Join the college for a Dominican Flow Bachata workshop during the City of Lowell Learning Festival and to honor Hispanic Heritage Month! Come dance and join a discussion with entrepreneurs from the Utopia Dance Company in Lawrence, MA! Louis Casiano and Elvis Lora, two Latino men of color and members of the LGBTQ community, joins […]
Music is alive and evolving, and when it comes to classical music, the many different trends are as varied as human imagination. This lecture-performance, featuring the principal winds of the Lowell Chamber Orchestra, will guide audiences into the world of contemporary music by explaining some of the most popular and innovative sounds and techniques, and […]
Come tour our newly renovated dental clinic on the Lowell campus of MCC. Stop in for some free oral health care goodies and learn more about students seeking to provide high quality care at a very affordable rate. Please join the tour to view the clinic and get information about fees, services and how to […]
Have you ever wanted to join and dance the circle dance or other group dances at a Cambodian wedding or other event but felt unsure about how to move your hands and your feet? Here’s your chance to learn the moves you need to know to feel comfortable on the dance floor! Instructors from the […]
Public historians Bob Forrant and Kevin Coffee, in conversation with lala’s Laura Lamarre Anderson, will discuss the role of museums in telling our history. Through the years, evolving philosophies have guided acquisition and display policies, often resulting in one-sided views and the silencing of many voices. These two historians are each working to diversify the […]
Please join us for a presentation by Dr. William Meadows, University of Missouri, as he discusses the origins and evolution of Native American Code Talking, the use of Native American languages in the US Military, through both World Wars to contemporary recognition. The development of this tactic, different types of Native coded communications, code and […]
Join SLS Fitness and Dragonfly Cafe for a seminar on the most current research on fat loss and metabolism with a healthy food cooking demo from Dragonfly Cafe as part of the Lowell City of Learning Series! RSVP Here Location: Dragonfly Cafe, 145 Thorndike Street, Lowell, MA Dragonfly Cafe, SLS Fitness, Lowell City of Learning, […]
Join local historian Resi Polixa and literary scholar Heather Barrett for a Lowell Walks: “LGBTQ+ History in Lowell” on Saturday June 29th, 2024, at 10am. Walk through the city and learn how the diverse layers of Lowell’s LGBTQ+ community intertwine with the lives of mill workers, immigrant families, and Lowellians. Explore how the LGBTQ+ community […]
Join Mill City Grows for our next Community Gardens Workshop with special guest presenter, Bootstrap Compost! Come learn all you need to know about basic composting at home, the benefits of composting your food scraps, how to get started, and what you can expect from the process. We’ll even learn more about Vermicomposting (using earthworms […]
Looking for a no-cost family activity your kids might enjoy? Something new to them but very familiar to French-Canadian families and elders of yesteryear? An opportunity to dance or socialize the evening away with friends, neighbors, newcomers, or old acquaintances the way French-Canadians often did before electronic devices arrived? You don’t need experience, and you […]
The Suffolk Mill Tour operates every Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM with the exception of 7/27 and 7/28. Discover the diversity and variety of Lowell’s stories. Explore how numerous factors have shaped both the city’s past and its present. Tour combines a short trip through the historic city […]
Discover the stories of the people who made the Merrimack River their home throughout the centuries. Learn more about how the landscape has changed and the impacts people have made on the environment. These 75-minute tours on the Francis Cabot Lowell Riverboat will be offered on select evenings in July and August at 6 p.m. Reservations are […]