Nancye Tuttle

Lowell celebrates its 200th birthday this year, and to honor and commemorate the bicentennial the galleries and museums of the Mill City are putting on exhibits and strutting their stuff.

Summertime and the living is easy, but there's still lots of art around to savor and to view.

Summer officially arrives on June 21. That's three days away if you are counting. And besides being the longest day of the year, summer means vacations, relaxation and learning new things.

America turns 250 on July 4. There will be parades and picnics, fireworks and nationwide festivities, and special exhibits to mark the momentous occasion.

America turns 250 on July 4. There will be parades and picnics, fireworks and nationwide festivities, and special exhibits to mark the momentous occasion. Locally Gardner artist Paul Gaj has created a special painting for the 250th…

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the greatest and well-loved novels written in 20th century America.

Summer means living the good life and for many that signals vacation time by the sea.

Three cheers for the red, white, and blue! America turns 250 on Saturday, and besides the picnics, parades, and fireworks, local galleries, museums, and art associations get into the act.

It's summertime, summertime, sum, sum, summertime. And we need frothy fun and entertainment to get us through those lazy, hazy, crazy days that we all love so much.

Summer is fleeting, and it seems to go faster after the 4th of July. But don't worry since there's art to be enjoyed and receptions to go to.