Events for: 2017-2018
Past Events: 2017-2018
Tuesday
3/27
2018
11:45 am
Gururaj” Desh” Deshpande – “The Power of Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century”

Tuesday
3/20
2018
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 to spend $50 per year to establish an Irish-only school in the Acre, while the remaining parts of town were divided into district schools. Following a viewing of the Tsongas Industrial History Center’s new short film about this historic debate, “A School for Kids Like Me,” historian Gray Fitzsimons will discuss the factors that shaped Lowell’s early school system, including the segregation of Irish students. UMass Lowell professor Patricia Fontaine will provide insight on the city’s current actions to provide a holistic, inclusive education for immigrant students. RSVP by email to: TIHC@UML.edu.
Sunday
3/4
2018
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, and betrayal by their allies. Their friendship lasted fifty-one years, and, as Susan once wrote they were “busy through every one of them stirring up the world to recognize the rights of women.” They didn’t always agree, and, at times, they were at odds. Nevertheless, Elizabeth once wrote, “Nothing that Susan could say or do could break my friendship with her and I know nothing could uproot her affection for me.”
Thursday
11/16
2017
7:00 pm
Alex Beam – “American Crucifixion: The Murder of Joseph Smith and the Fate of the Mormon Church”

Tuesday
11/14
2017
6:30 pm
“Hummus the Movie”

Sunday
11/12
2017
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 was especially difficult. The history of the telephone is a fascinating story that spans from Boston to California and beyond. The museum features a collection of over 1000 artifacts, and has made the New Hampshire Telephone Museum one of the must-see attractions in the state, as well as an important educational resource.
Dr. Moses Greeley Parker, who established this lecture series, made a small but critical contribution to the formation of our nation’s phone system. Memhed Ali and Richard Howe will fill you in with all the details of Dr. Parker’s life and work.
Saturday
11/4
2017
11:00 am
Astrida Schaeffer – “The Sexual Politics of Women’s Fashion in the 19th Century”

Sunday
10/29
2017
2:00 pm
Tony Connors – “Paul Moodys Lowell Accomplishments”

Thursday
10/26
2017
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 commission in Venice and as an established, yet lonely, legend in his 60’s.
Stephen Collins currently performs nine one-man shows and has been met with rave reviews for over a decade. Mr. Collins’ performances deliver not just the poetry and plays, but he also brings the poets and playwrights to life on the stage. The shows convey an understanding of the impact and the reactions of the characters to their respective times, giving the audience not just a performance, but an experience.
Tuesday
10/24
2017
7:00 pm
J.W. OCKER – “Odd Things I’ve Seen…in Massachusetts”

Thursday
10/19
2017
7:00 pm
John Gfroerer – “Television: The Art and Ethics of Manipulation”

Saturday
10/7
2017
2:00 pm
John Leland – “Why Kerouac Matters”

Tuesday
9/26
2017
6:30 pm
Judith Black – “The Rabble Rouser, Mother Jones” and “Rosie the Riveter”

Thursday
9/21
2017
7:00 pm
Nina Sankovitch – “The Lowells of Massachusetts: An American Family”

Tuesday
9/12
2017
7:00 pm
Jeffrey R. Wilson – “Shakespeare and Trump” on Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory

Wednesday
8/9
2017
11:00 am
Ben Rudnick and Friends

Thursday
8/3
2017
11:00 am
Stacey Peasley
