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SUMMARY:FLAMENCO! Tradition\, Art & Passion
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate its 10th anniversary\, Flamenco Worcester performs an evening of FLAMENCO! Tradition\, Art & Passion. The performance showcases this traditional and highly expressive Spanish dance form. As the only Flamenco dance studio in central Massachusetts\, based in the city of Worcester\, Flamenco Worcester is very proud to share this celebratory event with the community. \nEdmy Ortiz will perform a 2-hour showcase. Music will be under the direction of Eduardo Ortiz. Latin Jazz\, Spanish music and Castanets will be in the air\, and beautifully costumed dancers will perform Tangos\, Fandangos\, Farruca\, and many more powerful and elegant Flamenco dance forms. All of the performers\, dancers and musicians have dedicated many hours to Flamenco\, and their passion will be on display. It will be an evening to celebrate\, enjoy and fall in love with FLAMENCO! Ole! \nImmediately after the performance\, dancers and musicians will hold a meet and greet. \nThis program is supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council\, a local agency\, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council\, a state agency. This program is also the recipient of a One-Day Sponsorship from the Jean McDonough Arts Center\, part of its year-long accessibility initiative funded by the Barr Foundation.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/flamenco-tradition-art-passion/
CATEGORIES:Towns,Worcester
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SUMMARY:FREE PUBLIC FLAMENCO MASTER CLASS
DESCRIPTION:Flamenco Worcester will hold a free Master Class Workshop for Beginners in the BrickBox Theater from 11am-12pm on June 4\, 2022. Students will learn about the beautiful art of Flamenco through arms\, hands\, clapping\, and challenging but fun footwork exercises. \n\nThe workshop will be free and open to the public and is for all people\, all ages.  This master class will be the kick off to Flamenco Worcester's 10th anniversary celebration and a sneak peak into the evening performance of FLAMENCO! Tradition\, Art & Passion.  So put on your Flamenco attitude\, join us and begin to explore this beautiful Spanish art form!
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/free-public-flamenco-master-class/
CATEGORIES:Dance,Towns,Worcester
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SUMMARY:America
DESCRIPTION:Founding members\, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell\, along with former band mate Dan Peek\, met in high school in London in the late 1960s and quickly harmonized their way to the top of the charts on the strength of their signature song “A Horse With No Name.”  America became a global household name and paved the way with an impressive string of hits following the success of their first number one single. \nTickets are $49\, $59\, $79 and $99 depending on seat location. Please contact the box office for more information.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/america/
CATEGORIES:Music,Towns,Worcester
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SUMMARY:Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band
DESCRIPTION:Throughout his career\, Ringo Starr has received nine Grammy Awards and has twice been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — first as a Beatle and then as solo artist. Between 1970 and 2020\, Ringo has released 20 solo studio records.  He has acted in over 15 films\, received an Academy Award\, and has been nominated as an actor for an Emmy®. Ringo has published seven books; had a stint as a male fashion model\, and that same year went behind the lens as the photographer for some Foo Fighters PR photos. In 2018\, Ringo was knighted and in 2019 he celebrated 30 years of touring with his All Starr Bands. For all his many creative successes\, Ringo is and always will be first and foremost a musician\, a drummer. Ringo’s candor\, wit and soul are the lifeblood of his music. Peace and love are his life’s rhythm and melody\, and he propels this universal message in everything he does: his evocative artwork\, his enthusiastic live performances\, his legendary songs\, all imbued with the joy\, reflection\, and wisdom of the music icon the world knows and loves simply as “Ringo.” \nTickets are $82\, $102\, $128 and $253 depending on seat location\, with limited VIP packages available at $355 and $455. Please contact the box office at 877.571.SHOW (7469) for more information.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/ringo-starr-and-his-all-starr-band/
CATEGORIES:Performance,Towns,Worcester
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SUMMARY:Artist reception and walking tour for 100 Views of Worcester
DESCRIPTION:Tom Grady: 100 Views of Worcester \nThis ambitious series of small oil paintings depicts with pride and love Worcester’s everyday vistas\, buildings\, and streetscapes. As a 300th anniversary gift to the City\, the entire series goes on view during the last half of May in additional downtown venues\, including the Printers Building\, the Jean McDonough Arts Center\, and the YWCA. \nFree and open to the public.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/artist-reception-and-walking-tour-for-100-views-of-worcester/
CATEGORIES:Art,Community,Family-friendly,Free,Tercentennial,Tours,Towns,Worcester
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SUMMARY:An Afternoon of Italian Opera
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon of Italian Opera and art song benefiting the Worcester Organ! \nThis program\, which includes a full Italian program of opera and some song\, will feature the distinguished voices of Ukrainian soprano\, Olga Lisovskaya\, Neapolitan tenor\, Giovanni Formisano\, and Leonardo Ciampa at the piano. Enjoy the program selection including excerpts from Madame Butterfly\, La Traviata\, and many other songs and arias. \nLeonardo Ciampa\, composer\, organist\, pianist\nMechanics Hall Composer-in-Residence\nLeonardo Ciampa was born in Boston in 1971. Mr. Ciampa is an Italian-American composer\, organist\, and pianist of international repute. He has performed his compositions at cathedrals in Vienna\, New York City\, Boston\, Altenberg\, Brandenberg\, Tortona and Biella\, and at basilicas in Rome\, Turin\, Loreto\, Rieti and Gubbio (where Ciampa holds the title of Maestro di Cappella Onorario). He currently lives in Worcester\, where he serves as Director of Music at Emanuel Lutheran Church. \nMr. Ciampa is one of the “veteran Hook organists” according to Gagne. Ciampa’s love and respect for the Worcester Organ has roots in his experience from ages 18 to 30 playing an 1859 E. & G.G. Hook at the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain. The Jamaica Plain organ was later destroyed by fire in 2005. “That organ molded me during those formative years.” Said Ciampa. “I never got over its loss. But now\, twenty years later\, I have another chance to create music on one of the Hook brothers’ grandest instruments. It is one of the greatest honors of my life.”   http://leonardociampa.com/ \nGiovanni Formisano\, tenor\n"A native of Torre del Greco (Naples\, Italy)\, Giovanni Formisano has been called\, “an Italian tenor in the grand tradition.” He has received high praise for his interpretations of the Italian lyric tenor repertoire\, with a special affinity for the classic songs from his native Naples. Winner of the “Talents of the World” voice competition in Boston and recipient of the Emerging Artist Award from the St. Botolph Club Foundation\, Mr. Formisano was featured in a tribute concert in honor of the legendary baritone Dimitri Hvorostovsky at Carnegie Hall\, alongside renowned mezzo-soprano Nino Surguladze and many others. \nHis operatic and concert appearance include the tenor solo in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra\, Don José in Carmen with the Commonwealth Lyric Theater\, the tenor solo in Verdi’s Requiem with the Paul Madore Chorale and Salem orchestra in Salem MA\, Alfredo in La Traviata with Opera Providence\, The Young Gypsy in Rachmaninoff’s Aleko with the Commonwealth Lyric Theater\, Camille in The Merry Widow with Opera Providence\, and Rodolfo in La bohème with Boston Opera Collaborative. Mr. Formisano’s past roles include the tenor solo in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Amherst College\, Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore with Center City Opera Theatre in Philadelphia and Opera del West\, Arturo in Lucia di Lamermoor with Commonwealth Opera\, Cavaradossi in Tosca with the Lowell House Opera\, Pong in Turandot with the Connecticut Grand Opera and Lowell House Opera\, Spoletta in Tosca with the Cape Cod Opera and the Ruggero in La rondine at the Longy School of Music. http://giovanniformisanotenor.com/ \nOlga Lisovskaya\, soprano\nOlga Lisovskaya is a critically-acclaimed singer\, voice teacher and  director of Talents of the World\, an international concert organization\, as well as Executive Director at Commonwealth Lyric Theater\, an award-winning opera company. Ms. Lisovskaya performs regularly at some  of the most prestigious concert halls in the world.  Her most recent  performance was at Carnegie Hall\, featuring distinguished colleagues of  the legendary Dmitri Hvorostovsky and received glowing reviews in the press.  Olga Lisovskaya combines her busy performing career with  teaching\, because teaching is her passion. Olga's teaching experience\, combined with constant perfection of vocal technique with master teachers and colleagues from LaScala\, Metropolitan Opera and Bolshoi Theater\, offers a rich and profound knowledge to her students. Having  worked with singers of all ages and levels\, Ms. Lisovskaya has  individual approach to her students. She teaches wide range of  repertoire – from opera\, operetta\, oratorio\, classical songs\, to Broadway\, musical theater\, and pop. The main focus of her lessons is the technique: breath support and breath/tone coordination\, clarity of intonation and diction\, flexibility in the sound\, focused resonance\, etc. She also helps with interpretation. Olga's students have gone on  to win competitions\, were admitted to conservatories\, hired by opera  companies. Some of her students receive opportunities to participate in productions and concerts with Talents of the World and Commonwealth  Lyric Theater.  OlgaLisovskaya.com \n  \nAbout The Worcester Organ\nThe Hook Organ\, installed in 1864\, dominates the Great Hall. American organ builders Elias and George Hook\, brothers from Boston\, constructed the 52-stop\, 3\,504-pipe instrument\, which is often referred to as the "Worcester Organ." Today\, the Hook organ is the oldest unaltered four-keyboard pipe organ in the Western Hemisphere located at its installation site. \nRestored in 1982\, the Hook Organ since then has become one of the most popular and respected organs in the United States. It has been featured numerous times on National Public Radio\, performed in several recordings\, and has been featured on television and in a major motion picture\, as well as in a music video starring Michael Crawford\, the original "Phantom of the Opera." \nSee the specifications of the Hook Organ\nRead more about the Hook Organ at HookOrgan.org
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/an-afternoon-of-italian-opera/
CATEGORIES:Community,Music,Performance,Towns,Worcester
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SUMMARY:Trolls LIVE!
DESCRIPTION:Four shows! May 21-22\, 2022 \nThe journey begins when the Trolls’ Hug Time is unexpectedly put at risk. Knowing that the only way to save it is by doing what the Trolls do best\, Poppy hosts a toe-tapping\, Trolls-tastic show\, jam-packed with all the epic music\, glitter\, humor and happiness only the Trolls can create. This is one Trolls party you won’t want to miss! \nTickets are $19\, $23\, $28\, $33\, $38\, $48 and $68 depending on seat location. \nLimited VIP seats available for $108. including premium show seating\, a souvenir lanyard and an after-show Meet & Greet with your favorite hosts\, Poppy and Branch! Please Note: Each adult & child (aged 1 & up) must have a VIP ticket. Pick up your VIP packet at the VIP check-in table prior to the show. \nPlease contact the box office at 877.571.SHOW (7469) or visit TheHanoverTheatre.org for more information.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/trolls-live/
CATEGORIES:Family-friendly,Kid-friendly,Movies + Film,Performance,Theatre,Towns,Worcester
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SUMMARY:Tee Off For WPL! Family Fun Day Mini Golf
DESCRIPTION:This fun-filled event will see the WPL Main Library transformed into an 18-hole mini golf course with greens and holes winding through the stacks. Saturday is Family Fun Day and will offer a mini golf event for the whole family. Ticket price is $5 per golfer (children 5 and under are free) with a max of $20 per family. 
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/tee-off-for-wpl-family-fun-day-mini-golf/
CATEGORIES:Community,Family-friendly,Kid-friendly,Sports + Recreation,Towns,Worcester
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SUMMARY:Whole Kids 2022\, Summer Recreation Worcester Kick-Off Event
DESCRIPTION:‘Whole Kids 2022’ event to kick-off summer\nRecreation Worcester programming and all other\nsummer programming in Worcester\nWorcester –City of Worcester to kick-off summer programming by partnering with local\nyouth serving agencies to offer registration opportunities at family friendly events.\n“Whole Kids 2022” will be a chance for Recreation Worcester and community partners to\ninform and recruit families for the community offerings and resources this summer. As the\ncity’s Division of Youth Opportunities transitions into the summer camp season\, this event\nwill offer the opportunity to recruit young people and their families to take full advantage\nof the resources that will be available during the summer months.\nWHAT: Whole Kids 2022\, summer Recreation Worcester kick-off event\nWHERE: Worcester Common\, 455 Main Street\, Worcester\, MA\nWHEN: 11-4 p.m.\, Sunday\, May 21st\, 2022.\n“Whole Kids 2022” is part of the City Manager’s initiative Recreation Worcester and will\noffer food trucks\, music\, games and a special appearance by the Special Olympics\nABOUT RECREATION WORCESTER\nRecreation Worcester’s summer program is a free program for kids ages 7-13 featuring\nsports\, exercise\, educational\, and arts activities from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through\nFriday. This year’s program has been extended 3 additional weeks and will run from\nTuesday\, June 21st to Tuesday\, August 29th.\nThe summer program is now in its seventh year. A companion after-school program is now\nmoving into its sixth year. More than 10\,000 young people have attended the program since\nits inception.\nCommunity partners will once again help facilitate free educational activities throughout the\nsummer. Partners include:\nDistrict Attorney Joseph D. Early\, Jr.’s Office\nWorcester Fire Department\nSpecial Olympics\nWoo Sox\n… and many more!
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/whole-kids-2022-summer-recreation-worcester-kick-off-event/
CATEGORIES:Community,Family-friendly,Free,Kid-friendly,Sports + Recreation,Towns,Worcester
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SUMMARY:Artists' Roundtable: Approaching Galleries
DESCRIPTION:Gallery representation is a goal for many artists\, but one clouded by mystery and intimidation. Three experienced gallerists familiar with ArtsWorcester will break down the benefits of gallery representation\, how to identify the right galleries for your work\, and what you need to approach them. This is an open discussion about galleries; it is not a portfolio review. \nWe will hear from: \nArlette Kayafas\, Gallery Kayafas\, Boston\, MA \nKate Rasche\, George Marshall Store Gallery\, York\, ME \nTamar Russell Brown\, Gallery Sitka\, Shirley\, MA \nand leave lots of time for your questions. Then we’ll adjourn to the galleries for refreshments and more conversation. \n  \nArlette Kayafas is the founder and owner of Gallery Kayafas\, operating in Boston’s South End since 2003. The gallery is known for exhibiting work by renowned photographers\, often pairing them with emerging artists. Arlette and her husband\, Gus\, have been collecting photography for more than five decades. In 2012\, Gallery Kayafas expanded its programming to include contemporary painting\, installation\, works on paper\, sculpture\, and new media. Arlette is drawn to artists with a strong voice that is articulated through their work. \nKate Rasche is the director of the George Marshall Store Gallery in York\, Maine\, and a working artist. Over the last decade she has led and been involved in a wide range of curatorial and administrative projects\, including most recently as assistant director at ArtsWorcester. Her work as a gallerist is informed by a desire to support the careers of emerging and mid-career artists. Her work in the studio grapples with explorations and understandings of place. Rasche earned a degree in studio art from Skidmore College and holds an MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University. She lives in southern Maine with her husband and two children. \nA Tennessee native with Hungarian roots\, Tamar Russell Brown’s background is in print design. Mrs. Russell Brown has a certificate in photography from Cumberland University in Tennessee\, an associate degree in visual communication from Nashville State Technical Institute\, a BA in design from Rhode Island College (where she currently serves on the Alumni Board) and a year abroad at Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem in Budapest\, Hungary. Mrs. Russell Brown operates the home studio for Sitka Creations® LLC in Central Massachusetts. She started Gallery Sitka in 2014. She is currently the Chair of the Fitchburg Cultural Alliance and serves on several local boards. \n  \nThis event will take place in person at 44 Portland Street\, Worcester\, MA. Tea and cookies to follow. Proof of vaccination is required for this event\, and masks must be worn during the panel conversation. (Masks are optional when we gather for tea and cookies in the galleries afterwards.) \nThis event is free to current ArtsWorcester members. \nClick here to join\, or renew your ArtsWorcester membership. Please contact the gallery if you are unsure of your member status: info@artsworcester.org or 508-755-5142. \n  \nWe thank the Melvin S. Cutler Charitable Foundation for for their support of artists' professional development. \n  \n///// Image: Who What Where (2021) installation view\, courtesy of the George Marshall Store Gallery.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/artists-roundtable-approaching-galleries/
CATEGORIES:Art,Towns,Worcester,Workshops + Seminars
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SUMMARY:Summer Panzanella with Chef Kelcy (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Summer is on the way and Chef Kelcy is counting down the days until the farmers market is full of the abundance of the season. Join her this May in a celebration of the upcoming season with a workshop on one of her favorite summer recipes\, Panzanella Salad. Bursting with vegetables\, herbs\, and a ton of flavor; this dish is sure to be a summer staple in your home. 
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/summer-panzanella-with-chef-kelcy-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Community,Food + Drink,Free,Towns,Worcester,Workshops + Seminars
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SUMMARY:Whole Kids
DESCRIPTION:WHOLE KIDS 2022! – Athletics \nGood day\, Worcester Families. We’d like to invite you to our summer kick-off Whole kids event on May 21st at the Worcester Common. We will have food\, music\, and activities for the whole family. We will also have a slew of programs you can sign your kids up for this summer as well as other needed programming for your family. If you don’t want to wait\, you can sign your children up for rec woo today here ➡️➡️ http://tinyurl.com/recwoo-summer2022 \nWHERE: Worcester Common\, 455 Main Street\, Worcester\, MA  \nWHEN: 11-4 p.m.\, Sunday\, May 24th\, 2022. \nFollow us on social media:  City of Worcester Division of Youth Opportunities | Facebook\, Div. of Youth Opportunities (@worcester_dyo) • Instagram photos and videos\, #WorcesterYouth  Contact us: (508)799-1328\, youth@worcesterma.gov. Sign up for Recreation Worcester’s summer program via this URL: http://tinyurl.com/recwoo-summer2022 Website: https://www.worcesterma.gov/recreation-worcester \n 
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/whole-kids/
CATEGORIES:Art,BIPOC,Community,Dance,Family-friendly,Free,Kid-friendly,Performance,Sports + Recreation,Towns,Worcester
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SUMMARY:Tee Off For WPL! Mini Golf After Dark Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:This event will see the WPL Main Library transformed into an 18-hole mini golf course with greens and holes winding through the stacks. Friday night Mini Golf After Dark will offer an adults (21+) only mini golf event with food\, adult beverages and music. A diverse selection of ethnic food will be provided by Worcester Regional Food Hub. Beer and wine will be available for purchase by Redemption Rock Brewery and Decanted Wine Trucks. Ticket price is $50 per person and includes food and one beer/wine drink ticket. There will be live music\, raffles and yard games as well! \nPlease also see listing for Tee Off for WPL! Family Fun Day Mini Golf being held on Saturday\, May 21st from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/tee-off-for-wpl-mini-golf-after-dark-fundraiser/
CATEGORIES:Community,Food + Drink,Nightlife,Sports + Recreation,Towns,Worcester
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SUMMARY:May 19 - Samuel Staples' Birthday Celebration - Founding Father of Worcester Historical Museum
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate WHM Founder Samuel Staples’ 200th Birthday and the Museum’s 147th year of collecting\, preserving\, interpreting\, and sharing Worcester’s history. We’re doing just what “Sam” encouraged US to do\, “Rescue from oblivion such historical matters as would otherwise be lost.”  Take your seat at the table…be sure your stories are included for generations.  Join us for the birthday celebration and unveiling of Redemption Rock Brewing’s “Rescue from Oblivion” larger with tastings available.  Raise a glass to toast our shared history! \n​\n 
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/may-19-samuel-staples-birthday-celebration-founding-father-of-worcester-historical-museum/
CATEGORIES:Community,Food + Drink,Free,Towns,Worcester
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SUMMARY:Samuel Staples 200th Birthday Party!
DESCRIPTION:Samuel Staples turns 200! \nJoin us at 30 Elm Street for the official release of Redemption Rock’s new beer “Rescue from Oblivion…\,” created to celebrate the 200th birthday of Staples\, the founder of today’s Worcester Historical Museum. \nFor more information and to register: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ej6m50s2d4743037&oseq=&c=&ch= \nGuests will enjoy their first taste of this collaboration – a pre-prohibition corn lager – at the birthday celebration. Plus Worcester Monopoly and Worcester Jeopardy where the winners get bragging rights. Plus a chance to win the first four pack of “Rescue from Oblivion…” before it goes on sale. \nJoin the Staples birthday party as we celebrate on Thursday\, May 19 at 5:30PM at Worcester Historical Museum. Come “Rescue from oblivion!”
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/samuel-staples-200th-birthday-party/
CATEGORIES:Community,Family-friendly,Food + Drink,Free,Kid-friendly,Tercentennial,Towns,Worcester
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UID:3499-1652832000-1653177540@www.downtownworcester.org
SUMMARY:Samuel Staples Birthday Celebration Week at WHM May 18 - 21 (HISTORY BITES)
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, May 18 – Museum Open 10AM – 4PM\n\n12PM & 2PM– 20-30 minute History Bites \n\nCurator Shelley Cathcart – A quick gallery chat discussing the role of a curator and a tour of the galleries to see some of her favorite objects\, including the museum’s most recent acquisition from the 18th century. Location: Galleries\nCommunity Engagement Director David Conner – A dynamic discussion on chronicling Worcester County's LGBTQ+\, Worcester Latino History Project\, Worcester Black History Project. Location: Auditorium\nSalisbury Mansion Site Manager Robert Stacy – “Worcester’s Little Machines” presentation of patent models of inventions from Worcester inventors.  Location: Conference Room
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/samuel-staples-birthday-celebration-week-at-whm-may-18-21-history-bites/
CATEGORIES:Community,Family-friendly,Free,Readings + Talks,Towns,Worcester
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UID:3497-1652745600-1652831940@www.downtownworcester.org
SUMMARY:May 17 - Provocative Mothers and Their Precocious Daughters
DESCRIPTION:Suzanne Schnittman\, author of "Provocative Mothers and Their Precocious Daughters: 19th Century Women's Rights Leaders\," will share her stories about Abby Kelley Foster and her daughter\, plus three other mother/daughter teams.  Books will be available for purchase and signing.  \nMothers and daughters share a special bond that ebbs and flows throughout their lives. It may not always be solid\, but no matter what difficulties they face\, their relationships are usually unbreakable. \nTake a step back in time to uncover the engaging lives of four mothers and daughters. As pioneer women’s rights leaders\, Martha Wright\, Abby Kelley Foster\, Elizabeth Cady Stanton\, and Lucy Stone worked diligently for what they believed women deserved. Letters\, diary entries\, and journals reveal the strong mother-daughter relationships that not only enriched their personal lives\, but the woman suffrage movement as a whole. \nFrom the mid-1800s to the early 1900s\, these women struggled to make the world a better place. Through their actions and beliefs\, they forged a path for future generations and raised daughters to be determined young women who merit our attention today. \n 
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/may-17-provocative-mothers-and-their-precocious-daughters/
CATEGORIES:Community,Family-friendly,Readings + Talks,Towns,Worcester,Workshops + Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220514T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220514T235900
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UID:3490-1652486400-1652572740@www.downtownworcester.org
SUMMARY:Public reception for Playing Games: A Members' Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a daytime reception celebrating the artists of Playing Games\, our latest members' exhibition. \nPlaying Games is all about fun and games\, and works that are fun and games! Touchable and kinetic pieces will turn the gallery experience upside down\, and offer us all the chance to stop\, look\, and play. \nFree and open to the public.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/public-reception-for-playing-games-a-members-exhibition/
CATEGORIES:Art,Family-friendly,Free,Towns,Worcester
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220513T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220514T235900
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UID:3378-1652400000-1652572740@www.downtownworcester.org
SUMMARY:REC Plant Sale and Spring Garden Festival
DESCRIPTION:Visit our online store to pre-order plants for your garden! https://regional-environmental-councils-plant-sale.myshopify.com/​ \nPlant pick up will be on May 13th and 14th at the REC YouthGROW Farm (42 Lagrange St.\, Rear\, Worcester MA) \nWe use a sliding scale payment system for our Annual Plant Sale. When you pay the highest price for your plants\, you help cover the costs for the REC to donate over 6\,000 seedlings to school and community gardens across Worcester! \nIf you place an order\, we will email you closer to the event for you to schedule a pick up time!​ \nQuestions? Email Elllanora\, elerner@recworcester.org 
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/rec-plant-sale-and-spring-garden-festival/
CATEGORIES:Towns,Worcester
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220511T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220511T235900
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UID:3477-1652227200-1652313540@www.downtownworcester.org
SUMMARY:FREE Brown Bag Concert
DESCRIPTION:Performer information TBA. Please visit www.mechancishall.org/tickets/ for event updates.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/free-brown-bag-concert/
CATEGORIES:Free,Music,Performance,Towns,Worcester
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220510T235900
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UID:3491-1652140800-1652227140@www.downtownworcester.org
SUMMARY:Technocopia Tool Training: Embroidery Machine
DESCRIPTION:Learn the basics and safe use of an embroidery machine and software. \nAbout this event \nThis class is for people new to machine embroidery. The goal of this class is to gain familiarity with the studio's Brother Innovis NQ1600E machine and learn the skills necessary to use it independently. Students will learn the parts of the embroidery machine\, how to thread\, operate and maintain the machine\, and how to properly set up the fabric in the hoop using appropriate stabilizer(s). We will also go over the basics of the embroidery software available on the Textile Studio computer and how to transfer machine embroidery files to the machine for stitchout. \nAdditional Information \n\nPlease visit https://technocopia.org/directions for more information about getting to and parking around Technocopia.\n**For this course\, students are required to have already successfully completed Sewing Machine 101 at Technocopia or received equivalent certification.\nIf you would like to take this class but are not available at the listed times\, this class may also be scheduled separately by contacting the instructor at jessica.sadlier@technocopia.org.\nSuccessful completion of this course will result in certification of Technocopia members for independent use of the tools directly covered in the course. Non-members who complete this course will be eligible to participate in future project-based classes which require these tools.\nIf you are experienced with the tools covered in this training and would like to seek an alternate method of certification\, please contact the instructor at jessica.sadlier@technocopia.org BEFORE signing up for this class.\nReview our class cancellations and refund policies here: http://technocopia.org/class-policies\n\nAbout This Instructor \nJessica Sadlier is a Technocopia member with extensive experience in sewing\, both garment and craft\, and fiber arts. She is a multi-disciplinary designer and maker with an extensive history of creative projects and pursuits who has worked in a variety of disciplines including architecture\, design tech\, marketing\, prop design and costume design. Jessica loves to combine various media and techniques to create interesting projects ranging from functional decor to wearable tech. She relishes the challenges and thrills of learning new skills and enjoys sharing this experience with others through fun\, accessible\, and high quality creative educational experiences.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/technocopia-tool-training-embroidery-machine/
CATEGORIES:Art,BIPOC,Community,Family-friendly,LGBTQ,Nightlife,Towns,Worcester,Workshops + Seminars
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UID:3475-1651881600-1651967940@www.downtownworcester.org
SUMMARY:Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Before buying tickets\, please be advised that Music Worcester’s pandemic policy requires that all attendees:\n1) provide proof of vaccination against Covid-19 (regardless of age) upon entry\, and\n2) wear masks while inside the venue. \nPlease be advised that we cannot accept a negative Covid-19 test result as a substitute for proof of vaccination\, and that unvaccinated children will not be allowed to attend our presentations at this time. \nAnyone unable to follow these protocols while at or entering our presentations will be asked to leave without a refund. \nPlease contact the Music Worcester box office with any questions:\nshea@musicworcester.org // 508-754-3231 x205 (Tuesday-Thursday 10am-4pm) \n\nDee Dee Bridgewater\nOver the course of a multifaceted career spanning four decades\, Grammy and Tony Award-winning jazz giant Dee Dee Bridgewater has ascended to the upper echelon of vocalists\, putting her unique spin on standards\, as well as taking intrepid leaps of faith in re-envisioning jazz classics.  Ever the fearless voyager\, explorer\, pioneer and keeper of tradition\, the three-time Grammy-winner most recently won the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album for Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee. \nBridgewater’s career has always bridged musical genres. She earned her first professional experience as a member of the legendary Thad Jones/Mel Louis Big Band\, and throughout the 70’s she performed with such jazz notables as Max Roach\, Sonny Rollins\, Dexter Gordon and Dizzy Gillespie. After a foray into the pop world during the 1980s\, she relocated to Paris and began to turn her attention back to Jazz. \nBridgewater began self-producing with her 1993 album Keeping Tradition (Polydor/Verve)  and created DDB records in 2006 when she signed with the Universal Music Group as a producer (Bridgewater produces all of her own CDs).   Releasing a series of critically-acclaimed CD’s\,all but one\, including her wildly successful double Grammy Award-winning tribute to Ella Fitzgerald\, Dear Ella – have received Grammy nominations. Artist Theo Croker is signed to DDB Records and Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra also recorded a project with Dee Dee released by her label in 2014. \nBridgewater also pursued a parallel career in musical theater\, winning a Tony Award for her role as “Glinda” in The Wiz in 1975. Having recently completed a run as the lead role of Billie Holiday in the off-Broadway production of Lady Day\,  her other theatrical credits include Sophisticated Ladies\, Black Ballad\, Carmen\, Cabaret and the Off-Broadway and West End Productions ofLady Day\, for which Bridgewater received the British Laurence Olivier Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. \nAs a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)\, Bridgewater continues to appeal for international solidarity to finance global grassroots projects in the fight against world hunger. She is currently on tour worldwide in support of “Memphis\,” her new CD\, and in April of this year was the recipient of an NEA Jazz Masters Fellows Award with honors bestowed at the Kennedy Center in Washington\, D.C.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/dee-dee-bridgewater-quartet/
CATEGORIES:Music,Performance,Towns,Worcester
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SUMMARY:MWiP's First Poetry Workshop: Writing about History and Place
DESCRIPTION:"Writing about History and Place" \nJoin us on May 7 for a free in-person workshop at the Worcester PopUp with poet Susan Edwards Richmond! \nThis first of three workshops hosted by Mapping Worcester in Poetry's "Poems in and out of Places" focuses on writing poems inspired by the past and the present of our city’s public spaces. The workshop includes resources\, practical tips\, field research at historical sites in downtown Worcester\, and a chance to share your new poem with others. \nPerhaps you’ll decide to enter the finished product in the Poems in and out of Places contest due June 2023!  \nBecause we will be going in and out ourselves during the workshop\, please wear a mask inside\, dress appropriately for walking outside\, and bring writing materials with you. \nThe workshop is free\, but spaces are limited. Please reserve your spot by submitting a request to poemsinandoutofplaces@worcestercountypoetry.org by May 3\, 2022. \n#PopUpJMAC\n#JMACWorcester\n#MakeArtEverywhere\n#WorcesterCulturalCoalition \nThe Worcester PopUp at the JMAC is a free-to-use\, creative\nco-working space of the Worcester Cultural Coalition and in partnership with The Barr Foundation. This event does not necessarily reflect the views of either organization.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/mwips-first-poetry-workshop-writing-about-history-and-place/
CATEGORIES:Towns,Worcester,Workshops + Seminars
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SUMMARY:Tyler Henry: The Hollywood Medium
DESCRIPTION:During his life-changing Live Show “An Evening of Hope and Healing” Tyler explains how he communicates with the other side\, gives Live Audience Readings and answers audience questions. Tyler’s incredibly accurate\, personal Live Readings of audience members often bring the entire audience to tears\, giving them the proof\, hope and understanding that “Our loved ones never really leave us.” \nTyler Henry is the most sought-after medium in Hollywood\, as witnessed on Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry\, during his jaw-dropping readings to Hollywood celebrities looking for advice\, connection and closure with loved ones. In each episode the young medium sits down and has one-on–one readings with top celebrities including: Ellen DeGeneres\, Sophia Vergara\, Howie Mandel\, Jim Parsons\, RuPaul\, Eva Longoria\, Allison Janney\, Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian\, Mel B\, and Chrissy Metz to name a few. Tyler is also a best-selling author with his first book\, Between Two Worlds –Lessons From The Other Side. His second book\, Here and Hereafter\, will be released in early 2022.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/tyler-henry-the-hollywood-medium/
CATEGORIES:Theatre,Towns,Worcester
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220506T235900
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SUMMARY:Gautier Capuçon & Jean-Yves Thibaudet
DESCRIPTION:Before buying tickets\, please be advised that Music Worcester’s pandemic policy requires that all attendees:\n1) provide proof of vaccination against Covid-19 (regardless of age) upon entry\, and\n2) wear masks while inside the venue. \nPlease be advised that we cannot accept a negative Covid-19 test result as a substitute for proof of vaccination\, and that unvaccinated children will not be allowed to attend our presentations at this time. \nAnyone unable to follow these protocols while at or entering our presentations will be asked to leave without a refund. \nPlease contact the Music Worcester box office with any questions:\nshea@musicworcester.org // 508-754-3231 x205 (Tuesday-Thursday 10am-4pm) \n  \nGautier Capuçon & Jean-Yves Thibaudet\nGautier Capuçon is a true 21st century ambassador for the cello. Performing internationally with many of the world’s foremost conductors and instrumentalists\, he is also founder and leader of the ​‘Classe d’Excellence de Violoncelle’ at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris and a passionate ambassador for the Orchestre à l’École Association\, which brings classical music to more than 40\,000 thousands school children across France. A multiple award winner\, he is acclaimed for his expressive musicianship\, exuberant virtuosity\, and for the deep sonority of his 1701 Matteo Goffriller cello ​“L’Ambassadeur”. \nFor more than three decades\, Jean-Yves Thibaudet has performed world-wide\, recorded more than 50 albums\, and built a reputation as one of today’s finest pianists. He plays a range of solo\, chamber\, and orchestral repertoire – from Beethoven through Liszt\, Grieg\, and Saint-Saëns; to Khachaturian and Gershwin\, and to Olivier Messiaen\, Qigang Chen\, James MacMillan\, Richard Dubugnon\, and Aaron Zigman. \nTheir performance in Worcester will conclude the classical portion of our 2021-2022 Concert Season at historic Mechanics Hall. \nPROGRAM\nSchumann Fantasiestuecke\nBrahms Cello Sonata in E minor\, No. 1\, Op. 38\nDebussy Cello Sonata\nShostakovich Sonata for Cello & Piano in D minor\, Op. 40
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/gautier-capucon-jean-yves-thibaudet/
CATEGORIES:Music,Performance,Towns,Worcester
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SUMMARY:FREE Brown Bag Concert\, featuring the Alex Minasian Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a complimentary lunchtime Brown Bag Concert featuring the Alex Minasian Quartet!\n  \nAlex Minasian\nWith two degrees from NYU\, Alex Minasian has\, at a remarkably young age\, established himself as a versatile pianist\, educator\, and impresario in many different musical genres. As a pianist\, Alex has has studied with some of the greatest pianists in jazz history\, including Hank Jones\, Don Friedman\, Jean-Michel Pilc\, and James Williams\, and has performed in most of the country's most famous jazz rooms\, such as Birdland\, the Blue Note\, Cafe Carlyle\, Yoshi's\, Bohemian Caverns\, Herb Alpert's Vibrato\, Iridium\, Jazz @ Lincoln Center\, and the Apollo Theater. \nHe has shared the stage with such legends as James Ingram\, Arturo Sandoval\, ?UESTLOVE\, Sam Moore\, Marylin McCoo\, Joe Pesci\, Antony Hegarty\, Steve Jordan\, Mel Carter\, Lenny Welch\, Curtis Fuller\, Hank Jones\, and Clark Terry\, and with such jazz greats as Brian Lynch\, Billy Pierce\, Sheila Jordan\, Gary Bartz and Hugh Masekela. Alex was the last pianist for the late iconic singer and NEA Jazz Master Little Jimmy Scott\, and is the pianist and musical director for the renowned jazz singer Mark Murphy\, and performs as pianist and musical director for singer\, actor\, songwriter\, and musical historian Billy Vera and his 18-piece big band. \nAlex has also headlined such important jazz celebrations as the Rochester Jazz Festival appearing as co-leader of a trio with Canadian bassist Brandi Disterheft. In 2013\, Minasian\, Disterheft\, a veteran drummer Steve Williams (Shirley Horn)\, formed the Hanky Panky Trio to honor Hank Jones..The Hanky Panky trio is featured in Season 2 of the hit Netflix show\, 'Orange Is The New Black'. They have performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival with Sheila Jordan\, and as a trio at the Istanbul Jazz Festival. Minasian's trio has a weekly residency at the Iconic New York Restaurant Tavern on the Green. Alex has been featured in Yerevan Magazine\, a Los Angeles–based Armenian publication promoting Armenian news and culture. \nLearn more here:\nAlex Minasian – YouTube\nAlex Minasian | Facebook\nAlex Minasian.com
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/free-brown-bag-concert-featuring-the-alex-minasian-quartet/
CATEGORIES:Community,Free,Music,Performance,Towns,Worcester
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220430T235900
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UID:3380-1651276800-1651363140@www.downtownworcester.org
SUMMARY:Earth Day Cleanups (32nd Annual)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, April 30th\, from 8am-12pm\, to celebrate over 30 years of Earth Day Cleanups and help keep our streets\, parks and neighborhoods clean and beautiful!  \nRegister here: https://bit.ly/RECEarthDay \nWAYS TO GET INVOLVED: \n Register as a Site Coordinator: A good option if you have a small group\, team\, or business that would like to participate. Site Coordinators identify a street\, neighborhood\, garden or park to clean up and help coordinate with volunteers at that space. The REC will supply materials including bags\, gloves\, and protective eyewear\, coordinate trash pickup by DPW\, and provide additional support. \n Register as a volunteer: You can choose a site to clean up or we'll help to place you at a site that needs extra hands. \n Please email earthday@recworcester.org with any questions!
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/earth-day-cleanups-32nd-annual/
CATEGORIES:Community,Family-friendly,Kid-friendly,Towns,Worcester
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SUMMARY:WICN's 3rd Annual Vinyl Sale
DESCRIPTION:Bring your favorite vinyl enthusiast to WICN's Studio 50 on Saturday\, April 30th for our 3rd Annual Vinyl Sale! \nHeld in our Studio 50 Recording Studio & Performance Space (50 Portland Street\, Worcester)\, current WICN Annual Members are entitled to an exclusive early shopping period at 8 am\, before the doors open to the general public! This option requires an RSVP in advance. \n*WICN Annual Membership starts at $7 a month or $84 per year. \nPlease RSVP to melanie@wicn.org by Thursday\, April 28 at 5 pm. \nWe have over 3\,000 records\, spanning genres including Jazz\, Folk\, Rock\, Pop\, and Classical\, all ready to be added to your collection!
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/wicns-3rd-annual-vinyl-sale/
CATEGORIES:Music,Sturbridge,Towns
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220429T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220429T235900
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UID:3384-1651190400-1651276740@www.downtownworcester.org
SUMMARY:Creative Hub Inaugural Gala
DESCRIPTION:The future Creative Hub Community Arts Center will not only provide access to greatly needed youth Arts programming\, but will financially support that work by creating a central location where all in creative fields can work together\, leveraging the revenues generated by the tenants at THE CREATIVE HUB to sustain a portion of the initiative’s annual costs. \nOur $14 million capital campaign is within reach. We ask that you join us for a festive and exciting evening celebrating local artist\, performers\, and cultural communities\, to support THE CREATIVE HUB and help make this project a reality. \n 
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/creative-hub-inaugural-gala/
CATEGORIES:Towns,Worcester
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DTSTAMP:20260527T152118
CREATED:20230518T180355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T180358Z
UID:3425-1651190400-1651449540@www.downtownworcester.org
SUMMARY:Fun Home
DESCRIPTION:Fun Home​ \nPerformed at the Jean McDonough Arts Center's (JMAC) BrickBox Theater. \n4 performances only! \nApril 29 & 30 at 7:30 pm; April 30 & May 1 at 2:00 pm \nFun Home \nBy Jeanine Tesori\, Lisa Kron\, and Alison Bechdel  \nDirected by Eric Butler \nMusic Directed by Lenny McGuire \nChoreographed by Denise Day \nApril 29 & 30 at 7:30 pm; April 30 & May 1 at 2:00 pm \nLocation: Jean McDonough Arts Center (JMAC) BrickBox Theater​ \nWhen her father dies unexpectedly\, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story of the volatile\, brilliant\, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. Moving between past and present\, Alison relives her unique childhood playing at the family’s Bechdel Funeral Home\, her growing understanding of her own sexuality\, and the looming\, unanswerable questions about her father’s hidden desires. Fun Home is a refreshingly honest\, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. \n#WACFunded
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/fun-home/
CATEGORIES:Theatre,Towns,Worcester
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