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Welcome to the WOO!
Get your WOO Card to receive discounts and special offers at more than sixty-five 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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 Through a Year Outside
A unique collaboration between the Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, and MA Audubon Broad Meadow Brook, allows you to experience A Year Outside: A Natural History Photography exhibit by Sheila Carroll on view at the center's Krikorian Gallery now through July 30th. The exhibit features feature about forty photographs that reflect Ms. Carroll's observations of wildlife through four seasons of a year. "Far too many times i have seen photographers disturb the habitat and interfere with their subject just to get that perfect shot," she says. "My focus has been to portray the natural world as most of us experience it every day."
On Wednesday, July 30 at 7:30 p.m., Ms. Carroll and birder Mark Lynch will close the exhibit with an illustrated slide talk that will take viewers through a year of Central Massachusetts Natural History in depth. Admission to the Krikorian Gallery is FREE and open to the public.  WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points.
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 July Jubilee
How does your garden grow? This Thursday, July 17th our Out to Lunch garden will be downright jubilant! Don't miss Jubilee Gardens bringing their all original eclectic mix of rock, pop, folk & world music to the Worcester Common Oval, 455 Main Street, Worcester. Having just released their fourth album, come see why everyone is so star struck by this talented ensemble! Surrounded by a fantastic farmers market featuring the best in local home grown produce for an assortment of area farmers. Grab a bite from one of many area food vendors as well. Farmers market and artisan marketplace open at 11 a.m., concert 12 noon - 2 p.m. Admission is FREE and open to all. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points.
Rounding out Out to Lunch Concerts for the month of July - enjoy old time rock and roll with Testify on July 24th and local country sweetheart Ashley Jordan on July 31st. Concerts continue every Thursday through August 21st. |
 Wait, wait... it's Worcester!
Test your knowledge of Worcester - both the mundane and the magnificent - at Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me - It's Worcester a hilarious spoof of a well-loved radio quiz show on Thursday, July 17th starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Worcester Pop Up, 38 Franklin Street, Worcester. Panel will include Brenda Jenkins of the YMCA of Central Mass & Mosaic, Troy Seibels of the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, and Diane Williamson of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, along with special guest Mayor Joe Petty, with Judge & Scorekeeper Hank Stolz of WCRN True Talk 830 AM, and host Timothy McGourthy of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau. Admission is free and open to all. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points
Be sure to visit the Pop Up earlier in the day when the space will be bursting with creativity with Donna Winant's Good Junk Art Kit Workshop between 12 noon -5 p.m. Winant makes one-of-a-kind, limited edition children's art kits made from creative, recycled materials and special art tools - challenging children and adults alike, to create, imagine and build on their own ideas. The possibilities are endless... junk never looked so good! Admission is FREE and open to all.
Worcester Pop Up is a collaboration led by the Worcester Cultural Coalition and City of Worcester Economic Development Office, in partnership with Bay State Savings Bank, Worcester Business Development Corporation, Destination Worcester and Technocopia to bring creativity to life through rotating art exhibitions, brilliant performances, music, good food, arts, 3D printing, and inspiring hands on activity. Learn more at www.WorcesterPopUp.com
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Get your Goonie on
Worcester Film Works will host the second of its three Movies on the Common on Thursday, July 17th with a showing of the 1985 cult classic, The Goonies - an entertaining tale of a band of pre-teens who while trying to save their homes from demolition stumble upon an old Spanish map leading them on an adventure to unearth a pirate's treasure. Live music will precede the movie, beginning at 6:30 p.m. along with several food trucks and a 21+ only beer garden. Movie at dusk. Admission to the movie is FREE and open to all. WOO Card holders get a free small popcorn
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Rotating art exhibitions, brilliant performances, music, good food, arts and 3D printing, inspiring hands on activity... see what's poppin' up in downtown Worcester!
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Coming Up in Culture
Wednesdays thru Aug 20th & Fridays thru Aug 22nd - Neighborhood Nature at Elm Park, FREE July 17th - Milford Big Jazz Machine Orchestra (20 piece swing band) plays Park Spirit's Elm Park Summer Concert Series, 6:30 p.m. FREE July 17th - Final of Worcester Chamber Music Society Summer Festival Concerts - A Quartet of Nations at Clark U's Traina Center Thursdays thru Aug 21st - Canal District Horse & Wagon Tours step off from 192 Harding Street, 5-7:30 p.m. FREE July 18th - The BT-ALC Big Band plays Jazz at Sunset at Shrewsbury's SAC Park July 20th - Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra performs a concert of Disney music at Institute Park, 7 p.m. FREE July 23rd - Firefly Walk at Tower Hill Botanic Garden July 24th - Mychael David with Help Wanted Band (country night) plays Park Spirit's Elm Park Summer Concert Series, 6:30 p.m. FREE Ongoing thru July 25th - Our Fragile Home on exhibit at Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, FREE July 25th - The New England Jazz All-Stars play at Jazz at Sunset at Shrewsbury's SAC Park July 26th - Play Ball! Worcester's Baseball History at the Worcester Historical Museum, FREE Ongoing thru July 26th - Language of a Dream by Art Krauss on view at Sprinkler Factory Gallery, FREE
July 30 - Aug 2nd - Calliope Productions, Inc. Summer Pre-Teen Youth Theatre Workshop performances of Disney's Peter Pan Jr.
Sundays thru Sept 13th - Art + Market at Worcester Art Museum July 31st - Gallery of African Art hosts Trinidad 2 Timbuktu in concert at its Summer African Music Series, 6 p.m. FREE Saturdays thru Nov 1st - REC Community Farmers Market at YMCA Central Community Branch July 31st - Toni-Lynn Washington (legendary rhythm & blues) plays Park Spirit's Elm Park Summer Concert Series, 6:30 p.m. FREE Aug 8th - Apple Tree Arts will host a Contra Dance at the Willard House & Clock Museum Aug 9th - 7th Annual Barbara J. Walker Butterfly Festival at Broad Meadow Brook, 10a-4p Visit the Worcester Cultural Coalition's online calendar often for more information about these and many, many other cultural happenings!
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 Cold War New England
Acknowledging its current exhibition, Darker Shades of Red, Soviet Propaganda Posters from the Cold War Era, the Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union Street, Clinton, will host an enlightening program, based on the soon-to-be-released book by Eamon McCarthy Earls, on Thursday, July 24th 6-7:30 p.m. The book tells the compelling history of emerging military technology in New England during that time. Through a carefully constructed narrative, hand-picked images, and gripping personal accounts, Earls reveals the amazing world of mega-bases, nuclear arsenals, missile silos, and high-tech development that helped the US to fight and ultimately triumph while keeping the Cold War from escalating. His presentation also delves into the remarkable story of student radicals and anti-war activists who fought a very different battle to end the militarization of our region. Admission $10, includes museum admission. Advanced registration recommended by calling 978-598-5000. $1 off admission with WOO Card
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15th Returns Home
Commemorate the 150th anniversary of the return of the 15th Massachusetts at the Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm Street, Worcester on Saturday, July 19th 10 a.m. - 12 noon as the 15th MA Volunteer Infantry Reenactment Group recreate that historic day, honoring the commitment of returning soldiers and paying tribute to those that did not. The 15th left Worcester in August 1861 and saw three years of service in battles at Ball's Bluff, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Petersburg. The returning troops number 85, just 5% of their original 1,765. Program included with museum admission.WOO Card holders enjoy two-for-one adult admission and can swipe for WOO points |
Around the Common
Worcester Common has played an active role in community life for nearly 300 years. Preservation Worcester invites you to find out how the heart of the city has changed dramatically over time with an Around the Common tour on Saturday, July 19th from 10 - 11 a.m. The tour will introduce you to surprising facts about the Common, City Hall, monuments and building - old and new - on Main, Front and Franklin Streets. Admission just $5. Registrations suggested buy not required by calling 508 754-8760. Tour will meet in front of the Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square, Worcester, near the corner of Franklin and Salem Street. |
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Not in Kansas anymore
Follow the yellow brick road to a land of Oz like none other! Calliope Productions, Inc. Summer Teen Musical will present Charlie Smalls Broadway musical The Wiz daily, Tuesday, July 15th - Saturday, July 19th at 7:30 p.m. with an additional matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Enjoy 21st century Dorothy's adventure in the Land of Oz set to a wide range of contemporary music. Tickets $18, $15 for students and seniors. |
Fire and Ice
Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, will celebrate Fire & Ice with an old fashioned fireman's muster with antique fire engines, pumping contests and bucket brigade competitions on Saturday, July 19th. Antique fire engines, including a variety of hand-pumpers and a rare 1925 Stutz fire truck will be on display and will take part in a grand parade around the Common. For the "ice" portion of the day, food historians will demonstrate 18th and 19th century ice cream making techniques using early recipes which include such unusual flavors as ginger, gooseberry and Parmesan! OSV is open 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Firefighters enjoy half-priced admission on Fire & Ice Day. Children 17 and under are free through September 1st when accompanied by an adult paying full price (offer limited to five children per one adult, no further discounts apply). WOO Card holders save $5 off adult daytime admission and swipe for WOO points |
Drawn to the Light
July 19th - 27th is National Moth Week (who knew?) and MA Audubon Broad Meadowbrook Conservation Center & Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Avenue, Worcester, invites you to join them in marking the event Dave Small and Lula Field from the Athol Bird & Nature Club on Tuesday, July 22nd from 8 p.m. - midnight for an Introduction to Moths. Enjoy an indoor presentation introducing the moths likely to be seen before heading outside for an evening of black-lights and baited trees. Learn how to look for and observe these beautiful creatures of the night. Come and be part of the exploration! Program intended for ages 16 and older. Admission just $5 For more info or to pre-register please call 508 753-6087. WOO Card holders can swipe for Double WOO points |
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Vegging Out
Join staff horticulturist Dawn Davies at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, for a tour of the vegetable gardens on Wednesday, July 23rd from 5-6 p.m. This year's theme is Vegging Out and highlights will include sustainable garden techniques, as well as the physical, mental and emotional benefits gained form working in the garden. Garden tour included with museum admission. Subsequent Garden Tours to be held third Wednesday of the month in August and September. WOO Card holders save $2 off adult admission |
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Got Ukulele?
The West Boylston Arts Foundation will host a meeting of the WB Ukulele Club on Wednesday, July 23rd 6:30-8 p.m. at Pinecroft Dairy, 555 Prospect Street, West Boylston. Featuring Jim Webster of Nashua River Instruments and Rich "Amazing Dick" Leufstedt, enjoy ukulele songs, tunes and lessons outdoors! All ages and abilities welcome. Pre-registration is not required, just show up and play! Please bring your own chair. Admission is FREE, donations to support WBAF's mission to support schools arts and music welcome. |
 Cut Footloose
The Hanover Theatre's Youth Summer Program, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, presents Footloose the Musical, one of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory! Cut loose to the rocking rhythm of this Oscar and Tony-nominated top 40 score, augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical. Celebrate the wisdom of listening to young people, guiding them with a warm heart and open heart. Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. with matinee shows at 2 p.m. on Saturdays, July 25th - August 16th. Tickets just $12. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points |
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Keeper Caper
Ever wondered what it's like to care for the wildlife at the EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester? Bring your favorite stuffed animal for a Keeper Caper on Friday, July 18th between 12:30-4 p.m. and learn firsthand from museum keepers! Prepare a proper diet for your stuffed animal. Got a sick Teddy Bear? Bring your pal to the Stuffed Animal Clinic and help perform a vet visit. Keeper Caper included with general admission. WOO Card holders save $2 off admission for up to four people |
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