| | | | | The 2010 Lowell Summer Music Series continues this weekend with performances by Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams (Friday) & Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (Saturday) at Boardinghouse Park in downtown Lowell. Experience incredible live music under the stars every Friday and Saturday evening until September 11, 2010! For more information visit: www.lowellsummermusic.org |
| Retail & Restaurant News | Centro Restaurant and Bar, 24 Market Street: Three year anniversary party! September, 8 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Live Music, Complimentary champagne and appetizers, 10% off all food and the best part...gift certificate giveaways. For more information visit www.centrolowell.com Lowell Beer Works, 203 Cabot Street: Join us on the patio for live music in our intimate open air setting. Upcoming Artists Include: Brian Weeks; Saturday September 4th and The Flip, Friday September 10th For more information visit www.beerworks.net. Beer Works is a great place for your Business or Personal Party - with private space available for groups of 20 plus! For details please contact us at 978-937-2337 or lowell@beerworks.net |
| Sports & Events | | Lowell Farmers Market: Locally grown produce is better tasting, better for you, better for our local economy and better for our global environment! Open every Friday from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM through October 22nd at JFK Plaza, Lowell City Hall. Live cooking demonstrations at 4:30 PM. For more information contact Community Teamwork, Inc. (978) 459-0551. The Lowell Spinners will wrap their season up with a BANG, as the September 2 game and 2010 season will conclude with a post-game Diamond Dig and post-game Fireworks! Don't miss your last chance to see the Spinners in 2010!!. For more information and tickets visit www.lowell.spinners.milb.com. Pollard Memorial Library: Upcoming childrens events. Mother Goose on the Loose! Tuesday, September 14, 10:30 AM, Drop-In Storytimes! Wednesday, September 15,10:30 AM, Lego Club! Saturday, September 18, 9:30 AM, UNscary Halloween Celebration! Wednesday, October 27, 10:30 AM, Family Concert! Tuesday, November 9, 10:30 AM. For more information, visit www.pollardml.org. Outdoor Screening of "No Impact Man". See the award-winning documentary No Impact Man which chronicles the highly publicized story of Colin Beavan and Michelle Conlin who embarked on a controversial year-long "No Impact Project" to reduce their carbon footprint to zero by completely giving up their Manhattan lifestyle. " Tuesday, September 14, 6:30 PM: Meet-n-greet, 7PM: Film screening. OUTDOORS at the Market Mills Courtyard, 246 Market Street (next to the National Park Visitor Center). Free admission. More Information: www.lowellfilmcollaborative.org. |
| Museum & Gallery News | Lowell Open Studios 2010 - Saturday & Sunday, September 25 & 26, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM. - featuring more than 140 artists who live and work in Lowell: fiber artists, painters, multi-media artists, sculptors, potters, jewelers, filmmakers, photographers, and more. For more information visit www.lowellopenstudios.org. American Textile History Museum, 491 Dutton Street: High Style: Betsy Bloomingdale and the Haute Couture, August 14 - January 2. This exhibit gives a rare and fascinating glimpse into the personal world of style of Betsy Bloomingdale, one of America's most celebrated socialites and fashion icons. For more information visit www.athm.org. The Loading Dock Gallery: What I Do & Where I Do It, The Loading Dock Gallery Members Show. Thursday, September 2 - Sunday, September 26. Artists Reception: Friday, September 10 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM.. For more information visit www.theloadingdockgallery.com. Brush Art Gallery & Studio, 256 Market Street: Art Quilts Lowell, August 10 - September 11. For more information please visit www.thebrush.org. Whistler House Museum of Art, 243 Worthen Street: Linda Maletz: French Landscapes, August 4 to September 4. For more information visit www.whistlerhouse.org
Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue: First Saturday of every month, Noon to 5:00 PM (September 4). Western Avenue Studios opens its doors to the public. Come browse the latest works by our artists. For more information visit www.westernavenuestudios.com . New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck Street: Contemporary Broderie Perse: An Elegant Revival, July 15 - October 17. |
| Got Tickets? | Merrimack Repertory Theatre: The Complete World of Sports (abridged) by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor, featuring the Reduced Shakespeare Company , September 9 - October 3. The "bad boys of abridgement" sprint through the world of sports at record-breaking speed in this brand-new championship comedy. From the earliest cavemen playing "Neanderthal in the Middle" to your own kid's soccer practice, it'll be a marathon of madness and mayhem as the entire history of world sports explodes in a tour de farce of physical theatre. (Estimated Run Time: 1 hours, 55 minutes including one 15-minute intermission) For more information visit www.merrimackrep.org. The Lowell Memorial Auditorium - Tickets are currently The Cast of the Deadliest Catch Live, Featuring Captain Sig and the Hillstrand Brothers, September 11. Special Event Wednesday September 1, The U.S. Air Force's TOPS IN BLUE (Free admission). For other shows and tickets please visit www.lowellauditorium.com. Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell: Upcoming Shows. Living Proof with Beth Moore, Friday October 1 at 7:00 PM & Saturday October 2 at 7:00PM, Godsmack, Friday, October 8th at 7:30 PM, Riverdance on Ice, Saturday, October 16 at 7:00 PM and Drake, Tuesday October 26 at 7:30 PM. For more information visit www.uml.edu/tsongascenter. |
| Business News | | The Young Professionals of Greater Lowell will host their fifth annual leadership forum on Thursday, September 23, 2010. This year's event will feature Mark King (CEO and President, Taylor Made-Adidas Golf) and Milton Ezrati (Partner, Sr. Economist and Market Strategist at Lord, Abbett & Co.). A table of 10 is $500. If you'd like information about sponsorships and tables, please email info@ypgl.org. The on sale date for individual tickets will be determined in the near future. The City of Lowell is proud to announce an exciting opportunity for businesses, building owners, and residents of Lowell's Downtown Historic District (DLHD) to seek up to $500,000 in combined grant and loan incentives for energy efficiency improvements to their buildings. The DLHD encompasses much of Lowell's downtown area including the commercial district, millyards, and canal system. The Lowell Historic Board's interactive website makes it easy to check a specific address to see if it is within the Historic District (http://www.lowellma.gov/depts/historic-board/review-districts-permitting/Street%20Listings%20-%20All%20Districts.pdf/view. Details for the complete Grant Application will be announced in late September. |
| | Sincerely, Christopher Samaras
Downtown Coordinator Cultural Affairs & Special Events City of Lowell,
50 Arcand Drive
Lowell, MA 01852
t: 978.674-1481
f: 978.446.7089
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