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Welcome to the WOO!
Get your WOO Card to receive discounts and special offers at nearly sixty area arts and culture destinations, along with restaurants, hotels, retailers and more throughout Worcester County! Earn WOO points every time you use your WOO Card and be entered to win fantastic prizes!
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Featured Prizes:
JOMP for Joy  Win a Family Admission (up to 5 people) to any 2012-2013 Joy of Music Program Faculty Recitals. Upcoming concerts include Lisa Lynch & Eliko Akahori featuring works by Purcell, Debussy and Canteloube (February 10th); Vladimir Vaskevich, classical & jazz (March 3rd) and Kathleen Corcoran & Tracy Kraus featuring works by Granados, Albeniz, Beaser and Pixinguinha (March 22nd).
Harlem Hoopla!
Win a Pair of Tickets to see the world famous Harlem Globetrotters at the DCU Center on Sunday, March 17th! Your family's smiles will begin before you even get to the show as the Harlem Globetrotters 2013 "You Write the Rules" World Tour takes kid participation to a whole new level.
One fine 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!
WOO Cards now available for sale at the Box Offices of both The Hanover Theatre and DCU Center,
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 9th Annual College Show at AW
ArtsWorcester, 660 Main Street, Worcester, invites you to join them in celebrating a juried exhibition featuring the best art coming out of Colleges of Worcester Consortium colleges and universities on Friday, February 8th from 6-8 p.m. Works will include painting, photography, sculpture, works on new paper and new media. This exhibition and the opening reception are FREE and open to the public. The College Art Show will be on exhibit through March 21st. Gallery hours are 1-4 p.m. on Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, and 1-4 p.m. on Saturdays. WOO Card holders can swipe for Double WOO points.  |
Music of the Night
Join an evening of music showcasing the talents of Andrew Lloyd Webber performed by The Part Time Players accompanied by choristers from the All Saints Choirs and baritone Graeme McCullough on both Friday, February 8th and Saturday, February 9th at 8 p.m. at All Saints Church, 10 Irving Street, Worcester. Featured melodies to include works from Evita, Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar and more. Silent auction to benefit the All Saints Choirs Tour of Ireland 2013 will be held, with final bids to be accepted at the concerts. An online preview of auction items available. Concert admission is $10. |
 Two Dollar Tuesdays
Throughout the month of February, visit the Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union Street, Clinton, on any Tuesday for just $2! Explore the collection and the current exhibition, Imaging the Invisible, showcasing 60 icons from the museum's collection depicting mystical, ethereal subjects and concepts. With a collection of more than 500 Russian icons and artifacts, the Museum of Russian Icons is the largest of its kind in North America, and one of the largest private collections outside Russia. Spanning six centuries, the compendium includes important historical paintings dating from the earliest periods of icon writing to the present. $2 Tuesday admission runs through February 26th. The museum is open Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Thursdays until 7 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points. |
West Wynd blows in
The Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square, Worcester, invites you to join them for a real musical treat on Sunday, February 10th from 2:30-3:30 p.m. The West Wynd Clarinet Ensemble will perform a free concert. Founded in 2009, this group of accomplished women clarinetists enjoys sharing its wonderful clarinet ensemble literature. Led by clarinetist and music educator Nancy Helene Ackerman, the ensemble will perform a variety of musical styles for this combination of instruments. Admission is FREE and open to the public. |
 Snoozy Snowflake
The forecast is for fun as Apple Tree Arts presents the musical Snoozy Snowflake on Saturday, February 9th at 7 p.m. at St. Philip Church, 12 West Street, Grafton. The musical shares the tale of Snoozy Snowflake's reluctance to join the other snowflakes in making snow, thus delaying the first snowfall of the year. Her teacher learns that the real reason Snoozy doesn't want to act like all of the other snowflakes is because she wants to be different. Heartwarming lesson on celebrating our differences. Admission $5 for adults, $3 for ages 5 and up, free for those under 4. Tickets available at the door.
On Sunday, February 10th at 4 p.m. enjoy a festive music celebration as Apple Tree Arts hosts its Faculty & Friends Concert at the Congregational Church of Grafton, 30 Grafton Common, Grafton. Broadway tunes, classical and gospel music will all be featured. Admission is $10 for adults and free for students and children under 18. Tickets will be sold at the door. |
 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 all that and more on Saturday, February 9th at 8 p.m. 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. Tickets available online or by calling the Box Office at 877 571-SHOW. WOO Card holders save $5 off tickets. |
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While in Rome
Jill Slosburg-Ackerman's drawing project, In Rome, began while she was a visiting artist at the American Academy in Rome in 2009. Now the mixed media installation can now be viewed at the Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester. On Sunday, February 10th at 2 p.m. meet the artist and learn how Roman pine cones inspired her initial observational drawings and led her to draw other forms, in particular the patterned stone floors she encountered in medieval Roman Churches. Occupying floor and wall the installation is composed of hundreds of elements: drawings, photographs, paintings, sculptures, video, furniture, hand-carved frames, grouped into visual episodes. On Sunday, February 17th from 2-4 p.m. (snow date: February 24) view her exhibition then join Slosburg-Ackerman in the Museum's library to be a part of a Drawing Marathon, make a drawing that will become part of an evolving installation of drawings by members of the public and on display in the Museum Café. Both events included with regular museum admission. WOO Card holders enjoy two-for-one admission. |
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Uncommonly Cool Fun!
WOO Card Day
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Worcester Common Oval
Sunday, February 10th
1 - 6 p.m.
FREE public skating with your WOO Card
WOO Cards will be available for purchase for just $15.
Buy a card during the month of February and be entered into a drawing to win a pair of tickets to see the
Harlem Globetrotters at the DCU Center on March 17th!
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Coming Up in Culture
Feb 6th - Career Night at Worcester Art Museum, FREE admission Feb 8th - Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend at The Hanover Theatre Feb 9th - Family Snowshoe Walk or Winter Hike at MA Audubon Wachusett Meadow Feb 9th - Worcester Chamber Music Society concert at Clark University's Traina Center for the Arts, FREE admission Feb 9th - 10th - Be Mine: Chocolate and Valentines Weekend at Old Sturbridge Village Feb 9 -10th - Professional Bull Riders Lucas Oil Touring Pro Division at the DCU Center Feb 10th - Joy of Music Program Faculty Recital featuring soprano Lisa Lynch and pianist Eliko Akahori Feb 14th - Deadline for submittal of works for consideration for ArtsWorcester Biennial 2013 Feb 15th - Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam at the DCU Center Feb 21st - Celtic Woman on stage at The Hanover Theatre Feb 22nd - The Broadway Boys on stage at The Hanover Theatre Feb 24th - All Saints Music Series Ron Stalford Memorial Concert at All Saints Church Feb 26th - Preservation Worcester host illustrated talk about Main South's Octagon House Feb 28th - Films and Food: Greenfingers at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, first in 3 film series March 1st - Pysanky Ukrainian Easter Egg Decorating Workshop at Museum of Russian Icons Fridays & Saturdays, March 1st - 9th - Pulitzer Prize winning drama The Subject was Roses on stage at Alternatives Unlimited, INc. Singh Performance Center March 2nd - Annual St. Patrick's Irish Festival at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral March 2nd - USA Gymnastics 2013 American Cup at the DCU Center March 2nd - 3rd - 184th Annual Camellia Show at Tower Hill Botanic Garden March 2nd - 31st - Maple Days every weekend at Old Sturbridge Village March 8th - Academy of St. Martin in the Field Orchestra hosted by Music Worcester at Mechanics Hall Ongoing thru March 14th - Terri Priest: Inspiration, Creation exhibit at Worcester State University Gallery Ongoing thru March 29th - Paintings by Deborah Barlow on exhibit at Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. Heritage Gallery Visit the Worcester Cultural Coalition's online calendar often for more information about these and many, many other cultural happenings! |
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For the one you love
For its February Crafternoon, the Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm Street, Worcester, invites you to make a valentine for someone special and then enjoy a talk by Executive Director William Wallace about the history of valentine making in Worcester, on Tuesday, February 12th from noon - 1 p.m. Admission just $5. All supplies included. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points. |
Little over a month into the new year - how are you doing with those New Year's Resolutions? Hard to believe its already time to start pondering Lenten resolutions. Or just throw them all out the window and get ready for a really fun Carnavale de Canal Mardi Gras event hosted by the Canal District Alliance and Canal District Business Association on Fat Tuesday, February 12th starting at 6 p.m. Enjoy promotional giveaways, fun contests, specials and tastings, free horse-drawn wagon rides throughout the district and more! Admission is free. Capture the fun and share your favorite Mardi Gras photo to be eligible to win gift certificates to restaurants and venues in the Canal District. Images accepted via email to thecanaldistrict@gmail.com February 12 -15th. |
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Those magic words
Join the Worcester County Poetry Association, 1 Ekman Street, Worcester, in welcoming well loved Worcester poet Paul Szlosek as the featured poet for its Street Beat Poetry Thursday Valentine Edition on Thursday, February 14th from 7-9 p.m. Come out to read in the open mic which precedes the feature, enjoy complimentary baked goods and coffee and rediscover how much fun poetry can be! Admission is FREE and open to all. |
 Getting dirty on date night
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 first successful works! Enjoy a cup of coffee and sweets before you brush off the mud. Advanced registration required. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points. |
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 the box office 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. |
 Hands On History Just in time for the upcoming February school vacation week, the Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm Street, Worcester, welcomes you to the George I. Alden Family Gallery opening on Saturday, February 16th from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. The gallery is a new, interactive space for kids and parents to explore Worcester history in a dynamic way. Meet Robert Goddard, Willie Grout, Abby Kelley Foster, Jonas Rice, and local author C.J. Posk. Shop in the Salisbury Store. Flip burgers in Mrs. B's Diner. Share your great inventions in the Factory. First 200 visitors will receive an opening day souvenir. Admission is FREE and open to the public. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points. |
 Sweet Sounds
Treat your valentine to an evening of beautiful music compliments of composer, guitarist and singer Jim Scott in collaboration with singer, saxophonist, flutists, 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, is still available night of show. WOO Card holders can swipe for Double WOO points. |
 Vacation Week Fun
Keep the kids busy and well entertained through winter school vacation week at a host of area cultural destinations offering special programming and lots of fun!
Higgins Armory Museum, 100 Barber Avenue, Worcester will celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day on Saturday, February 16th followed by a weeklong celebration, Monday, February 18th - Friday, February 22nd with presentations, workshops and interactive experiences. Most programs included with museum admission. WOO Card holders save $2 off adult general admission.
Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, will kick off vacation week Saturday, February 16th - Monday, February 18th with a festive, 1830s tribute to George Washington, including a Washington's Birthday Ball, presidential food contest and free admission for everyone named George or Martha. Tuesday, February 19th - Sunday, February 24th, enjoy sleigh rides, skating, sledding, hearthside cooking, candle making and more. 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 Scattleboard and place bets on the Chinchilla Craps table. WOO Card holders save $2 off adult admission and $1 off Planetarium show.
Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester invites kids to escape to a Tropical Paradise, Monday, February 18th - Friday, February 22nd through their February Vacation Week Musical Theatre Camp at their Shrewsbury campus, 19 Church Road, Shrewsbury. Open for grades 6-8, kids will take a ride through the South Pacific, learning songs and lines, culminating in a live show at the end of the week. Advanced registration required. WOO Card holders save $10 off tuition. |
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