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DrakeTsongas Center at UMass Lowell

Anita ShreveKerouac Literary Festival

The Laramie ProjectOff-Broadway Players

Lynn RichardsonUniversity Gallery

The Harlem QuartetUMass Lowell String Project

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Choral ConcertMusic Department

Russell Banks

UMass Lowell Marching Band featured at theMICCA Championship Band Festival Oct. 24, 2:30 p.m. (approximate performance time forUMass Lowell; Festival hours 9 a.m.–5 p.m.) Cawley Stadium (off Douglas Road), Lowell Admission: $10; open to the public.

The UMass Lowell Marching Band will be featured at theMassachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Associa-tion Marching Band Championship Festival, a day-long eventwith some of the finest bands across the state. Come enjoy the day of music, motion and pageantry.

“Fall Colors,” a Choral Concert Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. Durgin Concert Hall

This concert features the UMass Lowell Chamber Singers,University Choir and ChoralUnion directed by MurrayKidd. Each group will performindividually, and the singerswill combine for a moving finale. Please join us for a dynamic evening of diversemusical styles, composers and time periods.

String Project’s 10th Anniversary Benefit Concert with the Harlem Quartet Nov. 14, 3 p.m.Durgin Concert HallTicket information will be available at www.uml.edu/artsandideas.

Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the UMass Lowell StringProject, an acclaimed community engagement program. Special guests for the 10th Anniversary Benefit Concert are theHarlem Quartet. Innovative, imaginative and highly engaging,the young Black and Latino stars are extremely popular, socatch them while you can. They will be joined by members ofthe New EnglandOrchestra and theLowell Youth Orchestra. KayGeorge Roberts conducts. TheHarlem Quartet, a Sphinx ensemble,appears by arrange-ment with SciolinoArtist Management.

Enjoy the Beauty of Classical String Music Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m.Fisher Recital Hall

An evening of stylistically diverse string chamber music fromthe Renaissance to the present, performed by UMass Lowellmusic students under the direction of adjunct faculty memberMark Berger, violinist/violist and award-winning composer.

MUSIC

Drake in ConcertOct. 26Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell, 300 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Lowell

The hip-hop performer and recording artist who is a worldwide sensation will be at UMassLowell. Tickets may be available.

Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell, 300 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Lowell

For details on this event and others at theTsongas Center, visit www.uml.edu/tsongascenter/events.html

Annual Alumni and Community“Messiah” SingDec. 3, 7:30 p.m. Durgin Concert Hall

Handel expert Murray Kidd will lead the choirsof UMass Lowell in a lively reading of theChristmas portion of “Messiah” and endingwith the “Hallelujah” chorus. All are welcomeand encouraged to sing or just sit back andenjoy. A brief, informative and unrequired rehearsal will be held at 6:30 p.m., followed byan informal reception. Music will be provided or you can use your own.

Concert Band in ConcertDec. 8, 7:30 p.m.Durgin Concert Hall

UMass Lowell’s 90-piece ensemble will performtraditional and modern wind-band literature andorchestral transcriptions. Dan Lutz conducts.

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ARTS&IDEAS UMass Lowell Center for Arts and Ideas

Photo: Anne Ruthman

All performances in Durgin Concert Hall & FisherRecital Hall as noted, 35 Wilder St., UMass LowellSouth Campus. Unless noted, all shows are free,open to the public and wheelchair accessible.

Music on the Merrimack These performances will be in Durgin Concert Hall, UMass Lowell South Campus.Free and open to the general public.Wheelchair accessible.

An Evening of Wind Serenades Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m.David Martins conducts performance faculty and guest artists in Serenades byMozart and Dvorak.

David Amram’s 80th Birthday Bash!Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m.A musical birthdaycelebration of com-poser and multi-in-strumentalist DavidAmram, featuring theUniversity Orchestra,the New England Or-chestra and the Low-ell Youth Orchestra inan eclectic mix fromBach to Ellington andwith Amram’s ownmusic, plus specialguests, and more, ledby conductor KayGeorge Roberts.

MUSIC

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Fall 2010

Opera Workshop Scenes Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m. Fisher Recital Hall

Music students will perform Opera Scenes in full costume.Janice Giampa is the stage director; Bonnie Anderson is the musical director and pianist.

Winter Concert: String Music From Around the WorldJan. 23, 2011, 3 p.m.Durgin Concert Hall

The UMass Lowell String Project and the Lowell Youth Orchestra (LYO) present string music from around the world.LYO music director Ben Parisi conducts. The guest artist is acclaimed Double Bassist Carolyn Fryer in a new arrange-ment of “The Elephant” from Saint Saëns’ “Carnival of theAnimals.”

Music Department’s Thursday Recital Hour Durgin Concert HallSept. 9; October 7, 14, 28; Nov. 4; December 2;Master Classes on Sept. 23, 30; Dec. 9, 1 p.m.All shows are free and open to the public. Wheelchair accessible. Faculty, guest artists, andmusic majors perform in the weekly Recital Hour.

Open Enrollment for UMass Lowell’s NewEngland Youth Wind Ensembles Enrollment is open. Rehearsals are scheduled betweenJan. 24–May 12, 2011. The Junior Ensemble meets Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:45–6 p.m. The Senior Ensemble meets Mondays, 6:45–9 p.m.Durgin Concert HallParticipants: $125 tuition plus $25 registration fee.

Enrollment is open to students in grades 6-9 and 9-12. The15-week program culminates in concerts that are free andopen to the public. First rehearsal in Durgin Concert Hall oftwo new world premiere compositions commissioned byArtistic Director and Conductor Deb Huber from RobertSheldon and James Curnow. These internationally recognizedwind-band composers will write original works for the NewEngland Junior Wind Ensemble (Sheldon) and the SeniorWind Ensemble (Curnow), which will be premiered at UMassLowell. Under the baton of UMass Lowell faculty, studentsare exposed to commissioned works, perform with soloistsand are coached by college musicians. Emphasis is placed oneducational and artistic development as well as ensembletechnique. Repertoire is chosen from diverse periods andstyles adjusted to meet the proficiency of participants.

“Buoyance” Jieun Shin Watercolors Exhibition: Sept. 1–25Reception & Artist Talk: Sept. 7, 3–5 p.m. Special Event: Sept. 25, 11 a.m.– 5 p.m.as part of Lowell Open Studios.

Jieun Shin’s work combines fragmenteddetails of the IKEA assembly instructionswith patterns and images from traditionalKorean folk art design motifs. The culturally specific references gradually become unidentifiable and “buoyant”within the work.

“Photo as Document: Books from Pomona College’s Photography Course, 1988–2000” Curated by Sheila Pinkel (Pomona College) and William Kaizen (UMass Lowell) Exhibition: Oct. 4–29 Reception & Curator Talk: Oct. 6, 3–5 p.m.

This exhibition features books and printsfrom books made by students in PomonaCollege’s “Photo as Document” course.Taught by Pomona College professorSheila Pinkel, the course uses documentaryphotography as a tool to teach studentshow to visually interpret current social issues and topics. Students learn to makeimage/text works and synthesize them intoa printed class book. This process providesthe students with valuable experience in photography, interview techniques and content analysis.

“Inter-Glacial Free TradeAgency:” A Site-Specific KineticInstallation Lynn Richardson Exhibition: Nov. 8–Dec. 2 Reception & Artist Talk: Nov. 9, 3–5 p.m.

With “Inter-Glacial Free Trade Agency,”Lynn Richardson examines the relation-ship between governments and corpora-tions through the guise of a trade show.Richardson focuses on the end productsbeing marketed to the public, specificallyfashionable survival gear and equipment,in the event we are thrust back into an iceage as a result of global warming. Objectsand other items are branded with the samelogo, convincing the viewer that in the“new world” there is only one choice.

Fall 2010 UMass Lowell BFA Exhibition University & Dugan GalleriesDec. 9, 2010–Jan. 7, 2011(Access to galleries through the Art Department Office after Dec. 9) Reception: Dec. 9, 5:00–7:00 p.m.

This biannual exhibition showcases the seniorthesis projects from the Art & Design studiosand features work in a variety of media produced by our BFA students.



University GalleryMcGauvran Student Union, 71 Wilder St., UMass Lowell South CampusHours: Monday–Thursday, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

All gallery events are free and open to the public. Wheelchair accessible.For more information, contact Michele A. Gagnon, gallery coordinatorat (978) 934-3491.

Photo: Kaylie Wilson

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Fall 2010

“Landscape as Process” Stephen MisholSept. 21–Oct. 9119 Gallery, 119 Chelmsford St., Lowell Gallery hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 12 noon–5 p.m.Free and open to the public. Wheelchair accessible.

The exhibition “Land-scape as Process” in-cludes a selection ofrecent drawings andpaintings as well as acollaboration with theUMass Lowell PlasticsEngineering Depart-ment. The works arestudio fictions that de-construct and reassem-ble expanding urbanlocations, responding to the city’s ability totransform, divide andreconfigure the land-scape. For details visitwww.119gallery.org

10th Annual Lowell Open StudiosSept. 25–26, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.Studios and galleries throughout Lowell and at UMass Lowell.Free and open to the public.www.lowellopenstudios.org.

Illustrators of Children’s BooksOct. 1–Oct. 25The Brush Art Gallery and Studios256 Market St., Market Mills, LowellHours: Tues.–Sat., 11 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sun., 2–4 p.m.

Works by David Macaulay, Chris VanAllsburg, David Wiesner, Christopher Bing, Kelly Murphy and Matt Tavares.For details and gallery hours, visit www.thebrush.org.

Oct. 25, 1–3 p.m., O’Leary Library, Room 222, UMass Lowell South Campus

A talk about creating books for young people by David Macaulay. For details contact Prof. Jehanne-MarieGavarini of the UMass Lowell Art Dept. [email protected].

2010 James McNeill Whistler DistinguishedArtist AwardOct. 17UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center50 Warren St., downtown LowellRenowned sculptor Mico Kaufman will be honored by the Whistler House Museum of Art.For details, visit www.whistlerhouse.org

COMMUNITY

Dugan GalleryDugan Hall, 883 Broadway St., UMass Lowell South CampusHours: Monday–Thursday, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

All gallery events are free and open to the public. Wheelchair accessible.

“Selections from the Art & Design Studios” Curated by Michele GagnonExhibition: Sept. 1 – 16

“1,000 Rivers Run Through It” PhotographsCurated by professors Chehalis Hegner and Arno Rafael Minkkinen, UMass Lowell Art Dept., and Derek Matias (BFA, ‘11) FOP club presidentExhibition: Sept. 27–Oct.14

“Process Made Visible” Paintings and DrawingsCurated by Asst. Prof. Stephen Mishol Exhibition: Oct. 25–Nov. 18

Photo: Amy Hoehn, Book Arts

“The Laramie Project” Comley-Lane Theatre, 870 Broadway St., UMass Lowell South CampusOct. 21–23, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 24 matinee at 2 p.m. Wheelchair accessible.Tickets: $5 students and seniors; $10 adults. Generaladmission seating. Tickets available at the box officeone hour before each performance.

The acclaimed play byMoisés Kaufman andmembers of the TectonicTheater Project is apowerful and deeplycompassionate depictionof the aftermath of thebrutal 1998 killing ofMatthew Shepard inLaramie, Wyo. This is aco-production of UMassLowell’s Off-BroadwayPlayers, Pride Alliance,Gender Studies and Theatre Arts Program. For details, contactAssoc. Prof. Nancy Selleck of the UMassLowell Theatre Arts Program at [email protected].

Please join the cast and UMass Lowell faculty for a discussion following each performance.

Eric Bogosian’s“SubUrbia” Comley-Lane Theatre,870 Broadway St., UMass Lowell SouthCampusNov. 18–20, 7:30 p.m;Nov. 21 matinee at 2 p.m. Wheelchair accessible.Tickets: $5 studentsand seniors; $10 adults.General admissionseating. Tickets available at the box office one hour beforeeach performance.

Funny, edgy and heart-breaking, Eric Bogosian’sexploration of the explo-sive frustrations of suburban youth is based on his own experience growing up in Woburn. Co-produced byUMass Lowell’s Theatre Arts Program and the Off-Broadway Players.

Common Text Film Series Dates, times, and films to be announced. Sponsored by the UMass Lowell English Department.For details, contact Paula Haines of the UMass Lowell English Dept. [email protected].

THEATER&FILM



Merrimack Repertory Theater 50 East Merrimack St., LowellFor details about productions and tickets, visitwww.merrimackrep.org or call (978) 654-7558.

UMass Lowell is a sponsor of the MRT season, whichmeans that UMass Lowell students can buy tickets toany show for $10 and faculty and staff are eligible tobuy discounted subscriptions at the preview prices.

Sept. 9–Oct. 3: “The Reduced Shakespeare Companyin The Complete World of Sports” (abridged)

Oct. 14–Nov. 7: “Four Places,” an American family drama

Nov. 26–Dec. 19: “Beasley’s Christmas Party,” a holiday tale full of humor, heart and hope

“Best of the Fest”Oct. 19

Film shorts. Free and open to the public.Presented by the Disposable Film Festival and The Lowell Film Collaborative.Time and location to be announced.

For details, visit www.lowellfilmcollaborative.org.

COMMUNITY

LITERATURE&WRITING


Fall 2010

Jack Kerouac Literary FestivalDowntown Lowell Sept. 30–Oct. 3

All events are open to the public and most arefree; ticketed and suggested-donation events will be announced.

The new, expanded Kerouac Festival will include readings by writers and poets, a keynote talk aboutKerouac and bohemian culture, a panel discussion onart and commerce, a children’s books illustrators exhibit, musical performances, tours of Kerouac’sLowell, films and more. The Festival is presented byLowell Celebrates Kerouac! (LCK!) in partnershipwith and co-sponsored by the City of Lowell’s Officeof Cultural Affairs and Special Events, the CulturalOrganization of Lowell, Lowell National HistoricalPark, the Brush Gallery & Studios, the Urban VillageArts Series, UMass Lowell English Dept. and Centerfor Arts and Ideas and others.

Featured guests include Kerouac biographer and former Grateful Dead publicist Dennis McNally; authors Jay Atkinson, Russell Banks, Dave Daniel,Andre Dubus III, Ann Hood, Alan Lightman, SteveO’Connor, Tom Perrotta and Anita Shreve; poets Sandra Lim and Maggie Dietz of the UMass Lowellfaculty and Andrew Shelling of the Kerouac School at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colo.; singer-songwriter Antje Duvekot; musician, author and Kerouac collaborator David Amram; New England-based band Ameranouche; and more. LCK! is celebrating its 25th anniversary this fall with a partyopen to the public at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center on Saturday evening, Oct. 2.

Writer Russell Banks (“ContinentalDrift,” “Cloudsplitter,” “The Reserve”) will open the festival with a talk about Jack Kerouac and a read-ing of his own fiction on Thursday,Sept. 30, 7–9 p.m., at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center.

A talk and readingby MIT physicist,

novelist and poet Alan Lightman,author of “Einstein’s Dreams”(Sept. 30, time and location atUMass Lowell to be announced)

A talk by Dennis McNally: “Jack Kerouac and the AmericanBohemian Tradition” (Oct. 1, 11 a.m.,O’Leary Library Auditorium, Room 222,UMass Lowell South Campus, 61 WilderSt. and Oct. 2, 1 p.m., Lowell NationalHistorical Park Visitor Center Auditorium,246 Market St.) Co-sponsored by theParker Lectures.

Poetry reading by Sandra Lim and Maggie Dietz, UMass Lowell English Dept. (Oct. 2, 3 p.m., UMass Lowell Inn &

Conference Center)

Panel discussion on “Art and Commerce” with authors Ann Hood, Tom Perrotta and AnitaShreve, moderated byAndre Dubus III, UMassLowell English Dept.(Oct. 2, 4:30 p.m., UMass Lowell Inn &Conference Center)

25th Anniversary Celebration for Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! with readings, music by Ameranouche and more (Oct. 2, 8 p.m., UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center)

SELECTED EVENTS

Ann Hood

Dennis McNally

Russell Banks

Anita Shreve

Andre Dubus III

Tom Perrotta

For the complete schedule, visitwww.uml.edu/artsandideas,

www.lowellcelebrateskerouac.org,or www.cultureiscool.org.

Photo: Fred Dewitt (courtesy of Orange County Regional Historical Center)

This is a partial list of lectures and talks available at press time. For details on these and other programs, visit www.uml.edu/artsandideas, where the calendar is continually updated.

”UMass Lowell Remembers 9/11”September 17, 12 noon–1 p.m. O’Leary Library, Room 222, UMassLowell South Campus, 61 Wilder St.A Talk by Andrew J. Bacevich, author of “Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War” and Prof. of International Relations and History,Boston University

For details, contact Assoc. Prof. Jeffrey Gerson of the UMass Lowell Political Science Dept. at [email protected]

The French TableFridays at 1 p.m.McGauvran Student Union, UMass South Campus, 71 Wilder St.Sponsored by the French Club, these “rendezvous” areopen to anyone on campus or in the community whowishes to practice speaking French.

Faculty Research Series First Wednesday of each month, October 6, 2010–April 6, 2011, 3:30–5 p.m. Location to be announcedFor details, contact Asst. Prof. Bridget Marshall of theUMass Lowell English Dept. at [email protected]

UMass Lowell Society of Plastics Engineers Seminars For details, contact Prof. Bob Malloy of the UMass LowellPlastics Engineering Dept. at [email protected] orvisit www.uml.edu/college/engineering/plastics

“The Last Lecture” Nick Minton, Prof. Emeritus, UMass Lowell Dept. of Political ScienceOct. 21, 12:30 p.m.McGauvran Student Union, Room 410, 71 Wilder St.,UMass Lowell South CampusFor details, contact Rev. Imogene Stulken of the CampusProtestant Ministry at [email protected].

“Creating Books for Young Readers” David Macaulay, author and illustrator Oct. 25, 1–3 p.m. O’Leary Library, Room 222, UMass Lowell South CampusPresented in partnership with the BrushArt Gallery & Studios, Lowell

For details, contact Prof. Jehanne-MarieGavarini of the UMass Lowell Art dept. at [email protected].



Off Broadway Players

LECTURES&TALKS

UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center50 Warren St., Lowell

October 18, 12 noon–1:30 p.m.“A View from the Federal Reserve Bank”Eric Rosengren, president & chief executiveofficer, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

November 8, 12 noon–1:30 p.m.“Recovering from the Bubble Economy”Dean Baker, co-director, Center for Economicand Policy Research, Washington, D.C.

March 28, 2011, 12 noon –1:30 p.m.“Diversity in Health Care”Margaret Knight, assistant professor, UMass Lowell Dept. of Nursing

April 25, 2011, 12 noon –1:30 p.m.“Transforming Learning with Technology: Reality and Controversy”Regina Panasuk, professor, UMass Lowell Graduate School of Education

The series is co-sponsored by the Moses Greeley Parker Lectures, Middlesex Community College, Prof. Bill Mass and the UMass Lowell Center for Arts andIdeas. Free and open to the public, this program begins promptly at noon and includes a light buffet lunch. Reservations required (limited to 100 persons). To reserve a seat, contact Paul Marion at [email protected].

Andrew J. Bacevich

MargaretKnight

EricRosengren

Moses Greeley Parker LecturesFounded in 1917, this community lecture series includestalks, readings, performances, films and other programs presented in locations around the city.

Sept. 23: “Adding Years to Your Life and Life to YourYears,” a talk about the biology of aging by Paula Koppel(Pollard Memorial Library)

Oct. 3: “Through the Eyes of Benjamin F. Butler,” a talk byMichael Pierson, assoc. professor, UMass Lowell Dept. ofHistory, about the lead up to the Civil War in 1860 and Butler’s role (Lowell Memorial Auditorium)

Nov. 7: “The Girl in the Italian Bakery,” a reading and talkby Lawrence native Kenneth M. Tingle, author of this grittyand heartfelt memoir (Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center)

Nov. 18: “Storm Chasing,” a talk by Emmy Award-winning meteorologist Mish Michaels, who has taught “Meteorological Communications” at UMass Lowell. (Pollard Memorial Library)

For the complete 2010-2011 schedule visit www.parkerlectures.com.

“Lowell Green Drinks”Lowell Beer Works, 201 Cabot St., Lowell First Thursday of the month, 5:30–7:30 p.m.

Consultants, students and other interested citizens gather eachmonth to share ideas about how to create a more sustainablesociety. For details contact Joy Onash of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute at UMass Lowell at [email protected].

LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES


Fall 2010

Bread & Roses Festival 26th Annual Labor Day FestivalCampagnone Common, downtown LawrenceSept. 6, 12 noon–6 p.m.

Multi-ethnic foods, dance, culture, historic trolley toursand more. For details, visit www.breadandroses.net or call(978) 794-1655.

UMass Lowell is a sponsor of this event.

Women’s Works: Center for Women & Work Craft Fair Dec. 2, 2–8 p.m.Location to be announced

General admission, $5; students, $1; advanced sales, sixtickets for $25. This event will be part craft fair, part artshow, part performance art and large part fundraiser forthe Center for Women & Work. Start your holiday shopping and find something unique from an array of

art works, hand crafts, books, and home-baked goodies—all created by women associated

with UMass Lowell. For details, contact Darcie Boyer at (978) 934-4380 or [email protected]

Lowell Summer Music Series Boarding House Park, French and John streets, LowellAll shows at 7:30 p.m. (except Aug. 29 Shakespeare inthe Park and Sept. 11 Banjo & Fiddle Contests).Wheelchair accessible. Marcia Ball, “Rollicking Roadhouse Piano Blues”Aug. 27 (Tickets: $16 in advance; $20 day of show)

Natalie MacMaster, “Cape Breton Fiddle Sensation”Aug. 28 ($21 in advance; $25 day of show)

Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, “A Parker Lectures Special Event”Aug. 29, 4 p.m. (Free)

Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of DreamsSept, 3 ($16 in advance; $20 day of show)

Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes,“Jersey R&B and Soul Music”Sept. 4 ($24 in advance; $30 day of show)

Robert Randolf & the Family Band,“Pedal Steel Funk and Soul”Sept.10 ($26 in advance; $30 day of show)

31st Annual Banjo & FiddleContestsSept. 11, workshops, 10 a.m.;contests, 12 noon–6 p.m.(Free)

For details, visit www.lowellsummermusic.org.

Presented by the Lowell Festival Foundation and

Lowell National Historical Park. UMass Lowell is aseries sponsor.

FESTIVALS, FAIRS, &COMMUNITY EVENTS

Robert Randolf

Middlesex Community College’s 16th Annual Arts and Crafts Fair Bedford Campus, 591 Springs Rd., BedfordNov. 20, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Start your holiday shop-ping at this free juriedfair, where you will findthe work of more than 60artists and crafters. Finewoodcrafts, handmadebaskets, jewelry, glass-ware and unique holidaydecorations will be onsale. Farm fresh produceand familiar fair foodwill be available. Call(781) 280-3505 for moreinformation. For detailson all cultural events at Middlesex Community College at the Lowell and Bedford campuses, visitwww.middlesex.mass.edu.

Monster Bash & Halloween Stroll Downtown LowellOct. 28, 5–9 p.m.

Dress up for a fun, safe Halloween event downtown.Trick-or-treat with local organizations and businesses,brave a haunted house, join in games, costume contestsand ghoulish fun for all ages. For details, visit www.cultureiscool.org.

City of Lights Parade & Holiday Arts Stroll Downtown LowellNov. 27, 12 noon–10 p.m.

Kick off the winter and holiday season with more than 1 million lights, a scavenger hunt, the famous hot chocolate competition and restaurant specials topped off with a parade featuring the UMass Lowell Marching Band.

For details, visit www.cultureiscool.org.

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s you can see from this issue of “Arts & Ideas,”the fall and entire 2010-11 academic year will be packedwith cultural activities on campus and in the community.Our website is continually updated as we learn more aboutwhat’s coming up. Please visit www.uml.edu/artsandideasfor the latest information.

Two of our major initiatives this year are the expandedKerouac Literary Festival (Sept. 30 through Oct. 3), whichtakes the annual Kerouac celebration to a new level as thecity’s literary and book festival. Author and English Depart-ment faculty member Andre Dubus III, the new Nancy L.Donahue Professor of the Arts, has collaborated with us onthe planning and invited several renowned authors to participate. Next spring we will launch the first “LowellCreates!” festival, a multi-arts event on campus and indowntown Lowell that will make April “Arts Month” atUMass Lowell. Watch for details about the many programsthat will be offered.

There is a donation form on the bottom of this pagewith information about how to donate with a check or online. The Center for Arts and Ideas welcomes any and all contributions. Your support will help us present more ofthe programs described in these pages.

Jehanne-Marie Gavarini and Paul Marion

Co-Directors, UMass Lowell Center for Arts and Ideas

AAdvisory Committee

Bonnie Anderson, MusicJim Coates, Art Brenda Evans, Student ActivitiesMichele Gagnon, University and Dugan GalleriesHector Malave, Financial AidJehanne-Marie Gavarini, Art (co-director)Paul Marion, Community and Cultural Affairs (co-director)Charlotte Mandell, Vice Provost for Undergraduate EducationPascha McTyson, Multicultural AffairsMelissa Pennell, Interim Assoc. Dean, College of Fine Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences

Kay Roberts, MusicNancy Selleck, EnglishRick Sherburne, Special EventsJohn Shirley, MusicJim Veatch, Art

For more information about the Center, contact its Co-Directorsat [email protected] or [email protected] call (978) 934-3107.

Make a gift online:www.uml.edu/givenow.Please designate your giftfor Arts and Ideas.

“Arts & Ideas” is published by the Office of Public AffairsUMass LowellOne University Ave.Lowell, MA 01854978.934.3224

Chancellor: Marty MeehanChief Public Affairs Officer: Patricia McCafferty

UMass Lowell Center for Arts & Ideas,College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Interim Dean, Nina Coppens

Co-Directors:Jehanne-Marie Gavarini, Professor of Art Paul Marion, Executive Director, Community and Cultural Affairs

Editor: Paul Marion, Executive Director, Community and Cultural Affairs

To receive a copy of “Arts & Ideas” by mail or to submit information for the Spring 2011 issue, send your address and/or event information to [email protected] deadline for the Spring 2011 issue is Oct. 20, 2010.


Fall 2010

UMass LowellRiver HawksCheck out the men’s and women’s fall sportsschedules and catch theRiver Hawk spirit atwww.goriverhawks.com.

STUDENTACTIVITIES

Francis Cabot Lowell Alumni Awards & Honors Fellows Gala UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, 50 Warren St. Nov. 18, 5:30 p.m.

Celebrate the achievements of our mosteminent alumni and honor retired facultymembers who made a difference in thelives of our alumni and provided out-standing service to the University. TheHonors Program student scholarshipawards also will be presented during theprogram. For details, contact HeatherMakrez of the UMass Lowell Officeof University Advancement [email protected].

UMass Lowell Family Day2010 Oct. 23, 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m.Lester Cushing Complex (North Campus Athletics field)Free and open to the UMass Lowell community

Don’t miss the celebration of music,food, activities and more than 70student organization booths. For details, contact Tasha Henderson of the UMass Lowell Office of Student Activities at [email protected]

2010-11 Opening Week Activities August 28–Sept. 11Times and dates to be announced

Events include a downtown scav-enger hunt, Lowell Spinners game,casino night, comedy show andmuch more. For details, visithttp://www.uml.edu/openingweek/schedule.html or contact Tasha Henderson of the UMass Lowell Office of Student Activities [email protected]

ALUMNI

ATHLETICS

Catch River Hawkshockey at the TsongasCenter at UMass Lowell.Enjoy the renovatedTalon Club and PavilionClub and new score-board. The first homegame is Oct. 3.

FALL 2010 CALENDARARTS&IDEAS


A Selected Listing

September

1-16 “Selections from the Art & Design Studios” (Dugan Gallery)1-25 “Buoyance:” Art by Jieun Shin (University Gallery)4 Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes (Boarding House Park)6 Bread and Roses Labor Day Festival (Campagnone Common, Lawrence)10 Robert Randolf & the Family Band (Boarding House Park)17 “America’s Path to Permanent War:” A Talk by Andrew J. Bacevich

(O’Leary Library)21-Oct. 9 “Landscape as Process:” Art by Stephen Mishol (119 Gallery)23 An Evening of Wind Serenades (Durgin Concert Hall)25-26 Lowell Open Studios (Studios and galleries in Lowell and at UMass Lowell)27-Oct. 14 “1,000 Rivers Run Through It” (Dugan Gallery)30-Oct. 3 Jack Kerouac Literary Festival (Downtown Lowell)

October

4-29 “Photo as Document: Books from Pomona College’s Photography Course,1988-2000” (University Gallery)

18 “A View from the Federal Reserve Bank:” A Talk by Eric Rosengren (UMassLowell Inn & Conference Center)

21-24 “The Laramie Project” (Off-Broadway Players, Comley-Lane Theatre)23 Family Day 2010 (UMass Lowell North Campus athletics field)24 UML Marching Band at MICCA Championship Festival (Cawley Stadium,

Lowell)25-Nov. 18 “Process Made Visible” (Dugan Gallery)25 “Creating Books for Young Readers:” David Macaulay (O’Leary Library,

UMass Lowell)28 “Fall Colors,” a Choral Concert with the UMass Lowell Chamber Singers,

University Choir and Choral Union (Durgin Concert Hall)28 Monster Bash & Halloween Stroll (Downtown Lowell)

November

8 “Recovering from the Bubble Economy:” A Talk by Dean Baker (UMass LowellInn & Conference Center)

8-Dec. 2 “Inter-Glacial Free Trade Agency:” Art by Lynn Richardson (Dugan Gallery)

14 UMass Lowell String Project’s 10th Anniversary Benefit Concert with the Harlem Quartet (Durgin Concert Hall)

18 Francis Cabot Lowell Alumni Awards & Honors Fellows Gala (UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center)

18-21 Eric Bogosian’s “SubUrbia” (Off-Broadway Players, Comley-Lane Theatre) 27 City of Lights Parade & Holiday Arts Stroll (Downtown Lowell)

December

1 Classical String Music (Fisher Recital Hall)2 Women’s Works: UMass Lowell’s Center for Women & Work Craft Fair (TBD)3 Annual Alumni and Community “Messiah” Sing (Durgin Concert Hall)8 Concert Band (Durgin Concert Hall)9 David Amram’s 80th Birthday Bash! (Durgin Concert Hall)9-Jan. 7 Fall 2010 BFA Exhibition10 Opera Workshop Scenes (Fisher Recital Hall)

January 2011

23 Winter Concert: String Music From Around the World (Durgin Concert Hall)

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