Lowell Handmade Art, Music, Film, Food, Culture & More in Boston's Favorite Mill City: Upcoming Events in Greater Lowell, October 22

Friday, October 22, 2010

Upcoming Events in Greater Lowell, October 22

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"Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still."

-- Dorothea Lange

Discover Lowell 2010

Don't miss our next Discover Lowell event, the Monster Bash and Halloween Stroll. While there, have your Discover Lowell Event Pass validated and get one step closer to winning our Discover Lowell raffle prize! Click here for complete details!

Make Yourself Count! The Lowell Creative Economy Census 2010

Lowell's first Creative Economy Census is now under way! Are YOU a part of Lowell's creative workforce? If so, we want you to Make Yourself Count by taking our brief Census survey. This local project will document and measure the City's creative industry and its impact on the local economy. Take the Census survey TODAY! Take the Creative Economy Census and learn more at www.CountMeInLowell.org.
More information: www.CountMeInLowell.org

Vote for The City of Lowell in "The Mayor's Arts Challenge!"

16 Bay State mayors have submitted powerful testimonials on how arts and culture make their cities better places to live, work, and visit. The City of Lowell is a contender! Just click the link below, "like" Lowell's submission, then share the link with your networks. Voting closes Oct. 29, 2010.
Watch the videos and vote HERE: http://www.youtube.com/mayorsartschallenge

Great music TONIGHT at The Space

Don't miss the Organic Sound Project with The Black Planets at 8pm tonight at The Space! Consisting of Dan Batista on Vocals and Guitar, Dan Levenstein on Violin and Guitar, Mike Rivard on Drums, and Eric Toussaint on Bass, these Boston-based musicians create a contemporary blend of rock music rooted in jazz and blues tradition. Admission just $5.
More information: www.inthespace.net or call 978-459-4755

Animated film "The Secret of Kells" screens at the Brush Gallery, October 23

The Arts League of Lowell and the Lowell Film Collaborative present a special screening of the 2010 Academy Award nominated animated film "The Secret of Kells," shown in celebration of the Brush Gallery's new exhibit on the enchanting and colorful world of children's book illustration. Free and open to the public - families welcomed!
More Information: www.lowellfilmcollaborative.org

Jazz and Poetry at the 119 Gallery, October 23

Head to the 119 Gallery this Saturday for an evening of great jazz and poetry featuring Dalichinsky, Otomo, Dulberger with local poets Ed Marshall, Feebo, Masada Jones, and Patrick Pierce. Donations welcomed!
More information: www.119gallery.org

Don't miss "Family Day" at UMass Lowell, October 23

Come for "Family Day" at UMass Lowell, Oct. 23, 11:30am - 3pm, Lester Cushing Complex, UMass Lowell North. Enjoy music, caricature artists, pony rides, children's games/activities, inflatables, and a tasty variety of food for sale by student clubs. Rain location: Campus Recreation Center.
More information: http://www.uml.edu/fallfestival/default.html

Free fall concert with the New England Orchestra, October 24

Join the NEO for Strings of Autumn, Sun., Oct. 24 at 4pm, Eliot Church, 273 Summer Street, Lowell. The New England Orchestra & the Lowell Youth Orchestra with the Arezzo String Trio as special guests offer a colorful palette of music that evoke the transitory beauty and color-shifting wonder of the season plus a dose of haunting Halloween mood. Kay G. Roberts conducts. Free admission.
More information: http://www.neo-lowell.org/

Independent Film Night at the Pollard, November 4

The Pollard Memorial Library has partnered with Film Movement, Inc. to bring award-winning, independent and foreign films for you! Join us in November for "Alamar," directed by Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio. Film night is free and open to the public.
More Information: www.pollardml.org.

Caravan World Music Trio comes to MCC, October 29

"A World of Music," Middlesex Community College's 2010 fall concert series,  presents the Caravan World Music Trio, 8pm,  Fri., Oct. 29, in the MCC Theatre, 5 E. Merrimack St. (rear entrance),  Lowell. Explore the music of Africa, Ireland, Brazil, Spain,  the Middle East and beyond. Free and open to the public. 
More Information: Call 781-280-3923.

10 Paintings, 10 New Walls, 10 Sundays

Kathleen Cammerata, X/O Studio

X/O Studio will be open for the 10 Sundays leading up to Christmas, Oct. 24 (12 Noon-2pm). A beautiful selection of oil paintings as well as monoprints and drawings for sale. First time collectors welcome. Prices negotiable and payment plans available.
More information: Kathleen Cammerata, cammerata@mac.com

David Crane and Margot Stage at the 119 Gallery, starts October 19

Fibrous Forms: David Crane and Margot Stage, Oct. 19 - Nov. 13. Reception Sat., Oct. 30, 3pm. This exhibit of new work by wood sculptor David Crane and fiber artist Margot Stage exemplify the artists' desire to expand approaches to their usual materials of wood (used by Crane) and 2-D work (used by Stage) to create incredible visual pieces.
More information: www.119gallery.org

Free seminars: Legal Issues in Art, October 26

Learn more about the most pressing legal issues for the local arts community, including fine art painters, street artists, photographers, graphic designers, and three-dimensional artists, along with museum personnel including directors and staff, and fine art collectors. Parker Gallery, Whistler House Museum of Art, 6:30pm.
More information and registration: Michael H. Lally, Executive Director, mlally@whistlerhouse.org or 978-452-7641. www.whistlerhousemuseum.org

3 Generations Romance the Stones at the Brush Gallery

Carol Boileau

Artwork and Poetry of Three Generations of Women, Oct. 31 - Dec. 5. Opening Reception: Sat., Nov. 6, 2 - 4pm. Three generations of women celebrate the beauty of the ordinary stone with extraordinary paintings, photography and poetry. Carol Boileau, Colleen Brandon, Tracy Phillips, and Caitlin Downey pay tribute not only to stones themselves, but to what they represent: a family of strong women who are enduring and smoothed by time.
More information: www.thebrush.org

"Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision" screens at Jeanne D'Arc Art Gallery, November 9

The Arts League of Lowell and the Lowell Film Collaborative present the second film in their "Film and the Arts" Series. Save the date for Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision showing at the Art Gallery at Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union, Tues., Nov. 9, 6:30pm. Free admission, refreshments served. Seating is limited!
More information: www.lowellfilmcollaborative.org

Calls to artists

Space available for Artists
Live-work space available for artists near downtown Lowell. Contact Rick Underwood at 978-454-2010 for details.

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