Downtown Lowell Blog: Upcoming Events in Greater Lowell, March 4

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- Joseph Pulitzer

Save the date! COOL Annual Breakfast, May 11

Mark your calendars for COOL's Annual Breakfast event on Wednesday, May 11, 7:30am.

This year's event will feature several of Lowell's creative businesses and cultural innovators, who are integral to the City's vitality!

Location: Arts League of Lowell Gallery, 22 Shattuck Street, Lowell.

To attend, kindly RSVP to Dimitrios Booras, dbooras@lowellma.gov by Friday, April 29, 2011.
Tickets are $25 (general public) and $10 (students and artists).

More information: Contact LZ Nunn, (978) 674.1480

Community Event: Ghana's 54th Independence Anniversary, March 5

Celebrate Ghana's 54th Independence Anniversary on Sat., Mar. 5, 11am-12pm, at City Hall, 375 Merrimack St., Lowell. Events include a flag raising ceremony and reception in the Mayor's Reception Room. Free and open to the public.
More information: Gordon Halm, 978-996-7429 or Charles Nyarko, 978-804-7878

Artist Erika Adams featured at Guest Lecture Series, March 7

Artist Erika Adams will be the special guest at a Guest Artist Lecture Series on Mon., Mar. 7, 6pm, at O'Leary Library (Rm. 222) at UMass Lowell. A reception and exhibition of the artist's work will follow the lecture at the Arts Research Collaborative @ Printer on Prescott, 82 Prescott Street, Lowell.
More information: www.printeronprescott.com

Art at Tremont Yard Open House Art Exhibition, March 8

See brilliant watercolor illustrations by local artist Gary Destramp at Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union Art Gallery on Tues., Mar. 8, from 6-8pm. Artwork is for sale and admission is free. Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union, 1 Tremont Place, Lowell.
More information: www.jdcu.com

Who Does She Think She Is? kicks off 2011 Film & the Arts Series, March 8

The Arts League of Lowell & the Lowell Film Collaborative premiere their 6-part 2011 "Film & the Arts Series" on Tues., Mar. 8, 7pm, with the Boston-based documentary Who Does She Think She Is? Five female artists discuss their creative passions, challenges, and aspirations as dynamic women-in-the-arts!
More information: Click here for event details

Award-winning film Omagh screens for Irish Cultural Week, March 8

The Lowell Irish Cultural Committee, Lowell Film Collaborative & Lowell Beer Works partner for a dinner screening of the riveting film Omagh, from filmmakers Paul Greengrass and Pete Travis (Bloody Sunday), which chronicles the 1998 IRA bombing in the Northern Ireland town of Omagh. Tues., Mar. 8, 7pm, Lowell Beer Works.
More information: Click here for event details

Shifting Boundaries at Loading Dock Gallery, through March 27

Crane Beach, Laura Doran

Shifting Boundaries, a show of paintings by Ashlee Welz Smith and photographs by Laura Doran, challenges the viewer to push the boundaries of how they experience the world. Runs Mar. 2-27, Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell.
More information: www.theloadingdockgallery.com

Author Grace Ross comes to the Pollard Library, March 5

Grace Ross, longtime activist, community organizer and 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate, will discuss her recently published book, Main Street $marts, and her vision for the future, on Sat., Mar. 5, 2pm at Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack Street, Lowell.
More information: www.pollardml.org

Lowell Women's Week, through March 8

Enjoy a variety of Lowell Women's Week events in celebration of the changing state of women's power. Events include lectures, seminars, film screenings, performances, creative workshops, and much more. All Women's Week events are free (unless otherwise noted) and open to everyone.
More information: www.lowellwomensweek.org

Author Jane Brox reads at The Spaulding House, March 10

The Spaulding House will host a book reading by author Jane Brox who will read from here book Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light on Mar. 10. Enjoy a literary evening view LP&CT's beautiful, historic Spaulding House (c1760).
More Information: http://www.lowelllandtrust.org/content/calendar-events

Lowell Jazz Day Camp presents Boogie Woogie Jazz & Blues, March 12

Lowell Jazz Day Camp & The Space present a Boogie Woogie Jazz & Blues concert on Sat., Mar. 12, 7:30pm, with pianist Philippe LeJeune from Toulouse, France. Savanna Palace, 25 Market St., Lowell. Tickets $15 advance/$20 door.
More information: Call 978-459-4755

Textile Museum Open Putting Skills Tournament, March 17

Tee off your St. Patrick's Day celebration in style at the Textile Open Putting Skills Tournament on Thurs., Mar. 17, 5:30pm, at the American Textile History Museum. Choose 9-hole or 18-hole course. All proceeds benefit ATHM and Lowell Sun Charities. Spectators welcome!
More information: www.athm.org or call Maren at 978-441-0400, ext. 246

Winter Concert with Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra, March 11

Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra presents a Winter Concert on Fri., Mar. 11, 8pm, of works by Chopin, Dukas, Telemann, and Mendelssohn. 13 year-old Kadar Qian will perform Chopin's Piano Concert No.2. Pawtucket Congregational Church, Lowell. Free admission.
More information: www.lowellphilharmonic.org or email LPO-info@lowellphilharmonic.org

Revolving Museum's "Dirty Dog Exchange" Fashion Trunk Show, March 13

Don't miss Dirty Dog Exchange, a one-day shopping event to benefit the Revolving Museum's afterschool programs.Shop a wide selection of affordable one-of-a-kind goods from vintage to contemporary, chic to street, including men's and women's fashions. Sun., Mar. 13, 12-5pm.
More information: www.revolvingmuseum.org

Save the Date: Enterprise Bank's Non-Profit Collaborative Seminar, March 29

This free seminar on "Successful Techiques for Fundraising," will be held Tues., Mar. 29, 8:30am-12pm, at the Holiday Inn, Tewksbury (4 Highwood Dr.). Topics include grantwriting & fundraising, cultivating major donors, outreach efforts to new constituencies, and more.
More information & registration: Andrew Duncan, 978-459-9000, ext. 4582

Come Undone screens for Independent Film Night at the Pollard, March 10

The Pollard Memorial Library has partnered with Film Movement, Inc. to bring award-winning, independent and foreign films to Lowell on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Don't miss Come Undone, directed by Silvio Soldini, on Thurs., Mar. 10 at 6:30pm.
More information: www.pollardml.org

The Exceptionals at Merrimack Repertory Theatre, through March 6

In Bob Clayman's The Exceptionals, two mothers from very different backgrounds must make tough decisions regarding their uniquely gifted children in a situation that examines parenthood through a prism of conflicting definitions. Now playing at Merrimack Repertory Theatre through Mar. 6.
More information: www.merrimackrep.org

What Happened to Kerouac screens at Pollard Library, March 12

The Pollard Library commemorates Jack Kerouac's 89th birthday with a screening of Richard Lerner's affecting documentary What Happened to Kerouac,Sat., Mar. 12, 1pm. The film traces Kerouac's unique creative process, his rise to fame as a writer, and his turbulent personal life and eventual decline to an alcoholism-related death. Free admission.
More information: www.pollardml.org

Capital Grants now available

Applications are now being accepted for Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF) Capital Grants. Eligible applicants for this support are non-profit organizations, municipalities, and institutions of higher education.
More information: Click here for details

Southeast Asian Water Festival holds poster competition

The Southeast Asian Water Festival Committee is holding a competition for design of their 2011 event poster. The winner will have their design displayed for the 15th Annual Water Festival and receive a special prize. For design guidelines, e-mail waterfestivalmedia@gmail.com. Submission deadline: Mar. 11.
More information: waterfestivalmedia@gmail.com

From Basin Street to Western Avenue: A live performance by Glen David Andrews, April 2

New Orleans rising star Glen David Andrews (the "Crown Prince of Treme") brings his band back to Lowell's Western Avenue Studios on April 2 for From Basin Street to Western Avenue: Celebrating the Roots of Jazz and Preserving Its Future. Andrews will perform twice and speak to young local musicians. Free event, donations appreciated.
More information: www.inthespace.net

Calls to artists

Revolving Museum Seeks Executive Director
The Revolving Museum seeks a dynamic, experienced non-profit Executive Director to lead a community-based arts organization that has delighted, entertained, educated, provoked, and inspired thousands of young people and adults in eastern Massachusetts for over a quarter century. The Executive Director is expected to become integrally involved in Lowell's civic community and serve as an effective advocate for community-based art programs focused on youth. Resume deadline: Mar. 14
More information and detailed qualifications: Kit Harbison, kharbison@revolvingmuseum.org

Call for submissions for "Take Back the Night" promo flyer
Take Back the Night is an event for the men and women of our community to join together to voice our right to feel safe in our neighborhoods. The committee seeks submissions for flyer designs (8 1/2 x 11) to advertise this year's event in Lowell. Deadline is Mar. 7.
More Information: Stephanie Bucholz, stephaniebu@lchealth or 978-322-8535

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