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August 7th, 2010

Minute Man National Park

by DickH

Minute Man statue by Daniel Chester French

By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled;
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.

We took advantage of today’s beautiful weather and took an excursion to Minute Man National Park in nearby Concord, Lincoln and Lexington. I’ve been a dozen times, but each new visit brings an appreciation of what happened on April 19, 1775. For instance, I’d always known that the North Bridge was significant because there the colonists first inflicted casualties on the “regulars” (a ranger corrected me when I referred to them as “the British” because at that time, everyone was still British), but the — tactical situation, shall we say? — at the bridge always confused me. After conversing with a park ranger, here’s how I now understand it:

The objective of the British army column was to march out from Boston through the night of April 18-19 and arrive in Concord at daybreak to find and seize arms (including four cannon possessed by the Massachusetts militia) and ammunition. Because of the excellent intelligence service organized by Paul Revere and his companions, colonial militia as far north as Dracut knew of the army’s approach before the troops had finished crossing the Charles River into Cambridge. Shortly after dawn, the 700 soldiers encountered the 80 members of the Lexington militia on that town’s common. Shooting erupted and eight militia were killed. The British army column continued on to Concord.
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August 7th, 2010

The Worker – Lowell, Massachusetts

by Marie

Statue of “The Worker”    Public Art in Lowell, Massachusetts

August 7th, 2010

AP: UMass Lowell’s Archaeological Dig in the Acre

by PaulM

Boston.com is carrying a news wire report from the Associated Press about UMass Lowell students and archaeologists from Queens University in Northern Ireland digging for traces of the early Irish presence in the Acre. They’ll be excavating around St. Patrick Church (1831)  beginning the week of August 16. The project is sponsored by UML’s Center for Irish Partnerships. Read the wire story here.

August 7th, 2010

Call for Entries for Public Art at Appleton Mills

by PaulM

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Request for Qualifications, Appleton Mills Art Installation Project 

 

Eligibility: Open to all artists/designers/teams residing in New EnglandProject Description: Trinity Financial invites artists/designers/teams to forward qualifications for an artwork to be permanently installed in the four-story atrium of the Appleton Mills redevelopment, an historic textile mill located at 219 Jackson Street in downtown Lowell, MA.

Budget: All-inclusive budget for the Appleton Mills Art Installation, including fabrication and installation, is $15,000.00.

Deadline for Submission of RFQ: Monday, August 23, 2010 (delivered)

Contact: Christina Lanzl, Project Manager, UrbanArts Institute (christina.lanzl@massart.edu)

Prospectus: For complete details and requirements click here to download the prospectus.  Please read the prospectus carefully.

For information on the Appleton Mills Artist Live-Work Facility, where the winning design will be installed, visit www.liveappletonmills.com