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Spring Busker Festival

Downtown Lowell Various Locations, Lowell, MA, United States

Enjoy free live entertainment in downtown Lowell during the Spring Busker Festival! Organized by the City of Lowell through the Office of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, this festival brings together musicians, dancers, aerialists, market vendors, food trucks and more for a day full of exciting entertainment.

Free

Local Author Showcase

lala books lala books, 189 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States

OK all you Halloween fans, you are halfway there! To celebrate, we are gathering speculative fiction writers at the store today to share their work - a great opportunity to find your next good fantastical or spooky read. Meet Greater Lowell authors: - Jaden Farquhar - Amy Roeder & Edward Sears Read - Becky Whitehouse […]

Mill City Melodies

Downtown Lowell Various Locations, Lowell, MA, United States

Jam out to Mill City Melodies on Saturday, May 17th at downtown Lowell restaurants: 12:00-1:00PM - Charles A at Fuse Bistro. 1:00-2:00PM - Justin ‘Jabbo’ Martin at Dragonfly Cafe. 2:00-3:00PM - Market St Bazaar at Worthen. 3:00-4:00PM - African Roots Band of Boston at Sahel Restaurant. 4:00-5:00PM - Liam McCain at Warp and Weft.

Colonial Dance Tunes and Love Songs

Bedford Historical Society 16 South Road, Bedford, United States

Dressed in the clothes of 18th-century itinerant musicians, Deirdre Sweeney and Al Petty will perform an extensive repertoire of historical dance music, as well as marches and laments, including 18th-century tunes such as “Mr. Isaac’s Maggot” and “Jack’s Health.” Their instruments include the flute, penny whistle, recorder, and fife. The music was gathered from manuscripts […]

Free

Happy Accident Broadsides Workshop

Museum of Printing 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, United States

Join letterpress artist Mitch Cohen and Museum of Printing Director Operations Mitch Ahern as they put on a workshop combining experimental letterpress monoprint techniques with printing customized broadsides. This is a unique printing workshop using everyday items to create unique backgrounds — including, but not limited to, bathmats, pool covers and other items. You have […]

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Everyday Engineering: Towering Towers at Discovery Museum

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Engage in some everyday engineering as you construct and create with repurposed and recycled materials. How high can you stack ‘em? The sky's the limit!

Free with admission

Printing Paul Revere

Museum of Printing 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, United States

Andy Volpe will print some of his Paul Revere replica copperplates, including his latest 250th commemorative print project: 3 Promissory Notes (paper money) that Revere secretly engraved & printed for the Massachusetts patriots in May 1775. He plans on having some other prints, plates, tools and other visuals to discuss the work of Revere leading […]

Admission

FULL BLOOM | June 4 – June 29, 2025| Reception on Saturday June 7, 3 – 5 pm | Loading Dock Gallery

Loading Dock Gallery 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, United States

Loading Dock Gallery’s new show, Full Bloom, celebrates flowers, birds, bugs, gardens, and the miracle of small moments captured in artworks by Loading Dock Gallery members and Western Avenue artists. Flowers are a mystery and a delight, metaphors for what is briefly beautiful in our lives. Their glow is an invitation. In summer days lengthen, […]

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