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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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Let's Play Ball! 
Win tickets to an upcoming Worcester Bravehearts baseball game and a team baseball cap! The newest member of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League brings baseball back to Worcester with its season home opener on Thursday, June 5th at Hanover Insurance Park.
Summer Festival
Win a pair of tickets to Worcester Chamber Music Society's Summer Festival Concert - featuring A Quartet of Nations, four inspired programs, which capture through the intimacy of chamber music, the living essence of a country's spiritual being, as reflected through the lens of musical genius.
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Get your Greek on!
Are you ready for one of the biggest ethnic festivals in New England - attracting nearly 25,000 over three days for a celebration of Hellenic culture! The Grecian Festival returns to the grounds of St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 102 Russell Street, Worcester, this Friday, June 6th - Sunday, June 8th. Visit the Agora marketplace, enjoy great kids activities and rides, cathedral tours, dancing, music, oh and did we mention the food? Enjoy daily specials featuring Grecian Festivals best chefs! Festival will be open 5 p.m. - midnight on Friday, 11 a.m. - midnight on Saturday and noon - 10 p.m. on Sunday. Admission just $2.
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 Oh my love
Relive the iconic and magical moments from the Oscar-winning movie Ghost in a brand new Broadway musical, Ghost the Musical, on stage at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, for six performances Thursday, June 5th - Sunday, June 8th. The musical's tale of everlasting love is thrilling entertainment for audiences of all ages, brilliantly eye-popping and unlike anything seen on stage before. Tickets available online or by calling the box office at 877 571-SHOW.  WOO Card holders can save 10% off tickets
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American Songbook
The Master Singers of Worcester will close out their 38th season with a concert on Saturday, June 7th at 7:30 p.m. at the Salem Covenant Church, 215 East Mountain Street, Worcester. The concert will showcase folk songs of Appalachia, spirituals and selections from the Great American Songbook, including works of Berlin, Kern and Cole Porter. Selections from Canada and Mexico will highlight the rich diversity of North American music. Tickets available online or by calling 508 842-1349.
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Our Fragile Home 
The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College Street, Worcester, will present Our Fragile Home, an installation of paintings and sculptural works by artist Pat Musick produced in collaboration with her husband, a former astronaut Jerry Carr. Special opening reception featuring a talk by the couple will be held on Friday, June 6th from 2-4 p.m. Musick received her PhD from Cornell University and has been a practicing artist for most of her life, with artwork in many private and public collections throughout the United States. The exhibit consists of several large-scale ink and watercolor paintings and a series of metal and glass sculptural pedestal tables, inspired by Carr's participation along with 40 other astronauts and cosmonauts, in a special Earth Day celebration in 1990 where participants were asked to reflect upon their feelings as they first looked back at Earth from space. The experience prompted Musick to create a body of artwork in hopes of inspiring others to reflect on our collective relationship to our planet. The exhibit will be on view through July 25th. Admission is free and open to the public. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points
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 Make Worcester Pop
The Worcester Cultural Coalition and the City's Cultural Development Office, in partnership with Bay State Savings Bank and the Worcester Business Development Corporation are working with a group of creative artists and entrepreneurs to create Worcester Pop-Up! The intention is to bring creativity tolife through rotating art exhibitions, brilliant performances, music food, arts and inspiring hands-on activity. Local artists and entrepreneurs are invited to help pop up - share you art, sell your delicious locavore food, host a creative workshop or present a wild staged reading or concert... let your creativity shine! Space available free of charge. Interested? Learn more online.
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For the Birds
Start your weekend off early and among friends - feathered friends that is! Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Avenue, Worcester, will host a Saturday Morning Bird Walk for Adults on Saturday, June 7th 7 -9:30 a.m. Explore the sanctuary grounds in search of birds during this program for casual and novice birders alike.You'll be amazed by the immense variety of birdlife that exists at this large urban sanctuary. Learn the basics of birding and bird identification during this easy-to-moderate walk along the trails. Admission just $5. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points |
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Coming Soon
Painting from the Other Side of Night, Brian Burris
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June 6th
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Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Friday, June 13th
5:30-8 p.m.
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Worcester Bravehearts at Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field
Meet & mingle with WOO venues, get player autographs, enjoy raffles, concessions & more! 7 p.m. game vs Torrington Titans - stay for post game fireworks!
Show your WOO Card to get a FREE grandstand ticket - buy additional tickets for just $4!
WOO Cards will be available for purchase at the gate.
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Concert Series & Farmers Market opens June 19th
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Worcester Common Oval
455 Main St, Worcester
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Summer 2014 Events
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Coming Up in Culture
June 6th - Artist Reception at ArtsWorcester, 660 Main St, Worcester, for ONE Redux summer members exhibit, FREE June 7th - Annual Worcester Historical Museum Yard Sale at Salisbury Mansion, 40 Highland St, Worcester June 7th - Spring Into Mediation workshop with Dr. Allan Hughes at Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Sq, Worcester, FREE June 7th - African Drums for All sponsored by West Boylston Arts Foundation on West Boylston Town Common, Rtes 12 & 140, West Boylston June 7 - 8th - Antique Car & Horse Drawn Carriage Rally at Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd, Sturbridge June 12th - WCPA Street Beat Poetry Thursday at Vasa Hall, 1 Ekman St, Worcester, with featured poet Rev. Nancy Bailie Strong Saturdays, June 14th - Nov 1st - Regional Environmental Council Community Farmer's Market at YMCA Central Branch, 766 Main Street, Worcester June 14th - Park Spirit Bird Walk & Park Presentation at Green Hill Park Pavilion, Skyline Dr, Worcester, FREE June 14 & 15th - Free admission for dads at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Dr, Boylston June 15th - Knight your Dad at Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St, Worcester June 17th - Diana Ross: The Greatest Hits Tour at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St, Worcester June 18th - Worcester Children's Chorus 2014/15 Season Auditions at Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St, Worcester June 19th - Worcester Film Works Third Thursday Movies on the Common presentation of The Big Lebowski, Worcester Common Oval, 455 Main St, Worcester, FREE June 20 - 22nd - Paulie's New Orleans Jazz n' Blues Festival in the historic canal district, 152 Green St, Worcester June 20th - An Intimate Evening with Art Garfunkel at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester June 22nd - Summer Rose Show One Day Show & Sale at Tower Hill Botanic Garden 11 French Dr, Boylston June 24th - Worcester Arts Council Annual Community Input Meeting at Worcester City Hall, 455 Main St, Worcester, FREE June 26th - Theatrical memoir Wild and Precious at Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St, Worcester, FREE June 26th - Summer African Music Series at Gallery of African Art, 62 High St, Clinton, featuring Tony Vacca & Abdou Sarr, FREE June 28th - Worcester's Ethnic Mosaic: Bamiedele Dancers & Drummers at Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Sq, Worcester, FREE June 29th - 11th Annual Asian Festival at Italian American Cultural Center, 28 Mullberry St, Worcester, FREE Ongoing thru Aug 16th - As Far As the Eye Can See collaborative exhibit with Seven Hills Family Services on view at Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St, Worcester, FREE Visit the Worcester Cultural Coalition's online calendar often for more information about these and many, many other cultural happenings!
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All Play and No Work
An ordinary day at the office turns into cutthroat chaos when the boss announces he'll be promoting one of his employees by the end of the day in Calliope Production's world premiere comedy production, All Play and No Work, on stage Thursday, June 12th - Saturday, June 14th and again Friday, June 20th and Saturday, June 21st, with all performances at 7:30 p.m. at the theatre, located at 150 Main Street, Boylston. Competitive brown-nosing and undermining hijinks ensue, made even more out of control with the arrival of a foreign stranger, an IRS agent and a homeless person. Will the most deserving cubicle-dweller earn the coveted promotion or will it go to someone who treats a day on the job as "all play and no work"? Tickets can be reserved online or by calling the box office at 508 869-6887.
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On the Trail 
Based on his newly published book, On the Trail of the Heathen School: Local, American & World History, unraveling the forgotten story of a special school for 'heathen youth' brought to New England in the early 19th century from all corners of the earth, award-winning author John Demos will speak at the American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, on Tuesday, June 10th at 7 p.m. Located in the little town of Cornwall, Connecticut, this uniquely fashioned institution embodied an early version of what is now called American exceptionalism - convert them, educate them, civilize them, then send them back to found similar projects in their respective homelands. After a seemingly brilliant beginning, however, the plans ran afoul of racism when some of the heathen students courted local women. Demos will reflect on the process of his research, including his time as a distinguished scholar at AAS and his visits to places central to the story. Admission is free and open to all. WOO Card holders can swipe for Double WOO points. Copies of the book signed by the author will be available for purchase after the lecture.
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Renaissance Celebration 
On Saturday, June 14th, guests are invited to join the Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, for a special Renaissance-themed evening in celebration of the museum's opening of Knights!, its first exhibition of material drawn from the Higgins Armory collection. The Gala and Auction will bring together the region's taste makers, art enthusiasts and business leaders for an elegant evening of cocktails, dinner in the garden court, live and silent auctions, period entertainment, and a dance party featuring live music by the band Legit. Feast, bid, drink, dance, enjoy! Reserve your tickets online or by calling 508 793-4301.
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 Summer Writing Series & Annual Ramble
The Worcester County Poetry Association will host the first of four monthly writing workshops at the boyhood home of Stanley Kunitz on Saturday, June 14th from 1-5 p.m. The workshop, The Poet's Quest for the Father, with poet and author Karen Sharpe will examine Kunitz poems and encourage new writing, looking at poems such as Father and Son and The Unquiet Ones to build a bridge to new writing that leads in new directions. $20 registration required by June 7th. Additional details available online.
Be sure to join WCPA for its 19th year celebrating James Joyce's epic novel, Ulysses on Monday, June 16th. The 2014 Annual Worcester Bloomsday Ramble kicks off at Bancroft Tower, Bancroft Tower Road, Worcester, rambling throughout the city throughout the day visiting among other locales Institute Park, the Worcester Public Library and Worcester City Hall. Bring a copy of the novel or read along with others. All are welcome, you don't need to know the novel to take part. Complete itinerary available online.
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Darker Shades of Red 
Explore Soviet propaganda from the Cold War Era in a dynamic new exhibit, Darker Shades of Red, opening on Saturday, June 14th at the Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union Street, Clinton. Drawn from the private collections of Gary Hollingsworth, the exhibition includes some 55 original Soviet posters and assorted items like medals, orders, statuettes and factory banners. Strikingly graphic and explicit in its socialist message, the collection reveals the economic, social and political ideology of the Soviet Union from the mid 1940s to1990. Exhibition will be on view through August 30th. WOO Card holders can save $1 off museum admission.
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 Eight Elements
What happens when the Artists-in-Residence of the Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, come together for a join show? Check out the stunning debut of Eight Elements, opening on Thursday, June 5th, 5:30-7:30 p.m. and running through June 28th. The show is the culmination of the artists' one or two year residency working primarily in glass and ceramics. Featured artists include Dan Battat, Steve Blez, Stephanie Chubbuck, Ariana Kolins, Dan Roe, Tomo Sakai, Emery Wenger and Emilee Wooten. The Artists-in-Residence will be joined by a flute choir from Apple Tree Arts, a nonprofit community school of the arts founded in 1989 in Grafton whose mission is to enrich the community through the arts, by providing high-quality educational music and theatre arts programs for individuals of all ages. Admission to the exhibit opening and gallery is free and open to the public. WOO Card holders can swipe for Double WOO points |
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Degree of Overlap
Eighteen artists, all recent graduates of Assumption College who majored in studio art and/or graphic design will present their final projects collectively as an exhibit, Degree of Overlap, opening Saturday, June 7th 6-8 p.m. at the Sprinkler Factory Gallery, 38 Harlow Street, Worcester. The exhibition contains over 60 works of art in various mediums including crochet, graphic design, illustration, oil paintings, photography, raku pottery, typography, video installation and visual illusions. Show will run through June 28th. Gallery is open on weekends 12 noon - 4 p.m. Admission is free and open to all. WOO Card holders can swipe for Double WOO points |
 Run! Jump! Fly!
Surf, snowboard, climb canyons, practice Kung Fu and more - all summer long at the EcoTarium's, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, new Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action exhibit opening Saturday, June 7th. Created by the Minnesota Children's Museum in response to the U.S.'s growing obesity epidemic, the exhibit will show kids and adults alike how to have fun being physically active in a noncompetitive environment. Are you up to the challenge? The exhibit will be at the EcoTarium through September 21st.
Also now open at the EcoTarium, the Tree Canopy Walkway - take a tree top walk some 40 feet in the air across suspended bridges before ziplining to the forest floor! Open weekends only through the end of June. Cost $10 plus museum admission.
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 Touch Tomorrow
In the midst of the prestigious NASA Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge, WPI, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, will transform its campus into a family-friendly featival of hands-on science, technology and robots on Saturday, June 14th from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Enjoy interactive exhibits for kids of all ages! Check out some of NASA's favorite exhibits including the famous MARCBot Rover, Be-a-Bot 2.0, and the Mark III Suit. Experience NASA's Lunar Quest, a simulated trek across the moon's surface using satellite imagery-and while you're there, walk on the moon, the Lunarscape floor, that is. Watch what happens to Peeps inside a real vacuum chamber - you won't believe your eyes! Check out medical robots at the Automation and Interventional Medicine Lab, including a robotic penguin used in therapy for autistic children, a rehabilitation glove for people recovering from strokes, and a robotic arm assistance device. And SO much more! Admission is FREE and open to all.
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Making the Connection 
The Education Committee of the Worcester Cultural Coalition serves to foster relations and programming between the Worcester Public Schools and Worcester Cultural Coalition member organizations. The cultural collaboration promotes the development of grade level immersive programs called Leaps, providing intensive and interdisciplinary learning experiences tapping the riches of cultural organizations to support key elements of curriculum. A shining example of this education in action model can be found each Thursday throughout the summer in the city's historic Canal District.
Now in its sixth year, Worcester's Blackstone Canal Horse and Wagon Tours project originated from a school history project at South High School and over the past five years, the idea has grown into a Worcester summer mainstay, scheduling hour-long tours of Worcester's Canal District, which are held each Thursday night during July and August. Tours for summer 2014 will begin on Thursday, July 3rd and run through Thursday, August 21st. The tours are entirely student run. They tell the farm to factory story of how the Blackstone Canal sparked the Industrial Revolution and the immigrants that made it happen, transforming Worcester from a rural town into the second largest city in the Commonwealth. The tours are held on two wagons pulled by teams of Belgian Draft horses. Each wagon has two main tour guides who present the historical information and five costumed interpreters who give original, 2-3 minute impersonations of famous Worcester historical figures, adding depth and intrigue. Learn more online. |
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