Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council

Kid's Spring Crafternoon
2024-04-17 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

SESAME STREET LIVE! SAY HELLO
2024-04-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 E Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, and their friends from Sesame Street are coming to your neighborhood to say hello! In Sesame Street Live! Say Hello, you can sing and dance with your favorite furry friends while enjoying fun surprises along the way. So put on your dancing shoes and make your way to where the air is sweet for this all-new celebration on Sesame Street!
An add-on for Sesame Street Live! Say Hello – Photo Experience will be available at check out as an option. If you select this add-on, please select Will Call as your delivery method. **Admission to the performance is not included in the Photo Experience ticket and each Child, Parent or Guardian must have a show ticket as well as a Photo Experience ticket to attend.

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

Bookmobile Visit
2024-04-18 14:00 - 15:00 | 97 University Ave, Lowell, MA, 01854, United States
All Ages • No Registration Required • Hosted by Pollard Memorial Library Bookmobile Team
Location: Boott Cotton Mill Museum, 3rd Floor, 115 John St, Lowell
Visit the librarians of the Pollard Memorial Library bookmobile as they join the “Engineer It Workshop” at Tsongas Industrial History Center. 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/.

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/

PWHL BOSTON VS TORONTO
2024-04-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Tsongas Center, Tsongas Center, 300 Arcand Dr, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Groups of 10 or more can save by clicking HERE.

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.

Colonial Fun and Games (Kindergarten - Grade 2)
2024-04-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Munroe Tavern, 1332 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
Families of the past worked hard, but they did find some time to play! Caregivers and their little ones will get hands-on as they explore colonial toys and games. We’ll even be making a couple of simple toys to take home!
$10 members, $15 nonmembers, adult caregivers FREE

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!

LEX250: Grand Unveiling of the Countdown Calendar
2024-04-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Lexington’s Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Mass Ave, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
This event will mark the formal launch of a year-long celebration leading up to the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington.
On Friday, April 19, the Semiquincentennial Commission will unveil the Countdown Calendar outside of the Lexington Town Office Building, at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, Massachusetts.
The following individuals will speak at the event:
Suzie Barry – Chair, Lex250 Commission
State Senator Michael Barrett
Peter Abbott OBE, Boston Consul General of the United Kingdom
Mustafa Soykurt, Boston Consul General of the French Republic
The Lexington Minute Men will be in attendance, and the William Diamond Junior Fife & Drum Corps will perform.

Colonial Fun and Games (Grades 3-5)
2024-04-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Lexington Historical Society, Lexington Historical Society, 13 Depot Square, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
Families of the past worked hard, but they did find some time to play! Taverns in particular were a place where people of all ages could play. Explore the world of simple handmade toys along with authentic historical board games to find out how families entertained themselves in the past. We’ll also be making a couple of simple toys to take home!
$10 members, $15 nonmembers.
As children will be dropped off for this program, emergency contact information will be requested at checkout.

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.

LEX250: British Tea & Colonial Talks
2024-04-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Lexington’s Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Mass Ave, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
Reenactors and other historical experts will present talks on everything from the different varieties of British Tea to hidden figures and lesser-known stories of the American Revolution.

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.

LEX250: Countdown to 250 Concert
2024-04-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Lexington’s Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Mass Ave, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
The Lexington Bicentennial Band will present: Wind Music form the British Empire, including music from Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughn Williams, William Byrd, Gilbert & Sullivan, Kenneth Alford, Frank Ticheli and The Beatles.

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.
