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Great weekend hotel deals during Lowell WinterFest!
 
Want to enjoy WinterFest weekend with an overnight stay? View details on WinterFest's two official preferred hotels, Courtyard by Marriott Lowell/Chelmsford and the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center!
 

Courtyard by Marriott Lowell/Chelmsford
30 Industrial Avenue East
978-458-7575  
www.marriott.com/bosll
Warm up at Courtyard Marriott after your Winterfest activities with a Special Winterfest Rate of $79/night from February 9 - 12. Stay in one of 120 guestrooms with free high-speed Internet access! Amenities include fitness center, outdoor pool, fireside lounge, restaurant, and function rooms for corporate and social events.

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UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center
50 Warren Street, Lowell
978-934-6920
www.uml.edu/icc
Make a night of it during Lowell WinterFest! Receive a $10 discount off the best available rate -- visit www.uml.edu/icc and type in corporate code WINF to receive this special rate! Or, call 978-934-6920 and ask for the WinterFest rate when booking. Discount is available from February 9 - 12.*

* Rate is based on availablity and may be discontinued at any time.

 

Come be a part of WinterFest 2012!

Whether you wish to volunteer your time or be a part of the entertainment, there's something for EVERYONE to do behind-the-scenes at WinterFest!
 
Get all the details on how to:
  • Enter the National Human Dogsled Competition
  • Volunteer at WinterFest
  • Be an official WinterFest Sponsor


    Click here to visit our WinterFest Information page and learn all you need to know!

 

Lowell Launches Neighborhood Innovation Grant Program

 


Want to make your neighborhood a better place to live, work and play? Funding is available to put your ideas into action! The new Neighborhood Innovation Grant Program, administered by the Department of Planning and Development, provides seed funding of up to $1,500 for collaborative, community-driven neighborhood improvement projects.

To learn more click here...

City of Lights Parade & Holiday Art Stroll: This Saturday!
 
Enjoy the City of Lowell's Annual City of Lights Parade & Holiday Art Stroll THIS SATURDAY, November 26 from 12 Noon - 8PM!

Click here for complete details ...
Sustainability Snapshots Contest Winners Announced!
Congratulations to all of the Sustainability Snapshots Contest Winners!


(Ashley Cantrell,119 Gallery Vertical Garden Mural)

 
Here is a list of all the winners:
 
Grand Prize- Ashley Cantrell, 119 Gallery Vertical Garden Mural
Historic Resources & Architecture- Jane Albert, Trolley and Steeple
Transportation & Mobility- Donald Hogan, Aiken Street Bridge
Local Businesses & Institutions- Norm Caron, Detail of Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank
Public Parks & Waterways- Deb Forgione, Historic Pawtucket Falls
Cultural Traditions & Identities- Mary Cutter, Summer in the City
 
For more information on the contest and to view the winning photographs, please click here.
 
Made in Lowell 2011

Save the Date!
November 4, 2011
12:00-2:00PM
UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center
50 Warren Street
Lowell, MA
Please join the City of Lowell as we celebrate the 4th Annual Made in Lowell event! This year the city will be highlighting those companies that are committed to giving back to the community and spotlight the partnership between a business and non-profit to ensure the health and well-being of our city.
Thursday, October 27: 12th Annual Monster Bash & Halloween Stroll!

Monster Bash & Halloween Stroll
Thursday, October 27
5 - 8 PM
throughout downtown Lowell
 
The Kiwanis Club of Greater Lowell, the Cultural Organization of Lowell, and other community partners present a fun evening for ghouls and gals of all ages! Put on your best costume and head to downtown Lowell for the 12th Annual Monster Bash & Halloween Stroll, Thursday, October 27, from 5-8PM. A kids costume contest, a haunted house, haunted maze, live entertainment, and trick-or-treating at over 20 local businesses make this year's Monster Bash a spookTACULAR night! 
 
Start your night at 5PM at the Masonic Center (79 Dutton Street) and pick up your FREE trick-or-treat bag while supplies last!
 
- View/Download the Official Trick-or-Treat Map & Flyer -
TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Baystate Marathon runs through Lowell, Sunday, October 16

The Baystate Marathon, hosted by the Greater Lowell Road Runners, will occur this Sunday, October 16. The race, which is now in its 22nd year, is expected to have 3,000 runners, which is similar to the field of last year’s race. 

 

The race starts at 8AM at the Tsongas Center in downtown Lowell and goes to the Tyngsborough Bridge and back into downtown Lowell, finishing at the Tsongas Center. The race lasts until approximately 2PM.
 
Celebrate Lowell's emerging artists at the Book Launch Party for "Young Angel Midnight"

Please join the Cultual Organization of Lowell and Bootstrap Productions at the Book Launch Party for Young Angel Midnight, the Lowell Anthology of Emerging Artists!

Thursday, October 6
6:30-8:30PM
Appleton Mills, 219 Jackson Street
Free & open to the public!

In celebration of its tenth anniversary, the Cultural Organization of Lowell (COOL) has commissioned Bootstrap Productions to compose an anthology, Young Angel Midnight: An Emerging Generation in the Arts of Lowell, featuring the artwork by some of Lowell’s most gifted emerging artists. This 200-page book featuring full-color reproductions also includes a previously unpublished poem by Lowell native, Jack Kerouac.

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11th Annual Lowell Open Studios, October 1 & 2!
2011 Lowell Open Studios
The 11th Annual Open Studios comes to Lowell this Saturday and Sunday, October 1 & 2, 11a.m. - 5p.m. Hop on and off the Lowell Open Studios Shuttle and visit hundreds of artistic spaces and meet local creatives practicing in every type of medium! 
 
 
 
 
 
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