Celebrating
Over 100 Years!

Learn With Us in Lowell, MA

Next Event: Jan 16

Jeff Belanger

Jeff Belanger is one of the most visible and prolific researchers of folklore and legends today. A natural storyteller, he’s the award-winning, Emmy-nominated host, writer, and producer of the New England Legends series on PBS and Amazon Prime, and is...

Pollard Library
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Parker Lecture Commitee

John Carson
Chairperson
William Samaras
Brian Martin
Dan Guttenplan
Executive Secretary

Ex-Officio

Michael Fiato
Head of Lowell High School
Julie Chen, Ph.D.
Chancelor, UMass Lowell
Daniel Rourke
Mayor, City of Lowell

In Cooperation with:

Boarding House Park
40 French St.
Pollard Memorial Library
401 Merrimack St.
Lowell National Park Visitor Center
246 Market St.
Whistler House Museum of Art
243 Worthen St.
New England Quilt Museum
18 Shattuck St.
Donahue Family Academic Arts Center
240 Central St.
Luna Theater, Mill 5
250 Jackson St.

2024-2025 Events

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Thursday
8/8
2024
10:00 am

Trend N Motion

Boarding House Park
Through hip hop dance, children learn about nature with fun animal facts and follow along to get their own bodies moving in dances that emulate animal movements in this energetic video program for the whole family.
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Wednesday
8/14
2024
10:00 am

Ben Rudnick & Friends

Boarding House Park
Ben is a musician, singer-songwriter and composer who has performed and recorded family music with his band, Ben Rudnick and Friends, since 2000! Some of their hit songs include A Frog Named Sam, Sally Salamander, Chicken Soup Ballad and tons...
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Thursday
8/15
2024
10:00 am

Good News Gus

Boarding House Park
Singer, emcee, puppeteer, and magician — Harry and his monster friends are always the life of the party. Harry and Good News Gus has received accolades from both party-goers and professional groups alike. With young and old, Harry's high-energy interactive...
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Saturday
10/12
2024
2:00 pm

Charles J. Shuttleworth

Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Charles Shuttleworth is senior editor of Sal Paradise Press. He is the editor of Desolation Peak, published in 2022; he served as co-editor with Paul Maher, Jr. on Self-Portrait, which came out in July; and he is the editor of...
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Wednesday
10/23
2024
6:30 pm

Admiral Michael Gilday

UMass Lowell Comley-Lane Theatre
A native of Lowell, Mass., Gilday served as the 32nd Chief of Naval Operations from August 22, 2019, through August 17, 2023. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Gilday held staff assignments with the Bureau of Naval Personnel; staff...
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Saturday
10/26
2024
2:00 pm

Stephanie Schorow

Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
In July 1891, four intrepid women from Lowell, Massachusetts, set off for an adventure they would remember all their lives. Calling themselves “the Merrie Trippers,” they created a journal of their two-week trip to Great Brewster Island complete with entries,...
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Sunday
11/3
2024
2:00 pm

Sothea Chiemruom

Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Sothea Chimruom is the Executive Director of the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association (CMAA) on School Street in Lowell. His lecture will focus on the CMAA’s programming to commemorate the anniversary of the Cambodian genocide. Beginning in the early 1980s, thousands...
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Thursday
1/16
2025
6:00 pm

Jeff Belanger

Pollard Library
Jeff Belanger is one of the most visible and prolific researchers of folklore and legends today. A natural storyteller, he’s the award-winning, Emmy-nominated host, writer, and producer of the New England Legends series on PBS and Amazon Prime, and is...
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Tuesday
2/25
2025
6:00 pm

Yale Whiffenpoofs

UMass Lowell Comley-Lane Theatre
Every year, 14 senior Yale students are selected to be in the Whiffenpoofs, the world’s oldest and best-known collegiate a cappella group. Founded in 1909, the “Whiffs” began as a senior quartet that met weekly at Mory’s Temple Bar. Today,...
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Wednesday
3/26
2025
6:00 pm

Jonathan Shirland

Whistler House Museum of Art
In a lecture themed “Dynamics of Movement and Dwelling: Whistler’s Sense of Home,” Shirland explores various aspects of James McNeil Whistler’s life and art through various meanings of a “home” (residence, environment, country, household, birthplace, etc.). Shirland’s lecture will be...
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Wednesday
4/30
2025
6:00 pm

Ed Davis

Donahue Family Academic Arts Center
Edward F. Davis served as the Police Commissioner of the City of Boston from Dec. 2006 until Oct. 2013. He led the highly successful response to the Boston Marathon bombing. Prior to that, Davis was the Superintendent of the Lowell...
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Thursday
5/15
2025
6:00 pm

Nora Neale

Pollard Library
Nora Neale is a beekeeper from Topsfield, Mass., a member of the Essex County Beekeeper's Association, and a familiar face from the bee building at the Topsfield Fair. Geared toward elementary and middle school students, the interactive presentation will include...
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