I Went to a Garden Party
Shakespeare in the Park! Music in the Park! Art in the Park! Saturday in the Park! We've got 'em all at MCC, thanks to the newest addition to our environs as of this week, the MCC Culture Garden on Middle Street!
This week, folks feasted on hot dogs, listened to music supplied by MCC's own students, and celebrated the opening of the garden/park in between our Talbot and Derby health and science properties.
The Culture Garden honors stories about flowers, herbs and vegetables related to family traditions shared by Lowell community members reflecting the rich diversity of the city.
Obviously, there were a number of folks instrumental in pulling everything together, so a quick tip of the hat to our own Culture Club - art professor Margaret Rack, Production and Design Assistant Eastman Garcia, Performing Arts Chair Karen Oster, Humanities Dean David Coleman, along with MCC's International Club, Casey Family Service, the gardeners at the George Flanagan Development, the Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association, folks at the Merrimack River Valley House, and the Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School. Kudos also to the two dozen or so painters or members of the design team who played a role.
In the future, expect to see performances in the park by the college's theatre club, concerts by MCC students, and lots, lots more artwork!
MCC has also established a preservation fund to assist with the upkeep and development of the park. Interested sponsors can send their donations to the MCC Foundation Fund, P.O. Box 716, Bedford, MA, 01730.
