Labor Day is early this year, and it means the end of summer and back to school. But although it’s the official “end of summer,” there are still warm days ahead, all things pumpkin in the stores and coffee shops and the annual Kinetic Sculpture Race, Lowell’s own quirky STEAM extravaganza. The Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race (LKSR) is an annual STEAM event held on the third Saturday of every September in Lowell. This year’s event is on Sept. 20. It starts in the morning with a look-see of all the “sculptures” and lasts most of the day as they run […]
Opinion
Stages: Katie Do is first recipient of MRT’s Chau Playwriting Fellowship
Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) proudly announces Katie Do as the inaugural recipient of the Sokhary Chau Playwriting Fellowship for her new play, “love you long time (already).” Named in honor of Sokhary Chau, the first Cambodian American mayor in the United States, the Chau Fellowship seeks to uplift and nurture original narratives that center on the Southeast Asian experience. The fellowship is open to U.S.-based playwrights who self-identify as Southeast Asian, as defined by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Lowell is home to the second-largest Cambodian population […]
Family Recipe Box: Asian ice cream is beyond cool
There used to be vanilla ice cream – then in quick succession, chocolate, strawberry, and coffee flavors were added. Then Steve’s Ice Cream in Cambridge started “mixing in” candies, crumbled cookies and chocolates around the same time that frozen yogurt hit the scene, and if none of these pleases you, by all means get over […]
Eye on Art: Visit a museum and beat the melancholy of August
The August doldrums are here. You know what we mean when there’s a snap in the morning air and back to school shopping is at the top of your to-do list. But don’t worry since there’s more warm days ahead and lots to see and do at local museums and galleries before we think about hunkering down. At the Concord Museum don’t miss your last chance to see “Whose Revolution” and experience the years leading up to the Revolutionary War. This special exhibition, on through Sept. 1, offers a fresh, inclusive perspective on this pivotal moment in American history, centering […]
Eye on Art: Frazier brings Lowell to life in ALL Gallery show
A dramatic exhibit of new artwork by Gillian Frazier, reflecting Lowell in all its gritty beauty, is on view through Aug. 24 in ALL’s Greenwald Gallery, 307 Market Street. Frazier, a 24-year resident of the Mill City, captures Lowell cityscapes in her artwork and says it all in her artist’s statement for “Lowell Reflected.” “I see rivers — flowing, rising, calming — mirroring the lives that move beside them. I see brick buildings in red, orange, and blue — weathered walls that have held generations of labor, silence, creativity. I see smokestacks cutting into the sky, roads folding, memories. I […]
Editorial: Top execs’ firing first step in reckless Market Basket coup
And so, the purge begins. That’s the only way to describe the firing of the two top executives of Market Basket CEO Arthur T. Demoulas’ leadership team. The two veteran employees, Joe Schmidt, director of operations, and Tom Gordon, the chain’s top grocery supervisor, who have a combined 89 years of service to the company, […]
