ONE Talent Competition

Idea:

ALL DRESSED UP NOWHERE TO GO? Looking To The Past For Guidance Is a HEALTHY WAY To Move Culture Forward = CREATING NEW CULTURE + ICONIC NEW IDEAS Drawing Inspiration From Traditional + Archetypal Wisdom. BGPC Supports Community Wide Actions and Events where the Entire Community Benefits thru Mutual Pollination and Support of Each Members [Read more…]

Benefit:

BGPC VALUES Bee Good Production Co Values Curated Experiences That Encourage Attendees To Be BOLD + BEAUTIFUL + AUTHENTIC = TO SHINE BGPC Provides Venue Support Through Partnership With Local Law Enforcement + WE ASK VENUES TO STRICTLY ENFORCE A NO WEAPONS POLICY FOR ALL BGPC EVENTS. BGPC Donates 10% [Read more…]

Location:

Downtown / JAM.

Robeson Street Beautification

Idea:

Work with Lowell Transitional Living Center, Mill No. 5, and others to brighten up the alley behind Mill No. 5. This could include tables, cleanup, weeding, and other improvements to make it feel more “intentional.” Maybe even pieces of art–and maybe it could include some bump-outs to widen the sidewalk near LTLC? Let’s see what [Read more…]

Benefit:

Better connection to Middlesex Street, show public realm interest in underutilized area, build partnerships with shelter

Location:

Downtown / JAM.

1970s Hair Salon Pop Up

Idea:

544 Merrimack St has a vacant first floor retail space that was once Vogue II Hair Salon. All of the equipment is still there. I want to work with the property owners and hair stylist to pull it off! If this idea is chosen but this specific location can’t work, we could identify another vacant [Read more…]

Benefit:

Turning vacant space into a temporary salon.

Location:

Downtown / JAM.

Leo Roy Roof Conversion

Idea:

Convert the top floor of the garage into a community space. During the summer, offer free movie screenings. Add a dog park, tables, and a games area. Invite food trucks to be on street-level. Convert unused space into turf. DIY Project can be the first phase of this, and we keep building onto it if [Read more…]

Benefit:

The space can still be used for parking on busy days but also serves the community when it is empty most of the year.

Location:

Downtown / JAM.

Walking Area

Idea:

Work with the City to create a temporary walking/patio area in downtown Lowell. This could be many areas, possibly on Merrimack St from John to Shattuck Streets no through track, emergency vehicles only. A left only on to Merrimack from John St. there would be access to Kirk St. making a left from Merrimack. This [Read more…]

Benefit:

It would benefit the many businesses in the area. More comfortable outdoor dining for the restaurants and encourage or bring back other merchants such as gift shops, boutiques to that area. There are garages at each cardinal points within walking distance.

Location:

Downtown / JAM.

Independent Creators Expo Lowell

Idea:

This event would be like a Comic Con but more like the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland. The emphasis would be on artists, cosplayers, writers, musicians, and any other creative who is self-generating projects in the Arts and Entertainment. Of course, as the big draw of Comic Cons has been performers in genre specific [Read more…]

Benefit:

Lowell has an incredible array of the arts and entertainment creatives, both professionals and hobbyists. This event would benefit these creatives by bringing them to a larger and specific audience. Lowell would benefit by having the event outside of Boston. There are many people from all over northern New England [Read more…]

Location:

Downtown / JAM.

Tiny Doors Lowell

Idea:

Atlanta has tiny doors hidden in public spaces. Parks, buildings, museums. They’re fun to just stumble upon and I feel like it brings a sense of wonder to the community. It’s artistic and fun. Essentially, small doors are created and decorated as if a fairy or maybe a mouse had a door leading into their [Read more…]

Benefit:

If it becomes a larger phenomenon, people may be incentivized to seek out the doors and explore more of the city. Otherwise, it’s a small scale community art program and who doesn’t love that?

Location:

Citywide, Downtown / JAM.

Walk of fame

Idea:

I just returned from Saint Louis where they have their own walk of fame. We should recognize all the Lowellians that went on to achieve fame. A quick list includes Olivia Dukakis, Paul Tsongas, Mark Goddard (lost in space), Milton Selzer (hogans heroes) Betty Davis, Jack Kerouac, Michael Chicklus, Michael (?) Ansara, Mickey Ward. I’m [Read more…]

Benefit:

This would show that even starting in humble conditions, anything is possible.

Location:

Downtown / JAM.

Yuletide Market

Idea:

An idea I think that would thrive in Downtown Lowell is creating a Yuletide Market. The first or second weekend in December, close down Middle Street or another spot in downtown Lowell, with the cute cobblestone roads, and invite all the vendors from Western Ave. Brush Arts etc. and have mulled wine and hot chocolate [Read more…]

Benefit:

Downtown Lowell in the winter is so cute time with all the lights, wreaths, and old brick buildings, I think if this is done right, it could turn into a holiday destination in MA.

Location:

Downtown / JAM.

Nintendo Nights

Idea:

Put together a weekly or monthly series of events where people can bring picnic food (or we invite food trucks and get an alcohol permit for a beer garden if we’re ambitious) and there are one or two projectors set up in a locked case hooked up to old video games. They can eat and [Read more…]

Benefit:

Would help revitalize a park and bring people together. If it was advertised, maybe people would come from out of town to experience this unique Lowell idea.

Location:

Downtown / JAM.