| | | | , Free photos with Santa at 131 Merrimack Street, Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce Office, Thursday December 3 from 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM and Saturday December 5 from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM at Barnes and Noble. While you are out shopping for the holidays, stop by and meet Santa where you can have your picture taken with Santa for Free. Sip on some complimentary hot cocoa while you wait! Validated parking available at with a receipt from any purchase downtown. Presented by the the City of Lowell, Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce Downtown Business Committee, Center City Committee and The Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau. | | Retail & Restaurant News | | Brew'd Awakening Coffeehaus, 61 Market Street: Poetry Thursday, December 3: Poetry Open Mic w/ Anthony Febo; Featured Guest Ari Cameron 6:30 PM, Music Saturday, December 5 Paul Cataldo 7:00 PM. For more information visit www.brewdawakening.com.
Barnes & Noble, 151 Merriamck Street: Book Signing! Author Jackie Mac Mullan, Thursday December 3 from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM. When The Game Was Ours, a compelling Portrait of Larry bird and Earvin Johnson. For more information call 978-458-3939. Lowell Beer Works: 203 Cabot St.: .: December - "Happy Holid-ales!" from Lowell Beer Works featuring "Spiced Holiday Ales"including Winter Solstice Ale, Winter Works Ale, White Christmas Ale and Winter Warmerand festive "Holiday" food specials including Gingerbread Halibut, Holiday Lamb, St. Nick's Sea Bass, Tannenbaum Tenderloin. Beer Works is a great place for your Business or Personal Private Party - with space for groups of 20 to 300! For details & availability please contact us at @ 978-937-2337 or lowell@beerworks.net. Check out our Live Bands each week. This Friday December 4th and Saturday Katrin Roush from 9pm until 12:30am and this Saturday December 5th AJ Edwards from 9pm until 12:30am. For more information visit www.beerworks.net
Monkeys Ice Cream, Gifts & More, 66 Merrimack Street: Now selling gifts!! We have a selection of Fair Trade crafts from around the world, local art like ornaments, mugs, paintings, prints, cards, and other fun gifts. So think of Monkeys for the holidays and all your gift needs throughout the year. Monkeys is also are selling ice cream throughout the winter. Bring a pint or quart to the party and eat with your pies and cakes. May we suggest Pumpkin Ice Cream. For more information call 978- 452-0444. Cobblestones Restaurant: 91 Dutton Street: Never too early to book your holiday party rooms! Plated Dinners, Buffets & Cocktail Receptions. Available for groups from 15 to 100 people. For details & availability please contact Function Manager
Kelli @ 978-970-2282 or functions@cobblestonesoflowell.com. And don't forget to visit us for our Happy Hour specials
Monday - Friday 3:00 - 6:00 PM. For more information visit www.cobblestonesoflowell.com. | | Sports & Events | | Pollard Memorial Library: Lecture, Thursday December 3 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. The Coconut Grove Fire, November 28, 1942, which killed nearly 500 people, led to major changes in fire and safety codes and manslaughter law as well as innovations in burn treatments and post-traumatic shock therapy. Join Stephanie Schorow as she discusses the impact of this fire and the 1872 Great Fire of Boston and their lingering mysteries. Brought to you as part of the Moses Greeley Parker Lecture Series. . For more information, visit www.pollardml.org or call 978-970-4120. QUILT OF PERSONALITY: Community Teamwork Inc., The Artship Enterprise, and students from The Robinson School team up to create a collection of fresh, unique and hand sewn quilts made from old t-shirts, jeans and fabric remnants. Each quilt is inspired by the artist's own personality and viewpoint.
No two quilts are alike! Quilts on display at the Second Wind Café, 30 Gorham Street from December 8, 2009 to January 2. Please celebrate with the artists at the opening event December 8th at 5:30 PM. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency." For more information, please contact Jennifer Ehlert, Spindle City Corps Coordinator, Community Teamwork Inc. at 978-654-6691 Ext. 104. Lowell Devils Birthday Parties: Our parties are a great way to combine a birthday celebration with the fun and excitement of a Lowell Devils hockey game. Each party member receives a cupcake, ice cream, a special gift, and a picture opportunity with Devil Dawg! For more information about any of our birthday packages, contact the Devils at (978) 458-PUCK.
www.lowelldevilshockey.com.
Lowell Spinners Power Pack. Each pack consists of 8 vouchers that can be redeemed for a reserved seat. The tickets can be used for any combination of games. The vouchers must be exchanged at the Spinners Box Office. Individual tickets will go on sale in mid-March. For more information visit www. lowell.spinners.milb.com
| | Museum & Gallery News | American Textile History Museum, 491 Dutton Street: Aprons: Fifties FUNctional Fashion. November 7, 2009 - April 18, 2010. Relive the nostalgia of the 1950s with these one-of-a-kind accessories from the 1950s, from the flowery half-aprons worn by suburban housewives to those worn by diner waitresses to cocktail aprons worn just for show. Free with paid admission to the Museum. For more information, visit www.athm.org.
The Loading Dock Gallery: Winter Lights II, November 25 - December 27. For more information visit www.theloadingdockgallery.com. 119 Gallery, 119 Chelmsford Street: MATERIAL IS LANGUAGE," 119 Gallery's 5th Annual Juried Exhibit. Reception Saturday December 5, 6 -10:00 PM. For more information visit www.119gallery.org. The Brush Art Gallery & Studio, 256 Market Street: November 1, 2009 - January 10. THE ART OF HEALING: The Art of Psychotherapists curated by Jean Winslow. For more information please visit www.thebrush.org. Whistler House Museum of Art, 243 Worthen Street: New England Fiber Collective November 21 - December 31. For more information visit www.whistlerhouse.org
Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue: Holiday Open Studios. December 5th & 6th and December 12th & 13th from noon to 5:00 PM. Western Avenue Studios opens its doors to the public. Come browse the latest works by our artists! For more information isit www.westernavenuestudios.com.
The New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck Street: Masters: 40 Contemporary Art Quilters. November 19 - February 25, 2010.
Masters explores the cutting edge of art quilting, with today's most regarded global quilt artists represented in this comprehensive exhibition. Guest curator Martha Sielman has assembled a seminal collection of representative works by master art quilters, explored in this exhibition and in Sielman's companion book, Masters: Art Quilts. This expansive look at state of the art quilting brings together works by artists from around the world including Australia, the UK, Japan, Israel, Hungary, France, South Africa, Denmark, and Belgium. For more information visit a www.nequiltmuseum.org.
The ALL Gallery, 246 Market Street: Super Duper Holiday Show November 28 - December 20. For more information visit www.artsleagueoflowell.com. | | Got Tickets? | The Lowell Memorial Auditorium - Tickets are currently available for Bill Cosby, December 5, Annie
Part of the 2009-2010 Lowell Five Performing Arts Series, December 6 and Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra Holiday Concert, December 12. For other shows and tickets please visit www.lowellauditorium.com.
Merrimack Repertory Theatre: Heroes, 11/19/2009 - 12/13/2009
Henri, Gustave and Philippe survived World War I. Forty years later, as residents in a veterans' home and armed only with what is left of their wits and a 200-pound stone dog, they battle old age, nagging war injuries, and a masochistic nun. A heartwarming tale of camaraderie and a moving portrait of the frustrations inherent in growing older. For more information visit www.merrimackrep.org.
Tsongas Arena: Tickets currently available for Jeff Dunham,
Sunday, January 17th at 5:00 PM and Slayer & Megadeth w/ Testament Sunday, February 14th at 7:00 PM. For more information visit www.paultsongasarena.com.
| | | Sincerely, Christopher Samaras
Downtown Coordinator Cultural Affairs & Special Events City of Lowell,
375 Merrimack Street
Lowell, MA 01852
t: 978.674-1481
f: 978.446.7089
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