Lowell Kids Week: Games Around the World

Mogan Cultural Center 40 French Street, Lowell, United States

All ages Traditional schoolyard games are an important part of childhood—no matter the culture! Join rangers to learn a game from around the world or teach us your favorite game! Visit our website for more information www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/kids-week.htm.

Free

‘Contradictory Place’: Cotton Mills Alongside Anti-Slavery Efforts in Lowell Massachusetts a Film Screening and Discussion

Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States

Join us for a screening of the documentary film ‘Contradictory Place’: Cotton Mills Alongside Anti-Slavery Efforts in Lowell Massachusetts featuring Prof. Robert Forrant of the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Public Historian Maritza Grooms. The film describes the extraordinary anti-slavery efforts taking place in the mid-19th century in Lowell. Forrant and Grooms visit the sites […]

Free

UML hockey vs. Providence

Tsongas Center Tsongas Center, 300 Arcand Dr, Lowell, MA, United States

The UMass Lowell River Hawks take on Providence on February 24th, 2024!

THE ROBERT CRAY BAND – 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

Lexington’s Cary Memorial Hall 1605 Mass Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

Over the past five decades, Robert Cray has created a sound that rises from American roots, blues, soul and R&B, with five Grammy wins, 20 acclaimed studio albums and a bundle of live albums that punctuate the Blues Hall of Famer’s career. Robert’s band features Richard Cousins (bass), Dover Weinberg (keyboards) and Les Falconer (drums). […]

$49 – $159
Celebrate National Engineers Week: Dream City

Celebrate National Engineers Week: Dream City

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Sunday, February 18 through Sunday, February 25, 10:00am – 2:00pm Join us as we celebrate National Engineers Week and this year’s theme “Welcome to the Future”! Engage in some everyday engineering as we design a city where we can all thrive together while celebrating our uniqueness and supporting the planet we share. Help us collaboratively […]

Free with admission

Lowell Kids Week: Swa Pol (Monkey Dance) Workshop

Mogan Cultural Center 40 French Street, Lowell, United States

Ages 9-15; Registration required Learn about the dance and history of the Angkor Dance Troupe. Enjoy watching a Swa Pol (Monkey Dance) performance and then practice the movements with our dancers and instructors, accompanied by music.

Free

Lowell Kids Week: Making Musical Instruments

Lowell National Historical Park Boott Cotton Mills Museum Counting House 115 John Street, Lowell, United States

All ages Come learn about musical instruments from around the world and try your hand at creating one of your own to take home. Visit our website for more information www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/kids-week.htm.

Free

Lowell Kids Week: Instrument Petting Zoo

Lowell National Historical Park Boott Cotton Mills Museum Counting House 115 John Street, Lowell, United States

All ages; Registration required Many instruments large and small will be waiting to be played! Come by to try a drum or a ukulele, an "otto" or a thumb harp...or go on an instrument scavenger hunt! A time to explore and engage, with musicians available for instruction or just plain fun. Please Register at https://lowelllearns.com.

Free

Affirmation of Life: Art from Today’s Ukraine | January 31-February 25, 2024 | Reception on Saturday Feb. 3 , 3 – 5 pm | Loading Dock Gallery

Loading Dock Gallery 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, United States

This February, enjoy Affirmation of Life: Art from Today’s Ukraine, presented at the Loading Dock Gallery in cooperation with the Ukraine Cultural Initiative. This colorful show celebrates life as well as Ukrainian heritage, with work ranging from traditional designs to lush abstracts. Working in war-ravaged Ukraine, the artists seek not only to make a living, […]

Folk Music Open Night

Join us for an open mic - Doug Kwartler from Hollow Body Studios is host. Chelmsford Center for the Arts - 1A North Road, Chelmsford, MA

free

Backyard and Beyond: Winter Habitats

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

We wear jackets, mittens, and scarves to keep warm as the weather gets colder but how do animals stay warm in the winter? Engage in some imaginative nature play as you build a burrow, den, or hideaway out of some simple materials. What winter animal will you be?

Free with admission

Eco-Film Series: “No Time To Waste”

Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States

Celebrate legendary 100-year-old park ranger Betty Reid Soskin's inspiring life, work and urgent mission to restore critical missing chapters in America's story. (52 mins.) The 2024 Eco-Film Series is presented by the Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust on the last Tuesday of every month, January through June. This free series is offered annually in partnership […]

Free