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Get your WOO Card to receive discounts and special offers at more than 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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Bela Fleck 
Win a pair of tickets to see Bela Fleck with the Brooklyn Rider hosted by Music Worcester, Inc. at Mechanics Hall on Wednesday, January 29th at 7:30 p.m. This cutting-edge string quartet and iconic solo artist are not to be missed!
Rabbit Hole 
Win a pair of tickets to Worcester County Light Opera Company's upcoming production of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winning Drama, Rabbit Hole, on stage January 31st - February 16th.
Carnavale! 
Win a pair of tickets to the Worcester Center for Crafts gala Masquerade Party on Saturday, February 1st, celebrating the opening of its newest exhibition, Carnaval - featuring music, food, and dancing from around the globe.
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 Flora Euphoria!
Ready for a succulent feast for your eyes and spirit? Chase away those winter doldrums and celebrate Flora Euphoria: Courtly Pleasures opening at the Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester on Thursday, January 23rd at 5:30 p.m. In anticipation of its upcoming Knights exhibit, be transported to the time of King Arthur while you feast on inspired floral interpretations, hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. Enjoy wandering minstrels and period costume performers. Discounted admission with advance reservation by January 17th.
Flora in Winter continues Friday, January 24th - Sunday, January 26th with special demonstrations, tours a concert and more. Highlights are sure to include: Interpretive Challenge Class Demonstration: A Floral Joust, Lords & Ladies on Friday, January 24th from 3-4:30 p.m. where two ladies and two lords will craft spontaneous floral designs inspired by the Wall at WAM: Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison, without knowing beforehand what floral materials or contain they will be using and must complete the arrangement within the alloted time. On Sunday, January 26th between 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Origami Flowers for Kids workshops followed by a special concert in the museum's Renaissance Court featuring the Shrewsbury High School's Women's Choir and the Master Singers to Go. Activities included with museum admission. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points. (WOO Card buy-one-get one admission not applicable during Flora.) |
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Five fine flicks
The Worcester Jewish Community Center will host its annual Central Massachusetts Jewish Film Festival, opening Saturday, January 18th and running through Tuesday, January 28th, featuring five films ranging from high drama to heartwarming historic tales. The Attack - story of a Palestinian surgeon's desperate search for truth following his wife's apparent involvement with a deadly suicide bombing, Saturday, January 18th at 7:30 p.m. at St. John's High School, Ryken Center, Shrewsbury; Fill the Void - an intimate insider's look into the ultra-Orthodox Hasidic community's traditional practice of matchmaking, Tuesday, January 21st at 7 p.m. at the Williows at Worcester Great Room; Nicky's Family - true story of "Britain's Schindler", who organized the rescue of 669 Czech children, most them Jewish, just before the outbreak of World War II, Saturday, January 25th at 7:30 p.m. at St. John's High School; Besa: The Promise - tales of Albanian families, many Muslim, who rescued Jews during World War II, Sunday, January 26th at 2 p.m. at Cuvilly Auditorium at Notre Dame Academy, Worcester, with a discussion following the film with Rezarta Reso, a native of Tirana, Albania who immigrated to Worcester in 1995; and concluding with The Zigzag Kid - coming of age tale with a dose of romance on Tuesday, January 28th at 7 p.m. at the Willows at Worcester. General admission $12 for all films, except Fill The Void and The Zigzag Kid, $8. |
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Sing Song Sing-a-long
In honor of MLK Weekend, the Salisbury Singers will host a special Community Sing-a-long of African-American spirituals on Sunday, January 19th 3-5 p.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Street, Worcester. It is a chance for all who love this traditional music to come and sing some favorites, such as "Deep River," "Swing Low Sweet Chariot, "Were You There," and other well-known spirituals. Music will be provided. A donation of $10 will be taken at the door. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points.  |
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 Mum Bett to celebrate MLK
at OSV
Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, will feature storyteller and museum educator Tammy Denease portraying Mum Bett during the village's celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, January 20th. As part of its ongoing Kids Free on Winter Weekends promotion, the village will be offering free admission to all children 17 and under who are accompanied by an adult paying full price on the holiday. Elizabeth "Mum Bett" Freeman, a young illiterate slave woman won her freedom in court in 1781 in a landmark case that became the precedent for a 1783 decision that ended slavery statewide. In addition to Mum Bett, OSV will feature portrayals of Abby Kelley, a 19th century abolitionist, and William Lloyd Garrison, a founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Winter activities at OSV also include sleigh rides, old-fashioned sledding, exploring historic buildings, engaging with OSV interpreters and much more. For the winter, the village is open 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday - Sunday, and on all Monday holidays. |
Las Marthas
Dating from the aftermath of the Spanish-American War, the annual debutante ball in Laredo, Texas is unlike any other. The festival lasts an entire month and coincides with George Washington's birthday. For more than a century the city's coming-out celebrations have involved intricate paeans to America's colonial past. N-Cite Media invites you to an advanced screening of Las Marthas at the Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square, Worcester, on Tuesday, January 21st at 7 p.m. The film follows two Mexican American girls carrying this gilded tradition on their young shoulders during a time of economic uncertainty and political tension over immigration. Admission is FREE and open to all. Project funded in part by the Worcester Arts Council. |
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Now Showing...
Celebrating the Creative City
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Call for Artists
In celebration of its 35th Anniversary in April, ArtsWorcester is now accepting artworks inspired by the diverse art world of the late 1970s or something made in that time period for an exhibition to be called, Like It's 1979. Deadline to register is Friday, March 21st. Additional details available online.
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Now Open
Worcester Common Oval Public Ice Skating
455 Main Street, Worcester
(behind City Hall)
Open
Thursdays 12 - 2 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays
1 - 5 p.m.
as well as select holidays and school vacation weeks
Skate rentals available
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Coming Up in Culture
Jan 15th - FREE birthday cake & movie screening at Worcester Public Library in honor of Abby Kelley Foster's 203rd birthday Jan 16th - Denholm's: Worcester's Premier Department Store lecture at Worcester Historical Museum with Christopher Sawyer & Patricia Wolf Jan 16th - 18th - VOX: Next to Normal at WPI's Alden Memorial Great Hall
Jan 17 - 19th - Sesame Street Live: Can't Stop Singing on stage at The Hanover Theatre
Jan 18th - Into the Forest: Reading About Trees 2014 Tower Hill Botanic Garden Library Book Group, The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest
Jan 19th - Curling demonstration with Petersham Curling Club on the Worcester Common Oval
Jan 19th - What is Beekeeping All About? lecture with Mary Duane, past president of the Worcester County Beekeepers Association at Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Tuesdays, Jan 21 - 28th - Open auditions for the Master Singers of Worcester at the First Congregational church of Shrewsbury
Jan 22nd - Visiting Artist Lecture Series at Worcester Art Museum with guest Raul Gonzalez
Jan 22nd - It Could Happen Here: Is Your Organization Prepared for Disaster? free workshop at Worcester Public Library
Jan 25th - Closing Reception for Indoor Games exhibit at Sprinkler Factory Gallery
Jan 30th - There Really Is a Place Called Congress Alley lecture/discussion with muralist Susan Champeny & partners of the Crown Hill Historic District at Worcester Historical Museum
Jan 30th - Bach Consort of Worcester hosted by Assumption College HumanArts at the Chapel of the Holy Spirit
Thru Jan 31st - reThink INK: 25 Years at Mixit Print Studio, Part II exhibit at Cantor Art Gallery
Feb 1st - Sleigh Rally at Old Sturbridge Village
Feb 1st - Craft Fair at the Worcester Historical Museum
Feb 1st - Masquerade Party celebrating opening of Carnavale! exhibit at Worcester Center for Crafts
Feb 7th - Opening of Nature in Translation exhibit at ArtsWorcester's Hadley Building Gallery, 657 Main Street, Worcester
Visit the Worcester Cultural Coalition's online calendar often for more information about these and many, many other cultural happenings! |
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 Animals Without Passports
Be the first in New England to see Back To The Moon For Good, premiering in the Alden Digital Planetarium at the EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, on Saturday and Sunday, January 18th & 19th! This Google Lunar XPRIZE show, narrated by Tim Allen, chronicles teams around the world competing for the largest incentivized prize in history, by landing a robotic spacecraft on the moon for the first time in more than 40 years. Making its debut during the museum's Members Weekend, EcoTarium members and their guests will be able to view the new show for free, and will receive a complimentary WOO Card, providing discounts and special offers at more than seventy area arts & cultural destinations, restaurants, retailers, hotels, transportation providers and more
Opening Saturday, January 25th at the EcoTarium, explore Animals Without Passports, a new exhibit which follows the humpback what's migration between North Atlantic feeding grounds off Massachusetts and the Caribbean breeding grounds. Guests are offered a unique look into issues impacting marine ecosystems and are encouraged to examine the personal role they have in the protection of one of our nation's underwater treasures. This traveling exhibit will be featured at the EcoTarium through early May. WOO Card holders can save $2 off adult admission and $1 off planetarium show. |
 Oh what a night!
How did four blue-collar kids become one of the greatest successes in pop music history? Catch Jersey Boys, the 2006 Tone Award Winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, the Four Seasons - Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, and Nick Massi - on stage at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, for 16 performances, Tuesdays, January 21st - Sunday, February 2nd. Featuring such acclaimed hit songs as Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Rag Doll, and Can't Take My Eyes Off You, oh what a night it'll be for sure! Click here for a preview of the hit show! Tickets available online or by calling the box office at 877 571-SHOW. 20% discount off mid and upper balcony seating on performances 1/21-1/23, 1/28-1/29 and the evening of 2/2 with WOO Card. |
JOMPathon
Don't miss the Joy of Music Program's 23rd Annual JOMPATHON on Saturday, January 25th from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. at 1 Gorham Street, Worcester. Featuring musicians of all ages and levels performing their favorite classical, jazz, folk and contemporary pieces in this day-long celebration of music. Admission is FREE and open to all. Donations accepted to support JOMP's Financial Aid and Outreach program. WOO Card holders can swipe for Double WOO points. |
 One foot in front of the other
If you can walk, you can snowshoe! Don't believe us? Try it for yourself when MA Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center & Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Road, Worcester, host Snowshoeing for Families on Saturday, January 25th 10 a.m. - 12 noon. Learn how to use snowshoes before you head out on the trails. Learn to look for signs of wildlife as you enjoy the beauty of the sanctuary. Bring your own snowshoes or rent for $2 per pair. (If Mother Nature doesn't provide enough snow, a hike will be offered.) Admission $7 adults, $4 children. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points. |
 Bela & his banjo
One of the most recognizable names in folk/world music, Music Worcester will host the legendary Bela Fleck at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester on Wednesday, January 29th at 7:30 p.m. A banjo player who has crossed over in jazz, classical, folk, club scenes and pop music through his work with his band the Flecktones, he is touring with cutting-edge string quartet Brooklyn Rider, who has partnered with Yo Yo Ma and The Silk Road Project. This acoustic show is not to be missed, featuring Fleck and the quartet performing his own compositions as well as covers and arrangements. Tickets available online or by calling 508 754-3231. WOO Card holders can save 10% off a pair of tickets and swipe for Double WOO points. |
 Dark hole drifters
The 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner, Rabbit Hole, is on stage at the Worcester County Light Opera Company's Grandview Playhouse, 21 Grandview Avenue, Worcester, Fridays - Sundays, January 31st - February 16th, Fridays & Saturdays at 8 p.m., 2 p.m. matinee on Sundays. A life-shattering accident turns a couple's world upside-down, searching for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back to the light of day. Tickets available online or by calling 508 753-4383. WOO Card holders can save $2 off tickets. |
 Secret Symbolism
The Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union Street, Clinton, invites you to decode color in Russian Icons with its newest exhibition, Secret Symbolism, now on view through March 1st. Understanding the connotation of the palette of colors typically used in icon 'writing' cultivates a deeper understanding of the saints and legends a painting portrays. Visitors can discover how various colors and tints reveal and augment the meaning of these sacred paintings, ranging from the 15th through 19th centuries. With its collection of more than 550 Russian icons, MoRI boasts the largest of its kind in North America, and one of the largest private collections outside of Russia. The museum is open Tuesdays - Fridays, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Thursdays until 7 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. WOO Card holders can save $1 off admission. |
 Proof
On the eve of her 25th birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman who has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions, the arrival of her estranged sister and the attentions of a former student of her father's, intent on finding valuable work in the 103 notebooks her father has left behind. What unfolds over the long weekend that follows is a story you won't want to miss. Proof, presented by the 4th Wall Stage Company at Alternatives Unlimited, 50 Douglas Road, Whitinsville, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m., running January 31st - February 9th. Tickets available online or at the door. |
 Winter Warm up
Come warm your toes at faculty at the Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, 203 Pakachoag Street, Auburn, heat up the great hall with music on Saturday, February 1st at 2 p.m. Featuring strings and winds, and playing something for everyone from Baroque to 20th Century. An array of instruments including Cello, Flute, Flugel Horn, the Dobson Pipe Organ, Violin and Piano will be featured. A number of our newer faculty members will be featured and we'll be acknowledging faculty member Janeen Baker for 25 years of Service. Admission is FREE. Donations gladly accepted. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points. |
 2014 WAC Grant Recipients
Congratulations to the recipients of funding for the 2014 Worcester Arts Council LCC grant program. WAC awarded a total of $88,355 to some 40 Worcester area artists, organizations, and educational institutions. The 2014 allocation includes two $5,000 Artist Fellowships, awarded to individuals to assist in the funding of their endeavors in the arts, humanities and interpretative sciences. 2014 Fellow are noted glass and metal sculptor Gale Scott and art/science installation artist Lauren Monroe. The Worcester Arts Council is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. A complete list of recipients for 2014 can be found online. From public art projects, student workshops, community celebrations and more - 2014 is shaping up to be a highly creative year! |
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