Block Party

For John, BLUF:  Visit East Pawtucketville on 4 May.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

East Pawtucketville Neighborhood
Franco American Festival

Celebrate the Historical Roots of East Pawtucketville

When:  Saturday, May 4, 2013, 10:00AM-2:00PM
Where:  in Gershlot (the parking lot at Gershom and University Ave), Lowell, MA

• DJ and Music
• Kids’ Games and Face Painting
• Contests and Prizes
• French Culture and Entertainment

• Tell Your Story at the Story Booth
• Hear the Stories of East Pawtucketville Residents
• Hear the Works of Author Jack Kerouac
• See Photos and Share Photos

From Judith Davidson we have this:

We have a French bookstore participating, several French clubs, and Cote’s will be providing Franco-American delicacies.  UML students will be performing French music of various sorts, and the English club will be doing Kerouac readings.  A couple of schools are participating (face painting and temporary tattoos), TD Bank (cookies, water, etc.), and we have storytelling about the neighborhood with help from a UML class that has been doing ethnographic case studies in the neighborhood.  If I can get it organized we will also have whist!!  Which I just learned was a favorite game of Franco-American immigrants.  Oh—Parks and Rec will be hosting games for young children, and there will be a ground breaking ceremony for the new pocket park that is being created in Gershlot.

No Bocce Ball?

The Points of Contract (POCs) for this event are Judith Davidson and Nataliya Poto.  The EMail is EastPawtucketville@gmail.com

From the flyer, here is the definition of East Pawtucketville:  North = Dracut; East = Riverside Drive; South = Merrimack River; West = Mammoth Road.

Go and enjoy.

Regards  —  Cliff