Upcoming Events in Greater Lowell, March 20

"It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait."  -James Whistler Upcoming Events for Discover Lowell 2012: Dickens Opening Reception, March 30 Discover Lowell Kickoff with Dickens Opening Reception Celebrate the Grand Opening Reception for Dickens in Massachusetts, Friday March 30, 5-7pm Boott Cotton Mills Museum at 115 John Street followed by an amazing Saturday lineup of programming--including family events, film screenings, lectures, Victorian parlour games, and more! More information: http://www.uml.edu/conferences/dickens-in-lowell/ IN THIS ISSUE Save the Date Now on View Opportunitites Ongoing Exhibits and Shows Save the Date: Femnoir, March 30 & 31                     Femnoire: The Women's Playwriting Festival Image Theater presents the 2012 Festival of Women Playwrights! This year we are proud to announce that two of our plays will be student- directed, and produced by students from both U. Mass Lowell and Middlesex Community College!!  We are so happy to have them on board for Femnoire: the only women's playwriting festival in the Merrimack Valley! See you at The Whistler House! -March 30 & 31, 8pm More information: www.imagetheater.com Now on view: Mrs. Whitney at the MRT Mrs. Whitney at the Merrimack Repertory Theatre        The MRT presents Mrs. Whitney, a new comedy from the author of Fabuloso is a candid portrait of a 60-year old woman with an idiosyncratic sense of romance. -On view March 15-April 8 More information:  www.merrimackrep.org    Thursday, March 22    Lowell Cultural Council 2012 Grant Recipients Reception  Please join us in commemorating this year's LCC Grant Recipients at Lowell Telecommunications Corporation's new office, gallery, and production space, directly across from the Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center. -Thurs., March 22, 6:30-8pm More information: http://www.cultureiscool.org/lowell-cultural-council Phil Vassar at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium  Phil's local fans have learned to anticipate his appearances at the auditorium on an annual basis.  The loyalty of his fans is no surprise, for Phil Vassar's unbounded energy and limitless talent have proven him, again and again, as one of Nashville's most prolific and versatile stars. -Thurs., March 22, 8pm More information:  www.lowellauditorium.com   Concert in the Corner at Athenian Corner  Get out and enjoy this beautiful weather and lingering daylight with this weeks Concert in the Corner, featuring Jax and Ice.  Bring your appetite, your thirst and your ear for great local music! -Thurs., March 22, 8pm More information: http://www.atheniancorner.com/ Pollard Library Author Event, Nicholas DiGiovanni, Rip  The Pollard is excited to welcome local author Nicholas DiGiovanni to read from his novella "Rip". Imagine Washington Irving sitting down for a friendly drink and spinning yarns with Kurt Vonnegut and Thomas Pynchon, and you'll get an idea of the flavor of "Rip", DiGiovanni's satirical retelling of Irving's venerable story about ne'er-do-well Rip van Winkle. -Thurs., March 22, 6-7pm More information: www.pollardml.org Non-profit Collaborative Seminar: Social Media 2.0   George Wallace and two of his colleagues will provide an overview of social media marketing, current best practices for utilizing the available tools, as well as the accepted methods of participation.    -Thurs., March 22, 8am  More information: Click here or email andrew.duncan@ebtc.com LHS Musical: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee The Lowell High Schoool Fine Arts Department proudly presents the area premier of this hilarious musical, directed by Sharon Bisantz, musical direction by Andy Descoteaux.  Tickets are $10, and  $5 with student ID's. Special guest spellers include City Councillor Rita Mercier and State Senator Eileen Donahue. - March 22-24 at 7:30pm More information: jbisantz@comcast.net  Friday, March 23   Real Oldies Live at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium Do you remember Real Oldies music when it was hitting number one on the charts? Songs like Wah Watusi by The Orlons, Quarter To Three by Gary U.S. Bonds, or Little Girl of Mine by the Cleftones served as background music to America's youth in the 1960's.  The Lowell Memorial Auditorium would love to hear those memories of your favorite times while listening to Real Oldies music. More information: www.lowellauditorium.com   Saturday, March 24       Workshop with Laurie Amat at 119 Gallery Laurie Amat explores the boundless possibilities of the human voice, breath and body in performance and recording.  Ms. Amat's approach to singing is informed by the power of the voice as an instrument to convey the purest and most direct human emotions.   -Sat. March 24, 10am-6pm More information: www.119gallery.org Lowell Folklife Series: Smyrneika: Songs of the Greek Asia Minor Refugees Lowell National Historical Park is pleased to announce the next in our series of "Folklife" program offerings at the park at the Lowell National Historical Park visitor center, 246 Market St (parking at 304 Dutton St), Lowell, MA..  The free concert entitled "Smyneika" is a live concert featuring Sophia Bilides, with Mal Barsamian and Mike Gregian, who will sing traditional songs of the Greek Asia Minor refugees. -March 24, 8pm More information:  http://www.nps.gov/lowe/index.htm Savor Lawrence: Local Food + World Art Help raise start-up funds for the Merrimack Valley Food Coop.  Exclusive Boston area showing of international mural exhibition Danza de la Naturaleza  -  Nature's Dance LIVE! art with Juan Bravo, Alejandro Torrens & New work by Jorge Severino.  LIVE! music with Jesus Andujar & Grupo Sazon and original artwork by more than 20 international and local artists! Silent auction and locally grown appetizers! -March 24, 6-9pm, tickets $50 More information: info@mvfood.coop or http://mvfoodcoop.eventbrite.com/ The Mass. Memories Road Show in Lowell!   The Mass. Memories Road Show is a chance to join your neighbors and friends as we collect photos that show the history of the people, places, and memories of Lowell for a statewide digital archive and website.  Anyone who is a Lowell resident, works in Lowell or has any connection to Lowell is invited to participate.  Bring up to 3 photos that illustrate your life. - Sat., March 24, 10am-3pm More information: Click here   Monday, March 26    Merrimack Repertory Theatre Presents DeeConstruction  MRT is proud to present a staged reading of Tewksbury native Dee Ryan's new one-woman comedy DeeConstruction. Dee, an overwhelmed wife, mother of two, and cat owner, is addicted to home repair. -Mon., March 26, 7pm   More information: www.merrimackrep.org   Opportunities & Calls for Artists Sangha Yoga Collective Sangha Yoga Collective's mission is to provide a beautiful, nurturing and affordable space for yoga and meditation teachers to present a variety of classes, workshops, retreats and events. we have a beautiful, spacious studio in the heart of downtown Lowell's arts district. Check out class schedule online! More information: www.sanghayogacollective.com Call for Entries MUSKETAQUID Earth Month Exhibit at the Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts Artists of all ages and experience are invited to participate in the Musketaquid Earth Month Exhibit, a non-juried show that will run in the Emerson Umbrella Gallery from April 5 through 29, 2012. This year's theme, Seeking the Spirit of this Place, speaks to our passion for discovery within both art and nature. More information: http://tinyurl.com/7fs23de "What Does Hunger Mean To You?" Art Contest Create a picture that portrays what hunger means to YOU and enter it in the Taste of the Nation Boston's "What Does Hunger Mean To You?" Art Contest. Artwork will be displayed at Boston's Taste of the Nation event on April 19. Open to children in K-12 and to adults. Deadline for entry: April 6.   More information: Adult entry click here, Kids entry click here Opportunity to enroll in Assets for Artists Two slots are available for the 2012 COOL-sponsored Assets for Artists program. More information: www.assetsforartist.org or contact Blair Benjamin at assets4artists@gmail.com   Call For Entries Art in the Courtyard 2012, a venue of the Lowell Folk Festival Artists and Artisans are invited to apply to exhibit in Art in the Courtyard 2012, the art and fine craft component of the 26th annual Lowell Folk Festival, July 27, 28, 29 Applications due June 1, 2012 More information: www.artinthecourtyard.org       Ongoing Exhibits and Shows American Textile History Museum- Aloft: The Wonder of Kites until May 27, www.athm.org  New England Quilt Museum- Campaigns & Commemorative: Quilts for Presidents, on view until March 24, www.nequiltmuseum.org         The Loading Dock Gallery- From the Mud on view until March 25, www.theloadingdockgallery.com  Centro Restaurant & Bar- Dennis Lucas: Recent Works on view now through March 31, 2012, www.CentroLowell.com    Ayer Lofts- Jack's Serious Exuberance on view until March 30, www.ayerlofts.com  University Gallery- A Picture's Worth on view until March 23, www.uml.edu/dept/art     VISUAL VOICES V: Lowell Schools City-Wide Exhibition- on view until April, www.thebrush.org   The Merrimack Repertory Theatre- Mrs. Whitney on view until April 8, www.merrimackrep.org Coming Soon March 28- "A Lesson From Jazz" at Ayer Lofts Gallery, www.ayerlofts.com March 30-31- Femnoire: The Women's Playwriting Festival, www.imagetheater.com March 31- Victorian Parlor Games & Screening of Oliver! at the Pollard Library, www.pollardml.org March 31- Piccadilly Circus at the Tsongas Center, www.thefuncircus.com March 31-Revolving Museum's "Dickens Steamer," Click Here March 31-FREE Film Screening: The City of Lost Children, www.lowellfilmcollaborative.org April 4-18- Middlesex Celebrates Asian Culture in April, vant@middlesex.mass.edu April 5- Non-fiction Book Club at the Pollard: Cleopatra: A Life, www.pollardml.org  April 5- ALL Figure Drawing and Painting Class, http://www.michaelsvieira.com/palette.html  April 12- Independent Film Night at the Pollard: Vasermil, www.pollardml.org April 14- Chick Flick & Chocolate II at the Brush Gallery, www.thebrush.org/chickFlicks2.htm April 19- The Mighty Merrimack Riverboat Queen: A Fundraiser to Help Prevent Homelessness in the Merrimack Valley, www.comteam.org May 19- Fundraiser for the Alice Giavis Memorial Art Scholarship Program at the Brush Gallery, www.thebrush.org   The COOL Cultural E-newsletter is emailed every week by the Cultural Organization of Lowell (COOL) in conjunction with the Lowell Cultural Roundtable. 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