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6 Degrees of the Acre gala

LOWELL — Tickets are now on sale for Coalition for a Better Acre’s annual “6 Degrees of the Acre” gala on Thursday, June 27, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Taffeta, located in Western Avenue Studios, 110 Western Ave. This year’s theme is “Midsummer’s Magic.” Guests will enjoy an enchanting night of live music, dance and say goodbye to CEO Yun-Ju Choi, who is stepping down after 10 years.

Tickets are $50 general admission, $35 for young professionals under 40 years of age. To purchase tickets, visit bit.ly/3yeeSET.

CBA is a membership-based community development corporation dedicated to resident empowerment and sustainable community revitalization for current and future residents of Lowell. For more information, call 978-452-7523.

Streetcar Museum

LOWELL — The National Streetcar Museum is open every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 25 Shattuck St. General admission is $3, seniors and youth ages 3-12 are $2, and children under 3 are free. To purchase tickets, go to bit.ly/3VsBid4. For information, email info@trolleymuseum.org.

Used book sale on May 18

TYNGSBORO — The Friends of the Tyngsboro Public Library will host a used book sale and bake sale with a corrected date of Saturday, May 18, at the library, located at 25 Bryant Lane.

Come by between 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for bargains on books, DVDs, CDs, puzzles, jewelry and more. Proceeds benefit the library. For information, call 978-649-7361 or email tynglibfriends@gmail.com.

Doors Open Lowell returns

LOWELL — The free, popular Doors Open Lowell, that provides a behind-the-scenes look at some of Lowell’s most historic landmarks, returns during National Preservation Month on Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 19 different locations throughout the city.

Doors Open Lowell is the community’s signature preservation, architecture and design event, the first of its kind in the United States when it debuted in 2002. The Masonic Temple on Dutton Street, Gates Block on Market Street, Tremont Gatehouse at Suffolk Street at the Western Canal, the Counting House Lofts at Jackson Street are among some of the other magnificent buildings.

For more information, visit bit.ly/4bwAcDK.

At Home in Greater Lowell summit

LOWELL — Register now for the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments At Home in Greater Lowell Strategies Summit on Tuesday, June 4, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Lowell Senior Center, 276 Broadway St. NMCOG will present updates on research; share the goals created with the input from all nine of its communities; and break into small groups to brainstorm and discuss strategies to achieve these collective goals.

At Home in Greater Lowell is a yearlong planning process that will result in a new regional housing plan. The plan will not only include measurable, achievable benchmarks and strategies based on data analysis and community input, but will go beyond this by documenting the first-hand experiences of people living in diverse housing situations in their own words. The first summit was held in March. To learn more about NMCOG’s economic development and housing plan, visit nmcog.org/ahgl.

Registration is required by Friday, May 31 at 5 p.m., at surveymonkey.com/r/RS87263. For information, email Deputy Director Kelly Lynema at klynema@nmcog.org.

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Melanie Gilbert

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