Author Archive
Tuesday
Sep
25
12:00 pm
Gina McCarthy “Environmental Protection, Health Equity and Impact Investing for a Sustainable Future”
Gina McCarthy has been a leading advocate for common sense strategies to protect public health and the environment for more than 30 years. She served under President Barack Obama as the 13th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 2013–2017. Gina is currently Professor of...
Thursday
Sep
13
7:00 pm
Cheryl Hamilton “Lessons from Lewiston, Maine: A Refugee Story”
In 2002, Lewiston, Maine garnered national attention when more than 2,500 Somali migrants chose to make the city their home. The unexpected migration changed the city forever, and the lives of many local residents, including Cheryl Hamilton. As the manager...
Saturday
Sep
8
11:00 am
Matt W. Miller “The Wounded for the Water”
Born and raised in Lowell, award-winning author Matt W. Miller will share his newly published collection of poetry, The Wounded for the Water. “In these lyrical meditations, we are witness to our own drowning in family and history, in politics...
Thursday
Aug
16
11:00 am
The Stupendous Mr. MagicHead
Appearing (and disappearing) to rave reviews, Mr. Magichead has achieved master status among kid's entertainers. With a wild & wacky magic show narrowly aimed at ages 4-9 combining physical comedy, and quickly-paced fresh original trickery, this children's magician bringing laughter...
Wednesday
Aug
8
11:00 am
Benkadi & Drum Dance
Benkadi (which means "Coming Together Sweetly" in the Bamanankan language of Mali) is an eclectic group of artists and educators dedicated to performing and teaching African dance and musical forms. Their presence and energy are truly engaging. So, come ready...
Tuesday
Mar
27
11:45 am
Gururaj” Desh” Deshpande – “The Power of Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century”
Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande is a Trustee of Deshpande Foundation along with his wife Jaishree. Desh is the President and Chairman of Sparta Group LLC, a family investment office and is also the Chairman of Tejas Networks. Dr. Deshpande has pursued...
Tuesday
Mar
20
7:00 pm
Dr. Gray Fitzsimons, Dr. Patricia Fontaine, and Kristin Gallas – “Immigrants, Refugees, and the Quest for Equality of Education: Lowell’s Separate Irish School System and Its Legacy”
In 1830, Lowell’s school committee faced a difficult decision in light of the growing nativist and common school movements in the United States - whether to establish equity in public education as their community became more culturally diverse. They voted...
Sunday
Mar
4
2:00 pm
Penny Colman – “Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: A Friendship That Changed the World”
An intimate portrait of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a controversial thinker, and Susan B. Anthony, an indefatigable organizer, whose legendary friendship fueled and sustained the nineteenth-century fight for women’s rights. They waged this fight despite entrenched opposition, daunting conditions, scandalous entanglements,...
Thursday
Nov
16
7:00 pm
Alex Beam – “American Crucifixion: The Murder of Joseph Smith and the Fate of the Mormon Church”
Their founder was Joseph Smith. In the 1820s, Smith began to “translate,” from tablets he kept wrapped in a tablecloth, a series of visions that became the Book of Mormon, a turgid sci-fi novel that nonetheless managed to sway a...
Tuesday
Nov
14
6:30 pm
“Hummus the Movie”
In partnership with the Lowell Film Collaborative, come and enjoy an eclectic, touching film about Hummus. Secret recipes, a Guinness World Record and the power of Hummus to bring Muslims, Christians and Jews together - in the Middle East, America...
Sunday
Nov
12
2:00 pm
Laura French, Mehmed Ali, and Richard Howe – “The New Hampshire Telephone Museum and the Contributions of Dr. Moses Greeley Parker”
It has been said that no means of communication have altered or revolutionized the lives of humankind more than that of the telephone. For most of human history, anything other than a face-to-face conversation was considered long-distance and long-distance communication...
Saturday
Nov
4
11:00 am
Astrida Schaeffer – “The Sexual Politics of Women’s Fashion in the 19th Century”
In our contemporary world of stretchy fabrics and loosely cut clothes, the idea of wearing corsets, hoops, bustles, and hip pads, seems uncomfortable and restrictive. Old photos of tiny waists and tight fitting dresses in museum exhibits look so extreme...
Sunday
Oct
29
2:00 pm
Tony Connors – “Paul Moodys Lowell Accomplishments”
Co-Sponsored by The Lowell Historical Society. This lecture traces Paul Moody’s career from his early life in Newbury and Amesbury to his years of remarkable inventiveness at the Boston Manufacturing Company at Waltham, and finally his vital role in the...
Thursday
Oct
26
7:00 pm
Stephen Collins – “Butterfly”
Butterfly is about James McNeil Whistler (1834-1903), the volatile American artist who battled (mostly in Victorian England) for personal expression in the arts; Butterfly presents Whistler at two phases in his life: as a bankrupt artist in his 40’s on...
Tuesday
Oct
24
7:00 pm
J.W. OCKER – “Odd Things I’ve Seen…in Massachusetts”
Massachusetts is a state full of oddity, from witch markers and pirate caves to medieval castles and ghost towns to macabre medical museums and books bound in human skin, all of it worth a visit if you’ve got a tank...
Thursday
Oct
19
7:00 pm
John Gfroerer – “Television: The Art and Ethics of Manipulation”
John Gfroerer explores the power of television as a communication medium and the ethical implications of manipulating the viewer by means of the choices made behind the camera through the final editing process. By examining the artistic techniques used to...
Saturday
Oct
7
2:00 pm
John Leland – “Why Kerouac Matters”
Part of Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Festival. Legions of youthful Americans have taken On the Road as a manifesto for rebellion and an inspiration to hit the road. But there is much more to the book than that. In Why Kerouac...
Tuesday
Sep
26
6:30 pm
Judith Black – “The Rabble Rouser, Mother Jones” and “Rosie the Riveter”
In two first-person presentations, professional storyteller Judith Black interprets Mother Jones and Rosie the Riveter. Mary Harris Jones. “Mother Jones,” was born in 1830. Her life as an agitator, organizer, and advocate of the working man raised the consciousness of...
Thursday
Sep
21
7:00 pm
Nina Sankovitch – “The Lowells of Massachusetts: An American Family”
The Lowells of Massachusetts were a remarkable family. They were settlers in the New World in the 1600s, revolutionaries creating a new nation in the 1700s, merchants and manufacturers building prosperity in the 1800s, and scientists and artists flourishing in...
Tuesday
Sep
12
7:00 pm
Jeffrey R. Wilson – “Shakespeare and Trump” on Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory
Jeffrey R. Wilson, is a Preceptor in Expository Writing at Harvard University, will discuss the election of Donald Trump, its impact on the intellectual climate, and some of the ways in which Shakespeare was used in the coverage of the...
Wednesday
Aug
9
11:00 am
Ben Rudnick and Friends
Sophisticated melodies, precise instrumentation and witty lyrics that will delight the whole family! The award winning Ben Rudnick and Friends acoustic band is known for its family friendly music featuring instantly hum-able original songs and fun spins on well-known traditional...
Thursday
Aug
3
11:00 am
Stacey Peasley
Stacey and her band play original music that engages every child. A teacher for ten years, Stacey is thrilled to combine her love of children and music into a lively act that engages kids and creates memorable and fun sing-along...
Wednesday
Apr
12
11:45 am
Dan Rea – “Media, Politics and the Law”
Dan Rea, a veteran Boston television journalist is the Host of NightSide on WBZ News Radio 1030 every weeknight from 8:00pm to midnight. NightSide focuses on a wide variety of issues, political, economic and social. Rea believes that talk radio...
Saturday
Apr
8
1:00 pm
Tom Ricardi – “Birds of Prey”
Join wildlife rehabilitator Tom Ricardi for his ever popular presentation on birds of prey. This program is designed for all ages. Tom will share the natural history of these magnificent birds, demonstrate some of their unique behaviors and inspire children...
Sunday
Apr
2
2:00 pm
Margherita Desy – “Celebrating Two Centuries of the Preservation of USS Constitution, America’s Ship of State
A The summer of 2017 will mark the completion of USS Constitution’s dry docking and second 21st century restoration. Join Margherita M. Desy, maritime museum curator and USS Constitution historian, and learn about the U.S. Navy’s 20th and 21st century...
Thursday
Mar
30
11:45 am
Gov. John H. Sununu – “The Quiet Man: The Indispensable Presidency of George H.W. Bush”
John H Sununu was the 75th Governor of New Hampshire and served at White House Chief of Staff to President George H. W. Bush from 1989-1992. After leaving the White House he started JHS Associates, Ltd, an international strategic business...
Saturday
Mar
25
11:00 am
Lynne Zacek Bassett – “Gothic to Goth: Romantic Era Fashion and its Legacy”
The Romantic aesthetic of the 1810 -1860 period embraced the imagination - combining history, nature, religion, and terror into a fascinating mélange expressed in the clothing of the era and influencing fashion design to the present day. The Romantic Movement...
Tuesday
Mar
7
7:00 pm
Judith Black – “Meet Lucy Stone”
In this first-person presentation, professional storyteller Judith Black presents Lucy Stone, the woman many called “the shining star” of the anti-slavery and Woman’s Rights movements. Experience the mid-19th century through the eyes of a Massachusetts woman who dared to speak...
Thursday
Nov
17
7:00 pm
Eric Jay Dolin – “Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse”
For over three hundred years America’s lighthouses have kept countless ships from wrecking, save untold lives, and contributed to the growth and prosperity of our nation. Eric Jay Dolin will give us a guided tour of America’s lighthouses. He will...
Sunday
Nov
13
2:00 pm
Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra
FALL CONCERT Inspiring the greater Lowell community with quality musical performances since 1987, the Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra continues to provide audiences with lively classical and pops music each season. We offer casual, lighthearted concerts, making audiences of all ages comfortable...