Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council

Native Gardens By Karen Zacarías Directed by Giovanna Sardelli
2023-02-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-06 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-07 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-08 19:00 - 21:00 UTC and 2 more dates | Merrimack Repertory Theatre, 50 E Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Good fences make good neighbors . . . right?

A millennial, Latinx couple moves in next door to a white, baby boomer couple in Karen Zacarías’ topical new comedy. After some good-natured ribbing over gardening styles–traditional designs versus the eco-friendlier native plants–the couples find themselves at odds over an unexpected property line dispute. A dispute that explodes into a host of verbal jabs and blows over race, culture, privilege, and the meaning of neighborly behavior.

Letters From Home
2023-02-01 19:00 - 2023-02-19 21:00, 2023-02-02 19:00 - 2023-02-20 21:00, 2023-02-03 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-02-04 16:00 - 18:00, 2023-02-04 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-02-05 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, 50 E Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
EAST COAST PREMIERE: With humor, passion, and a touch of Shakespeare, Kalean Ung weaves together her Cambodian family’s refugee story with her own as a bi-racial, second-generation American. Inspired by family member’s letters sent to her father from refugee camps after the Cambodian genocide, Letters from Home unearths the myths and mysteries of her family’s past as a ritual for intergenerational healing.

Kid's Clay Hand-building Workshop- Animal Mugs
2023-02-04 10:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | 115 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Create a fun animal mug for your favorite drink.

Company Meeting: New Works by Robb Sandagata
2023-02-04 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Storage Closet Gallery, 160 Western Avenue Lofts, Second Floor, Lowell, MA, 01851, United States
ATTENTION ALL STAFF:
Stop your Tik Tok/Instagram doom scrolling and report for this month’s MANDATORY COMPANY MEETING, in which we will discuss:
grotesque narrative artworks inspired by 3 years of mostly working from home- virtual meetings, toxic politics, impending doom, protests, illness (both viral and chronic genetic issues), collapsing ethics and morality, and grasping for love and hope amidst chaos.
Company Meeting combines paintings and drawings created during the great upheaval of the 2020s. Grotesque, cartoonish figures twist, explode, and bend backwards into psychedelic eruptions of color, pattern, and detail. Sandagata’s works critique and question, melding elements of pop culture, 80s comics, countercultural movements, punk, heavy metal, chronic illness, politics and contemporary art into a visual riot.
Robb Sandagata was born in New Haven, CT and has lived in New York, Arizona, and Massachusetts. Significant influences, in roughly chronological order, include: cartoons, comic books, Dungeons & Dragons, “Alternative” music, punk rock, theater, competitive debate, mid-90s Hardcore, and band t-shirts. He lives and works in Lowell, Massachusetts.
www.instagram.com/storageclosetgallery

Image Credits:
Adele-Borg V.7, 2022. Ink and Marker on Bristol
Nope, 2022. Ink and Marker on Bristol
You Can’t Cancel Freedom, 2021. Acrylic on found wood

Everyday Engineering: Pop-Up Valentines
2023-02-04 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Roses are red. Violets are blue. Join us and make a pop-up card or two! Use some simple paper engineering and your creativity to make one-of-a-kind Valentines to share with family and friends.

Concert-The Chariot Jubilee
2023-02-04 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Acton Congregational Church, Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Rd, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Thrill at the sounds of the Nashoba Valley Chorale, conducted by Anne Watson Born in a musical program highlighting works by diversity composers.
Featured composers include Nathaniel Dett, Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia, Adolphus Hailstork, and Zanaida Robles in remarkable music spanning centuries Guaranteed tickets online only at nashobachorale.org. Limited availability at the door. Thank you to the Mass Cultural Council for sponsorship.
For more information, or to explore joining the chorale next season, contact 978-540-5022.

The Chariot Jubilee-free or pay what you wish
2023-02-05 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Groton Dunstable Performing Arts Center, Groton Dunstable Performing Arts Center, 344 Main St, Groton, MA, 01720, United States
Enjoy a special live musical event with the Nashoba Valley Chorale, conducted by Anne Watson Born.
We’ll take a journey through the centuries focusing on works by diversity composers, including Nathaniel Dett, Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia, Adolphus Hailstork, Zanaida Robles, and more.
Be among the first in our area to hear these wonderful pieces by marvelous composers, previously under-performed. Bring the whole family to this afternoon event.
Thank you to the Mass Cultural Council for supporting this event.
