Events for: 2012-2013
Past Events: 2012-2013
Thursday
4/25
2013
7:00 pm
Deborah Greenslit “Lessons Learned the Hard Way”

Sunday
4/21
2013
2:00 pm
Richard A. Hesse “The Founding Fathers: What Were They Thinking”

Sunday
4/7
2013
2:00 pm
Dana Benner “Native People and the Whaling Industry”
The late 1700s to to the mid-1800s were the golden age of whaling, with New England being the hub for the whaling fleet. These sailing ships needed crews and who better to serve than the Native people of New England. In this talk we will discuss what it took to be a crew member on one of these ships and look at why Native American men took these jobs, jobs that many people wouldn't even think about taking.
Thursday
3/14
2013
7:00 pm
Sally Matson “Margaret Bourke-White, Courageous Photographer”

Thursday
11/29
2012
7:00 pm
Steve Edington “Bring Your Own God: The Spirituality of Woody Guthrie”

Wednesday
11/28
2012
7:00 pm
“ROLL ON COLUMBIA” – A Woody Guthrie Film & Music Tribute

Monday
11/19
2012
12:00 pm
Michael Klare “The Global Scramble for Resources”

Thursday
11/15
2012
7:00 pm
“Remembering Peter Stamas: A Celebration of Community and Service”
An evening remembering Lowell educator and community leader Peter Stamas. Throughout his life, Peter S. Stamas was known as a man with many hats. Through his many varied roles as an educator and community leader, the former LHS headmaster and co-founder of both the Human Services Corporation and the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, lived a life dedicated to helping others, especially in his hometown. This November, ten years after his passing, Peter’s family, friends, colleagues and other interested Lowellians will join together to remember a man who truly set an example that celebrated both community and service in Lowell.
The evening’s program will consist of several segments including speakers, panels, and a brief film, related to Peter’s work in the Lowell Public Schools, the Model Cities program, the Human Services Corporation, the Greater Lowell Community Foundation and other community initiatives.. Co-sponsored by the Hellenic Heritage and Culture Society and the Lowell Heritage Partnership.
Sunday
11/4
2012
2:00 pm
Ernest Hebert “How the Great Gatsby Demeans Working People”

Sunday
10/28
2012
2:00 pm
Hardy Green “The Company Town”

Thursday
10/25
2012
7:00 pm
Christopher Daley “Haunted History of New England”

Monday
10/22
2012
12:00 pm
“Picking the President: Panel Discussion”
Coordinated by the UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion, a panel of experts headed by Paul Jorgensen, Fellow, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University and Assistant Professor, will discuss and debate issues from the upcoming presidential election.
This program is the second of three “Lunchtime Lectures at the Inn & Conference Center.” The Lunchtime Lectures are co-sponsored by the Parker Lecture Committee and UMass Lowell Center for Arts and Ideas, with support from Prof. Bill Mass of the UMass Lowell Center for Industrial Competitiveness, Middlesex Community College and the Cultural Organization of Lowell. Free and open to the public, the program begins at 11:45 a.m. with a light buffet lunch. Reservations are required (limited to 100 people). To reserve a seat, contact artsandideas@uml.edu. Or call978-934-3107
Sunday
10/21
2012
2:00 pm
James Redfearn “The Rising at Roxbury Crossing”

Saturday
10/13
2012
2:00 pm
George Wallace “Visionary Voices: “Visionary Voices–A Celebration of the Connections of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, John Steinbeck, and Walt Whitman.”

Thursday
9/27
2012
7:00 pm
Michael Charney “Chasing Glenn Beck”

Monday
9/24
2012
12:00 pm
Catherine Tumber “Small, Gritty, and Green”

Thursday
9/20
2012
7:00 pm
Tom Toohey “Irish Genealogy 101”
Come along for an animated explanation of the classic six steps to find your ancestral Irish home. Tom Toohey’s parents were great storytellers. When they passed away he published their stories in a two-volume book entitled Images of Other Lives. In the 1990’s Tom began to study genealogy in a more serious way. He became interested in learning about the lives of his grandfathers who came from Ireland. Let Tom get you started down this fascinating road of discovery.
Thursday
8/9
2012
11:00 am
“Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem”
