Monday, July 21 First Friends Story Time: 10:15 a.m.; Townsend Public Library, 12 Dudley Road. Join Miss Karen for a relaxed story time for infants and toddlers. Preschool Story Time: 10:30 a.m.; Hazen Memorial Library, 3 Keady Way, Shirley. Read books, do activities, and make a craft; ages 3-5. Yo-Yo’s Music and More: 11 a.m.; Stevens Memorial […]
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Lowell Folk Festival gets ready to party
LOWELL — Excitement is building for the 38th annual Lowell Folk Festival that opens in just 12 days. The longest-running and second-largest free folk festival opens Friday, July 25 at 6:15 p.m., with the traditional Parade of Flags, and runs through Sunday, July 27.
Cowabunga Splash Park to celebrate grand opening Thursday
The Cowabunga Splash Park — a new feature at Davis Farmland that claims to be the largest zero-depth splash park in America — will be celebrating a grand opening Thursday morning at the Sterling park. Spanning an area equivalent to 36 full-size pickleball courts, the Cowabunga Splash Park is packed with exhilarating water features and […]
‘Good Vibrations’ as The Beach Boys and John Stamos rock out for MCC Celebrity Forum
LOWELL — The Lowell Memorial Auditorium was rocking Tuesday night as legendary rock band The Beach Boys and longtime friend of the band John Stamos performed for the annual Middlesex Community College Celebrity Forum.
Fun Family Improv on Friday night at Stratton Players
FITCHBURG – If you love “acting up,” take part an exciting new performance event: “Fun Family Improv” presented by Stratton Players at Guild Hall, Christ Church, 569 Main St. Fitchburg on Friday, May 9, from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. “We’ll have fun with costume pieces, props, and making up crazy characters,” says instructor Sally […]
Eye on Art: FAM honors Spanish speakers and their dreams in new public art exhibit
The inaugural installation of public art on the Fitchburg Art Museum’s façade is up and eliciting positive comments. Cuban American artist and educator Gabriel Sosa considers the stories of Spanish-speaking residents in Central Massachusetts, contemporary visual culture in downtown Fitchburg, and the complexities of the American Dream. Entitled “La bodega de mis sueños (The bodega of […]
