Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council

New England Performance Series with Gracie Curran and The High Falutin' Band
2024-05-29 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum is pleased to present a musical performance with Gracie Curran & The High Falutin’ Band as part of the New England Performance Series. Originally from Boston, this soulful trio is made up of Gracie Curran on Vocals, Geoff Murfitt on Bass, Chris Hersch on Guitar and Dave Fox on Drums. They are Boston Music Award Winners, Blues Music Award Nominees, and served as a long time house band at the legendary Rum Boogie Cafe on Beale Street in Memphis, TN and are known for putting on crowd-pleasing live shows.
With their unique blend of Blues, Soul, Jazz and Americana, they are a musical melting pot, and will take you on a journey through the human condition that is inspiring, at times hilarious, and authentically heartfelt. This is a performance you won’t want to miss!
Concert begins at 6PM, Doors Open 5:30PM
This concert takes place on Linda’s Lawn so bring your chairs and blankets. If it rains, this concert will take place in the Dewey Family Hall located on the third floor of the deCordova Museum. Enter through the main museum entrance and staff will greet you and direct you.

Open Mic Night
2024-05-31 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-06-14 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-06-28 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!!

Full Bloom VI | May 29 – June 30, 2024 | Reception on Saturday June 1, 3 - 5 pm | Loading Dock Gallery
2024-06-01 15:00 - 17:00 | Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, United States
Loading Dock Gallery
122 Western Avenue
Lowell, MA
Show: Full Bloom VI
Show dates: May 29, 2024 – June 30, 2024
Reception: 3-5pm, Saturday, June 1, 2024
In June, Loading Dock Gallery presents Full Bloom VI, an annual show featuring the artists of Loading Dock Gallery and their inspiring paintings, pottery, wearable art, photography, and other art and crafts.
Immerse yourself in the joy of rebirth on full display at Loading Dock Gallery. Full Bloom VI features the artists’ celebration and interpretation of Mother Nature’s finest creations in their own unique, garden-themed mediums. Discover a special piece that speaks to you so that you may enjoy the wonders of nature all year round.
The annual Loading Dock Gallery show, Full Bloom VI, will be happening May 29 through June 30 at Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, Noon-5:30 pm, Wednesday-Saturday, until 4pm Sunday. Reception 3-5pm, Saturday, June 1, 2024. More at www.theloadingdockgallery.com.
Loading Dock Gallery is part of Loading Dock Arts, Inc., a 501c3.

Live Greek & Middle Eastern Music and Bellydancing
2024-06-01 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-06-08 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-06-15 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-06-22 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-06-29 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-07-06 20:00 - 23:00 | Athenian Corner Restaurant, 207 Market Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Live music and dancing featuring the Athenian Corner Ensemble

American Bloods: The Untamed Dynasty that Shaped a Nation
2024-06-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Concord Museum, Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Inspired by the discovery of a mysterious manuscript in an old farmhouse just north of Concord, historian John Kaag takes us on a multi-generational exploration of one of America’s first and most expansive pioneer families. The Bloods explored and laid claim to the frontiers—geographic, political, intellectual, and spiritual—that would become the very core of the United States. Free for Members | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual

Exhibit Opening: The Portuguese In Lowell: The Familiar And The New
2024-06-05 08:00 - 17:00 | Lowell National Historical Park – Boott Cotton Mills Gallery, 115 John Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Join Lowell National Historical Park and the Saab Center for Portugues Studies at UMass Lowell for the opening of a new exhibit “The Portuguese In Lowell: The Familiar And The New” at the Boott Cotton Mill Museum (115 John St.)
The event will begin at Boarding House Park with a performance by the Holy Ghost Band at 2:30. The band will lead participants to the gallery which will be open from 3-5 p.m. A reception and remarks will take place after the procession to the Boott Cotton Mills Museum.
The exhibit will be on view from June 8. 2024 through February 24, 2025.
For more information visit, https://www.nps.gov/lowe/learn/portuguese-connections.htm.

Summer Garage Sale & Book Sale
2024-06-08 10:00 - 16:00 | Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, 01832, United States
The Printer’s Garage Sale is full of treasures for the admirer, amateur, enthusiast, and professional alike.
We have printing presses of all sizes, ancillary equipment, cabinets, ink, sooooo much paper, and, of course, type cases (with type) along with books on typography, graphic arts, and printing.
All this and more Saturday, June 8th from 10am to 4pm at the Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave., Haverhill, MA.

Butch Heroes: A Conversation with Ria Brodell
2024-06-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Concord Museum, Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Ria Brodell is a non-binary trans artist, educator, and author with a current solo exhibition at the Fitchburg Art Museum. Ria joins us at the Museum for a conversation on their ongoing series entitled Butch Heroes. Through this revelatory project of historic excavation and Queer reclamation, they create real or imagined portraits of their subjects that recover and celebrate previously lost moments in LGBTQIA history. Free for Members | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual

Acton Pride Drag Show
2024-06-14 20:00 - 22:30 | NARA Park, Nara Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Join Acton Pride for its second Drag Show. This event will feature a variety of performers. This event is geared for mature audiences. Tickets if not purchased in advance can be purchased at the gate for $15 cash or $15 plus processing fee for credit cards.

Bedford Cultural District Music Arts Festival
2024-06-15 10:00 - 15:00 | Bedford Town Common -75 Great Road, 75 Great Road, Bedford, MA, 01730, United States
The Bedford Cultural District Partnership (BCDP) will be holding a Music & Arts Festival 2024 on Saturday, June 15th, on the Bedford Common (75 Great Road).
Entertainment, education, and fun for all ages. Features diverse musical groups performing during the day, interactive art projects, open houses, local community booths, activities for kids and adults, and artisans selling or demonstrating their crafts.

Pre-Father’s Day printing activity at the Museum of Printing
2024-06-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, 01832, United States
This Saturday (June 15th) from 10 am to 4 pm we are hosting a special pre-Father’s Day printing activity at the Museum of Printing, Haverhill, MA.
Join Christine Mistretta, the Museum of Printing’s Acting Executive Director, as she helps visitors create a personalized greeting card for Dad. You can pick from a number of historic images and combine them with a message plus your Dad’s name reproduced in hot metal. This special activity is free with your Museum membership.

Acton Pride Festival
2024-06-15 12:00 - 15:00 | NARA Park, Nara Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Join Acton Pride for a fun-filled afternoon at NARA’s Beach! Beach admission will be free throughout the event. Games and fun including music! This is a free event open to the general public.

Untold Stories of Our Region featuring Chichi Enu
2024-06-21 17:00 - 20:30 | NARA Park, Nara Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
This event will highlight stories of women, Black, Indigenous peoples, and other communities traditionally overlooked in historical records. The event is a celebration of diversity, aiming to increase cultural awareness and strengthen community bonds.
Art Display from local high school students from 5-7 p.m.
Interactive opera performance by artist-in-residence Chichi Enu from 7-8:30 p.m.
“NOT REQUIRED – BUT ENCOURAGED — PLEASE PRE-REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE (NO COST) IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND. You do not need to bring a print-out or show your eventbrite registration. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/acton-westford-pride-festival-2024-tickets-876798898107?aff=oddtdtcreator
ALL PRE-REGISTRANTS TO THIS EVENT WILL BE ENTERED TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO A CONCERT OF YOUR CHOICE FOR THE 2024 NARA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES. WINNER MUST BE PRESENT AT EVENT.
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All events are open to non-Acton residents.

Self-Publishing and On-Demand Printing
2024-06-22 13:00 - 14:00 | Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, 01832, United States
Jim Hamilton, author/illustrator of the recently published book, “Falling: Amazing Survival Stories,” will speak on “Self-Publishing and On-Demand Printing” at the Museum of Printing, Haverhill, MA on Saturday June 22nd at 1 pm. Members attend free. Others can attend with Museum admission. Jim has self-published numerous books and is a long-time proponent of the power of self-publishing and on-demand printing. He was the editor of the CAP Ventures’ book, “The Print On Demand Opportunity” in 1996. He is the author and self-publisher of non-fiction works such as “The Writing 69th” and “The Black Cats of Amherst.” He also transcribed and annotated the book “We Unite to Serve: The Wartime Diaries of Reverend Stoddard Lane.” He is a graduate of Amherst College and holds a master’s degree in Printing Technology from the Rochester Institute of Technology. For more on his work see www.greenharbor.com.

An Evening with Tiya Miles on Harriet Tubman
2024-06-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Concord Museum, Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
National Book Award–winning author Tiya Miles, joins Pulitzer Prize winning historian Jacqueline Jones for a revelatory conversation on the myth and the truth behind Harriet Tubman, one of the most famous Americans ever born who few really understand. A figure more out of myth than history, Harriet Tubman becomes an even clearer and sharper signal from the past, thanks to Tiya Miles’s characteristic tenderness and imaginative genius. Free for Members | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual

Connect, Create, Discover: Art in Movement
2024-06-23 11:00 - 13:00 | Boarding House Park, Boarding House Park, 40 French St, Lowell, MA, United States
Join two local, Lowell artists as they share their stories and combine their beautiful artforms. Learn traditional Cambodian dance movements and feel the flow as you then transfer the beauty of movement onto paper with watercolor and charcoal. Hear from the artists experiences firsthand and delve deeper into why the city of Lowell is so special.
To reserve your spot in this free program, please call 978 970-5000.
Attendees can plan to meet outdoors in Boarding House Park, located at 40 French Street. Lowell National Historical Park visitors may park at the Hamilton Canal Innovation District parking garage at 350 Dutton St., Lowell. Parking in this garage (only) is available to National Park visitors at no cost provided they obtain a valid parking voucher at either the Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street, or at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum at 115 John Street.

Lowell Walks: LGBTQ+ History in Lowell
2024-06-29 10:00 - 11:30 | Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States
Join local historian Resi Polixa and literary scholar Heather Barrett for a Lowell Walks: “LGBTQ+ History in Lowell” on Saturday June 29th, 2024, at 10am. Walk through the city and learn how the diverse layers of Lowell’s LGBTQ+ community intertwine with the lives of mill workers, immigrant families, and Lowellians. Explore how the LGBTQ+ community in Lowell shaped the changing social and political landscapes of this city’s past and present.
Lowell Walks is a series of guided walking tours of Lowell. The series seeks to support community voices as they share their historical knowledge, experiences, and unique perspectives on a diverse range of topics that can broaden or understandings and deeper our appreciation for the city of Lowell. Tours are about 90 minutes, are free, and include a moderate amount of walking. No reservations are necessary, and tours are conducted rain or shine.
Lowell National Historical Park visitors may park at the Hamilton Canal Innovation District parking garage at 350 Dutton St., Lowell. Parking in this garage (only) is available to National Park visitors at no cost provided they obtain a valid parking voucher at either the Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street, or at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum at 115 John Street.

Park Pop-Ups: A Post-Card for School
2024-07-03 13:30 - 16:30 | Shedd Park Pavilion, 433 Rogers Street (Rt. 38), Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Come join Lowell National Historical Park and Pollard Memorial Library for Pop-Ups in the Park! Borrow books or get a free library card from the bookmobile. Design your own postcards, trying different art styles to decorate them. You can even leave it with a park ranger to have it mailed to you in time for the first week of school.
This free event will be held at Shedd Park, located at 495 Rogers Street.

BEING HERE | July 3-28, 2024 | Reception on Saturday July 6, 3 - 5 pm | Loading Dock Gallery
2024-07-06 15:00 - 17:00 | The Loading Dock Gallery, The Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Ave, Lowell, MA, United States
Loading Dock Gallery presents BEING HERE, an exploration of presence, perception, and the profound connection between a mother and son through the medium of abstract painting and collage. Laura Massei’s and Derek Raymond’s distinct interpretations of life, through their individual works, serve as visual meditations, inspiring hope and resilience while offering a glimpse into the boundless possibilities that unfold when we learn to embrace the present with an open heart and mind.
Come and see how their shared artistic dialogue weaves a tapestry of emotions, memories and aspirations—each navigating the range of complexities found in the everyday and acknowledging their continued personal growth through the transformative power of art and design.
BEING HERE can be enjoyed July 3 through July 28 at the Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, Noon-5:30 pm, Wednesday-Saturday, until 4pm Sunday. Reception 3-5pm, Saturday, July 6, 2024. More at www.theloadingdockgallery.com.
Loading Dock Gallery is part of Loading Dock Arts, Inc., a 501c3.

Youth Summer Art Program 2024
2024-07-08 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-09 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-10 09:00 - 12:00 | The Whistler House Museum of Art, 243 Worthen St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
The Whistler House Museum of Art’s Youth Summer Art Program is open to children grades 5 to 8, ages 10 to 14 years. Each week-long session focuses on a different art form and combines exciting hands-on art creation with museum tours and art history discussions, connecting real works of art with the day’s activity. Professional artists and educators will direct creative and age-appropriate activities using a variety of media in the museum’s historic house, Parker Gallery, and in the adjacent Whistler Park. Local visiting artists will come to speak about their works in the week’s featured medium. Week 1 (beginning July 8) is Drawing; Week 2 (beginning July 15) is Painting; Week 3 (beginning July 22) is Printmaking/Collage; and Week 4 (beginning July 29) is sculpture. Classes will take place Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 12 Noon. Class fee is $175 per student per week. Scholarships are available for aspiring artists in the community who meet the criteria. Contact the Museum for further information on this program: 978-452-7641 or dgain@whistlerhouse.org.

Park Pop-Ups: Plates of Play-Doh
2024-07-10 14:30 - 15:30 | McPherson Park, Hildreth Street, Lowell, Massachusetts, 01850, United States
Come join Lowell National Historical Park and Pollard Memorial Library for Pop-Ups in the Park! Borrow books or get a free library card from the bookmobile. Using clay-like material, sculpt it into food on mini plate. What do you like most to eat?
This event will take place in McPherson Park, located at 185 Hildreth Street.
