The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts

Gordon Lightfoot

"I can't think of any Gordon Lightfoot song I don't like. Every time I hear a song of his, I wish it would last forever. " - Bob Dylan "Gordon Lightfoot has created some of the most beautiful and lasting music of our time." - Kris Kristofferson After more than 50 active […]

The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts

Menopause The Musical®

The Hilarious Celebration of Women and the Change!® Come join our sisterhood! Four women at a lingerie sale have nothing in common but a black lace bra AND memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, not enough sex, too much sex and more! This hilarious musical parody set to classic tunes […]

Mechanics Hall

2022 John Philip Sousa National High School Honor Band

The John Philip Sousa Foundation is proud to be the sponsor of a very special event occurring June 29, 2022 in Worcester, Massachusetts – The John Philip Sousa National High School Honor Band.  This group will be performing in historic Mechanics Hall in Worcester on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at […]

Mechanics Hall

John Philip Sousa National Honor Band NE Region Concert

Fun Fact: The 2022 Band consists of 90 students from 25 states! About the John Philip Sousa National High School Honor Band: The John Philip Sousa National High School Honor Band was formed in 1981 and met biannually for over twenty years under the direction of Col. John R. Bourgeois, […]

The Hanover Theatre

Music Worcester Presents: Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis has been described as the most outstanding jazz musician and trumpeter of his generation, as one of the world’s top classical trumpeters, as a big band leader in the tradition of Duke Ellington, a brilliant composer, a devoted advocate for the Arts and a tireless and inspiring educator. […]

Mechanics Hall

Music Worcester Presents: Tony DeSare’s “Sinatra and Beyond”

From jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall to Las Vegas headlining with Don Rickles and major symphony orchestras, Tony DeSare has brought his fresh take on old school class around the globe. DeSare has three top ten Billboard jazz albums under his belt and has been featured on the CBS Early […]

Jean McDonough Arts Center

Her Name Is America

Worcester's Youth Poet Laureate, Adael Mejia, teams up with long-time friend, Jayson Dominguez, to bring a fresh form of theater! Experience this 21st century operatic rhapsody told through performance and synesthesia in art. Relive the nostalgia through the eyes of an orphan being raised by his abuela. Adael named this […]

Mechanics Hall

FREE Organ Concert featuring Stefan Donner

Join us for a complimentary lunchtime organ concert featuring Stefan Donner!   Stefan Donner, organ Stefan Donner has earned degrees from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (highest honors) where he studied organ, piano and conducting. He also received his Master's degree in organ performance from the Conservatory […]

Mechanics Hall

FREE Organ Concert with Marshall & Shaylen Joos

Join us for a complimentary lunchtime organ concert featuring Marshall & Shaylen Joos! Please join us for an unusual and exciting combination of instruments: the mighty Hook organ with the beautiful orchestral harp. The organ’s 30 pedals blend with the harp’s seven pedals as played by sibling young artists Marshall […]

WICN Studio 50

WICN Vinyl Paint & Pop-Up

National Vinyl Record Day is Friday, August 12th, and we want to celebrate with you. Come by WICN Studio 50 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm for a special Vinyl Pop-Up Sale! We will feature records from all your favorite genres, including folk, rock, pop, and blues. As a special treat, we […]

Worcester Common Oval

Out To Lunch Festival & Farmers’ Market: 8/18/22

The City of Worcester and the Worcester Cultural Coalition are pleased to announce the return of the Out to Lunch Festival and Farmers’ Markets for 2022! Out To Lunch will be held on the Worcester Common from 11am to 2pm August 4th, August 18th, and September 1st, with a rain date […]

Parking Lot Behind The Hanover Theatre

Jazz at Sunset ’22

The Hanover Theatre and 90.5 WICN Public Radio, in collaboration with Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District, are pleased to present Jazz at Sunset 2022, featuring singer, songwriter, and sax player extraordinaire, Grace Kelly! Grace has been part of the WICN family since she was a 12-year-old prodigy. Come and enjoy […]

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