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February 2014
What did that ground hog say?!? February might be the shortest month, but it's days are filled with WOOnderful opportunities to experience great music, great art, great theatre, great eats and more! Read on for great ideas to treat your sweetie, treat the family or heck, treat yourself!
We are pleased to once again announce some new additions to the WOO Card program... a warm WOO welcome to: the Gallery of African Art, 62 High Street, Clinton, where you can now swipe for Double WOO points at special events including their month long celebration of Black History Month showcasing a variety of performances by musicians specializing in and inspired by traditional African music every Thursday evening throughout the month of February; and the Worcester Bravehearts, catch the newest member of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League - equal parts family-friendly, affordable entertainment and high-caliber baseball - at Hanover Insurance Park this June! Use your WOO Card now to save $5 off 10-voucher Flex Pack (regularly $50) AND select merchandise & concession discounts at each game. Think Spring! |
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Be My Valentine | |
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 Seven Hills Symphony Winter ConcertFriday, February 14th, 7:30- 9 p.m. at the University of Massachusetts Lazare Research Building, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester. Treat your valentine to an all romantic program featuring music by Dvorak's Cello Concerto, the Sleeping Beauty Waltz by Tchaikovsky, the Love Music from Boris Gudinov and more. Admission is free. Use your WOO Card to get a complimentary snack at intermission. Chocolate, The Perfect Drug at Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Saturday, February 15th 1-2 p.m. at THBG, 11 French Drive, Boylston. Make the most of your valentine chocolate and learn which chemicals elicit biochemical reactions in the human brain, as well as how to taste chocolate for quality and the best way to enjoy it. A stroll around the gardens, indoors and out, is sure to help love bloom! Included with garden admission. Use your WOO Card to enjoy $2 of adult admission.
Pottery +1 Date Night at Worcester Center for Crafts Saturday, February 15th, 4-7 p.m., 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester. Channel you best Demi Moore & Patrick Swayze and give the Potter's Wheel a spin with a special friend! Under an instructor's guidance, practice on the wheel, decorate and fire your first successful works. Enjoy complimentary coffee and treats following the workshop. Pre-register. Swipe your WOO Card for Double WOO points.
Monster Jam the DCU Center Friday, February 14th - Sunday, February 16th, 50 Foster Street, Worcester. Nothing says love like twelve-foot-tall, ten-thousand-pound machines racing and ripping up a custom-designed obstacle track. This larger than life spectacle is sure to capture the hearts of both young and old! Use your WOO Card to save $5 off tickets on 2/14 and 2/15. |
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 Valentine Workshop at Crompton CollectiveSaturday, February 8th 12 noon - 1 p.m., 138 Green Street, Worcester. For nearly 100 years, Worcester was at the heart of the American valentine industry. Join the Worcester Historical Museum at Crompton Collective for a special Valentine workshop - learn about Esther Howland and make your own in her style. Admission is free. Swipe your WOO Card for WOO points. Paint Nite at Peppercorn's Grille & Tavern OR Nu Cafe
February 11th & March 11th, 7 p.m., Peppercorn's, 455 Park Avenue, Worcester
February 10th, 24th & March 10th at Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler Street, Worcester
Led by fun-loving, multi-media artist April Kennedy, a favorite of the CC Lowell team, she will guide you through each painting so that you come up with your own unique masterpiece at the end of the night that you will be amazed YOU created. Enjoy a few cocktails to keep the spirits high and inhibitions to a minimum... your inner Picasso will be unleashed! These do sell out, so reserve your spot today! Use your WOO Card at Peppercorn's to save $5 off any entree $15 or more. Use your WOO Card at Nu Cafe to save $1 off any purchase of $7 or more. |
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Let's do Brunch! | |
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 Sunday Brunch at the BeechwoodSundays, 10:30 a.m - 2:30 p.m. at the Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation Street, Worcester. Come join us in the Hotel's dining room beneath for an exquisite Sunday Brunch offering the best in locally grown and delicious dining. Choose from breakfast, salad and seafood selections, as well as omelet, waffle, carving, hot food, crepe, AND dessert stations. Nothing like you expect, everything you deserve. More infoBrunch at Peppercorn's Grille & Tavern
Sunday,s 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., 455 Park Avenue, Worcester. With unique dishes like S'mores Crepes, Breakfast Lasagna, Shrimp - Chorizo & Grits, and Maple Salmon Breakfast Cupcakes, get ready for a breakfast experience like no other! And to compliment the perfect breakfast meal, indulge with a coffee cocktail such as Double the Irish or a Pineapple Habanero Bloody Mary or a Still Sleepy Martini. More info
Brunch at Mezcal Cantina
Sundays, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., 30 Major Taylor Boulevard, Worcester. Check out the swanky new digs and kick start your Sunday morning! Choose from such dishes at Huevos Rancheros, Tortilla de Patatas, or maybe the Oaxacan Hangover or Chilaquiles Skillet - flavorful, colorful, fresh! More info
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*** Please note - regular WOO Card discount may not be applicable at participating restaurants for brunch menu. But still be sure to swipe for WOO points!
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 Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Two Man GroupThursday, February 6th at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester. Don't miss this extraordinary evening of improvisational comedy with the two stars of the Emmy nominated, Who's Line Is it Anyway? Hilarious, original and truly interactive. Use your WOO Card to save 10% off tickets. SPANK! Harder: The Sequel
Friday, February 7th at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester. The country's #1 Ladies Night Out returns, picking up where the Fifty Shades Parody left of - delivering a night of naughty and hilarious fun! Don't miss this author driven wild adventure in the sexy, satirical style audiences have come to love! Use your WOO Card to save 10% off tickets.
Alton Brown - The Edible Inevitable Tour Saturday, February 15th at 8 p.m. at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester. This Food Network favorite brings his brand of quirky humor and culinary-science antics to downtown Worcester! A unique blend of stand up comedy, food experimentation, talk show antics, multimedia lecture and for the first time... live music. Audience interaction strictly enforced! Use your WOO Card to save 10% off tickets. |
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Make Some Music | |
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 The Big Band Era -Wurlitzer StyleSaturday, February 8th, 3 p.m. at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester. Take a musical journey back in time to the Big Band era with veteran performers of the Harry James Orchestra, sharing personal recollections, intimate stories and swing style melodies accompanied by the talented Ken Double at the Mighty Wurlitzer. General admission seating. Use your WOO Card to save 10% off tickets. Vienna Concert-Verein Orchestra
Sunday, February 9th at 3 p.m. at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester. Music Worcester hosts this internationally acclaimed orchestra, featuring maestro Philippe Entremeont with mast pianist Sebastian Knauer (pictured above). Program will include works of Mozart, Beethoven, and Strauss. Use your WOO Card to save 10% off a pair of tickets and swipe for Double WOO points.
An Evening with Haydn
Wednesday, February 19th at Clark University's Traina Center for the Arts, 92 Downing Street, Worcester. Sylvia Berry, fortepianist, and Dale Munschy, keyboard technician and restorer, will explore the story and legacy of changing tuning systems and keyboard instruments in the 17th and 18th centuries from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The lecture will be followed at 7:30 p.m. with a recital of Haydn's late keyboard works. Performance will be on a Broadwood and Son fortepiano built in London in 1806 and fully restored in 2011. Admission to both the lecture and concert is free. Swipe your WOO Card for WOO points.
African Roots of New Orleans Jazz
Sunday, February 23rd at 1:30 p.m. at the Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester. As part of its ongoing Sunday Sermons series, WAM will host Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester faculty member Elizabeth Bronstein, cello and fiddle, and partner Sam Politz, accordion, for a performance in honor of Black History Month. Politz, a native of Louisiana, will speak about the African roots of these two unique American musical styles - New Orleans Jazz and Louisiana Cajun music. Included with museum admission. Use your WOO Card for 2-for-1 adult admission.
Simone Dinnerstein Piano Recital
Friday, February 28th at 8 p.m. at Tuckerman Hall, 10 Tuckerman Street, Worcester. Music Worcester welcomes this dynamic, American pianist to the intimate setting of Tuckerman Hall. A frequent and regular guest of the top orchestras around the world, don't miss this virtuosic program that is sure to stun and impress! Use your WOO Card to save 10% off a pair of tickets and swipe for Double WOO points.
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Get to the Gallery | |
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 Motown & the Civil Rights MovementThursday, February 6th at 7 p.m. at the Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm Street, Worcester. Join pop music historian Tom Ingrassia for an engaging multimedia presentation that traces the development of and interconnections between the escalating popularity of Motown and the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. Being held in conjunction with Worcester in the 1960s an exhibition about Worcester and its future - rebuilding, housing, industry and commerce - at a time when politics and social unrest dominated the headlines. Admission is free with museum admission. Use your WOO Card to enjoy 2-for-1 adult admission.
ˇCARNAVAL!
Through March 16th at the Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester. Through videos, photographs, hands-on interactives, carnival crafts, masks and costumes, journey around the world to celebrate Carnaval! Explore the origins of this global celebration and have fun! Special exhibit related talks on February 8th at 2 p.m. on the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans; and February 22nd about Venice Masking Traditions; leading up to Carnival Day for all ages on March 1st. Admission to the exhibit is free. Swipe your WOO Card for WOO points.
In Retrospect: Sid Solomon - The First 80 Years
On view Saturdays & Sundays, 1-4 p.m. at the Sprinkler Factory Gallery, 38 Harlow Street, Worcester. The many faces of Dr. Sid will be revealed in over 100 art works - oils, watercolors, pastels, drawings, prints, pottery, sculpture and more. Special public reception to be held on Friday, February 7th from 6-9 p.m. (Snowdate, Feb 8th). Admission to the gallery is free. Swipe your WOO Card for Double WOO points.
Secret Symbolism: Decoding Color in Russian Icons
Through March 1st at the Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union Street, Clinton. This dynamic exhibit offers visitors the opportunity to explore how various colors and tints reveal and augment the meaning of the sacred icons. Understanding the connotation of the palette of colors typically used in icon 'writing' cultivates a deeper understanding of the saints and legends the paintings portray. Icons in this exhibit range from the 15th - 19th centuries. Use your WOO Card to save $1 off admission.
Nature in Translation
On view through March 15th at ArtsWorcester, 660 Main Street, Worcester. Featuring recent works by Anne Harris and Laurie McCrohon, the exhibit highlights landscape and nature and the artists' differing approaches. Harris takes inspiration from daily walks in the woods and the decay and decomposition of certain trees over the course of time. McCrohon, meanwhile focuses on landscapes, both natural and urban. Gallery open Noon - 4 p.m., Thursdays - Saturdays. Admission is free. Swipe your WOO Card for WOO Double points.
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On Stage | |
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 The PillowmanThursday, February 20th - Sunday, February 23rd at Worcester State University's Fuller Theatre, 486 Chandler Street, Worcester. Britain's most mischievous playwright weaves together brilliant story telling and shattering, macabre comedy. A student designed and directed play, produced by the Ghostlight Players in association with Worcester State Theatre - not to be missed! Use your WOO Card to save up to $4 off tickets.
Rabbit Hole
Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays thru February 16th at Worcester County Light Opera Grandview Playhouse, 21 Grandview Ave, Worcester. Final chances to catch this 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winning story of a couple who has everything until a life shattering accident turns their world upside down, charting their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day. Use your WOO Card to save $2 off tickets.
Man of La Mancha
Friday, February 28th - Sunday, March 2nd at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester. Against all odds, a man sees good and innocence in a world filled with darkness and despair. This lyrical and amusing adventure is a classic tale of the triumph of man over his own follies, featuring an all new production complete with the Tony Award winning score. Use your WOO Card to save 10% off tickets.
Michael Jackson - The Immortal World Tour
Friday & Saturday, February 28th and March 1st at the DCU Center, 50 Foster Street, Worcester. Created by Cirque du Soleil, this show features 49 international dancers, musicians and acrobats, performing in a rock concert format combining the excitement and innovation of Michael Jackson's music and choreography with Cirque's unparalleled creativity. Use your WOO Card to save 10% off select seats.
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Family Fun | |
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 Free Family Concert - Peter and the Wolf
Sunday, March 2nd at 3 p.m. at Mechanics Hall, presented by the Worcester Chamber Music Society.
A perennial favorite for children of all ages, Peter and the Wolf provides an excellent introduction to classical music. Enjoy a student art gallery displaying works inspired by the music, as well as an opportunity to get up close and personal with the musicians and their instruments following the concert. Admission is free. Swipe your WOO Card for Double WOO points.
Animals Without Passports
New traveling exhibit at the EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester. Follow the humpback whale's migration between North Atlantic feeding grounds off of Massachusetts and the Caribbean breeding grounds. Guests are offered a unique look into the issues impacting marine eco-systems and the personal role they have in the protection of one of our nation's underwater treasures. Use your WOO Card to save $2 off adult admission for up to four and $1 off planetarium show
Snowshoeing for Families
Saturday, February 22nd 10 a.m. - 12 noon at MA Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Avenue, Worcester. If you can walk, you can snowshoe! Learn how to use snowshoes before heading out on the trails to look for signs of wildlife and enjoy the beauty of the sanctuary in winter. If Mother Nature doesn't provide enough snow, a hike will be offered. Pre-registration recommended. Swipe your WOO Card for Double WOO points.
Harlem Globetrotters
Sunday, February 23rd 2 p.m. at the DCU Center, 50 Foster Street, Worcester. The world famous Harlem Globetrotters bring their one-of-a-kind family show featuring mesmerizing ball handling, an assortment of trick shots, high-flying dunks and precise timing with an array of comedy guaranteed to entertain the young and the young at heart! Use your WOO Card to save up to $7 off select seats. |
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Win with WOO
Reach the following WOO Point thresholds this month and here's what you'll win:
10 WOO Points
A fabulous, reusable
WOO tote bag!
25 WOO Points
Voucher to shop at
Knitscape, 1116 Pleasant Street, Worcester, a local neighborhood yarn shop, selling yarns, fibers, notions, buttons and felting craft related specialty tools for knit, crochet and other fiber craft practitioners.
50 WOO Points
Admission for Two to the EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, a science and nature center offering a unique indoor-outdoor experience including interactive exhibits, wildlife habitats, nature trails & planetarium.
100 WOO points
Two Tickets to an upcoming show at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, offering Broadway, music and more at one of the top theatres in the world right in downtown Worcester!
Click HERE for more info about WOO points |
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Prize-a-palooza!
Simply use your WOO Card this month to be eligible to win the following:
Win a Four Pack of Tickets to Opening Night of Monster Jam at the DCU Center on Feb 14th!
Win two CDs featuring the talents of faculty of Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester -Betsy Bronstein (fiddle) playing Cajun music in relation to her upcoming concert at the Worcester Art Museum on February 23rd
Win a Four Pack of Tickets to see the world famous Harlem Globetrotters bring their 2014 "Fans Rule" World Tour to the DCU Center on Feb 23rd!
Win tickets to an upcoming
Worcester Bravehearts baseball game and a team baseball cap! Futures Collegiate Baseball League brings baseball back to Worcester with its season home opener on Thursday, June 5th at Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field! |
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Where Will You WOO? | |
Museums & Libraries
American Antiquarian Society
EcoTarium
Museum of Russian Icons
Old Sturbridge Village
Tower Hill Botanic
Garden
Worcester Art Museum
Worcester Historical Museum
Worcester Public Library
Active Sports & Outdoors
Massachusetts Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Massachusetts Audubon Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
NEW!
Worcester Bravehearts
Worcester Sharks
Galleries & Special Events
Artist Group of The Sprinkler Factory
ArtsWorcester
NEW!
Gallery of African Art
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery
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
Master Singers of Worcester
Mechanics Hall
Music Worcester
Opera Worcester
Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester
Salisbury Singers
Seven Hills Symphony Orchestra
Traina Center/Clark Arts
WCUW
Worcester Chamber Music Society
Worcester County Light Opera Company
Worcester Music Academy
Worcester State University Visual & Performing Arts
Quick Bites
CocoBeni Confections
Eric's LaPatisserie
Nu Cafe
Theatre Cafe
Wooberry Frozen Yogurt
Yowza Yogurt Paradise
Restaurants
Bocado Tapas & Wine Bar
Ceres Bistro
Flying Rhino Cafe & Watering Hole
Mezcal Cantina
Nancy Chang Restaurant
Nuovo Restaurant
Oliver Wight Tavern
People's Kitchen of The Citizen
Peppercorns Grille & Tavern
Retailers
Button Tree Kids
C.C. Lowell
Craftworks
Crompton Collective
Habitat for Humanity Restore Worcester
Julio's Liquors
Knitscape
That's Entertainment
Transportation Services
All Points Limousine
Knight's Airport Limousine
Worcester Airport Limousine
Accommodations
Beechwood Hotel
Courtyard by Marriott
Worcester
Hilton Garden Inn Worcester
Holiday Inn Express Auburn
Holiday Inn Express Worcester
Residence Inn by Marriott Worcester
Click HERE to see the specific WOO discounts available when using your WOO Card at participating
WOO venues |
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Wow WOO Packages | |
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Among the many benefits of being a WOO Card subscriber is access to unique Wow WOO packages that not only give you a fantastic cultural experience, but save you money too!
Spaces Unveiled: Behind the Scenes at the Museum of Russian Icons
Date Night: A Music Worcester Concert paired with dinner at Flying Rhino Cafe
2/$99 Dinner Theatre Packages pairing lunch or dinner at Ceres Bistro with tickets to a show at The Hanover Theatre
Click HERE for details on our latest WOO Packages |
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Worcester Common Oval |
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Final Weeks!
Open for Public Skating through February 23rd
Thursdays
12 noon - 2 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Special
February School Vacation Week hours
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. daily
Don't forget to bring your WOO Card to swipe for WOO points at the Skate Shack!
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Save the Date! | |
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Rendez-WOO
Wednesday, February 26th
6-8 p.m.
WooBerry Frozen Yogurt
141 Highland Street, Worcester
Think WOOPhoria - but more intimate! Meet & mingle with several WOO Venues, enjoy a hands-on art activity, live entertainment, raffles, prizes and more! Additional details coming soon....
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More to Do in the WOO | |
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Visit the Worcester Cultural Coalition's online calendar often for more information about these and many, many, MANY other opportunities to use your WOO Card! Look for the  for special WOO discounts and where to swipe for valuable WOO points! |
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SAVE - SWIPE - WIN - WOO - SAVE - SWIPE - WIN - WOO - SAVE - SWIPE - WIN - WOO |
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The WOO Card is a program of the Worcester Cultural Coalition with grateful support from the Adams Arts program of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
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