KEROUAC......

Lowell Celebrates Kerouac—2009
The 70th Anniversary of
Kerouac’s Graduation from
Lowell High School
The 50th Anniversary of
The Publication of
Doctor Sax


Thursday, October 1

5:30 p.m.: “Historic Kerouac Pubs Tour”
Led by Mike Wurm.
An interpretation of some of Kerouac’s favorite “watering holes” in Lowell. Begins at Lowell’s oldest pub, the Old Worthen Tavern on Worthen Street near City Hall and proceeds cross-town to Ricardo’s Café Trattoria (formerly Jack’s brother-in-law Nicky’s Bar) on Gorham Street; then to Major’s Bar on Jackson Street, finishing at Cappy’s Copper Kettle on Central St. Total estimated time: Two hours. Opportunities for volunteer readings at the pubs and en route.
Call Mike at 978-501-1021 for further information.

NOTE: A $5.00 tour donation is requested to help defray costs of the 2009 LCK Festival, and to help keep LCK alive for future years.
THIS IS OUR SUGGESTED DONATION FOR EACH OF THE LCK TOURS DURING THE WEEKEND.

7:30 p.m.: Music and Open Mike
Cappy’s Copper Kettle
Alan Crane, David Amram, and others. Emceed by John McDermott.
245 Center Street.
Friday, October 2

9:30 a.m.: Poetry Competition
Lowell High School.
The Little Theatre

1:30 p.m.: Jack Kerouac: Lowell High School Class of 1939
EssayContest winners will be announced
and awarded, and will read their essays.
Lowell High School.
The Little Theatre

4:30 p.m. Tour: The Merrimack:
Mighty Napo of New England
Meet at the top of Moody Street Feeder at the “Watermelon Man Bridge.” [AKA The University Avenue/Moody Street Bridge]
Led by Roger Brunelle.

7:00 p.m.: Remembering Jack
Some of Kerouac’s Classmates and Friends Offer Recollections of Jack Kerouac
[TENTATIVE: TO BE CONFIRMED]

Presentation and Tour
Cutting Classes: An Account of Jack Kerouac’s Connection to the Pollard Memorial Library During His High School Years.
Led by Roger Brunelle and Bill Walsh.

The two above events will be held in the Community Room of the
Pollard Memorial Library.
401 Merrimack Street.

9:30 p.m. After Hours Event
The Village Smokehouse with Tex MacNamara and His Bucking Broncos. [Suggested donation of $5.00 at the door.]
98 Middle Street.
Saturday, October 3

9:00 a.m. Tour
Mystic Jack: A Tour of the Sites in
“Visions of Gerard.” St. Louis de France Church, Corner of Boisvert and 6th Avenue.
Led by Roger Brunelle.

11:30 a.m. Commemorative
at the Commemorative
Readings from Doctor Sax, and an observance of the 40th Anniversary of the death of Jack Kerouac on October 21, 1969.
Kerouac Park, at the intersection of
French and Bridge Streets.

2:00 p.m. “The Revelation to Ti Jean”
A presentation by Dr. Benedict Giamo, Professor of American Studies at
Notre Dame University and author of Kerouac: The Word and the Way. In observance of the 50th anniversary of the publication of Doctor Sax. Presented in cooperation with the Parker Lecture Series.
Lowell National Historical Park Visitors Center, 246 Market Street.

4:00 p.m. Tour: The Kerouac Places of Downtown Lowell
Begin at the Lowell National
Historical Park Visitors Center.
Led by Roger Brunelle.

5:30 p.m.: Open Mike
Village Smokehouse.
Bring your favorite Kerouac reading or a Kerouac-inspired writing of your own.
98 Middle Street.


7:30—Concert: Jack and Sebastian: A Multi-Media Concert
David Amram
and the New England Orchestra
Eliot Presbyterian Church
273 Summer Street. Lowell, MA

9:30 p.m. Tour
Ghosts of the Pawtucketville Night
Meet in front of Cumnock Hall
North Campus, UML
One University Avenue
Led by Roger Brunelle.
Sunday, October 4

11:30 a.m. Screening of Brent Mason’s documentary
Grave Concerns—A Deadly Road Trip.
Filmed in Lowell during the
On the Road Scroll Exhibit.
Produced by Hemmings House Pictures
Café Paradiso
Palmer and Middle Streets.

1:00 p.m. Amram Jam
Café Paradiso
Open Mike readings with accompaniment
by David Amram
Palmer and Middle Streets