Tuesday, October 12, 2010

FW: Downtown This Week 10/12/2010 - 10/18/2010

 

From: Christopher Samaras [christopher@lowell.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Samaras [info@lowell.org]
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 6:15 PM
To: Bill Lipchitz
Subject: Downtown This Week 10/12/2010 - 10/18/2010

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The Lowell Creative Economy Census 2010:    October 1 - November 5 Lowell's first Creative Economy Census is now under way! Are YOU a part of Lowell's creative workforce? If so, we want you to "Make Yourself Count" by taking our brief Census survey. This local project will document and measure the City's creative industry and its impact on the local economy. Take the Census survey TODAY at

  www.countmeinlowell.org For more information, call 978-674-1483.
In this issue
Retail & Restaurant News
Sports & Events
Got Tickets?
Business News
Retail & Restaurant News 

 

Barnes & Noble, 151 Merrimack Street: AUTHORS SIGNING and READING, Thursday, October 28th, 6:30-7:30 PM.  Coffin Dust by award winning author, David Daniel is a collection of short stories that will keep you reading late into the night! Daniel is an adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.  Chasing Curves by local author, Lloyd L. Corricelli is the second hard boiled detective novel featuring Ronan Marino and set in Lowell! Corricelli is a 1987 graduate of the University of Lowell.  Events may change without notice, please call the store to confirm, 978-458-3939.

 

Centro, 24 Market Street: With the holiday season just around the corner!  Have you thought about Centro to host or cater your party??  Plenty of dates are still available so book it early and have piece of mind.  Thanksgiving catering menu will be available online soon!  New menu starts October 20th! For more information visit www.centrolowell.com
Sports & Events 

 

Monster Bash and Halloween Stroll, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM is taking on a different look and location. The event is now located at Edson Hall behind St. Anne's Church featuring kids games, a haunted house, DJ Steve Munroe and dance performances by Mill City Dance, best costume contests, bike raffle (free) give away, and trick or treating at a number of participating downtown business locations. Event is free and for more information visit www.lowell.org.

 

UMass Lowell Fall Festival, October 20 - 26:  Join alumni, parents, students, faculty, and staffing celebrating the students, the athletes and the spirit of UMass Lowell.  For more information visit http://www.uml.edu/fallfestival/.  

 

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 Pollard Library:   Celebrate Teen Read Week (October 17th- 23rd) by entering the 2010 Books with a Beat contest.  This contest is open to young people grades 5-12.  For more information visit www.pollardml.org.

 

The Disposable Film Festival "Best of the Fest" comes to Lowell!  Tuesday, October 19 at 7:00 PM:  Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market Street: Save the date for a great film event! Voted one of the "coolest film festivals" by Movie Maker Magazine, The Disposable Film Festival has traveled to cities around the world showcasing hundreds of shorts filmed on disposable media. The Lowell Film Collaborative is honored to partner with The DFF to host a special Lowell screening of their 2010 "Best of the Fest"competition shorts as part of the Festival's fall East Coast tour! Get details at www.lowellfilmcollaborative.org. 

 

Film Screening: "The Secret of Kells," Saturday, October 23 at 2:00 PM at the Brush Art Gallery, 246 Market Street.  The Arts League of Lowell and the Lowell Film Collaborative present a matinee screening of the 2010 Academy Award nominated animated film "The Secret of Kells," shown in celebration of the Brush Gallery's new exhibit on the enchanting and colorful world of children's book illustration. Free and open to the public - families welcomed! More Information:

 www.lowellfilmcollaborative.org and  www.thebrush.org

Got Tickets? 
  


The Lowell Memorial Auditorium - Upcoming shows.  October 15, Dog Trainer Victoria Stilwell, Star of Animal Planet's Its Me or the Dog, October 16, An Evening with the cast of A & E's Paranormal State featuring Ryan Beull and Sergey Poberezhny, October 22, Loretta LaRoche, and November 3, An evening with Styx The Grand illusions/Pieces of Eight Tour.   For other shows and tickets please visit www.lowellauditorium.com.

Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell:
Upcoming shows Riverdance on Ice, Saturday, October 16 at 7:00 PM, Drake, Tuesday October 26 at 7:30 PM and Bob Dylan & His Band, Saturday November 20 at 8:00 PMFor  more information visit  www.uml.edu/tsongascenter/.

  

Merrimack Repertory Theatre:  Four Places by Joel Drake Johnson.  EAST COAST PREMIERE!  October 14 - November 7.  This honest, compassionate and profound drama evokes the most familiar and heartfelt aspects of family relations. Two middle-aged siblings take their mother out to lunch where the conversation turns from routine banter to life-changing revelation. The indelible characters are both marvelously funny and devastatingly human as they lead one another to a place where forgiveness and understanding are tested, but love is still possible. Estimated Run Time: 1 hours, 30 minutes with no intermission. 

For more information visit www.merrimackrep.org.

 

Museum and Gallery News

American TextileHistory 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 ofBetsy Bloomingdale, one of America's most celebrated socialites and fashion icons.  Upcoming:  Dressing the Invisible Body: Techniques for Creating 'Floating' Garment Mounts | CSA Region I Workshop | Saturday October 23.  For more information visit www.athm.org. 

  

Brush Art Gallery & Studio, 256 Market StreetChildren's Book Illustrators, September 19 - October 24.  Curated and organized by Will Winslow.   For more information please visit www.thebrush.org.  

The Whistler House Museum of ArtTwo Exhibits,Exhibit 1 - In the Parker Gallery, Meredith Fife Day: 35 Years, A Beginning - September 16 to October 30.  Exhibit 2 - In the Members Room, Brenden Keegan: Pen & Ink Drawings - September 16 to Oct. 30.  For more information visit www.whistlerhouse.org 

New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck Street: Contemporary Broderie Perse: An Elegant Revival, July 15 - October 17.  Upcoming: Opening Reception of African-American Quilts Today: A Celebration of Motherhood, Sisterhood, and the Matriarchs, Saturday, October 23, 1:00 PM.   For more information visit www.nequiltmuseum.org.


119 Gallery, 119 Chelmsford Street: New works by David Crane and Margot Stage, Fibrous Forms, October 19 - November 13, Tuesday - Saturday, 12- 5:00 PM.  

 

For more information visit www.119gallery.org.Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western AvenueFirst Saturday of every month, Noon to 5:00 PM. Western Avenue Studios opens its doors to the public. Come browse the latest works by our artists.  For more information visit www.westernavenuestudios.com.                                                                             
 
The Loading Dock Gallery:  Three-dimensional work of Holly Berube & Photographs by Anna L. Harrison Anna Harrison and Holly Berube, September 29 - October 23.  For more information visit www.theloadingdockgallery.com.
 Business News

 

Open House/Art Exhibit  -  hosted by Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union, 1 Tremont Place, Lowell on Wednesday, October 13th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.  Exhibit will showcase acrylic, oil, and watercolor pieces from the ALL Art Gallery.   Featured local artists include John Cascio, Don Sullivan, Lisa Anderson-Bisson, Don Ouellette, Carol McGrath,and Linda Jean Kapeckas. All artwork is for sale and admission is free.  For more information visit JDCU.com.

 

The Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce's Downtown Lowell Business Committee invites you to the Fall Downtown Business Mixer to be held Wednesday Ocotober 13 from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM at Dharma Buns on Market Street.  Come mix and meet fellow downtown business owners and professionals, and hear of all the fall activities and events planned for the downtown area for upcoming months. 

 

The third annual Made in Lowell event will take place Friday, November 5, from noon to 2:00 at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, 50 Warren St.; info: 978-446-7200. 

 

 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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