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Welcome to the
WOO
where culture, creativity and community come together
Museums & Libraries
American Antiquarian Society
EcoTarium
Higgins Armory Museum
Museum of Russian Icons
Old Sturbridge Village
Tower Hill Botanic
Garden
Worcester Art Museum
Worcester Historical Museum
Worcester Public Library
Actice Sports & Outdoors
Massachusetts Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Massachusetts Audubon Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
Smiling Circle Yoga & Massage Therapy Studio
Worcester Sharks
Galleries
& Special Events
Artist Group of The Sprinkler Factory
ArtsWorcester
stART on the Street
Worcester Arts Council
Worcester Center for Crafts
Worcester Film Works
Music, Theater & Performances
DCU Center
Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
Joy of Music Program
Lucky Dog Music Hall
Mechanics Hall
Music Worcester
Opera Worcester
Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester
Salisbury Singers
Seven Hills Symphony Orchestra
Traina Center/Clark Arts
NEW!
WCUW
Worcester Academy of Music
Worcester Chamber Music Society
Quick Bites
CocoBeni Confections
Eric's LaPatisserie
NEW!
Paris of the Eighties Cafe
Theatre Cafe
Wooberry Frozen Yogurt
Restaurants
Bocado Tapas & Wine Bar
Celtic Tavern
Ceres Bistro
Flying Rhino Cafe & Watering Hole
Mezcal Cantina
Nuovo Restaurant
Oliver Wight Tavern
People's Kitchen
of The Citizen
Retailers
C.C. Lowell
NEW!
Habitat for Humanity Restore Worcester
Julio's Liquors
NEW!
Knitscape
Transportation Services
All Points Limousine
Knight's Airport Limousine
Worcester Airport Limousine
Accomodations
Beechwood Hotel
Courtyard by Marriott
Worcester
Hilton Garden Inn Worcester
Holiday Inn Express Auburn
Residence Inn by Marriott Worcester
Where will you WOO?
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WOO Deals & Discounts
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Win with WOO!
In addition to the special discounts you'll receive, each time you use your WOO Card you also earn points which make you eligible to win fantastic WOO prizes!
Featured Prizes:
Win a Family Four Pack to see the world famous Harlem Globetrotters at the DCU Center on Sunday, March 17th!
Fab Fiddle
Win a pair of tickets to see Music Worcester host high energy, incredibly entertaining and internationally renowned fiddler extraordinaire Natalie MacMaster on March 22nd. You won't be able not to tap your feet along with her and her band!
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O' what fun it is!
Worcester Common Oval
now open!
Enjoy public skating that's uncommonly cool -
open 1p-6p weekends
thru end of February,
along with extended holiday hours
and special event
openings.
Public WOO Card Skate Day
Sunday, Feb 10th
FREE Admission with your WOO Card
WOO Card holders can always swipe for WOO points at the Skate Shack.
Skate rentals and lessons also available!
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Don't forget - in order to receive discounts and earn WOO points, you must register your WOO Card. If you haven't yet done so, visit us online today to register your card and you'll be WOOing in no time!
WOO Cards available
for purchase anytime online.
Also now available at the Box Offices of
Hanover Theater
and the DCU Center, as well as at the Office of the Worcester City Clerk, Worcester City Hall. |
WOO Survey
Share your two cents! We want to hear about your WOO experience... good, bad or otherwise! Earn extra WOO Points for completing online survey each time you visit a WOO venue.
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Play Wow Factor WOO Trivia every Wednesday
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Congratulations to our latest 100 Point WOO Winner!
Avery W. of Worcester WOO'd to win herself a pair of tickets to opening night of
American Idiot at
The Hanover Theatre, an overnight stay at the
Holiday Inn Express Auburn along with transportation to/fro courtesy of
Knights Airport Limousine.
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Fred Harris Daniels Foundation
George I. Alden Trust
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 Roses are red, violets are blue - treat your sweetie to the gift of WOO!
With more than fifty Worcester area arts and culture destinations, along with restaurants, hotels, transportation providers, retailers and other hospitality minded businesses now offering great deals and special offers - check our latest Wow WOO Packages- grab your Valentine, grab your WOO Card and set out on the town for a truly WOOnderful time!
Don't forget, each time you use your WOO Card you accumulate WOO points. Reach certain thresholds and you'll automatically be awarded special WOO prizes including restaurant gift cards, complimentary admissions & tickets!
Preview WOO Prizes & Points
Where will you WOO?
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 Flower Power
Need a break from the frigid temps and gloomy landscape? Treat yourself to breathtaking blooms and captivating floral displays at both the Worcester Art Museum, 55 Lancaster Street, Worcester, and Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, during Flora in Winter, daily now through Sunday, February 3rd. Skilled arrangers from across the region have created captivating and imaginative interpretations of artworks in virtually every gallery of WAM, while at THBG, this fabulous midwinter show gives a nod to William Shakespeare, with arrangements reflecting on quite times of rest and contemplation, evoking dreams of the growing season and inspiring flower fantasies that revel in the past, present and future. Variety of special demonstrations, entertainment and tours planned throughout the weekend. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points at WAM, and save $2 off adult daytime admission at THBG.
Tickets to Flora in Winter also available through
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 American Idiot
Direct from Broadway, the smash-hit musical American Idiot tells the story of three lifelong friends forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia. Don't miss as their quest for true meaning in a post 9/11 world takes them - and you as the audience - on the most exhilarating theatrical journey of the season. American Idiot is on stage at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, for five performances Friday, February 1st - Sunday, February 3rd. Tickets available online or by calling the box office at 87 571-SHOW. Save 10% off tickets with your WOO Card. |
 Them talented kids
See them before they're famous! Don't miss ArtsWorcester's 9th Annual Colleges of Worcester Consortium Student Exhibit, opening on Friday, February 8th, at the Aurora Gallery, 660 Main Street, Worcester. This juried exhibition shows the best art coming out of COWC colleges and universities, featuring works in painting, photography, sculpture, works on paper and new media. Come enjoy Worcester's wealth of new artistic talent! The exhibition will run through March 21st. Admission to the opening reception and gallery are FREE and open to the public. Swipe your WOO Card for WOO points. |
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Take a barrellhouse rhythm section laying down a bed of gravel to kick your vices in. Pair that with a man so infatuated and saturated with Hill Country Blues and then process through a meat grinder. The result is one Big Eyed Rabbit. Don't miss the trio of Jon Short, Jeff Burch and Duncan Arsenault bringing the prettiest of melodies to the grimiest of stomps at the Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green Street, Worcester, on Saturday, February 9th. No strangers to the stage, these gentlemen have created a sound that swells in the fine tradition of the electric blues. No cover with your WOO Card. |
 Rat Pack is Back
Style with substance, swing with swagger and a non-stop party that everyone wants access to. Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show rolls into The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, with al that and more on Saturday, February 9th. This critically acclaimed, hugely entertaining theatrical production includes exciting new arrangements of the classic songs everyone knows and loves. In addition, hear original, never-before-heard songs written by the late, legendary songwriter, Rob Miller, and recorded voiceovers made exclusively for this show by Hackett's father, the late, legendary comedian, Buddy Hackett. Ticket available online or by calling the Box Office at 877-571-SHOW. Save $5 off tickets with your WOO Card. |
 Ride 'em Cowboy!
The bulls are back! Witness thrilling 8-second rides and jaw-dropping wrecks as insanely brave cowboys risk it all against monstrous animal athletes as the Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Division returns to the DCU Center, 50 Foster Street, Worcester on Saturday, February 9th and Sunday, February 10th. The best in the business will ride the top bucking bulls as PBR celebrates 20 years of competition with the 2013 season. Tickets available online or by visiting the box office. Save $5 off select seats with your WOO Card. |
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The Worcester Academy of Music, 11 Irving Street, Worcester, will host a free introductory Musikgarten class on Saturday, February 9th from 10:30-11 a.m. Intended for children ages newborn to two years old - Bond with your child through songs, games, dancing, moving and singing. Admission is free. Enjoy the class? Consider signing up for a 16-week session. Swipe your WOO Card for WOO points. |
 Get Fat with the Flock
The Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green Street, Worcester, will host The Flock on Tuesday, February 12th, starting at 9:45 p.m. as part of the Canal District Alliance and Canal District Business Association Carnaval de Canal - Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Party. Event throughout the canal district will feature promotional giveaways, fun contests, specials and tastings, along with horse-drawn wagon rides. No cover at the Lucky Dog with your WOO Card. |
 For the one you love
Make a valentine for someone special at the Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm Street, Worcester, on Tuesday, February 12th from noon - 1 p.m. This month's Crafternoons project will include a talk with Executive Director William Wallace about the history of valentine-making in the City of Worcester. All supplies included. Admission just $5. WOO Card holders swipe for WOO points. |
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Channel your best Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore at the Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, during its Pottery + 1 - Date Night on Friday, February 15th from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Bring along a special friend and give the potter's wheel a spin together. In a fun, relaxed atmosphere, begin to learn to use the potter's wheel to throw pots such as bowls and mugs. You'll practice on the wheel, under the instructor's guidance, and decorate and fire your successful first works! Enjoy a cup of coffee and sweets before your brush off the mud. Advanced registration required. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points. |
 China National Symphony
Experience the renown China National Symphony right in downtown Worcester as Music Worcester hosts the orchestra for a concert at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester, on Friday, February 15th at 8 p.m. Having had an enduring and profound influence in China for several generations, don't miss as artistic director and conductor Enshao leads the ensemble and piano soloist Wu Muye in a program of Xia's Guan's Earth Requiem, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1, and Rachmaninoff's symphony No.2. Tickets available online or by calling Music Worcester at 508 754-3231. Includes access to pre-concert talk at 7 p.m. WOO Card holders can save 10% off two tickets and swipe for WOO points. |
 Beautiful Noise
Treat your valentine to an evening of beautiful music, compliments of composer, guitarist and singer Jim Scott in collaboration with singer, saxophonist, flutist, actor and composer Stan Strickland, who will perform together on Saturday, February 16th at 7:30 p.m. at John Henry's Hammer Coffeehouse in the First Unitarian Church of Worcester, 90 Main Street, Worcester. The performance is co-sponsored by WCUW Radio. Tickets available online and at the door, if still available night of show. WOO Card holders can swipe for Double WOO points. |
 Mayor Petty WOOs - do you?
Special thanks to City of Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty who stopped by our recent WOOphoria event at Mechanics Hall to try his hand at our Wheel of WOO game! Join us at the WOO Card Day at the Worcester Common Oval on Sunday, February 10th for your chance to give the wheel a spin to see what you can win! |
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Keep the kids busy and entertained throughout winter vacation week at a host of WOO venues offering special programming and lots of fun!
 Higgins Armory Museum, 100 Barber Avenue, Worcester, will kick off the fun by celebrating Talk Like a Pirate Day on Saturday, February 16th. Come dressed as your favorite pirate - enjoy games, crafts, cutlass classes, pirate talking workshops and more! You don't want to miss this swashbuckling event! Then daily from Monday, February 18th - Friday, February 22nd enjoy Vacation Week Fun - see live and in person the toys that knights played with during a week filled with presentations, workshops and interactive experiences. See a knight in full armor as he guards the Higgins Castle. Try your hand at sword-play in a 45-minute, drop in workshop or create a gift for yourself of a loved on in a shield workshop. Most programs free with museum admission. WOO Card holders save $2 off adult general admission.
 Meanwhile at Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, vacation week starts with a festive 1830s style tribute to George Washington during Presidents' Day Weekend, Saturday, February 16th - Monday, February 18th, including a Washington's Birthday Ball, presidential food contest, presidential trivia games and free admission for everyone named George and Martha! Throughout the balance of the week, Tuesday, February 19th - Sunday, February 24th, also enjoy sleigh rides, skating, and sledding (weather permitting), hearthside cooking, candle-making as well as candle dipping, sewing and weaving crafts (additional fees apply) at the Craft Center. WOO Card holders save $5 off adult daytime admission.
 Enjoy fun and games at the EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, Tuesday, February 19th - Friday, February 22nd with EcoCasino - traditional games of chance with an "Eco" twist! Try an all new version of Go Fish, take a chance with Bone Bingo, test your skills with Scat-tleboard, discover how a board game can impact nature by playing Beetle Checkers and place bets on the Chinchilla Craps Table. Also enjoy and compare games from across cultures and time in the popular traveling exhibit Playing Together: Games which ends on March 31st. Explore DinoTracks, catch a show in the Alden Digital Planetarium or take a ride on the Explorer Express Train. WOO Card holders save $2 off adult admission and $1 off Planetarium show.
 The Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester invites you to take the kids to a Tropical Paradise Monday, February 18th - Friday, February 22nd at its satellite campus at the First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury, 19 Church Road, Shrewsbury! That's right, their February Vacation Week Musical Theatre Camp, open for grades 6-8, welcomes kids to escape the February chill and take a ride through the South Pacific and other exotic locales! Learn songs and lines, culminating in a live show at the end of the week. Advanced registration required. WOO Card holders save $10 off tuition.
Also enjoy uncommonly cool fun at the Worcester Common Oval, 455 Main Street, Worcester, with expanded public skating hours throughout vacation week, Monday, February 18th - Friday, February 22nd. Oval will be open 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Friday; 11:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. Admission just $2 (under 6 skate free), $3 skate rentals ($25 refundable deposit required). WOO Card holders can swipe their card at the Skate Shack for WOO points. |
 Annual Family Concert
The Worcester Chamber Music Society invites you to their Annual Family Concert on Sunday, March 3rd from 3-4 p.m. at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester. Program will include perennial favorite, Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals. See how the animals come to life in a magical way that can only be achieved through music. Bring a new or gently used book to be donated to Reliant Medical Group Foundation's Reach Out and Read program and be entered into a drawing to win a family membership to the EcoTarium. Meet and greet the musicians following the concert. Reception treats to be provided by CocoBeni Confections. Admission is FREE. WOO Card holders can swipe for Double WOO points. |
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Upcoming in WOO
Feb 1st -Take it to the Curator with icon specialist Frank Ford at the Museum of Russian Icons, swipe for WOO points
Feb 1st - The Drunken Uncles play at Ceres Bistro, swipe for WOO points
Feb 2nd - Old Fashioned Horse Drawn Sleigh Rally at Old Sturbridge Village, $5 off adult daytime admission
Feb 2nd - Ultimate Journey tribute band Scarab at the Lucky Dog Music Hall, swipe for WOO points
Feb 6th - Career Night at the Worcester Art Museum, FREE admission, swipe for WOO points
Feb 6th - Mister Smarta** Theater Live at the Lucky Dog Music Hall, FREE admission with WOO Card
Feb 8th - Opening for Quiet Focus exhibit at ArtsWorcester's Hadley Gallery, swipe for WOO points
Feb 8th - Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend on stage at The Hanover Theatre, 10% of tickets
Thru Feb 9th - This Narrow Distance photo exhibit at Worcester Center for Crafts Krikorian Gallery, FREE admission,
swipe for Double WOO points
Feb 9th - Worcester Chamber Music Society concert at Clark University's Traina Center, FREE, swipe for Double WOO points
Feb 9-10th - Be Mine: Chocolate and Valentines Weekend at Old Sturbridge Village, $5 off adult daytime admission
Feb 10th - Joy of Music Program Faculty Recital featuring soprano Lisa Lynch and pianist Eliko Akahori, swipe for WOO points
Feb 13th - Worcester Art Museum Tour of the Month: The Color Red, Two-for-One adult museum admission
Feb 14th - My Bloody Valentine Party at Lucky Dog Music Hall, no cover with WOO Card
Feb 15th - Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam at the DCU Center,
$6 off select seats
Feb 17th - Drawing Marathon Kickoff at Worcester Art Museum
in conjunction with Jill Slosburg-Ackerman, In Rome: The Pine Grove exhibit, 2-for-1 adult museum admission
Feb 22nd - The Broadway Boys on stage at The Hanover Theatre,
10% off tickets
Feb 28th - Films & Food: Greenfingers at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, $2 off adult garden admission
March 1st - Pysanky Ukrainian Easter Egg Decorating Workshop at Museum of Russian Icons, swipe for WOO points
March 2nd - USA Gymnastics 2013 American Cup at the DCU Center, $10 off select seats
March 2nd- 3rd - Maple Days at Old Sturbridge Village, $5 off adult daytime admission
March 2nd - 3rd - 184th Annual Camellia Show at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, $2 off adult garden admission
March 8th - Music Worcester hosts the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields orchestra at Mechanics Hall, 10% off tickets
March 30th - 3rd Annual Brew-Woo Original Craft Beer Festival at the DCU Center, swipe for WOO points
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Visit the Worcester Cultural Coalition's online calendar often for more information about these and many, many other cultural happenings! Look for the for special WOO discounts and valuable WOO points! |
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