| | | | iShop Lowell 2010: Buy Now, Win Later! Shop downtown Lowell for your chance to win! Shop or dine in Downtown Lowell and you could win one of eight weekly prizes of an iPod Touch or a Season Pass to the 2010 Lowell Summer Music Series, or even the Grand Prize of Apple's new iPad! To enter the City of Lowell's iShop 2010 Sweepstakes print your name, address (including zip code), home and work telephone numbers and email on an entry form (available at participating downtown businesses) and attach an original receipt from ANY downtown retail or restaurant business valued at over twenty-five dollars. The sweepstakes runs from 2/21/10 through 4/30/10. There will be one random drawing per week from which the winners will be chosen - so start shopping today! Additional information, as well as rules and regulations, available on www.lowell.org. |
| Retail & Restaurant News | | Downtown Dancewear, 120 Merrimack Street: Pointe Shoe Decorating Party with Characters From Beatrix Potter! Sunday, April 18th 12:00. Join the dancers from Gate City Ballet's production of Beatrix Potter for an afternoon of pointe shoe decorating and storytime. We'll provide the shoes and the art supplies! " Diva For A Day" Sunday, April 25th 4:00-6:00 A mother-daughter afternoon with Mary Kay cosmetics. Join us after-hours to have your colors done, learn about stage makeup, and enjoy refreshments & savings throughout the store. Space is limited...RSVP required by April 15th. For more information visit www.downtowndancewear.com. Lowell Beer Works: 203 Cabot St.: February 2010 - "PLAY BALL!" For April Lowell Beer Works features American Pale Ales and Ambers - " Splendid Splinter Ale", "Triple A Amber", MVP Wheat" and "Little Rhody Lager" along with "Ballpark-themed" menu specials including " Cracker Jack Chicken", "Surf & Turf Sliders", "Ty Cobb Salad", "The Hanger Steak", "Baby Ruth Layer Cake". Beer Works is a great place for your Business or Personal Private Party - with space for groups of 20 to 300! For details & availability please contact us at at 978-937-2337 or lowell@beerworks.net. Check out our Live Bands each week. For more information visit www.beerworks.net. Cobblestones, 91 Dutton Street: Ride on over and talk Derby to me! Cobblestones celebrates Derby Day, Friday May 1st at 4:00 PM, Drink Specials, Derby Day Snacks, Contests & Prizes. Call for more details 978-970-2282. Don't forget our 17th annual Mothers Day Brunch Buffet Sunday May 9th. Now accepting reservations. Tutto Bene...Wine and Cheese Cellars, 58 Prescott Street: Please be our guest at a very special tasting of Old World wines on Saturday, April 17th. Our guest wine specialist will be Shaun Green of Boston Wine Company. Experience a variety of great wines, have the opportunity to ask questions and enjoy a fun afternoon. Come anytime between 1:00 PM- 4:00 PM. For more information call (978)459-WINE (9463) or visit www.tuttobenecellars.com
STUR, 179 Central Street: Mediterranean fine dining & cocktail bar, Creation of Executive Chef Gary Gianchetti (Culintary Institute of America graduate; previously chef at high-end restaurants in Boston's North End, New York, and Las Vegas, celebrity caterer at Sundance and Manhattan). Open for both lunch & dinner (including patio) starting at 11:30 AM. Stur Lounge open for a Tribute to Elvis show by top Northeast impersonator (10:00 & 11:30 PM, free). Menus: www.SturLowell.com Phone: 978-451-STUR Email: info@SturLowell.com . Giovanni's Trends, 134 Merrimack Street: NOW OPEN!!! Basement Bargains value center with well-priced offerings for the whole family in apparel. For more information call 978 441-2916. |
| Sports & Events | | Concord River Whitewater Rafting: It's not too early to sign up for this year's Concord River Whitewater Rafting Season! Class III & IV rapids through the green heart of Lowell. Trips run at 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM on Saturdays and Sundays through May. For more information visit www.lowelllandtrust.org or www.zoaroutdoor.com. . June through September the Lowell Summer Music Series presents summer concerts at Boarding House Park at French and John Streets in Downtown Lowell. For more information visit www.lowellsummermusic.org. The Lowell Devils: Playoff tickets availble vs. the Worcester Sharks, Game 3, Saturday April 17 and Game 4 Tuesday, April 20. For more information visit www.lowelldevilshockey.com Pol lard Memorial Library Foundation is proud to announce their 4th annual "Meet the Author Night" scheduled for Thursday April 29 at 6:00 PM at the Pollard Library. Michael Holley is a New York Times best selling author of three books about the world of Boston sports, and a 1994 Pulitzer Prize winner for Meritorious Public Service. He has been a celebrated sports columnist for several years at such publications as The Chicago Tribune and The Boston Globe. He is most famous as a Boston sports radio personality and co-host of the Dale & Holley Show heard daily on WEEI AM radio by thousands of dedicated listeners. He is widely in demand by the national sports media for his unique and eloquent views on professional sports and athletes, and has made appearances on both ESPN and Fox Sports. Tickets are a $35 donation to the Library Foundation, which includes wine and hors d'oeuvres. For
more information visit www.pollardml.org Save the date! Earth Day Event! April 24. Sign up with a group or as an individual. There are various clean-up areas such as the Northern & Western Canals, Community Gardens Greenhouse, and Kerouac Park, just to name a few. Put your work clothes on and come out to lend a hand! For more information or to sign up in advance please contact: Lowell National Historical Park - Volunteer Office at 978-275-1740 Lowell Canal waters Cleaners - Bill Moreau at 978-835-5147 Community Gardens Greenhouse - Deb Harding at 978-761-5902 To sign-up on the day of the event, please come to the Middlesex Community College Cafeteria between 8-9 AM. on April 24 |
| Museum & Gallery News | All Gallery, 246 Market Street: Abstractions 2010, April 10 - May 9, Reception April 17. For more information visit www.artsleagueoflowell.com American Textile History Museum, 491 Dutton Street: .More Than a Number. April 17 - July 25. The story of the survivors of the mass genocide of the "killing fields" of Cambodia expressed through the powerful and inspirational images of its people. Ashundreds of thousands of Cambodians escaped the country, they were admitted to refugee camps and identified through "transit" or "T" number photos. These transit photos - symbolizing the refugees' first glimpse of hope for their future through acceptance into another country - are the poignant foundation of Remember, a series of S-21 prisoners painted on rough silk by Rachel Faller. Exhibit features works by Khmer artists Chanthou Oeur and Yary Livan. Free with paid admission to the Museum. For more information, visit www.athm.org The Loading Dock Gallery: Glass: Please Handle with Care, Kilnformed Art Glass Tina Silverio, April 2 - April 25. For more information visit www.theloadingdockgallery.com. Brush Art Gallery & Studio, 256 Market Street: April 4 - June 6, TEA, SWORDS AND STITCHES: A Contemporary Interpretation of Classic Kimono Design. Curated and organized by Cynthia Hughes and Glenn Szegedy. Exhibition Features Displays of Classic Japanese Kimonos, Swords, Embroidery, Netsuke, and Soari Weaving. For more information please visit www.thebrush.org. 119 Gallery, 119 Chelmsford Street: Gotta have it, Tuesday April 6 - Friday April 30, 12 Noon-5:00 PM, Cambodian Dance and Fashion Show Thursday April 15, 7:00 PM -10:00 PM, donation at the door. For more information visit www.119gallery.org. Whistler House Museum of Art, 243 Worthen Street: Ginger Levant: Landscapes & Still Lifes, March 3 - April 17. Bill Giavis: On the Road and Home Again, April 1 to May 15, Reception: April 17, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM. For more information visit www.whistlerhouse.org
New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck Street An Appreciation of Amish Color" Lecture by Gerald Roy April 17, 1:00 PM. For more information visit www.nequiltmuseum.org Lowell National Historical Park, 246 Market Street: Urban Village Arts Series (UVAS): free: Thursday, April 15, 7:00 PM: poet Todd Hearon and musician Michael Murray. For more information visit http://www.nps.gov/lowe/index.htm |
| Got Tickets? | Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell: Curious George Live April 24th at 11:00 AM. For more information visit www.uml.edu/tsongascenter. Merrimack Repertory Theatre: Regional Premiere! The Blonde, The Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead, April 22 to May 16. A cheating husband, a meddling neighbor and a dropped ice cream cone combine to shatter Rhonda Russell's quiet, suburban life. Seven very different characters each offer their own perspective of the day Rhonda went berserk - all played by a single gifted performer. A captivatingly brilliant and heartfelt tour de force about loss and ultimate redemption. For more information visit www.merrimackrep.org. The Lowell Memorial Auditorium - Tickets are currently available for Girls Night the Musical, April 16, Tony Orlando, April 17 and One Night of Queen performed by Gary Mullen & the Works, May 6. For other shows and tickets please visit www.lowellauditorium.com.
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| Business News | | C I TY MANAGER'S SUMMIT SERIES SPRING 2010 START UP YOU SPOKE AND WE LISTENED. Cobblestone finish work has begun which includes the completion of the handicapped ramps and crosswalks at the intersections shown on the map. Final paving and crosswalk work will also be done at Market/Central/Prescott before the end of May. Any need for detours will be communicated in advance. Parking will be minimally impacted this year with a goal of the least impact possible. All parking will be restored when work is complete. The contractor will also do his best to complete work timely and with minimal disruption and inconvenience. We appreciate your cooperation during the finish 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. Innovative Cities: Best Practices in Urban Development: Learn About Best Practices in Place at Six Model Cities June 17-19,at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Inn & Conference Center. For more information, visit http://www.innovativecitiesconference.com |
| | Sincerely, Christopher Samaras
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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