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Lowell Celebrates
Kerouac & UMass Lowell presents
March 13: Jack Kerouac's
88th Birthday Celebration |
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Dharma Buns, 26A Market
St. |
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Photo
by George DeLuca |
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"Amram Jam" open mic
readings |
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David Amram plays behind the readings. |
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Moderator Roger Brunelle |
Host Mary/John Capriole
"On the Road" The Art of Mary Capriole
John Capriole: The Origin of "Dharma Buns" |
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"Paradise Road" web video (4 min., 2:30-2:40pm) |
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Caffe Paradiso, 45
Palmer St. |
SCHEDULE |
Photo
by
Tom Palumbo circa 1956 |
7pm show
SOLD OUT!
RSVP for
waiting list!
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Tonight we
celebrate Jack's own definition of "Beat"
focusing
on Jack's musical journey
from Lowell's Moody St. to
Harlem, as jazz became a major influence on the mid-20th
Century art scene. |
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9:30pm-2am
"This Song's for You, Jack!" |
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Singer/Songwriter
Bob
Martin |
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Celtic: Nolwenn Monjarret
(of The Chieftains) |
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Singer/Songwriter Alan
Crane |
Amy Black & The Red Clay Rascals
The Jonathan Edwards Band with
Taylor Armerding, Stuart Shulman, Charlie Rose |
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"This is BEAT!"
an evening with David Amram & friends |
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words, music and improv with David Amram, Kerouac's first musical
collaborator, and guest readers and musicians of the Lowell
area.
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Join us for this celebration of
the Kerouac and Amram collaborations at the Brata Art Gallery
involving NYC's first-ever public jazz/poetry readings, and
the classic music of the jazz artists of the 40s and 50s who
influenced Kerouac's writing. |
Readings:
Tony Sampas,
Paul Marion,
Steve Edington, Nancy Herbstman, Lawrence Carradini, Richard Rourke,
David Perry and
Jerry Bisantz.
Jazz:
David Amram and Adam Amram with:
Lowell Jazz Day Camp:
Allyssa Jones,
Stanley Swann, Paul Combs and John Harrington; featuring guest
vocalist Lura Smith of Middlesex Comm. College in Lowell.
Lowell Moonglow Entertainment:
Mike Payette and
Charles Langford
Classical:
The UMass Lowell Classical String Trio
Kristin Chartier, Tim Nunes,
Adam Nunes |
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A
ComeToLowell.com
Production |
also see
March 11 and 12 activities |
George DeLuca,
Producer/Director
Cliff Whalen & David Cleaves, Audio |
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Special Thanks To:
The Lowell Historical National Park, Dharma Buns, Caffe Paradiso,
Brew’d
Awakenings, The Old Court, Lowell Celebrates Kerouac, UMass Lowell, Middlesex Community College, the
performers, readers and crew. |
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