members of the Indian Hill Music School faculty and Orchestra of Indian Hill will perform chamber music classics by Brahms (Horn Trio in E-flat major) and Mendelssohn (Piano Trio in D minor). Tickets: $22/adults, $15/students. Call 978-486-9524 or visit www.indianhillmusic.org.
Sun., Nov. 1, 3pm, Indian Hill Music School, 36 King Street (Rte. 495/Exit 30), Littleton
| | | Revolving Museum FUN-raiser and Party: Save the Date! | | All Ages Welcome!
The moving is done, the signs are in place, it is time you all come to see our new space! The Revolving Museum welcomes you all to help warm its new home.The fest will include a fashion show, tours, art auction, great food, live music and cash bar. So come one, come all. We really can't wait to you see you all there. Tickets
$28.00 ~ Arts Supporter
$11.50 ~ Revolving Museum Member
$11.50 ~ Artist, Student, Western Avenue Studio Friend Free ~ Young artist (ages 0-16) The Revolving Museum is an evolving laboratory of creative expression for people of all backgrounds, ages, and abilities who seek to experience the transformative power of art. Through public art, exhibitions, and educational programs, The Museum promotes artistic exploration and appreciation; encourages community participation and growth; and provides opportunities for empowerment and social change.
The Revolving Museum is a 501(c)(3), charitable organization operating on donations and grants. We need your support! Sat., Nov, 21, 7-10:30pm, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell | | | Paper Arts Workshops | | Explore the art of creative expression through flat sheet making, paper pulp painting, embossing, paper casting and other paper techniques. Students will fold, rip, cut, stamp, print, glaze, and embellish --- sculpt, design, and personalize. Single class: focus on flat sheet making and paper pulp painting
Two classes: necessary for sculptural projects
Cost: $50 per class
Four people minimum, six people maximum per class
Classes offered Sat., Oct. 24 & Sun., Oct. 25, 12-5pm. For more information contact Barbara at paper3d@hotmail.com or 978-688-8713. Western Avenue Studio, 122 Western Avenue Studios, 3rd Floor # 303. | | | The Dracut Farm Project | | Photographs and Paintings by Lisa Anderson Bisson
The works are a celebration of the beauty of the land, preciousness of the animals and luscious nourishment the farms produce.The project began a few years ago when the artist answered a call for someone to paint a mural on a trailer/cooler for the Non Profit - NESFP CSA "World Peas." It grew from there to include several Dracut Farms and is an ongoing project for Bisson.
Exhibit runs October 19 - November 20 during regular library hours at Moses Greeley Parker Memorial Library, 28 Arlington St., Dracut. Artist and Farmer Party on Nov.14, 2-3:30pm -- all are welcomed! Visit http://www.dracutlibrary.org/
| | 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
| | This Friday is "Hallow-Green!"
| | 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. | | | FREE Star Party on Fort Hill | | Please join the Friends of Rogers Fort Hill Park and the North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club (NSAAC) for a free Star Party on Fort Hill on Tue., Oct. 27, 7 pm. (cloud date Wed., Oct. 28). 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, so let NSAAC members and their impressive telescopes take you to planets, stars and more. Plenty of parking around the park off Rogers Street. Please walk up Fort Hill to the Star Party. We'll taxi anyone needing a ride to the top. Bring a flashlight, dress warmly, wear comfortable shoes and bring binoculars, if you have them. To attend, please contact the Friends of Rogers Fort Hill Park by Oct. 23 at www.forthillpark.org or call (978) 454-4326. For more information about the NSAAC, please visit www.nsaac.org. | | | | | 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 Street, Lowell. 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 | | Andover Chamber Music Presents "Fairy Tales"
| | Now in the midst of its 13th season, Andover Chamber Music will present 'Fairytales' - musical enchantment inspired by legends and tales at the West Parish Church in Andover. After a sold-out opening concert in September at their new home in the beautiful WPC sanctuary, for this second concert of the season artistic director Julie Scolnik will offer up an imaginative program that is sure to delight both adults and children alike. Bringing some fun and whimsy into the darkening days of November, the program consists of far-ranging works - from Schumann's Marchenbilder (Fairytale Pictures) for viola and piano, to a solo piano arrangement. Sun., Nov, 8, 4pm. West Parish Church, Andover. Tickets $30.
Contact Andover Chamber Music about group and family discounts. Order securely online at www.AndoverChamberMusic.org, email sales@AndoverChambeMusic.org, or call 978-474-6222. | | | 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. | | | New Exhibit Opens at the NEQM | | The New England Quilt Museum is excited to announce their new exhibition of international art quilts: Masters: 40 Contemporary Master Quilters, opening Nov., 19. Masters explores the cutting edge of art quilting, with today's most regarded global quilt artists represented in this comprehensive exhibition.
Masters opens on Nov. 19, with a formal opening reception on Sat., Nov. 21,1pm. Sielman will be signing copies of her book, Masters: Art Quilts at the reception. The exhibition will run through Feb. 25, 2010.
| | | 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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