 | | Title | May 21, 2009 | | | | COOL Cultural E-Blast is emailed every week by the Cultural Organization of Lowell in conjunction with the Lowell Cultural Roundtable. *Send new items to scromwell@lowellma.gov. *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 scromwell@lowellma.gov. The text should read, "I'd like to subscribe to the COOL cultural e-blast." *To unsubscribe, scroll down to the bottom of this e-newsletter and use the "SecureUnsubscribe" link. *If there is an upcoming event that you would like to put on the COOL calendar, www.cultureiscool.org , please email LZ Nunn at LZNunn@lowellma.gov to obtain a password. |
| | E-Blast Staff: Publisher: LZ Nunn, lznunn@lowellma.gov Editor: Suzzanne Cromwell, scromwell@lowellma.gov | | | LNHP's Popular Locks to Locks Tour | | Enjoy a 1 hour 45 minute ranger-guided tour on Lowell's canals locking at Swamp Locks and visiting the Francis Gate complex. Offered Saturdays, Sundays, and Memorial Day beginning May 23 - June 19 at 11am, 12:15pm, 2pm and 3:15pm. Fees: Adults, $8.00; Seniors/students, $7.00; youth (6 -16 years old), $6.00; Children 5 and under, free.
| | | RiverFest Comes to Lowell | | Take in Lowell RiverFest, June 13-14, and join the Lowell National Historical Park for the following programs:
Locks to Locks Canal Boat Tour
Sat., June 13 at 2pm with an environmental and water quality focus. Tour begins at the Park Visitor Center, 246 Market Street, Lowell. Reservations required for limited seats by calling 978-970-5000. Free for this special event.
Merrimack Riverwalk Walking Tour
Join this Ranger-guided walk on Sat., June 13 at 3pm. Tour starts at Boott Cotton Mills Museum at 115 John Street, Lowell. Reservations required by calling 978-970-5000. Free.
Muldoon Park on the Concord River
Sat., June 13. Come with your whole family from 10am to 2pm along the Concord River. Listen to music with Park Ranger Alex Demas, participate in art projects and much more! Muldoon Park on Billerica Street, Lowell. More information: www.lowelllandtrust.org or contact info@lowelllandtrust.org or 978-934-0030.
| | | Free Choral Concert by Exsultemus | | A Choral Performance by Exsultemus
The Elvas Songbook
This spring, Exsultemus will present their newest program of Portuguese music, as part of its annual free community outreach series. Through a selection of secular Portuguese and Spanish songs from the famed Elvas Songbook, along with sacred music by composers connected to Elvas such as Juan del Encina, Pedro de Escobar, and Manuel Cardoso, the singers of Exsultemus will shed light on the vast, remarkable, but little-performed repertoire of Renaissance Portuguese music. Shannon Canavin, soprano; Mary Gerbi, mezzo-soprano; Eric Rice, tenor; Brian Church, baritone. Sat., May 30, 7:30pm, St. Anthony's Church, 893 Central St., Lowell More information: http://www.exsultemus.org/
| | | From Enterprise Bank's Non-Profit Collective | | Louis Beaulieu, ChFC, CTFA, AEP, SVP Managing Director/ Investment Advisory Group, of Enterprise Bank, will lead a discussion on:
Current Market and Economic Update: Techniques on creating successful planned giving campaigns. Enterprise Bank's Non-Profit Collaborative seminars are FREE. To register or for more information, call Andrew Duncan at 978-459-9000, ext. 4582 or Email: andrew.duncan@ebtc.com. Parking Available at Roy Garage, 100 Market Street. Enterprise Bank will validate your ticket. Continental breakfast will be provided.
Thurs., May 28, 8-10am, e-Café at Enterprise Bank, 222 Merrimack St., Lowell
| | | ALL Member Exhibits in Newburyport | | Arts League of Lowell member, Susan Jaworski-Stranc's plein air oil paintings, "Small Works of New England," are being exhibited in the Wings Gallery at Chase and Lunt Insurance, sponsored by Newburyport Art Association. Chase and Lunt Insurance, 47 State Street, Newburyport, MA. 978-462-4434 Wine and Cheese Reception:
Friday evening, May 22, 5-7pm. Gallery exhibit runs May 1-May 29. | | | Independent Films Make Their Mark |  | | St. Patrick's Pastor Paul O'Brien | The Lowell Film Collaborative is pleased to present the following film screenings in downtown Lowell: "Scenes from a Parish" (2009)
Featuring a Q&A with Direcor James Rutenbeck
Filmed over four years in Lawrence, MA, by director James Rutenbeck, Scenes from a Parish follows the emotional and often trying lives of parishioners at Saint Patick Parish and their struggles with spirituality and their Catholic faith. This award-winning film played last month to audiences at the Boston International Film Festival, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and Boston College. Don't miss its Merrimack Valley debut! Visit www.scenesfromaparish.com.
Tues., May 26, 7pm, Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center. Free admission. "Circuit" (2009)
Join us for the Lowell premiere of Boston-based filmmaker Andrew Landauro's intriguing conceptual sci-fi film. An experimental narrative that challenges linear time, Circuit asks the questions the audience must answer. Chilling and edgy, we wonder what it is to touch, to see, to hear, to taste, and to smell. How do we relate to the world around us, each other? What are we if we cannot trust our own senses? Ciruit was produced by Lowell filmmaker Jane-Sarah MacFarlane. Visit www.whatiscircuit.com.
Tues., June 2, 7pm, Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center. Free admission. Cinema at Studio A
Summer in Lowell sizzles with this exciting independent film series brought to you by the Lowell Film Collaborative and Lowell Telecommunications Corporation (LTC). With its intimate seating, darkened atmosphere, and state-of-the-art soundproofing, LTC's Studio A is this summer's home for indie film. Learn more about this new film series, premiering Thursday, June 11! More information: www.lowellfilmcollaborative.org | | | MRT Star of "Bad Dates" Wins Honors | | Actress Elizabeth Aspenlieder, star of the one-woman hit comedy, Bad Dates, which ran at Merrimack Repertory Theatre from March 19 to April 12, 2009, took home the award for Outstanding Solo Performance at the 27th Annual Elliot Norton Awards on May 11 at Harvard University's Sanders Theatre in Cambridge. Originally produced by Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA, earlier this year, Bad Dates transferred to Merrimack Rep in March, where it ran for four very successful weeks and played to packed houses.
Bad Dates became Merrimack Rep's 11th highest grossing production in its 30-year history. When combined with the Company's recent IRNE Awards, Ms. Aspenlieder's Elliot Norton marks the fifth time in the past year that local reviewers have recognized a Merrimack Rep actor for an outstanding performance on the Liberty Hall stage. A complete list of winners can be found at:
http://www.stagesource.org/pages/22600_27th_elliot_norton_awards_2009.cfm.
| | | The Ethnic Groups of Burma | | A panel presentation on understanding Lowell's newest immigrant/refugee groups. This event is free and open to the public. Fri., May 29, 8:30am -1pm (8-8:30am Registration and Light Breakfast), Middlesex Community College, 33 Kearney Square, Lowell (1st floor Cafeteria) Directions:
http://www.middlesex.mass.edu/transportation Free Parking at Lower Locks Garage at 90 Warren Street (next to the Double Tree Hotel) behind the MCC. Bring your ticket for validation. Please register by May 21 at:
http://www.lowell.k12.ma.us/welcome-newcomers Program arranged by representatives from Lowell Public Schools, Middlesex Community College, Lowell YWCA, Department of Children and Families, International Institute of Lowell, Refugee and Immigration Health Program, and Lutheran Social Services of New England. | | | Smooth Jazz at Tabocas Steak House | | Stanley Swann's Lowell's Third Saturday Nights' Smooth Jazz
June 20, 7:30pm, cover $10.
Cheryl Ponte's "Women in Jazz"
June 13, 7:30pm, cover $10. Tabocas Steak House, 26 Andover St, Lowell. 978-735-4115. Visit www.tabocassteakhouse.com
| | MRT Celebrates 30 Years
| | The Board of Trustees of Merrimack Repertory Theatre and the Friends of MRT invite the community to Merrimack Repertory Theatre’s 30th Anniversary Gala! Recognizing the leadership of MRT's past presidents, the evening will feature cocktails, dinner, dancing and live performances by the Stardust Band and Laiona Michelle of MRT’s acclaimed hit, Dinah Was. Tickets are $130 and can be purchased online at www.merrimackrep.org or by contacting Jeff Prescott, Development Associate at 978-654-7552. Sponsorships are also available. Proceeds of the event will help underwrite MRT’s productions and education programs. Fri., June 12, 6-11pm, Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 E. Merrimack St., Lowell | | Grand Re-Opening at the ATHM!
| | The American Textile History Museum is reopening on Sun., June 21, with an entirely new and interactive experience for people of all ages. The grand reopening is free to the public. Receive a 20% discount on all memberships! In the Museum's new exhibit - "Textile Revolution: An Exploration through Space and Time" - visitors will explore the fascinating world of textiles in a fun, "hands on" environment where they will spin, weave, recycle, and design their way through textile history and into the future. Come join us as we celebrate a new era for the museum! Sun., June 21, 10am-5pm (free admission all day), American Textile History Museum, 491 Dutton St., Lowell.
More information: www.athm.org or 978-441-0400 | | "Ease On Down" to LHS
| | The Lowell High School Alumni Chorus under the direction of Joseph Camara presents “Ease on Down to Broadway,” featuring some patriotic favorites. Proceeds benefit the B. Douglas Townshend & Lowell High School Alumni Chorus Scholarship Funds which awards annual scholarships to Lowell High School Seniors seeking higher education in music. Tickets on sale at the door: $5 regular, $3 for 65+ and children under 12. Sun., May 31, 2pm, Lowell Senior Center, 276 Broadway St., Lowell
| | | Sushi Smackdown III | | Join the 119 Gallery for their third installment of the Sushi Smackdown! This year it's bigger, badder and yummier. The Skate Free or Die Roller derby girls will serve up tons of sushi as you watch guest chefs Mitch, Talia, Rick, and Mira whip up some delectable treats. Miss Pretty Stiches will be returning to MC the event. Admission is $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Get tickets by calling 119 Gallery at 978-452-8138 or email mira@119gallery.org. Sun., June 7, 1pm, 119 Gallery, 119 Chelmsford St., Lowell. www.119gallery.org. | | UTEC at Boston's ICA
| | The United Teen Equality Center (UTEC), a growing youth-led agency, is all about building relationships and new opportunities for young people, ages 13-23. And when times are the toughest, it's important to remember all of your supporters. In honor of our friends in Lowell and Boston, UTEC is proud to host The Lowell Connector Event - an evening where the next generation of Lowell's leaders share their stories of hope and success. Our event includes teen performances and access to galleries featuring the work of Shepard Fairey. Hors D'oeuvres by Wolfgang Puck Catering. Tickets: $75.
Tues., June 30, 6:30-7:30pm (Gallery Viewing/Reception), 7:30-8:30pm (Program), The Institute for Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Avenue, Boston. Hors
For ticket/sponsorship information or to purchase tickets online: http://cts.vresp.com/c/?UnitedTeenEqualityCe/97ff5a2759/024ba36915/d27d20c429>. | | | Calls to Artists | | Open Casting Call for "The Fighter"
Sat., May 30: Boston Casting, a local feature film casting company, is holding an open casting call at the Lowell VFW Hall for a new Mark Wahlberg film, The Fighter. The casting call will be held from 10am - 4 pm, and is open to union and non-union actors who are 18 years of age and older. More information: http://www.lowell.com/news/2009/wahlberg-casting-1023.php Art in the Courtyard 2009 Call for Exhibitors
The Lowell Folk Festival, in collaboration with The Brush Art Gallery,
presents Art in the Courtyard Arts and Fine Crafts, a venue of the 23rd
Lowell Folk Festival, the largest free folk festival in the country. This exciting collaboration will provide an opportunity for visitors to view and purchase some of the finest art and fine craft works being produced. Art in the Courtyard will be held in the shaded, brick-lined courtyard between the National Historical Park Visitor Center and the Brush Art Gallery. Deadline: June 1 (delivery, not postmark). Exhibitors: If you are interested in exhibiting at Art in the Courtyard, please visit http://www.thebrush.org/AIC2009/ACRegistrationForm2009.pdf to download our application form. Please note: application and fee must be at the Brush Art Gallery and Studios by June 1 at 4pm. For application questions, email artcourt@thebrush.org. Lowell Open Studios & Arts Festival
Registration is now open for this year's Lowell Open Studios and Arts Festival, September 26 and 27. Download the registration flyer:
www.artsleagueoflowell.org/NewsItems/registrationflyer2009_2.pdf To skip downloading the flyer, take the shortcut to register: www.lowellopenstudios.org/registration.php You will have to register again, even if you were registered last year. Special offer to ALL members who do not have a studio in Lowell, but wish to participate in the Lowell Open Studios & Arts Festival event: the ALL Arts Gallery Committee is will provide exhibit spaces, within the gallery, for members who do not have a studio in Lowell. These spaces will be available on a first-come-first-served basis. You must register for LOS&AF and pay the full registration fee like any artist with a studio in Lowell. Use "ALL Arts Gallery" as your "Studio Name" when you register. | |
Links: Lowell Memorial Auditorium, http://www.lowellauditorium.com/eventlistings.aspx Merrimack Repertory Theatre, www.merrimackrep.org The Bridge Review: Merrimack Valley Culture, http://ecommunity.uml.edu/bridge/ Website for Lowell artists, www.lowellisart.com Art community chronicle, www.vyumagazine.com Arts League of Lowell, www.artsleagueoflowell.org Western Avenue Studios, www.westernavenuestudios.com Ayer Lofts, www.Ayerlofts.com The Brush Art Gallery and Studios, www.thebrush.org The Image Theater, www.imagetheater.com For a fuller listing of links see the COOL website, www.cultureiscool.org | | | This e-mail was sent from Cultural Organization of Lowell
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