Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council

Creating Communal Gifts with Chanel Thervil
2024-04-15 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-04-16 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-04-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-17 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-04-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-18 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-04-19 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Monday, April 15 through Friday, April 19, 10:00am – 12:00pm and 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Whether it be a school, library, place of worship, or even a museum, spaces where communities gather make life more vibrant. Join us for a special program series with inaugural Artist in Residence, Chanel Thervil as she invites you to create a gift for a community space you cherish. Chanel will bring these individual creations together in a one-of-a-kind art installation titled Communal Gifts that will remain on display in the museum.
To learn more about artist and educator Chanel Thervil and her work, visit her website www.chanelthervil.com

Bookmobile Visit
2024-04-16 13:00 - 15:00 | All Arts League Of Lowell, 307 Market Street, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
All Ages • No Registration Required • Hosted by Pollard Memorial Library Bookmobile Team
Location: Arts League of Lowell, 307 Market St, Lowell
Visit the librarians of the Pollard Memorial Library bookmobile as they join Arts League of Lowell. Discover a new book that you can check out that day and even sign up for your own free library card! Find out more at https://lowelllibrary.org/services/bookmobile/.

Watershed Exploration at the Spaulding House
2024-04-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust, 383 Pawtucket St, Lowell, 01854, United States
All Ages • Registration Required • Hosted by Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust
Location: Spaulding House, 383 Pawtucket St, Lowell
Step back in time and immerse yourself in Lowell’s rich industrial history at the third oldest home in the city, dating back to circa 1760. Discover Lowell’s industrial past and learn about its connection to the local watershed using the Enviroscape Watershed Model. Explore the impact of human activity on the environment and gain insights into preserving Lowell’s greatest natural resource the Merrimack River. Please Register at https://lowelllandtrust.org/about-us-2-2/event_rsvp/.

The Fish in Your Backyard
2024-04-17 11:00 - 13:00 | Boarding House Park, Boarding House Park, 40 French St, Lowell, MA, United States
All Ages • No Registration Required • Hosted by Lowell National Historical Park
Location: Boarding House Park, 40 French St, Lowell
Join us to explore all about fish and how we use our local water! Learn the basics of fishing, and make your own fish out of recycled bottle. Visit our website for more information: go.nps.gov/qp165j.

Fairy Tale Tea: A Fantastical Storytime!
2024-04-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Pollard Memorial Library, Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Preschool – 1st Grade • Registration Required • Hosted by Pollard Memorial Library
Location: Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack St, Lowell
Join us for a spot of storytime! We will share fantastic tales, play games, and create a souvenir. Since it’s a Fairy Tale Tea, of course there will be light refreshments! *Please let us know of any food allergies or food sensitivities. Please register at https://lowelllibrary.org/events or by calling 978-674-1529.

Basketball Skills and Drills
2024-04-18 11:00 - 14:00 | The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lowell, 657 Middlesex St, Lowell, 01851, United States
Grades 3 – 6 • No Registration Required • Hosted by The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lowell
Location: Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lowell, 657 Middlesex St, Lowell
The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lowell will host a skills and drills session for students to brush up and practice on some of the basics of basketball. This event will be fully supervised with safety of all participants as our main objective. More information can be found at https://lbgc.org/.

Bookmobile Visit
2024-04-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Mill City Grows, 19 Hall St, Lowell, 01854, United States
All Ages • No Registration Required • Hosted by Pollard Memorial Library Bookmobile Team
Location: Mill City Grows Headquarters, 19 Hall St, Lowell
Visit the librarians of the Pollard Memorial Library bookmobile as they join Mill City Grows’ “Seeds for Spring” activity. Discover a new book that you can check out that day and even sign up for your own free library card! Find out more at https://lowelllibrary.org/services/bookmobile/.

Seeds for Spring
2024-04-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Mill City Grows, 19 Hall St, Lowell, 01854, United States
Grades K-12 • Registration Required • Hosted by Mill City Grows
Location: Mill City Grows Headquarters, 19 Hall St, Lowell
Join Mill City Grows during April vacation on Thursday, April 20, 2024 from 12-1pm for ‘Seeds of Spring’. The garden is coming alive in so may ways. Check out how plants grow, what they need to survive, and explore different seeds under the microscopes. Activities are for All Ages and abilities. Please register at https://forms.gle/BxrRQvVqLej6VQW57.

Stuffie Sleepover
2024-04-18 12:00 - 14:00 | 97 University Ave, Lowell, MA, 01854, United States
All Ages • No Registration Required • Hosted by Lowell National Historical Park
Location: Drop off your stuffie at the Boott Cotton Mill Museum, 115 John St, Lowell
Bring a stuffed animal friend and drop them off with a park ranger so your stuffed animal can spend a night at the Lowell National Historical Park for a fun sleepover. The next day, come back to the Boott Cotton Mills Museum to collect your stuffed animal at the front desk after their sleepover with other stuffed animal friends. Visit our website for more information: go.nps.gov/qp165j.

Make a Bracelet
2024-04-18 13:00 - 15:00 | 97 University Ave, Lowell, MA, 01854, United States
Ages 8 – 13 • Registration Required • Hosted by Middlesex Community College – College for Kids
Location: Boott Cotton Mill Museum, Counting House, 115 John St, Lowell
Love to accessorize? Join Middlesex Community College’s College for Kids staff to design and make a stretchy one-of-a-kind colorful bracelet with beads of different patterns colors and sizes that compliment your style. Please register at https://www.middlesex.mass.edu/collegeforkids/summer.aspx

Engineer It Workshop
2024-04-18 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
Can you design a vehicle to go down a ramp without losing its cargo? Join National Park Rangers to see if you can complete the mission, while being creative and having fun! Please register by calling 978 970-5000.

DIY Flowerpots
2024-04-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Pollard Memorial Library, Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Grades 5-12 • Registration Required • Hosted by Pollard Memorial Library
Location: Pollard Memorial Library – Meeting Room, 401 Merrimack St, Lowell
Paint your own small flowerpot with the design of your choosing, then pick from an array of seeds to plant. All materials will be provided, but registration is REQUIRED as supplies are limited. Please register at https://pollardml.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/flower-pots/

Bugs and Flowers
2024-04-19 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Boarding House Park, Boarding House Park, 40 French St, Lowell, MA, United States
All Ages • No Registration Required • Hosted by Lowell National Historical Park
Location: Boarding House Park, 40 French St, Lowell
Come learn about the bugs that live in your backyard! Create your own beaded critter to take home with you or try your hand at crafting tissue paper flowers. You can even search Boarding House Park for it’s littlest residents. Visit our website for more information: go.nps.gov/qp165j.

Lowell PLAYcation: Bookmobile Visit
2024-04-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Boarding House Park, Boarding House Park, 40 French St, Lowell, MA, United States
Visit the librarians of the Pollard Memorial Library bookmobile at several of the PLAYcation events! Discover a new book that you can check out that day and even sign up for your own free library card! Find out more at https://lowelllibrary.org/services/bookmobile/.

Chalk it Up!
2024-04-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Boarding House Park, Boarding House Park, 40 French St, Lowell, MA, United States
All Ages, No Registration Required
Butterflies and Bugs, Creepy Crawlies and Caterpillars… draw on our giant or small chalkboards and take a selfie with wings to stretch and soar!

Build Your Own Birdfeeder
2024-04-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Boarding House Park, Boarding House Park, 40 French St, Lowell, MA, United States
Grades K – 6 • No Registration Required • Hosted by Pollard Memorial Library
Location: Boarding House Park , 40 French St, Lowell
Come build your very own bird feeder! Join the Pollard Memorial Library Bookmobile Team for this hands-on activity as we repurpose plastic bottles into bird feeders that you can take home for the birds in your neighborhood!

Interactive Storytime
2024-04-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Pollard Memorial Library, Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Grades K – 6 • Registration Required • Hosted by Pollard Memorial Library Bookmobile Team and Lowell Humane Society
Location: Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack St, Lowell
Join us during PLAYcation for an Interactive Storytime with Lowell Humane Society and the Pollard Memorial Library Bookmobile team! The Bookmobile team will read a story, all participants will have a chance to pet the animals brought by the Humane Society, and there will be a bookmark coloring project at the end. Please register at https://lowelllibrary.org/events/.

Earth Day Family Fun!
2024-04-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Mercier Center, 21 Salem Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Ages 5-11 (Elementary Age) • No Registration Required • Hosted by Lowell Housing Authority and
Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust
Location: Armand P. Mercier Community Center, 21 Salem St, Lowell
Join the Lowell Housing Authority and Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust as the Eco-Mobile brings a third year of Earth Day festivities! Participate in an outdoor scavenger hunt and other hands-on activities! There will also be a limited supply of gift bags for attendees, first come, first served. For more information please visit https://fb.me/e/9PWOaPBMR.

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.

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.
