 | | Title | May 28, 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 | | | Art in the Courtyard Call for Exhibitors |  | | Art in the Courtyard at the Folk Festival | 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). Download the application: http://www.thebrush.org/AIC2009/ACRegistrationForm2009.pdf 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. | | | Celebrate RiverFest Next Month | | 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/
| | | LHS Performs Broadway's Best | | 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 | | | Open Casting Call for "The Fighter" | | 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 is open to union and non-union actors who are 18 years of age and older. For more information visit http://www.lowell.com/news/2009/wahlberg-casting-1023.php Sat., May 30, 10am-4pm, Lowell VFH Hall | | | Independent Film in Downtown Lowell | | The Lowell Film Collaborative is pleased to present the following film screenings in downtown Lowell: "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 and www.ltc.org | | | Enjoy More "Show and Tell" at the Revolving Museum | | Celebrate the opening of the second rotation of "Show and Tell: The Art of the Narrative." Newly installed artwork will continue to explore the essence of narrative art and the stories behind them. Artwork by Derek Fenner, Ryan Gallagher, Dorothy Simpson Krause, Adam Norton, Lowell Community Charter Public School, Lowell High School, and Greater Lowell Technical High School will be on display. The Revolving Museum's Artbotics Program will be a highlight of the evening with their newly created automated kitchen installation. The evening will include music, light refreshments and a special presentation by Diana Coluntino and the Artbotics program to demonstrate how their kinetic sculptures work! All ages event. Suggested donation: $5 Fri., May 29, 7-9pm, The Revolving Museum, 22 Shattuck St., Lowell More information: www.revolvingmuseum.org | | | Learn About Compassionate Communication at Life Alive | | Join Rob Kanzer at Life Alive to learn more about Compassionate Communication: Five Steps for Success in Life and Business. There are new ways to bring mindful awareness to your thinking, feeling, writing, and speaking so you can feel compassion and create success in any circumstance of difficulty, relationship, personal/professional development and business. Learn how to use the power of your heart and mind and speech to create what you want in your Life and Business. For registration, call 978-453-1311. Sun., May 31, 3-5pm, Life Alive Urban Oasis & Café, 194 Middle St., Lowell
More information: www.lifealive.com (see "Calendar of Events") | | | Smooth Jazz in June at Tabocas Steak House | | Cheryl Ponte's "Women in Jazz"
June 13, 7:30pm, cover $10.
Stanley Swann's Lowell's Third Saturday Nights' Smooth Jazz
June 20, 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 | | | "Wandering Feet" at the Loading Dock Gallery | | Wander over to The Loading Dock Gallery to travel vicariously to Latin America. Pastel painter Bill Tyers and photographer Jack Holmes capture the essence of locations from Mexico to Colombia to Peru in their exhibit "Wandering Feet." Exhibit runs May 27-June 21, the Loading Dock Gallery at Western Ave Studios, 122 Western Avenue. Reception for the artists June 5 from 6-9pm. Gallery hours are Wed.-Sun., 11am-4:30pm. More information: www.theloadingdockgallery.com or call Maxine Farkas at 978-349-8069 | | Go Green with the Brush Art Gallery
| | Event date: Sat., June 27, 12 noon to 4pm (rain date: June 28)
This special collaborative event among Lowell's art galleries and eco-friendly organizations will provide the public with educational exhibitions and demonstrations in Market Mills Courtyard in downtown Lowell. Four art galleries will be opening exhibitions with environmental themes and several "green" organizations will set up information booths so that the public may learn about issues of the environment, recycling, waste management, conservation, organic farming and much more. Youth from the Revolving Museum will unveil their movable, mosaic fruit and vegetable murals in the courtyard. Predominately green artwork, artwork created from natural or recycled materials, and artwork depicting green-friendly projects and themes, our own Resident Artists find beauty in our environment.
Private Preview Party, Thurs., June 25, 7-9pm
Opening Reception, Sat., June 27, 2-4pm.
Meet the Artists, Fri., July 24, 7-10pm More information: www.thebrush.org | | | Sushi Smackdown III |  | | Sushi by Bobbie Parent | Please note: The location for this event was incorrect in last week's newsletter. Please see the correct location below. 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, 1-4pm, ALL Arts Gallery, 246 Market St., Lowell. More information: www.119gallery.org. | | | ALL Members to Exhibit in Maine | | Arts League of Lowell (ALL) members Jay Hungate and Steve Syverson will show their sculpture at the Invited New England Sculptors show at the Barn Gallery, through October 4, 2009. Barn Gallery, 1 Bournes Ln, Ogunquit, ME 03907. 207-646-8400
More information: www.barngallery.org | | | Calls to Artists | |
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. Kirkland Avenue Project
Commonwealth Center for Change (C3) is currently seeking proposals for the creation of permanent site-specific work in Kirkland Ave. We welcome submissions that challenge the public's ideas of what art is, where it is found, and who makes it. Proposals for murals, 'street art' mediums such as graffiti, stencils, and wheat pasting, as well as new media including but not limited to video, light, and sound installations and other interventionist art that affects the way people experience Kirkland Ave, are welcome. The work is to be completed in July 2009. Visit http://kirklandave.blogspot.com for more information. Deadline: June 1, 2009. Artscape Annual Public Art Exhibition
This yearlong outdoor installation in downtown Pittsfield features contemporary public artwork from established and emerging artists. Deadline to submit: June 30, 2009. Artists who are juried in will receive a $1,000 honorarium. More information: http://www.pittsfield.com/subpage.asp?ID=412 Waltham Riverfest Committee
Spend Sat., June 13, from 9am to 3pm, painting, drawing, or photographing along the Charles River as it meanders through the heart of Waltham. Then, submit your 'fresh' painting, drawing, or photograph into a lively art auction at the end of the day. To participate in Paint the River and Art Auction, visit www.walthamriverfest.com. Registration deadline: June 10, 2009, and will be limited to the first 25 artists who 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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