Location: Cultural Organization of Lowell
National Park
Visitor
Center
246 Market Street Lowell MA 01852
http://www.destinationworld.org/
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March 1 - 25, 2007
Women of Power: Portraits by the Men of the Arts League of Lowell
Thursday March 1, 2007
6:00pm: A Hard Life.
7:30pm: The Magdalene Sisters
6 - 9pm: Women of Power: Portraits by the Men of the Arts League of Lowell Opening Reception
March 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2007
V-Day 2007 ~ The Vagina Monologues Vagina Monologues
7:30 pm on 2nd and 3rd,
2:30 pm on the 4th
Views of Lowell Tour: Boardinghouse Keeper
Ongoing
2:00pm-CANCELLED
May 17, 7:00-9:00p.m.
Dust
off Your Dreams=85Discover Your Passion
Lowell General Hospital
March 1-25
Women of Power: Portraits by the Men of the Arts League of Lowell
9th Annual Gathering at the Well Conference
Keynote Speaker: Susan Retik
Patti Quigley and Susan Retik -- whose husbands were killed in the Sept. 11 attacks --decided to use the financial support they received afterward to help war widows in Afghanistan, where the Al Qaeda planners of the terrorist strikes found harbor.
Quigley and Retik were both pregnant when hijacked jets carrying their husbands crashed into the World Trade Center in 2001, and met after the attacks. Retik saw an Oprah Winfrey show on Afghan women soon after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, and the two widows decided to help Afghan women.
Tickets $20.00 (students $15.00)
March 5, 2007
7:30am to
9:00am
Holy Ghost Society - Lowell
Breakfast Tickets available from
Maria Cunha
978-656-3104 cunham@middlesex.mass.edu Directions to
Holy Ghost
Society
A Hard Life
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Kalliopi Kalogerou has spent her whole life in the Greek village
of
Ano Ravenia where she was born in 1900. Simple witness of the
century, she
lived through Turkish domination and successive occupations linked
to
different wars. Most of her family stays elsewhere, in Greece or
abroad
(USA, Canada, Germany, Bulgaria); her shattered family world is
representative of the Greek diaspora. The film is exclusively
devoted to
her life story, told to a young Epirot friend, Eleni
Pangratiou-Alexakis,
and to her daughter, Evguenia, both of whom have settled in the
States.
The result is a rich, yet austere film where nothing distracts the
viewer
from the dialogue and the face of the storyteller. It also
constitutes an
ordinary, yet important testimony on this long and painful page of
Greek
history.
Location: Cultural Organization of Lowell |
Location: Cultural Organization of Lowell NOTE: This is a new location
Location: Arts League of Lowell ALL Gallery
National Park Visitor
Center
246 Market Street Lowell MA 01852
Women of Power: Portraits by the Men of the Arts League of Lowell
An
exhibition of original artworks in all media, by area male artists, in
homage to
women as images of strength.
Event runs March 1 - 25, 2007
Saturdays 11-4,
Sundays 12-4, or by
appointment;
Reception Saturday, March 3, 6-9 pm
Info: Michal
978-459-1943
mrtruelsen@excite.com
-or-
Pam 978-677-6096
ph2studio@comcast.net
246 Market Street.,
Lowell MA 01852
V-Day 2007 ~ The Vagina Monologues
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UTEC presents Eve Ensler's Obie-award winning play with a
diverse cast
of teens and adults from Greater Lowell.
The United Teen Equality Center is putting on the show and fundraiser, The Vagina Monologues. The cast is a diverse group of teens and women from the Lowell Community. All proceeds will go to Alternative House and Rape Crisis Services of Lowell. A $10 donation is recomended. please call for tickets.
119 Gallery, |
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As an artist who has shared in the national obsession with
weight,
food, diet and aging Deborah Dixon wishes to share how she uses
art to
accept herself as she is 85 today. Participants will have an
opportunity to
create collages and drawings addressing their own messages
regarding
weight, diet, food and aging. For those wishing to participate in
this
2.5-3 hour art exploration call 978-935-2326 or email
ddixonstudio@covad.net. There is a $10.00 materials fee for the
session,
which will begin promptly at 10 AM with no walk-ins after that
time.
Enrollment is limited. Info:978-935-2326 Email: ddixonstudio@covad.net Location: Western Avenue Studios, Studio 402 |
Location: Western Avenue Studios 3rd, 4th and 5th floors Location: Friends Fabric Art - Western Avenue Studios, Studio 304
122
Western Ave,
Lowell MA 01851
Femmage = Feminine Collage + Assemblage
In the footsteps of
the 70's
Feminist Art movement, create a femmage with fabric and fiber. Femmage
was
created as a way to explore and honor women's resourcefulness and
creativity.
Miriam Shapiro and Melissa Meyer defined femmage in their article:
"Waste Not
Want Not: An Inquiry into What Women Saved and Assembled" as a word
invented to
include collage, assemblage, decoupage, and photomontage as created by
women
using skills attributed to women's work such as sewing and cooking.
Info:
978 458-4200
E-mail: ann@friendsfabricart.com
122
Western Avenue, Lowell, MA 01851
Powerful Women Portraits - Friends, Mothers and Others
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I'm a people photographer. I've photographed the Duchess of
York, but
I've also photographed a newborn baby. And actors, economists,
small
business owners, a fisherman who's also a high school teacher, a
wind
energy proponent, a museum curator, CEOs, gardeners, a
presidential
candidate, mothers, friends, and others. I hope you'll join me.
Painless
Portraits with Meghan Moore of Megpix Photography, Western Ave
Studio 513.
Fun and formal, ridiculous and sublime, energetic and soothing. No
sitting
fee. Order photos online. www.megpix.com Info:978-349-8096 Email: Maxine.farkas@gmail.com Location: Western Avenue Studios, Studio 513 |
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Join us for a lively discussion on how knitting has changed
throughout
the ages. From a trade done only be skilled craftsmen, to a
domestic duty
for women during times of war, and finally to a vibrant art form
and
outlet for expression practiced by woman of all ages, everywhere.
In a
time when domestic handicraft is sometimes considered unnecessary,
we look
outside the computerized and automated for something real to touch
and
make, with our hands. Knitting is welcomed, and encouraged, knit
(and
purl) then if you got 'em! Info:978-349-8096 Email: Maxine.farkas@gmail.com Location: Western Avenue Studios, Studio 332 |
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The power of a memento comes not from the object itself, but
from the
meaning and memory that the owner invests in it. Jewelry is one of
the
most powerful mementos. Its size allows it to be with the owner
anytime,
to remind them of a special person or event. When these pieces are
passed
down from one generation to the next, they become not only
keepsakes, but
represent part of the family history as well. So jewelry is not
only a
beautiful way for women adorn themselves, it can also connect them
to
their past and loved ones. Info:978-349-8096 Email: Maxine.farkas@gmail.com Location: Western Avenue Studios, Studio 461 |
Location: Western Avenue Studios, Studio 401 Location: Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Location: Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Location: Western Avenue Studios 3rd Floor
122 Western Avenue,
Lowell,
MA 01851
Dinah Was
The high price
of fame is
revealed in this roof-raising and soul-stirring portrait of American
blues
legend Dinah Washington. In 1959, "The Queen of the Blues" fights
for her rights
in the lobby of Las Vegas' Sahara Hotel where she is scheduled to
perform, but
in which she is not allowed to stay. Memories of her life and loves are
brilliantly woven together with live performances of her classic hits
including
"What A Diff'rence A Day Makes," "I Wanna Be Loved," and
"Come Rain or Come
Shine."
Info: 978-454-3926
E-mail: box_office@merrimackrep.org
50 E. Merrimack St, Lowell
MA
01852
"Themes of Women and African-American Issues as Portrayed in Dinah
Was"
Merrimack Repertory Theatre and Women Working Wonders Fund
host a
symposium on the portrayal of women and African-American issues in Dinah
Was a
play with music about Dinah Washington's tumultuous life and
struggles. (1:00 -
2:00pm)
Info: 978-654-7554
E-mail: marketing@merrimackrep.org
50 E. Merrimack St, Lowell
MA
01852
Keeping it all Together
End the day with a potluck and
discussion with
the artists of Western Avenue Studios about how we juggle creating art
with
daily jobs, family and general lifestyle maintenance. Please bring a
dish or a
$5.00 donation.
Info:978-349-8096
Email: Maxine.farkas@gmail.com
122 Western Ave,
Lowell MA
01851
Views of Lowell: Mill Girls
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This tour explores the reasons why countless women streamed into
Lowell and the many benefits and opportunities afford them. Tour
begins at
the Visitor Center. Info: (978) 970-5000 Location: Lowell National Historical Park |
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Learn about the daily lives of the Boardinghouse Keeper. Gain
Insight
into these women, the nature of their work and the challenges that
they
faced everyday. Info: (978) 970-5000 Location: Lowell National Historical Park |
Location: Lowell National Historical Park -CANCELLED
This talk will address
the
unique opportunities and age-old problems that women such as Diane
DiPrima and
Elise Cowen faced within the male-dominated Beat Movement of the 1950s.
Location: Lowell National Historical Park
Visitor Center
246
Market
Street
Lowell, MA 01852
Trials and Triumphs of Beat Women Writers
Info: 978-970-5000
Mogan Cultural Center,
40
French Street Lowell MA 01852
Mill Girl and Poet
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Explore the life and work of Lucy Larcom Info: (978) 970-5000 Location: Lowell National Historical Park |
Location: Lowell National Historical Park Location: Lowell National Historical Park
Visitor Center
246
Market
Street
Lowell, MA 01852
The Real Bobbin Girl
She was 11 years old when she first went on
strike.
Enjoy a reading of The Bobbin Girl and learn about the woman behind the
story.
Ages 8 and up.
Info: (978) 970-5000
Visitor Center
246
Market
Street
Lowell, MA 01852
Lowell Cemetery Tour
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Explore the Lowell Cemetery. Be they Mill Girls or Congress
Women;
learn about the women of Lowell. Wear appropriate walking shoes.
Info: 978-970-5000 Location: Lowell National Historical Park |
Location: American Textile History Museum
491 Dutton St Lowell MA
01852
New Easy Women: The Art!
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View the amazing images by Jane MacAllister Dukes used in the
book new
easy women: unleash your creational power. Jane's 9rawings"
are
explorations of the seen and the unseen, of the physical and
metaphysical,
of that which is known and that which isn't. And they are all
powerful,
vibrant representations of all women everywhere. Join Deb Busser
and Lynne
Healy as they discuss the messages behind the book; they
collaborated with
Jane and have worked with women in several different countries to
create
lives that inspire them - with ease! See March 7th for
information about
their presentation and book-signing. Ongoing Info: 978-934-3965 (Anne) E-mail: deb@neweasywomen.com Location: UMass Lowell |
