Worcester Common

Worcester Tercentennial Community Festival

Come celebrate Worcester’s past, present, future and creative cultural community at the Tercentennial Community Festival on and around the Worcester Common from Noon to 5PM on Saturday, June 11. Festival programming to include over 200 local vendors, merchants and artists along with food, music and cultural performances programmed in part […]

Main Street

Worcester Tercentennial Cultural Parade

Join us for the Tercentennial Parade celebrating Worcester's diverse and eclectic makeup featuring cultural organizations, schools, neighborhood groups and more! Stay for the Community Festival on the Worcester Common and surrounding streets with food, music, art and more beginning at Noon! The City is pleased to offer free parking in […]

Worcester Tercentennial 5K Road Race

You're invited to run or walk in the Worcester Tercentennial 5K Road Race Register on Racewire: https://racewire.com/register.php?id=12702 Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022. Tercentennial 5k start time: 9:00 a.m. Location: Downtown Worcester MA. The race start and finish will be located on Mechanic Street at Commerical Street (across from Mercantile Plaza). […]

DCU Center

Tercentennial Concert: Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra with Special Guest Brian McKnight

The Worcester Tercentennial committee has announced a special anniversary performance by the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, Brian McKnight, at the DCU Center on Sunday, June 12 at 4 p.m. Entry is complimentary but tickets are required. Secure your complimentary seats now: Pick up tickets in person at […]

ArtsWorcester

call for art: The Tenth Annual One

The Tenth Annual One a members' exhibition Registration Deadline: June 23, 2022 Drop off period: June 30 - July 3, 2022 or earlier by appointment Exhibition run: July 14 - August 21, 2022 Reception: July 15, 6:00-9:00 PM Pick up period: August 25 - 28, 2022   Register your work: https://bit.ly/3PoQqod […]

JMAC

Vogue Worcester

If you like to vogue, and that's a fact, come learn how to do a dip without breaking ya back. VOGUE WORCESTER is back at the Worcester PopUp (JMAC)! Participate in a workshop instructed by HBO Max's "Legendary" season one contestant from the House of Escada, London Fleur De Lis. […]

PopUp BrickBox Theater (JMAC)

PopUp Poets

Worcester County Poetry Association (WCPA) presents “PopUp Poets” at the PopUp, 20 Franklin Street, Worcester, MA on Thursday, June 30th from 6:30pm-9:00pm. Local poets, storytellers, and humorists will read from their latest musings. Authors include Jenith Charpentier, Richard Fox, Jennifer Freed, Joe Fusco Jr., Dave Macpherson, Michael Milligan, Susan Roney […]

ArtsWorcester

Opening reception: The Tenth Annual One

Celebrate the artists of The Tenth Annual One, our latest members' exhibition. An annual favorite turns ten! For the Tenth Annual One, all ArtsWorcester members were invited to exhibit one artwork they want to exhibit most, regardless of medium or theme. Karl Cole, Art Historian and Curator of Images of […]

Worcester PopUp

Call for Artists

This is a FREE & OPEN call for artists! Submit your work by August 24th at 8pm to be included in the Bouncy House Time Machine exhibit at the Worcester PopUp. Submissions will be accepted until August 31st at 2pm, but will be subject to exhibit availability. Please click here […]

Technocopia

Technocopia Open Hack (our open house, every Thursday!)

Starting in April 2022 Open Hack is back! Every Thursday night  from 7-9 PM. What is "Open Hack"? What? Open Hacks are a free, open house event where members (and non-members too!) can come to the space to work on their projects alongside other people working on projects. Why? Because […]

Worcester Public Library

e-Scapes of Summer with Worcester Art Museum (virtual)

Join docent Debra Wallace and escape with us to some of our artists’ favorite summer places. Attendees will learn about each piece while viewing corresponding images, and there will be time for questions. For ages 16+.

Technocopia

Technocopia Open Hack (our open house, every Thursday!)

Starting in April 2022 Open Hack is back! Every Thursday night  from 7-9 PM. What is "Open Hack"? What? Open Hacks are a free, open house event where members (and non-members too!) can come to the space to work on their projects alongside other people working on projects. Why? Because […]

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