Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Upcoming Events in Greater Lowell, February 28


"There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many
of them together."  - Josh Billings

Welcome to our Eblast! For items to be considered please send a description of your event of no more than two lines of text, a jpeg image and include full contact information and URL if applicable.

 

Best Wishes,

 

COOL
IN THIS ISSUE
Save the Date
Now on View
Opportunitites
Ongoing Exhibits and Shows
Coming Soon
Save the Date: Lowell Celebrates Kerouac              
Lowell Celebrates Kerouac
Come Celebrate JACK KEROUAC'S 90TH BIRTHDAY!
Check out all of the wonderful events, including readings, music, pub tours, and more!
Early Bird Event.  Monday, March 5, 3pm: A Screening of Henry Farrini's Lowell Blues Documentary Film.The film features passages and images from Jack Kerouac's novel Doctor Sax. 
UML South Campus.  210 Coburn Hall on Broadway.
-Lowell Celebrates Kerouac runs from March 8-11

More information: www.lowellcelebrateskerouac.org
Now on View: NE Quilt Museum: Campaigns & Commemoratives

CAMPAIGNS & COMMEMORATIVES: Quilts for Presidents   

Join us for an exhibit highlighting the unique role that textiles have played in our national politics.  Campaigns and Commemoratives highlights four centuries of political textiles used in quilts to support the campaigns of everyone from President Washington to President Obama.
- On view until March 24   

 

 

More information: www.nequiltmuseum.org  

Wednesday, February 29

ALL Leaps Forward into 2012

In addition to a brief monthly meeting we will have an art/social/potluck.  Learn about the exciting plans we have for the new year and be the first of 10 lucky members to display your work or talent.
-Wed., Feb. 29, 6-9

 

More information: jeanwinslow@msn.com


 

Loading Dock Gallery From the Mud by Glenn Szegedy
On view February 29 - March 25th
Artists Reception: March 10, 2-4pm

More information:
www.theloadingdockgallery.com    
Thursday, March 1 

Non-fiction Book Club at the Pollard Library  


Come join the Non-fiction Book Club at the Pollard Memorial Library.  This week they will explore An American Requiem: God, My Father, and the War That Came Between Us by James Carroll
-Thurs., March 1, 6:30-7:30pm

More information: www.pollardml.org    

Saturday, March 3  
1193.3
Video Lux, Ego Sum Lux Video

Intermedia exhibition by Jim Jeffers, winner of 119 Gallery's 2011 Annual Juried Exhibition. Reception: Sat. March 3, 3-6pm. Performance Night: Fri. March 16, 7-10pm

Exhibition runs until March 31.

 
More information: www.119gallery.org  

  
Open Studios at Western Avenue Studios!
On the first Saturday of every month, Western Avenue Studios opens its doors to the public. Come browse the latest works by our artists!
-March, 3, 12-5pm
More information: www.westernavenuestudios.com

 

Eric French & Mr. Hyde at the Back Page 
Come hear Eric French & Mr. Hyde Guitarslinger/ songwriter rock n' blues with "Bees Deluxe" at the Back Page this Saturday night!
-Sat., March 3, 8:30 pm
More information: www.ericfrench.com or www.backpagelowell.com 


Master Class Lowell Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society  Come to this masterclass in Billerica, you can learn how one of the Barbershop Harmony Society's finest, Steve Armstrong of Toronto Northern Lights Fame, approaches rehearsal techniques, song development, and building ensemble sound.
-Sat., March 3


More information:
www.gentlemensongsters.org 

Sunday, March 4 
March 4-12- Lowell Women's Week 
For sixteen years, Lowell Women's Week has celebrated women--from the women who have come before us to the women of today.  Events are free unless otherwise noted.  Events are open to everyone, including the Annual Women's Week Breakfast on Mon., March 5!
-March 4-12, see website for list of events

More information:
www.lowellwomensweek.org  
 
Tuesday, March 6  
Lowell Irish Cultural Week Film Event: "War of the Buttons"

Celebrate Lowell Irish Cultural Week with dinner & a movie! See the comedic Irish film "War of the Buttons" (1994) and meet special guest Paul McCarthy of Ireland's National Theatre, The Abbey. Location: Lowell Beer Works. Suggested donation: $5 (food & drinks available separately).  

- Tues., March 6, 7pm (doors at 6pm)

 

More information:
www.lowellfilmcollaborative.org
 
 
 
 
Lowell Women's Week Film Event: "Sospira," with Director Q&A
Filmmaker Lana Z Caplan transports us to the stunning Amalfi Coast through the eyes of nine international women who uprooted themselves from their friends, family, work, and home countries to pursue love & personal fullfillment in the Mediterranean. Post-film Q&A with Director Lana Z Caplan! Location: Revolving Museum
- Tues., March 6, 7:30pm (doors at 7pm)

  

More information: www.lowellfilmcollaborative.org

 

Opportunities
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
 
 
 
Urban Arts Institute, BostonCall for Entries
Public Art for Point Park in Lowell's Hamilton Canal District
Point Park has been selected for the development of a major public art feature that signals its important as a creative entranceway to the City of Lowell. This project is open to US artists -- artists from Lowell and the surrounding communities are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: March 9, 2012
 
More information: www.urbanartsinstitute.org (Go to "Projects," then "Opportunities")
 
 
 
Urban Arts Institute, BostonCall for Entries
Creative Signifier for Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
The Park's visitor orientation center is located in downtown Lowell's Market Mills complex, known historically as the Lowell Manufacturing Company. This project is open to US artists -- artists from Lowell and the surrounding communities are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: March 9, 2012

 

More information: www.urbanartsinstitute.org (Go to "Projects," then "Opportunities")
 

 

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 Brush Gallery- Welcome to the Neighborhood, on view until March 3, www.thebrush.org   

The Loading Dock Gallery- From the Mud on view until March 25, www.theloadingdockgallery.com 

The Merrimack Repertory Theatre- Daddy Long Legs, show runs until March 4, www.merrimackrep.org        

Centro Restaurant & Bar- Dennis Lucas: Recent Works on view now through March 31, 2012, www.CentroLowell.com  

Coming Soon
March 6- An Evening with Lowell Mill Girls at the Boot Mills, www.uml.edu/tsongas/anniversary
March 8-
Jack's Serious Exuberance at Ayer Lofts Gallery,
www.ayerlofts.com
March 8- The Piano in a Factory at the Pollard Memorial Library, www.pollardml.org 
March 8-11- Lowell Celebrates Kerouac, www.lowellcelebrateskerouac.org
March 9-
Winter Concert by Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra, www.lowellphilharmonic.org
March 10- Bread & Roses Concert, http://lawrencehistory.org/node/19003
March 13-
Wine & Beer Tasting Benefit for MRT, www.merrimackrep.org
March 15-
Is it time for a Career Move?, at the Pollard Memorial Library, www.pollardml.org
March 17-
Creative Healing with Jean Winslow, jeanwinslow@msn.com 
March 22-
Phil Vassar at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, www.lowellauditorium.com
March 26- Merrimack Repertory Theatre Presents DeeConstruction, www.merrimackrep.org
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The COOL Cultural E-newsletter is emailed every week by the Cultural Organization of Lowell (COOL) in conjunction with the Lowell Cultural Roundtable. News items for consideration may be sent to hhagman@lowellma.gov. For items to be considered please send a description of your event of no more than two lines of text, a jpeg image and include full contact information and URL if applicable.

Deadlines: To insure your posting is in the coming week's e-blast, we must receive it by the previous Friday.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

FW: Lowell Folklife Series on Friday, 2/24/2012: Afro-Caribbean Workshop

 

 

From: Lowell National Historical Park [mailto:maggie_holtzberg@partner.nps.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 1:20 PM
To: Bill Lipchitz
Subject: Lowell Folklife Series on Friday, 2/24/2012: Afro-Caribbean Workshop

 

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Afro-Caribbean Workshop

Percussionist Jorge Arce with masqueraders

 

 

 

Join the Lowell Folklife Series

Friday, February 24, 2012

7:00 pm - 8:30 p.m.

Park Visitor Center Theatre

 

In honor of Black History Month, the Lowell Folklife Series invites you to an Afro-Caribbean workshop with a hint of Caribbean carnival. Jorge Arce is a percussionist, educator, and native of Ponce, Puerto Rico.

 

This interactive workshop features music, dances, lore, and stories steeped in the African

ancestry of Puerto Rican culture. The workshop will feature over 20 percussion instruments played throughout the Caribbean. A special treat will be two carnival masqueraders wearingFolklife Series vejigante mask

typical masks of the season. 

 

Audience members will be guided to join in on rhythm instruments and dances during the show.

 

This free program is part of the Lowell Folklife Series and is sponsored by Lowell National Historical Park

 

Folklife Series vejigante maskFor more info visitwww.nps.gov/lowe or call Maggie Holtzberg 978-275-1719

 

 

Lowell National Historical Park | Lowell National Historical Par | 67 Kirk Street | Lowell | MA | 01852

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Upcoming Events in Greater Lowell, February 21


"Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson


Welcome to our Eblast! For items to be considered please send a description of your event of no more than two lines of text, a jpeg image and include full contact information and URL if applicable.

 

Best Wishes,

 

COOL
IN THIS ISSUE
Save the Date
Now on View
Opportunitites
Ongoing Exhibits and Shows
Coming Soon
Save the Date: ALL Leaps Forward, February 29
ALL Leaps Forward into 2012
In addition to a brief monthly meeting we will have an art/social/potluck.  Learn about the exciting plans we have for the new year and be the first of 10 lucky members to display your work or talent.
-Wed., Feb. 29, 6-9

Now on View: Welcome to the Neighborhood at the Brush  

Welcome to the Neighborhood, Appleton Mills Artists' Exhibition  

An exhibition of work by the artists living in the new Appleton Mills artist live/work lofts. Hosted by the Brush Gallery, one of Lowell's oldest galleries, this exhibition will provide the public with a glimpse of the work being done by Lowell's newest group of artists.
- On view until March 3
 

More information: www.thebrush.org   

Tuesday, February 21

Lowell Kids Week! Feb 20-25   

Lowell Kids Weed is a week of fun, free, family activities that takes place each year during February school vacation at locations throughout Lowell.  For a full listing of Lowell Kids Week events follow the link below.
-Mon.-Sat., Feb. 20-25

More information: www.nps.gov/lowe


Night at the Museum  
Explore the museum when it comes alive at night!  Solve the mystery of missing mill worker Lyddie Worthen, using a diary to help guide the way. Costumed "mill workers" interact with children, and they and their parents solve the mystery. 
-Tues., Feb. 21: 
5:30-7 p.m.  Museum adventure (Boott Cotton Mills Museum)
7-9 p.m.  Film showing: Night at the Museum (Events Center, 2nd floor, Boott Cotton Mills Museum)

 
Friday, February 24
XFest 2012 at 119 Gallery  
Come enjoy a weekend of fun!  119 Gallery presents XFest 2012, a festival of improvised music, visuals, and movement. The format of the festival is simple and challenging: 20 visiting artists and 40 local artists perform. On Friday and Saturday evenings there are 10 half-hour sets that include two visiting artists and two local artists.
-Feb. 24-26  

   More information: www.119gallery.org

Lowell Folklif e Series presents Jorge Arce
In honor of Black History Month, we bring you an Afro-Caribbean workshop with a hint of Caribbean carnival. Jorge Arce is a percussionist, educator, and native of Ponce, Puerto Rico. His performance on February 24th is a unique and interactive exploration of Puerto Rican and Afro-Caribbean culture.

-Feb. 24, 7pm

 

More information:  www.nps.gov/lowe

Sunday, February 26
Family Concert by the Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra
This popular concert is free and music lovers of all ages are welcome!
This performance uses humor, story-telling, demonstrations and participation to introduce classical music and orchestral instruments in an entertaining and kid-friendly environment to families, including those with very young children.
- Feb. 26, 3pm Pawtucket Congregational Church, 15 Mammoth Rd


More information: 
www.lowellphilharmonic.org 

 
Opportunities
Young Angel Midnight Nominated for New England Art Award
In celebration of its tenth anniversary, the Cultural Organization of Lowell (COOL) has commissioned Bootstrap Productions to compose an anthology, Young Angel Midnight: An Emerging Generation in the Arts of Lowell, featuring the artwork by some of Lowell's most gifted emerging artists. This 200-page book featuring full-color reproductions also includes a previously unpublished poem by Lowell native, Jack Kerouac.  Young Angel Midnight has been nominated for a New England Art Award in the Book category. Please Vote!

More information: Click here or Vote here

 

Ongoing Exhibits and Shows

American Textile History Museum- Aloft: The Wonder of Kites until May 27, http://www.athm.org         
Whistler House Museum of Art- Sustenance on view until February 24, http://www.whistlerhouse.org    

New England Quilt Museum- Campaigns & Commemorative: Quilts for Presidents, on view until March 24, www.nequiltmuseum.org        

The Brush Gallery- Welcome to the Neighborhood, on view until March 3,

www.thebrush.org   

The Loading Dock Gallery- Earth Stories, on view February 1-26, www.theloadingdockgallery.com 

The Merrimack Repertory Theatre- Daddy Long Legs, show runs until March 4, www.merrimackrep.org   

Arts League of Lowell- 2012 ALL Winterfest GALLERY on view February 4 - 26, www.artsleagueoflowell.com    

Centro Restaurant & Bar- Dennis Lucas: Recent Works on view now through March 31, 2012, www.CentroLowell.com  

Coming Soon
February 29- ALL Gallery: ALL Leaps Forward, jeanwinslow@msn.com
February 29- Loading Dock Gallery: From the Mud, www.theloadingdockgallery.com
March 1-
Non-fiction Book Club at the Pollard Library, www.pollardml.org  
March 3-
Eric French & Mr. Hyde at the Back Page,
www.ericfrench.com
March 3-
Lowell Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society,
www.gentlemensongsters.org
March 4-12-
Lowell Women's Week,
www.lowellwomensweek.org
March 6-
An Evening with Lowell Mill Girls at the Boot Mills,
www.uml.edu/tsongas/anniversary
March 8-
Jack's Serious Exuberance at Ayer Lofts Gallery,
www.ayerlofts.com
March 8- The Piano in a Factory at the Pollard Memorial Library, www.pollardml.org 
March 8-11- Lowell Celebrates Kerouac, www.lowellcelebrateskerouac.org
March 9-
Winter Concert by Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra, www.lowellphilharmonic.org
March 10- Bread & Roses Concert, http://lawrencehistory.org/node/19003
March 13-
Wine & Beer Tasting Benefit for MRT, www.merrimackrep.org
March 15-
Is it time for a Career Move?, at the Pollard Memorial Library, www.pollardml.org
March 17-
Creative Healing with Jean Winslow, jeanwinslow@msn.com 
March 22-
Phil Vassar at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, www.lowellauditorium.com
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The COOL Cultural E-newsletter is emailed every week by the Cultural Organization of Lowell (COOL) in conjunction with the Lowell Cultural Roundtable. News items for consideration may be sent to hhagman@lowellma.gov. For items to be considered please send a description of your event of no more than two lines of text, a jpeg image and include full contact information and URL if applicable.

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 hhagman@lowellma.gov with the subject line, "Please subscribe to COOL e-blast."

This email was sent to annetics.downtown@blogger.com by hhagman@lowellma.gov |  
Cultural Organization Of Lowell | 50 Arcand Drive | Lowell | MA | 01852