Left In Lowell

Tomorrow we’ll be kicking off Women’s Month with a discussion about women in politics and leadership. Our invited guest is Jesse Mermell, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus, which is dedicated to encouraging and helping women run for office in the state.

I promise this topic will be very relevant as we move into the rest of the month in the midst of a potential Congressional race! Future guests expected in the next few weeks include Doreen Manning, editor of the Middlesex Beat; Niki Tsongas, Dean of External Affairs at Middlesex Community College; and Lowell City Councilor Eileen Donoghue . Unless you live under a rock, you know that Donoghue and Tsongas are both known to have interest in running for Meehan’s seat should he vacate it.

You can listen live tomorrow at 10 am on 91.5 FM or online live here. We’ll try to have the archive up pretty quick as well.

I came up for air for a couple minutes to catch up on internet news. David has a good post looking at the editorial page of the Globe today.

But what caught my eye was the photo (by George Rizer/ Globe Staff) he pointed out, of Patrick addressing the Chamber of Commerce. In the grand tradition of blogs, here’s a caption contest for your entertainment. I’ll start.

Globe reporter: “Why all the long faces?”
Chamber member: “Deval just took away our binky!”

Yeah, it’s snarky. But funny.

Deadlines, deadlines, so here’s a place for chatting for now.

This thread over at BMG on the budget is really good, if you haven’t read it.

Others writing about the budget proposal include David Eisenthal and Susan of Beyond 495. Charley consolidates some of the information found at various threads on BMG.

Off topic from the budget, this weekend kicks of Women’s Week in Lowell (and of course, Women’s Month). This Saturday, Western Avenue Studios is a major venue for cultural events celebrating women (men invited of course!), with our normal First Saturday open studios event plus many Woman’s Week additions. Here’s the full list, and here’s an overview:

Healing Negative Body Image Through Art - Deb Dixon, 10am - 1pm, Studio 402
Femmage = Feminine Collage + Assemblage - Friends Fabric Art, Noon - 1pm, Studio 304
The 21st Century Knitter - Amber Daniels Cook, 1pm start . . . open ended close, Studio 332
Jewelry’s Dual Role—Adornment and Memento - Heather Wang, 2pm - 3pm, Studio 416
Sewing Machine as Sculptural Tool - Laura Sapelly, 3pm - 4pm, Studio 401
First Saturday Open Studios, noon - 5pm, 3rd, 4th and 5th floors
Powerful Women Portraits - Friends, Mothers, and Others - Meghan Moore, noon - 5pm (drop in), Studio 513
Keeping It All Together Potluck, 5pm - 7pm, 3rd Floor