August was a quiet month…no Bulletin Board posts at all! \u00a0Just a couple of things now:<\/p>\n
Tomorrow is the last of Lowell’s First Thursdays for this year. \u00a0It’s a good time to walk around town enjoying the warm weather, checking out the galleries and restaurants, or taking a trolley ride. \u00a0http:\/\/www.cultureiscool.org\/downtown-lowell-first-thursdays<\/a><\/p>\n If you haven’t noticed, the canal worker fountain on the corner of Shattuck has been repaired. \u00a0The fellow is once again wielding a pry bar instead of a cudgel. \u00a0Yippee!<\/p>\n Saturday is the next-to-last of this summer’s increasingly popular Lowell Walks. \u00a0They meet at the Visitor’s Center at 10:00 and last 90 minutes. \u00a0This week’s topic is Trains & Trolleys in Lowell. \u00a0More at\u00a0http:\/\/www.richardhowe.com\/<\/a>\u00a0 (People might also want to check out the upcoming cemetery tours listed on the same site.)<\/p>\n For anyone who wants to mark their calendar, the next Board Meeting is at 7:00 on Monday, the 21st. \u00a0At some point, I hope to put info about the Board, its schedule, its current members, and some of its workings on the website; I just haven’t gotten to it yet. \u00a0But maybe soon\u2014I have a bit more free time now that my Lowell book has finally gone to press (it should be out the 15th:\u00a0www.twirlingjennies.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" August was a quiet month…no Bulletin Board posts at all! \u00a0Just a couple of things now: Tomorrow is the last of Lowell’s First Thursdays for this year. \u00a0It’s a good time to walk around town enjoying the warm weather, checking out the galleries and restaurants, or taking a trolley ride. \u00a0http:\/\/www.cultureiscool.org\/downtown-lowell-first-thursdays If you haven’t noticed, … Continue reading First Thursdays, Next Board Meeting, and More<\/span>