Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council

The Porch on Windy Hill
2024-04-08 19:00, 2024-04-09 19:00, 2024-04-10 19:00, 2024-04-11 19:00, 2024-04-12 19:00, 2024-04-13 19:00, 2024-04-14 19:00, 2024-04-15 19:00 (America/New_York) and 5 more dates | 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.

Spring Garage Sale & Book Sale (Printing Presses Galore & More!)
2024-04-13 10:00 - 16:00 | Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, 01832, United States
At our Spring Garage Sale you’ll find printing presses of all sizes, ancillary equipment to set up your own home print shop, cabinets, ink, sooooo much paper, and type cases (with type). Don’t forget the books! Many books on typography, graphic arts, and printing. All this and more Saturday, April 13th from 10am to 4pm at the Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave., Haverhill, MA.

Live Greek & Middle Eastern Music and Bellydancing
2024-04-13 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-04-20 20:00 - 23:00 | Athenian Corner Restaurant, 207 Market Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Live music and dancing featuring the Athenian Corner Ensemble

Patriots' Day at the Concord Museum
2024-04-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Concord Museum, Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Enjoy free admission to the Museum and visit the immersive April 19, 1775 gallery to see the “One if by land, two if by sea” lantern hung in the North Church to signal Paul Revere on his midnight ride. During your visit, participate in drop-in activities to learn about life and craft in the colonies. Sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation.
Witness the brave Acton Minutemen company in an encampment outside the Museum as they drill with muskets to prepare for battle, cook over a firepit, and demonstrate colonial spinning and sewing. Supported by the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati.
Beware of a Red Coat from the British Army roaming the galleries looking for Provincial rebels. Talk with him about the experiences of the Red Coats on April 19, 1775. Supported by the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati.

Exploring Watercolor for Teens
2024-04-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Brush Art Gallery & Studios, Brush Art Gallery & Studios, 256 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States
Grades 6 – 12 • Registration Required • Hosted by Chez Claire Art School at The Brush Art Gallery and Studios
Location: Brush Art Gallery & Studios, 256 Market St, Lowell
Claire Gagnon proposes an exciting way to explore with watercolor. Paint critters, animals, fantastic beasts, or anything you like! Let your imagination run free. Please register at https://www.chezclaireartschool.com/event/202019/free-art-classes-for-kids-and-teens-wed-4-17.

Fun With Digital Art
2024-04-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Brush Art Gallery & Studios, Brush Art Gallery & Studios, 256 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States
Ages 12 – 15 • Registration Required • Hosted by Tom Whiting at The Brush Art Gallery and Studios
Location: Brush Art Gallery & Studios, 256 Market St, Lowell
Have fun with digital art. Participants should have access to a digital tablet (iPad or Android) with a digital art app (Sketchbook, Procreate, or something similar). There will be a limited number of tablets available so please bring your own if you have one. This event is limited to five participants. Participants will create a digital drawing or painting based on their skill level. Beginner welcome. Please register at https://www.chezclaireartschool.com/event/202019/free-art-classes-for-kids-and-teens-wed-4-17.

Kid's Spring Crafternoon
2024-04-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Pollard Memorial Library, Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Grades K – 4 • Registration Required • Hosted by Pollard Memorial Library
Location: Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack St, Lowell
Decorate your own suncatcher wind chime! For grades K-4. Registration is required and space is limited. Sign up begins on Monday, March 25, 2024. Please register online at lowelllibrary.org/events or by calling the Children’s Reference Desk (978) 674-1529.

Fun with Clay
2024-04-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Brush Art Gallery & Studios, Brush Art Gallery & Studios, 256 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States
Ages 8 – 12 • Registration Required • Hosted by Hosted by Lolita Demers at The Brush Art Gallery and Studios
Location: Brush Art Gallery & Studios, 256 Market St, Lowell
Lolita Demers will teach how to “hand-form” a clay animal such as a rabbit or cat using self-hard clay. If time allows, students will paint the animal. Students will be able to take home their creation. Please bring an apron. Please register at https://www.chezclaireartschool.com/event/202019/free-art-classes-for-kids-and-teens-wed-4-17.

Water Room Workshop
2024-04-19 14:00 - 15:00 | 97 University Ave, Lowell, MA, 01854, United States
All Ages • Registration Required • Hosted by Tsongas Industrial History Center and Lowell National Historical Park
Location: Boott Cotton Mill Museum, 3rd Floor, 115 John St, Lowell
Design, build, and operate a canal system just as the Proprietors of Locks and Canals did in Lowell in the early 1800s. All participants will get hands-on canal building experience (no experience required.) Be ready to have a great time and maybe, get a little wet! Please register by calling 978 970-5000.

Open Mic Night
2024-04-19 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!!

Patrick McCay: A Thematic Retrospective - Explore, Exploit, Express
2024-04-20 - 2024-08-30 | The Whistler House Museum of Art, 243 Worthen St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
The Whistler House Museum of Art Announces
PATRICK McCAY:
A THEMATIC RETROSPECTIVE
EXPLORE, EXPLOIT, EXPRESS
Exhibition: April 20 – August 3, 2024
Reception: April 20, 2024 from 1 – 3 pm

Patrick McCay, Writers on a New England Stage, acrylic on canvas, 42 x 32 in.
The Whistler House Museum of Art (WHMA) is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition, Patrick McCay: A Thematic Retrospective — Explore, Exploit, Express. The show will run from April 20 to August 3, 2024. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, April 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Parker Gallery.
Patrick McCay’s work occupies the space between the literal and abstract. Skillfully orchestrated colors pepper the expressive surfaces of chosen icons. Grounded in a scaffold of remarkable drawings and an immediacy of gestural brushstrokes, he tempts and teases with a visual theatricality, adding the dignity of the ‘unknown’ to that which is all too well ‘known.’ McCay focuses his visual explorations within the imposed contours and attentive challenge of thematic expression.
An Irish-born, Scottish/American artist, Patrick McCay holds a Bachelor’s degree and graduate qualifications in Painting from the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. He holds a second Master’s in Fine Art from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.
A national and international exhibition record includes shows in London, England, Lisbon, Portugal, Sydney, Australia, and Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland. He has exhibited widely in the US including Michigan, South Carolina, Georgia, Indiana, Arkansas, Ohio, Florida, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
His academic artistic career includes leadership and faculty positions in the UK and the US, including the College for Creative Studies in Michigan, New York School of Visual Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design, and the New Hampshire Institute of Art. He is currently a professor at the Institute of Art and Design at New England College in Henniker, NH.
Patrick McCay, Moose with Sushi Bowls, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 30 in.
“It is always a pleasure for a painter to share their personal visual expressions; it is a particular pleasure to have work exhibited at the Whistler Museum of Art,” says McCay.
“The thematic focus that evolved during discussions with Executive Director Sara Bogosian provided the catalyst to place an emphasis on ‘artistic educational exchange.’ As a college faculty member for decades this has proven a very fruitful engagement for myself, New England College, and my students.”
Patrick McCay, Positions for Piano, oil on paper, 60 x 40 in.
Sharing his extensive knowledge of traditional and experimental artistic approaches with emerging artists, McCay has held academic and leadership positions at schools and colleges internationally. McCay infuses instruction with inspiration, encouraging artists to explore their own avenues of artistic expression.
Joining McCay as part of this exhibition are several former and current students, including: David Drinon, former student and current Boston and Cape Ann painter, as well as former Artist-in-Resident at the WHMA; Suzanne Hodge, current student and Western Avenue Studio Artist; and Lucas Grondin, former BFA student at the New Hampshire Institute of Art.
“I have had the pleasure of working with the extremely talented educator and artist Patrick McCay for a number of years now,” adds WHMA President and Executive Director Sara Bogosian. “From educational programs and exhibitions, to lectures and research, he has a talent that is truly creative, unique, and thought-provoking. I am thrilled to be working with Patrick on this exciting experience and know everyone will enjoy and learn from this ground-breaking exhibition.”
The works of art in this ‘Thematic Retrospective’ are from three dominant areas of focus McCay has explored since immersing himself in the art of wielding a brush in his native Scotland. These include common landscapes re-imaged into the fantastical, contemplative still lifes featuring typewriters, and objects far less examined, such as grand pianos. His series of expressive pianos garnered great success on their unveiling in the 1990s, with Baldwin Piano Company, Steinway & Sons, and Yamaha USA purchasing paintings for their headquarters.
For more information contact the Whistler House Museum of Art at 978-452-7641 or by email at sbogosian@whistlerhouse.org.

Khmer New Year Parade
2024-04-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Lowell Senior Center, Lowell Senior Center, 276 Broadway St, Lowell, MA, 01854, United States
All Ages • No Registration Required • Hosted by the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association
Location: Lowell Highlands
Come out and celebrate Khmer New Year by enjoying the parade from Lowell Senior Center to Clemente Park. The parade can also be livestreamed on the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association’s website.

Khmer New Year at the Lowell Senior Center
2024-04-20 09:00 - 13:00 | Lowell Senior Center, Lowell Senior Center, 276 Broadway St, Lowell, MA, 01854, United States
All Ages • No Registration Required • Hosted by the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association
Location: Lowell Senior Center, 276 Broadway St, Lowell
Join the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association for another year of celebrating Khmer New Year. The event will feature delicious Khmer food, beautiful traditional outfits, and live performances of Cambodian folk dance.

Lowell Khmer New Year at Clemente Park
2024-04-20 12:00 - 17:00 | Roberto Clemente Park, Roberto Clemente Park, Washington Park, 747 Middlesex St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Lowell Khmer New Year at Clemente Park
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
All Ages • No Registration Required • Hosted by the Clemente Park Committee
Location: Roberto Clemente Park, 803 Middlesex St, Lowell
Welcome the year of the dragon and mark Khmer New Year in Clemente Park. Play traditional and modern Cambodian games, enjoy food from many vendors, and enjoy the celebration.

Lecture: The English/American Printed Bible
2024-04-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, 01832, United States
The evolution of the Bible from Hebrew, Greek, and Latin into English took over 100 years and the lives of several translators. Learn how the Bible became available to Americans and other cultures and view the Bible room at the Museum of Printing, Haverhill, MA.

Patrick McCay: A Thematic Retrospective — Explore, Exploit, Express
2024-04-20 13:00 - 15:00 | The Whistler House Museum of Art, 243 Worthen St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
The Whistler House Museum of Art is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition, “Patrick McCay: A Thematic Retrospective — Explore, Exploit, Express.” The show will run from April 20 to August 3, 2024. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, April 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Parker Gallery. Patrick McCay’s work occupies the space between the literal and abstract. Skillfully orchestrated colors pepper the expressive surfaces of chosen icons. Grounded in a scaffold of remarkable drawings and an immediacy of gestural brushstrokes, he tempts and teases with a visual theatricality, adding the dignity of the ‘unknown’ to that which is all too well ‘known.’ McCay focuses his visual explorations within the imposed contours and attentive challenge of thematic expression. McCay is currently a professor at the Institute of Art and Design at New England College in Henniker, NH. Joining him as part of the exhibition are several former and current students, including: David Drinon, former student and current Boston and Cape Ann painter, as well as former Artist-in-Resident at the WHMA; Suzanne Hodge, current student and Western Avenue Studio Artist; and Lucas Grondin, former BFA student at the New Hampshire Institute of Art.

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.
