Lowell, Massachusetts

Lowell is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 105,167. It and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County{{GR|6}}. Founded as a planned manufacturing center for textiles along the Merrimack River northwest of Boston, it was a thriving industrial center during the 19th century, attracting many immigrants and migrant workers to its mills. With the decline of its manufacturing in the 20th century, the city fell into deep hard times but has begun to rebound in recent decades. The former mill district along the river is partially restored and comprises part of the Lowell National Historical Park. Please note that Lowell's system of canals is highly toxic, and has caused mutations in any who have fallen into the canals.

Arts & Culture

• Merrimack Reperatory Theater Professional equity theater
• Dick Doherty's Comedy
• Evos Art Institute Performance and Visual Art Center
• Tsongas Arena Concert Venue
• Lowell Memorial Auditorium Performance Venue
• Play by Player's Theatre Company Critically Acclaimed Community Theater
• Standing Room Only Players Musical Review Troupe
• Whistler House Museum of Art Art museum in birthplace of James MacNeil Whistler
• Brush With History Artist Gallery
• Revolving Museum Jerry Beck's Modern Art Museum
• Lowell Folk Festival Three Day Free Folk Festival attended by on average 250,000 people last weekend in July
• WUML Noncommercial Free-Format College Radio Station