‘Winter Lights’ bring joy to dark days
December’s festivities are underway at the Loading Dock Gallery in the thriving Western Avenue Studios and Lofts complex at
122 Western Ave., Lowell, where “Winter Lights,” its annual seasonal celebration, is on through Dec. 31 and open daily, except for Dec. 25-26.
Over the past few years, “Winter Lights” has become a popular, local tradition for holiday shoppers seeking unique, handcrafted, gift-worthy art and holiday decorations, made and presented by over 30 LDG members and WAS participating artists and artisans.
Visitors are invited to browse through three rooms of beautiful artwork, and drink in the spirit of the season.
“Winter Lights” showcases a juried selection of work by local artists, making it easy and convenient to Shop Local and Small while finding unique and extraordinary gifts to make the holidays memorable.
The gallery is open extended hours, noon to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays through December. Visit www.theloadingdockgal
lery.com for info.
Gallery notes
WHISTLER HOLIDAY » Join art fans and friends at Lowell’s Whistler House Museum of Art the next two Saturdays — Dec. 4 and 11 — for a holiday sale of fine art and gifts, antiques and specialty items including Whistler-inspired peacock ornaments ( Whistler loved peacocks) and butterfly ornaments. There are books and notecards from The Allure of Venice show, plus the Awesomeness is Lowell board game inspired by Monopoly with a Lowell-focus. Stop in for the sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. Visit www.whistlerhouse.org for info.
AT THE GALLERIES » The Gallery at Chelmsford Center for the Arts, 1A North Road in Chelmsford Center, features “Found Father + Plant Fiction,” an exhibition of photography by Don Harbison on view through Jan. 8. An artist’s reception is on tonight, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Proof of vaccination required to visit the gallery. Visit www.chelmsfordarts.org for info.
VIRTUAL FORUM » Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer headlines a Concord Museum Forum on Dec. 9, 7-8:30 p.m. in which, in a pre-recorded one-on-one conversation, he will discuss his new book “The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics,” a reflection on the Supreme Court’s authority, how it was gained and how measures to restructure it could undermine the Court and the constitutional checks and balances that depends on it. A live panel discussion follows with Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Boston Globe senior opinion writer and columnist; Nancy Gertner, former U.S. District Court Judge; Jamal Greene, Columbia Law School professor; and Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor for Slate and contributing editor for Newsweek. Free but registration is required at www.concordmuseum.org. Participants will be emailed a live link on Dec. 9.