2021 Lowell City of Learning Festival

Richard and Nancy Donahue Academic Arts Center, 240 Central Street

Lowell Chamber Orchestra Discovery Series – Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony No. 8 Dmitri Shostakovich’s life was not an easy one; he lived through terribly uncertain times and he suffered in many ways under the hand of the Soviet authorities. His compositions, which made him a very famous composer, were coded messages for his audience and, in […]

Global 2021 Learning Festival

Contradictory Place: Cotton Mills Alongside Anti-Slavery Efforts in Lowell, Massachusetts A discussion with UMass Lowell Professor Robert Forrant with a video excerpt describing the extraordinary anti-slavery efforts taking place in Lowell in the mid-19th century when the cotton mills, which relied on enslaved labor in the South, were at their peak.  Prof. Robert Forrant and […]

Global 2021 Learning Festival

First in Family: A Conversation Across Continents “First in Family” students and mentors in the USA and Australia will share their experiences as the first in their families to go to university. Join the conversation lead by students from UMass Lowell and University of Wollongong, Australia. RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpdumtpj4qHdc8PtsUirMaAzIe5Pdo2bEX

Global 2021 Learning Festival

Practical tips and tools to reduce stress experienced during COVID-19 Koa Goode of the Greater Lawrence Family Action Council and Fiona Jensen of Calmer Choice will offer practical, effective tips and tools to reduce stress and improve communication. RSVP: https://globallearningfestival.com/event/practical-tips-and-tools-to-reduce-stress-experienced-during-covid-19/#rsvp-now

Global 2021 Learning Festival

Dance Moves for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Dance MOVES for PD is a virtual dance movement program designed for people with Parkinson’s Disease, and accessible to people of all mobility levels including senior citizens and wheelchair users.  Seated or standing, all students are engaged in the art of dance and the physical, mental, and emotional benefits […]

Global 2021 Learning Festival

Avery Bakes Pumpkin Bread and Jam Squares In this live, 30-minute program, seven year old Avery will show us how to bake two, traditional New England recipes – Pumpkin Bread and Jam Squares – and take questions from the audience.  She launched her cooking show during the pandemic lockdown in Massachusetts so that her friends […]

Lowell Chamber Orchestra

The Lowell Chamber Orchestra, conducted by MCC faculty member Orlando Cela, will present a varied program of works from the Classical Era and today. The winner of the LCO concerto competition, Roi Karni, bassett clarinet, will perform the Clarinet Concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Paikuna Saqinku by Colombian composer Estefanía Pardo Pérez will be featured as […]

Open Group Bike Ride–UMass Lowell Bike Shop

Our FREE weekly group rides are a great way to have fun, get some exercise and meet others who are interested in bikes! These rides are intended to be a relaxed, inclusive, social ride around Lowell open to anyone who wants to join. Don’t have a bike? No problem! The Bike Shop can get you […]

Are We There Yet?

How do we define and develop an inclusive internal organizational culture that is relevant, responsive and respected in a world of change? Enterprise Bank Series on Racial Equity & Inclusion

Dragonfly Mercury Monitoring with Lowell National Historical Park

On Sunday, October 9, Lowell National Historical Park is hosting a public, family-friendly “community science” Dragonfly Monitoring event as part of the nationwide Dragonfly Mercury Project monitoring pollution in local waterways. We will be collecting dragonfly larvae at a pond in the Lowell Dracut Tyngsboro State Forest. Meet up 9:45-10:00am at the parking lot at […]

Indigenous Peoples History with Christoph Strobel

Join Christoph Strobel for an Indigenous Peoples’ Day walking tour. Learn about the history and heritage of Indigenous Peoples upon whose land the city and mills of Lowell were built. This event is a part of Lowell Walks, a series of guided, 90 minute tours taking place throughout historic Lowell! Reservations are not required, and […]

Death Café

Join other adults, 18 and older, for Lowell’s virtual Death Cafe – an afternoon of open, lively, and insightful discussion about death. While not a support group nor a venue for bereavement, a Death Cafe seeks to provide an unscripted, non-judgmental platform for those wishing to explore the many facets of this often taboo subject. […]