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- H2Otown (Watertown, MA)
- MargeBLOG (Williamstown)
- Michael Forbes Wilcox (Western MA)
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Media in Lowell
- Community Connections The online archive of many of WUML's radio shows.
- LTC :: Our community cable access channel (8 & 10). Excellent people, I've worked with them before.
- Open Source :: Chris Lydon's new show, broadcast on WUML and WGBH locally.
- The Lowell Sun :: Love it or hate it, it's the big newspaper in town.
- WCAP radio :: Talk radio in Lowell - still locally owned, and in transition.
- WUML :: The student- and community-run radio station of UMass-Lowell. Lynne hosts a radio show, Thinking Out Loud, 10am on Fridays.
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The Arts in Lowell
- 119 Gallery - Art gallery with exhibitions of many local artists, interesting events, and living, breathing culture.
- Arts League of Lowell (ALL) - Artist community group, a recent but welcome addition to the arts scene in Lowell.
- Brush Art Gallery - Come and meet working artists in their natural habitats!
- Cultural Organization of Lowell (COOL) - Great local calendar of events.
- Lowell Opera Company - Community opera.
- Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra - Local community orchestra.
- Lowell Poetry Network
- Lowell Rocks - List of live music events
- Merrimack Repertory Theatre - A local theatre "presenting an exciting mix of contemporary and new plays in historic downtown Lowell."
- OUtlET - Paper and online 'zine making a splash locally with events in art, poetry, music, and everything in between!
- Revolving Museum Contemporary, local, public art space with a plethora of children's programs and art by and for the community.
- The Fine Print - Socially aware, themed, arts and issues periodic publication available throughout Lowell.
- The Image Theater - Theatre company which puts on all original works by local playwrights.
- Whistler House Museum - A great collection of contemporaries of Whistler at his historic birthplace.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Just a few comments about last night’s Middlesex County Meeting Actually I thought it was well run and went smoothly. There was a very short window to organize this major event and it was not an easy task. I would like to mention Gus Bickford, from Westford, The Chair of the Rules Committee for the Democratic State Committee and former Executive Director of the Party. Kudos to him because he was responsible for making sure the rules were put in place and the technical organizing of the meeting. Having been part of many caucases,conventions and meetings that have not gone so well I feel like I can attest to the fact that the meeting last night was organized properly and went very well. I would also like to say that most of us who are involved in these groups are not “back room politicians” but grassroots activists who have stuck it out over the years and continue to participate in the process to make a difference. “You have to know the rules to play the game”. You can never change the rules that are unfair unless you are involved in the process! I began my involvement when I was 18 and learned very quickly you have to know the rules which I always made a point to do, then I could challenge a process or rule that I thought was unfair. Furthermore, if you are a student of Politics you know it’s the art of negotiation which certainly can be done in a proper fashion. I make these comments because I have read many references on this site that “bash people” who are involved! I’m a few years older now but still believe in trying to right wrongs and participate to that end.
In closing, I would just like to say that we should be very proud of the Candidate that we had from Lowell. Maria Sheehy is a bright, articulate young woman who possessed great credentials as a Candidate for this position. I spent the last 10 days working with Maria on this very intense but short campaign and although she was not successful I would do it again for her. She presented herself as a woman of passion, integrity and ethical.
September 25th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Yes, it was the fourth ballot that gave us the winner. I ended up being one of the volunteers who checked people in and handled distribution/collection of ballots. From my perspective things went smoothly outside the auditorium as well.