Monthly Archives: March 2009

The 2nd Annual Lowell Film Festival

Posted on March 31, 2009 by ldna | Leave a comment

“Food, Fair Trade and the Global Economy”

Friday – Sunday

April 3 – 5, 2009

Full Schedule is here: http://www.lowellfilms.org/schedule.html

Read Boston Globe article:

http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2009/03/29/no_run_of_the_mill_festival/

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JAZZ NIGHT

Posted on March 28, 2009 by ldna | Leave a comment

Smooth Jazz at Tabocas Steak House

Stanley Swann’s Lowell’s Third Saturday Night’s Smooth Jazz features vocalist and spoken word artist Valerie Stephens, with Frank Wilkins, piano, David Eure, violin, Daniel Day, bass, and Stanley Swann, drums.

Tabocas Steak House. 26 Andover St., Lowell, Sat., March 28, 7:30-11:30 pm. Cover is $10. For more information visit www.tabocassteakhouse.com or www.myspace.com/stanleycswanniii

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IMAGE THEATER

Posted on March 28, 2009 by ldna | Leave a comment

A “New” Western with a New Attitude

The Image Theater presents “The Straight Line” by Jerry Bisantz, directed by Andrew Wetmore, starring April Dufresne, Peter Saati, Richard Sherburne, John Carozza, Bob Stachell and Jennifer Ehlert. “Sometimes when a man turns 50 he gets a little crazy.”
Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Runs May 1,2,8,9 at 8pm, The Old Court Pub, 31 Central St., Lowell. Call 978-441-0102 or go to www.Imagetheater.com

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Lowell on Discovery Channel

Posted on March 24, 2009 by ldna | 1 comment

The Discovery Channel Showcases Winterfest’s Ever-Popular
Human Dogsled Competition!
Tuesday, March 24
10 – 11PM
The Discovery Channel
(Comcast channel 39)
Tune in to the Discovery Channel’s Wreckreation Nation with Steve Mordal and watch Steve experience the one and only National Human Dogsled Championship! This Winterfest tradition brought Steve to the City of Lowell to go head-to-head with over 30 other human dogsled teams to compete for the title of “top dog!”

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March LDNA Meeting

Posted on March 16, 2009 by ldna | Leave a comment

Monday, March 23rd, 7PM
at The Revolving Museum
corner of Shatuuck & Middle Sts.

AGENDA
7:00 – Suzzanne Cromwell – 2nd Annual Lowell Film Festival
7:05 – Chief Lavallee, LPD – “Positive Ticketing” Program
7:15 – Bernie Lynch, City Manager – Budget Issues

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UML COMMUNITY DISCUSSION SERIES

Posted on March 14, 2009 by ldna | 1 comment

COMMUNITY DISCUSSION SERIES AT UML

Six Tuesday Evenings, from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Coburn Hall, Room 205 (2nd Floor)
(On the corner of Broadway and Wilder Streets, on UMass/ Lowell’s South Campus)

Tuesday, March 24 – Karon Bergeron, Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce
“Downtown Businesses and Student Involvement”

Tuesday, March 31 – Victoria Fahlberg, ONE Lowell
“Minority Representation and the Voting System”

Tuesday, April 7 – Lynnda Ignacio & Paul Belley, Pawtucketville Citizen Council
“Preventing the Threat of Local Flooding”
(two presentations)
Christine Tabak, Merrimack River Watershed Council
“Developing Public Awareness about Water Quality”

Tuesday, April 21 – Elaine Pantano, Riverside Community Council
“How Can We Create a Trash-Free Neighborhood?”

Tuesday, April 28 – Taya Dixon Mullane, Lower Highlands Neighborhood Group
“Building Neighborhood Participation and Trust”

Tuesday, May 5 – Diane Waddell, Living Waters Ministry of Hope
“Helping the Homeless outside the Shelters”

Our discussion format: All presenters will describe a specific community problem dealing with their topic. Written problem statements will be available ahead of time on request. At the discussion sessions, the emphasis will be on generating the best practical responses to that problem from audience members.

All are welcome to attend and contribute their ideas. Please spread the word!

For questions, or further information, please contact Dr. Bill Berkowitz, Dept. of Psychology, UMass/Lowell, (978) 934-3655, Bill_Berkowitz@uml.edu.

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