45 Plays for 45 Presidents at Merrimack Repertory Theatre
45 Plays for 45 Presidents, onstage now at Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Hail to the Chief!
Written by Andy Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Chloe Johnston, and Karen Weinberg
Directed by Sean Daniels
50 East Merrimack Street | Lowell, MA
mrt.org/45Plays
45 Plays for 45 Presidents at Merrimack Repertory Theatre
45 Plays for 45 Presidents, onstage now at Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Hail to the Chief!
Written by Andy Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Chloe Johnston, and Karen Weinberg
Directed by Sean Daniels
50 East Merrimack Street | Lowell, MA
mrt.org/45Plays
Women in Jeopardy! at Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Audiences are going nuts for Women in Jeopardy! at Merrimack Repertory Theatre!
Written by Wendy MacLeod
Directed by Sean Daniels
Featuring Julia Brothers, Gail Rastorfer, Ashley Shamoon, Lou Sumrall, Jessica Wortham, and Jacob York.
50 East Merrimack Street | Lowell, MA
mrt.org/Jeopardy
45 Plays for 45 Presidents: Dual Endings
BOTH endings to 45 Plays for 45 Presidents: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
September 7 - October 2, 2016
Written by Andy Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Chloe Johnston, and Karen Weinberg
Directed by Sean Daniels
50 East Merrimack Street | Lowell, MA
mrt.org
Nancy Donahue
Governor Baker introduces Nancy at the 2019 Massachusetts Governor's Award Dinner. Nancy Donahue was a founder of the Merrimack Repertory Theater, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, and she currently serves as board chair. She has helped revitalize Lowell over the past four decades as a board member—and in many cases a founder—of regional organizations, including the Cultural Office of Lowell, Lasell College, the New England Quilt Museum, UMass Lowell, the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley (where she served as the first woman board president), the former American Textile Museum, and the Whistler House Museum of Art, where she is now board chair.
LTC News - October 31, 2019
On this edition: a preview of the Merrimack Repertory Theatre production of Cambodian Rock Band; honoring those lost to domestic violence; the Smart Growth Summit; a preview of the UMass Lowell 2019-2020 basketball season; and in the Sun Spot - Chris Scott sits down with University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan.
Play rehearsal at Westford Academy
Actors John Manning, of Westford, and Jocelyn Duford, rehearse a scene from the Jack Neary play, First Night, at Westford Academy auditorium in Westford, Mass. Manning and Duford star in the play, with performances set for July 19-21, 2019 at Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, Mass. Video by Margaret Smith. westford.wickedlocal.com.
Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018: What Sun staffers and other news providers are working on
It's Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. Here is some of what Sun staffers and other news providers are working on for lowellsun.com and Friday's edition.
Reporter Chris Lisinski, clisinski@lowellsun.com, is covering the big debate between 3rd Congressional District candidates Lori Trahan, Democrat of Lowell, and Rick Green, Republican of Pepperell, at Fitchburg State University.
Reporter Alana Melanson, amelanson@lowellsun.com, is at the second session of Chelmsford Town Meeting.
Reporter Elizabeth Dobbins, edobbins@lowellsun.com, covered an informative event at a Billerica public school held to train bystanders to become first-responders in the event of a mass shooting.
Reporter Rick Sobey, rsobey@lowellsun.com, has some great news out of the Merrimack Repertory Theatre.
And in his second column of the week, Columnist Peter Lucas, luke1825@aol.com, shares his opinions about the U.S. attorney in Massachusetts, Andrew Lelling.
Find us on Twitter at: @lowellsunnews; on Facebook at facebook.com/lowellsun; on our mobile app; or on lowellsun.com. We welcome your suggestions, comments and contributions to staff members via their email addresses, or to Editor Jim Campanini (@suneditor) or jcampanini@lowellsun.com.
Oceanside: Inside the Sound Design
Sound Designer David Remedios talks about creating the soundscape for Merrimack Repertory Theatre's world premiere production of Oceanside by Nick Gandiello.
SMC Roundtable: The New Tax Law and the Arts in Massachusetts
Somerville Media Center hosted a roundtable discussion on the new tax law passed in December and its potential impact on the arts in Massachusetts. The Arts Action Fund projecting a loss of $20 billion annually as a result of the significant reduction in the number of taxpayers who can still itemize deductions. Our panelists discuss this new territory and what arts organizations and non-profits need to do in this new climate.
Panelists
Moderator: Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez
Emily Ruddock, Mass Creative
Tonja Mettlach, Mass Non Profit Network
Tonja Mettlach is Director of Government Affairs at Massachusetts Non-Profit Network. Tonja drives their advocacy on public issues, collaborating with their members, government officials and external partners. She works closely with their 750+ members to develop their positions on issues, primarily at the state level. Tonja previously served as the Research Director and Committee Counsel for Rep. Jennifer Benson, Co-Chair of the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee. Prior to that role, she was Chief of Staff to former Representative Tom Conroy on the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development. Before working in the State House, Tonja was an associate at a general practice litigation firm. She holds a B.A. and a M.S. from Clark University and a J.D. from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University.
Emily Ruddock serves as MASSCreative’s Program Advocate, working to advance a policy platform for a more vibrant and creative Massachusetts with government officials, opinion leaders, and advocacy partners. Emily was the first Director of the Downtown Lynn Cultural District working with city leadership and artists towards a more creative downtown. For over a decade, Emily worked as a theatre producer and casting director. As the Artistic Producer at Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, she produced plays by Idris Goodwin, Lauren Gunderson, and Wendy MacLeod. At Actors Theatre of Louisville in Kentucky she coordinated the casting of over 60 productions including world premieres as part of the Humana Festival of New American Plays. Emily also created and co-produced Actors Theatre's The Late Seating, featuring local artists across artistic disciplines.
Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez, is a visual artist, curator, and organizer based in Providence, RI; Boston, MA; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is curator at Leica Gallery Boston and on the Board of Directors for the Dirt Palace Public Projects in Providence. She was previously Program Director for the RI Expansion Art Program with the RI Council for Humanities, RISCA and the RI Foundation, and before that curator at Villa Victoria Center for the Arts', LA GALERÍA. Projects have included TODO BAJO CONTROL and DISCORDIAFILMS. She has curated a number of national and international exhibits and has served on judging panels for the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, the Bell Gallery at Brown University and the Boston Foundation.
Lowell, Massachusetts | Wikipedia audio article
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Lowell, Massachusetts
00:01:12 1 History
00:04:10 2 Zoning, development and the Massachusetts Miracle
00:07:17 3 Geography
00:08:03 3.1 Physical
00:10:38 3.2 Neighborhoods
00:13:46 4 Demographics
00:18:03 4.1 Crime
00:18:41 4.1.1 Statistics
00:19:37 4.1.2 History of anti-crime efforts
00:20:56 5 Education
00:21:05 5.1 Colleges and universities
00:21:54 5.2 Primary and secondary schools
00:22:03 5.2.1 Public schools
00:23:04 5.2.2 Private schools
00:23:12 6 Libraries
00:23:21 6.1 Municipal
00:23:29 6.1.1 Pollard Memorial Library / Lowell City Library
00:25:26 6.2 University
00:25:35 6.2.1 Lydon Library
00:26:08 6.2.2 O'Leary Library
00:26:38 6.2.3 Center for Lowell History
00:27:40 7 Infrastructure
00:27:49 7.1 Transportation
00:30:00 7.2 Hospitals
00:30:13 8 Arts and culture
00:30:22 8.1 Monthly Calendar of Events and Entertainment
00:30:42 8.2 Annual events
00:32:16 8.3 Points of interest
00:34:16 8.4 Culture
00:35:07 8.5 Museums and public galleries
00:35:59 8.6 Interactive and live performances
00:37:54 9 Sports, Teams and Athletic Venues
00:38:04 9.1 Boxing
00:38:38 9.2 Teams
00:39:13 9.3 Athletic Venues
00:40:34 10 Government
00:42:53 11 Media
00:43:01 11.1 Newspaper
00:43:35 11.2 Radio
00:44:03 11.3 Cable
00:44:18 12 Businesses started and/or products invented in Lowell
00:44:29 12.1 Current
00:45:19 12.2 Historical
00:46:24 12.3 Lowell Banks and Financial Institutions (current)
00:47:44 12.4 Lowell Banks and Financial Institutions (closed)
00:48:15 13 Notable people
00:48:27 14 Twin towns and sister cities
00:48:38 15 Honors
00:49:02 16 See also
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Lowell is a city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Located in Middlesex County, Lowell (along with Cambridge) was a county seat until Massachusetts disbanded county government in 1999. With an estimated population of 109,945 in 2014, it is the fourth-largest city in Massachusetts, and the second-largest in the Boston metropolitan statistical area. The city is also part of a smaller Massachusetts statistical area called Greater Lowell, as well as New England's Merrimack Valley region.
Incorporated in 1826 to serve as a mill town, Lowell was named after Francis Cabot Lowell, a local figure in the Industrial Revolution. The city became known as the cradle of the American Industrial Revolution, due to a large series of textile mills and factories. Many of the Lowell's historic manufacturing sites were later preserved by the National Park Service to create Lowell National Historical Park. During the Cambodian genocide, the city took in an influx of refugees, leading to a Cambodia Town and America's second-largest Cambodian-American population.Lowell is home to two institutions of higher education.
Scott Brown goes canoeing in Concord; political tracker follows him
U.S. Senate candidate Scott Brown took a break from his campaign on Sept. 5, 2014, to canoe the Contoocook River in Concord with Merrimack County Sheriff Scott Hilliard. BTW, an American Bridge political tracker tagged along ... in a canoe.
Lowell City Council Meeting - 1/7/2020
National Broadcasting Company | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:16 1 History
00:02:42 1.1 Radio
00:02:50 1.1.1 Earliest stations: WEAF and WJZ
00:05:24 1.1.2 Red and Blue Networks
00:09:30 1.1.3 Chimes
00:11:30 1.1.4 New beginnings: The Blue Network becomes ABC
00:14:39 1.1.5 Defining radio's golden age
00:19:42 1.1.6 Decline
00:24:48 1.1.7 Restoration
00:26:10 1.2 Television
00:36:09 1.2.1 Color television
00:44:11 1.2.2 1970s doldrums
00:51:17 1.2.3 Tartikoff's turnaround
00:57:29 1.2.4 Must See TV
01:01:41 1.2.5 New century, new problems
01:09:47 1.2.6 Comcast era (2011–present)
01:21:08 2 Programming
01:24:31 2.1 NBC News
01:26:08 2.2 Daytime programming
01:29:31 2.3 Children's programming
01:34:55 2.4 Specials
01:38:57 2.5 Programming library
01:40:09 3 Stations
01:43:04 4 Related services
01:43:13 4.1 Video-on-demand services
01:45:50 4.2 NBC HD
01:49:15 4.3 NBCi
01:51:08 5 Evolution of the NBC logo
01:51:43 6 International broadcasts
01:51:53 6.1 Canada
01:53:08 6.2 Europe and the Middle East
01:53:55 6.2.1 NBC Super Channel becomes NBC Europe
01:56:01 6.3 Latin America
01:56:10 6.3.1 Mexico
01:56:58 6.3.2 Nicaragua
01:57:38 6.3.3 Canal de Noticias
01:58:35 6.4 Caribbean
01:59:21 6.4.1 Bahamas
01:59:38 6.4.2 Netherlands Antilles
01:59:57 6.5 Puerto Rico
02:00:15 6.6 Bermuda
02:00:46 6.7 Pacific
02:00:54 6.7.1 Guam
02:01:58 6.7.2 American Samoa
02:02:24 6.7.3 Federated States of Micronesia
02:02:44 6.8 Asia
02:02:52 6.8.1 NBC Asia and CNBC Asia
02:04:19 6.8.2 Regional partners
02:05:06 6.9 Australia
02:06:45 7 Criticism and controversies
02:06:55 8 Presidents of NBC Entertainment
02:07:06 9 See also
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The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The network is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, with additional major offices near Los Angeles (at 10 Universal City Plaza), Chicago (at the NBC Tower) and Philadelphia (at the Comcast Technology Center). The network is one of the Big Three television networks. NBC is sometimes referred to as the Peacock Network, in reference to its stylized peacock logo, introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in early color broadcasting. It became the network's official emblem in 1979.
NBC has thirteen owned-and-operated stations and nearly 200 affiliates throughout the United States and its territories, some of which are also available in Canada via pay-television providers or in border areas over-the-air; NBC also maintains brand licensing agreements for international channels in South Korea and Germany.
Tsongas, Wofford spar in Devens debate
Debate between U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas and challenger Ann Wofford for the Massachusetts's 3rd Congressional District seat
DEVENS -- Squaring off in their second debate, U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas faced a challenge against the status quo from Republican candidate Ann Wofford Tuesday.
Wofford, a stay-at-home mother from Haverhill with a chemical engineering degree from Cornell University, argued against a government that she said is not able to do anything comprehensive.
She said constituents in the district are not better off than they were two years ago.
The Zone of Provocation—The 2016 TCG National Conference—Washington, DC—June 25, 2016
Theatre Communications Group presents the 2016 TCG National Conference: Theatre Nation (ASL-interpreted) livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday, June 23 to Saturday, June 25. Share your thoughts and media with hashtags #TCG16 and #howlround in all social media platforms. Follow @TCG and @HowlRoundTV in Twitter for updates.
What does it mean to be a citizen of Theatre Nation?
From June 23-25, the 2016 TCG National Conference: Theatre Nation will bring together over 1,000 theatre practitioners from across the globe for performances, knowledge sharing, and thought-provoking speakers. We’ll build on the success of the 2015 Cleveland Conference—our highest-rated in history—by further innovating programming like our Skills-Building Workshops and At the Intersections arcs, empowering deeper professional development and peer connection.
We’ll also seize the unique opportunity of assembling at our nation’s capitol during an election year to imagine a more central role for our art form in civic life. In a time of political polarization and civil strife, can we imagine a Theatre Nation whose borders are not bound by walls, but opened through affinities of passion and creative practice? Can we create a Theatre Nation that welcomes everyone who shares those affinities, and equitably represents them? What is our bill of rights (and responsibilities) for citizens of Theatre Nation? How might we declare our interdependence? How can our Theatre Nation model a more perfect union for our country and world? The answers to these questions can only be found through an inclusive and participatory process that engages the full diversity of our field—which means we need you.
At the heart of this work lies TCG’s vision of “A better world for theatre. A better world because of theatre.” We’ll bring that activist spirit to visit legislators on Capitol Hill. We’ll invite practitioners from across the world, because we know members of our Theatre Nation are global citizens. We’ll continue our conversations on equity, diversity, and inclusion, and we’ll spotlight the artistry that is the center of all our work.
The Zone of Provocation
10:30am-12pm EDT (Washington, DC) / 9:30am-11am CDT (Chicago) / 7:30am-9am PDT (San Francisco) / 14:30-16:00 GMT / 3:30pm-5pm BST (London) / 16:30-18:00 CEST (Berlin)
Is the “zone of provocation in the American theatre shrinking? Is there still room for work that is truly provocative and controversial? The political right pressures us through their assaults on arts funding; the political left pressures us through their demand for political correctness. As both these forces reach new levels of virulence, is our field moving toward a narrow comfort zone of acceptable ideas and images, but away from real provocation that stimulates debate? Panelists will share three recent examples of productions that have pushed against the limits of comfortability and managed the fallout successfully including Neighbors by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins at Mixed Blood Theatre, The Admission by Motti Lerner at Theater J, and Women Laughing Alone With Salad by Sheila Callaghan at Center Theatre Group. Attendees will be encouraged to share additional examples; and together we’ll explore whether courting controversy can play a role in enlarging the footprint of our field.
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Lowell License Commission Meeting - 7/11/2019
Eye On Education: MIT Grads Help Alleviate SAT Anxiety
MIT grads started a free online course. WBZ-TV's Paula Ebben reports.
Whistler House Museum of Art - Community Development Week
Lowell City Council Meeting - 11/26/2019
Lowell City Council Meeting - 11/26/2019