Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council

Live Greek & Middle Eastern Music and Bellydancing
2024-04-20 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-04-27 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-05-04 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-05-11 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-05-18 20:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Athenian Corner Restaurant, 207 Market Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Live music and dancing featuring the Athenian Corner Ensemble

Far Past War
2024-04-21 15:00 - 17:00 | Groton Hill Music Center, Groton Hill Music Center, 122 Old Ayer Rd, Groton, MA, 01450, United States
On Sunday, April 21, at 3:00 PM, prepare to be transported into a world of sublime beauty and musical mastery at the gorgeous Groton Hill Music Center. The Nashoba Valley Chorale, led by Conductor and Music Director Anne Watson-Born, proudly presents a captivating evening of classical gems, headlined by the New England premiere of Augusta Read Thomas’s contemporary masterpiece, “Far Past War.”
Featured Performers:
Nashoba Valley Chorale: Anne Watson-Born, Conductor and Music Director
Baritone Soloist: Christòpheren Nomura
Soprano Soloist: Brianna J Robinson
Tenor Soloist: Fred C. VanNess, Jr.
Musicians from the Vista Philharmonic Orchestra
Program Highlights:
Dona Nobis Pacem by Vaughan Williams: A timeless masterpiece, promising an unforgettable auditory experience.
Far Past War by Augusta Read Thomas (New England Premiere): A lyrical choral piece featuring poetry by local resident Cammy Thomas, sister to the composer. The performance will include a live reading by Cammy Thomas and a message from Augusta Read Thomas.
I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes by Adolphus Hailstork: Moving from despair to hope, Hailstork’s composition draws inspiration from African-American spirituals, resonating with powerful psalms.

The Porch on Windy Hill
2024-04-21 19:00 | Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, 50 E Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Written by Sherry Stregack Lutken, Lisa Helmi Johanson, Morgan Morse and David M. Lutken
Conceived and Directed by Sherry Stregack Lutken
A bi-racial Korean classical violinist, Mira, and her music history grad-student boyfriend, Beck, escape months of Covid-isolation to the mountains of North Carolina. Their journey takes a surprising turn when they meet Edgar, and Mira faces a flood of memory, pain, hope, and discovery that follows. A moving, modern American play about family- with enough music for a real ‘hoot ‘n’ holler’ as the cast- Lisa Helmi Johanson, Morgan Morse, and David Lutken perform a dozen traditional and bluegrass gems. The quintessentially American melodies running through The Porch on Windy Hill illuminate a young woman’s complex, contemporary tale of healing.

The Town and City Festival 2024
2024-04-26 - 2024-04-27 | MA
THE TOWN AND THE CITY FESTIVAL 2024
DATES ANNOUNCED!
APRIL 26TH & APRIL 27TH, 2024

Pop Up Sculpture Show, Celebrating International Sculpture Day!
2024-04-27 10:00 - 15:00 | All Arts League Of Lowell, 307 Market Street, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Join us for a garden party and sculpture show at Arts League of Lowell’s Gates Block Garden. View sculptures by local artists and enjoy cookies and lemonade; free for all! Hours are 10 am to 3 PM, and the garden is located at307 Market St. Lowell.

Open Mic Night
2024-05-03 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-05-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Mill No. 5, Mill No. 5, 250 Jackson St, Lowell, MA, United States
Open Mic night is back! Every first and third Friday, come share your music! Express yourself! Grab a drink, enjoy some food & support your local arts community!!

Fife and Drum Weekend
2024-05-04 05:00 - 2024-05-05 16:00 | Lexington Battle Green, 1625 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington, 02420, United States
Attend the 22nd Annual Lexington Tattoo and Muster
Tattoo: Friday, May 3, 6:30 pm on the Lexington Battle Green (1625 Massachusetts Ave.). Free outdoor evening performance of fife and drum music at the scene of the first skirmish in the Revolutionary War. Hosted by the William Diamond Junior Fife & Drum Corps of Lexington and featuring corps including the Kentish Guards, one of the oldest fife and drum corps in the US, and the Middlesex County Volunteers Fife & Drum Corps.
Muster: Saturday, May 4, 12:00-5:00 pm at Hastings Park in Lexington (corner of Massachusetts Ave. and Worthen Rd.). Free outdoor afternoon of music, history and entertainment by two dozen fife and drum corps representing different eras, particularly the Revolution, hosted by the William Diamond Junior Fife & Drum Corps of Lexington. Free parking; walking distance from Lexington’s historic Battle Green, Visitors Center and historic houses.

Surface Tension | May 1-26, 2024 | Loading Dock Gallery
2024-05-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, United States
This May, Loading Dock Gallery presents Surface Tension, a show of mixed media art by Margarita Krylova and Fernando Fula. Surface Tension features collaborative and individual works which explore universal dichotomies: harmony and chaos; unity and division; beauty and decay.
Krylova and Fula each cultivate a personal vision and style. Fula’s work is surreal, clean, and crisp. Krylova delves into a world of organized chaos. What unfolds when their artistic universes converge? For Surface Tension they created a series of collaborative work, switching pieces in progress, responding to each other’s progress by weaving and collaging elements together. Surface Tension also features pieces by each artist. Together, the work in Surface Tension is a study of the inherent tensions of human existence.
Surface Tension runs May 1 – May 26, 2024 at Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, noon-5:30pm, Wednesday-Saturday, until 4pm Sunday. Reception 3-5pm, Saturday, May 4, 2024, 3-5pm, as part of Western Avenue Studios’ monthly Open Studios event. More at www.theloadingdockgallery.com.
Loading Dock Gallery is part of Loading Dock Arts, Inc., a 501c3.

Spiritus/Virgil's Dance
2024-05-08 19:00, 2024-05-09 19:00, 2024-05-10 19:00, 2024-05-11 19:00, 2024-05-12 19:00, 2024-05-13 19:00, 2024-05-14 19:00, 2024-05-15 19:00 and 6 more dates | Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, 50 E Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Written and performed by Dael Orlandersmith
Directed by Neel Keller
In this exploration of the realities of death through the eyes of a watchful and troubled individual, we meet Virgil — a kid who used to hang out in cemeteries with friends. As an adult, Virgil wonders: what does it mean to live a fulfilled life? Spiritus/Virgil’s Dance is an extraordinary meditation on finding purpose in the midst of the ordinariness of daily life.

Lecture: The History of Phototypesetting and How It Changed the Face of Type
2024-05-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, 01832, United States
The explosion in typefaces began in the 1970s as phototypesetting replaced hot metal. Today there are over one million typefaces! Learn the full story in this font-astic presentation at the Museum of Printing, Haverhill, MA.

Points of Light Cultural Celebration
2024-05-11 17:00 - 22:00 | Ecumenical Plaza, Ecumenical Plaza, Western Canal, Lowell, MA, 01854, United States
Points of Light is a spring celebration of unity and renewal that brings together the food, music, and traditions of Lowell’s diverse cultures. The centerpiece of the night is a special ceremony in which participants personalize water lanterns that will be released onto the Western Canal, creating hundreds of floating points of light.
Performances will include dance, music, and spoken word from local artists. xTine and the Intents will headline the festival.

A Gropius House Musical Soiree with Kemp Harris
2024-05-19 17:30 - 19:00 | Gropius House, 68 Baker Bridge Road, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Celebrate Walter Gropius’s May birthday with a musical event with celebrated artist Kemp Harris.
Kemp Harris defies categorization. He is an actor, activist, author, storyteller, educator, singer and songwriter, a master weaver of American musical styles. Kemp has shared stages with artists such as Koko Taylor, Gil Scott-Heron, and Taj Mahal. Kemp’s most recent album, Edenton, is a modern blues journey that fuses the personal and the political, the sacred and the profane, to haunting effect.
https://www.kempharris.band/
This fundraising event supports the ongoing preservation and education mission of
Historic New England’s modern movement architectural icon and museum – the 1938 Gropius family home in Lincoln MA.
