Printer FriendlySeptember 23 – ART
Presenter: Liana Cheney
UMass Lowell Professor of Art, Liana Cheney, has agreed to give us another of her delightful lectures. The topic this time is Portraits and Portrait Painters. A perfect opening for our fall season.
Coordinator: Barbara Page*
September 30 - LOWELL CEMETERY
The Lowell Cemetery was conceived by a group of prominent Lowell citizens in 1840 as a private non-sectarian, non-profit corporation. It was modeled after Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, the first garden cemetery in America. The curved roads and paths under a canopy of oaks, beeches, and ashes create the setting for a depository of cemetery art, some of elaborate design. Catherine Goodwin conducts the guided tour which begins at the oldest section. Enter the Lawrence Street gate. Once inside, park along Washington Street.
Coordinator: Dorothy Bromage*
October 7 – CONGREGATION SHALOM
Trip to Congregation Shalom, 87 Richardson Rd., N. Chelmsford. Rabbi Shoshana Perry will give us a tour of the temple including the outdoor structure set up in the garden to celebrate Sukkot.
Directions: From Drum Hill rotary, take Rt, 4 to 3A North. Go through 2 traffic lights; take a left on Richardson Rd. (before Mahoney’s) and go 2-3 miles under Rt. 3 and the temple is on the right.
Coordinator: Judy Miller*
October 14 – OLD SCHWAMB MILL
Started in 1864, this Mill in Arlington makes beautiful oval mirror and picture frames still using the original techniques and equipment. We will have a tour of the Mill and see the turner at work. Admission: $10.00. Pay there. Meet at Hannaford’s parking lot at 9:00 am; carpool to the Mill. Directions and maps will be provided at Hannaford. Directions and maps will also be provided at the Convocation for those who wish to drive there directly.
Coordinator: Carol McCarthy*
October 21 – THE FISK ORGAN
The organ built by Charles B. Fisk for Houghton Chapel at Wellesley College is designed specifically for the performance of 17th c. North German organ music. Certain reed stops are copied from a 1636 organ in Lubeck, and from a 1610 organ in Copenhagen. We will have a tour of the organ followed by a mini-concert. Then the Dean will conduct us around the chapel. We can have lunch at the College Club on the Lake (aprox $20/pp). I believe there are two handicap spots at the Chapel. Others can park near the Club (a short walk away). We will meet at Hannaford’s at 9:00 am sharp. Directions and maps will be provided at the Convocation and at Hannaford.
Coordinator: Barbara Page*
October 28 – PEABODY MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY
Trip to the Peabody Museum in Cambridge to see the Dakota Tribe Ledger Paintings. A guide will greet us with a short introduction. After the Dakota exhibit, we are free to explore the Museum’s other spectacular holdings. Admission: $6.00; bus: $13.00. Information regarding payment will be given at the Convocation. The bus will leave Hannaford’s parking lot at 8:45 am and will leave the Museum at 12:30 pm.
Coordinator: Jane Canter*
November 4 - “WHAT MAKES A GREAT SYMPHONY?”
Presenter: Dorothy Bromage*
This is a continuation of Dorothy Bromage’s Spring Study Group in which the workings of a symphony orchestra were discussed and illustrated. With new media, the components and development of a symphony will be highlighted using Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 4.” Following video examples of his other music and clips of instruments used, the complete Fourth Symphony will be shown on video played by the New York Philharmonic. Although designed for the person with a non-musical background, the program will have much to interest the musically literate.
Coordinator: Kay Carroll*
November 12 (Thursday) – SYMPHONY
Trip to the BSO Open Rehearsal. The program will include works by Saint-Saens, Honeggar, and Stravinsky. Ticket price should be the same as last Spring ($32.85 for Members; $42.85 Non-Members). Final price will be announced at the Convocation, together with instructions for payment. The bus will leave Hannaford’s parking lot at 7:15 am.
Coordinator: Jean Rubenstein*
*Denotes LIRA member