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Juniper Rag Launch Party & Gallery Show

JUNIPER RAG is an independent visual art and lifestyle magazine and this is our official launch and our 1st gallery show! All of our artists, curated and featured-- from all over the US and the world will be encouraged to submit work.  Our mission as a visual art magazine is […]

Worcester Common Oval

WOOlympics

Join us for the 2022 Woolympics! To enjoy many different curated activities for all ages! The First 100 attendees to donate a canned good or non-perishable food item for Woo Fridges will skate for free and receive a voucher for a FREE hot chocolate and chocolate chip cookie! What to […]

JMAC Worcester | Pop Up Worcester

Juniper Rag Launch Party & Gallery Show

JUNIPER RAG is an independent visual art and lifestyle magazine and this is our official launch and gallery show. There will be art from over 50 artists from around the United States on view in ORIGIN. Our mission as a visual art magazine is to showcase significant work and exceptional creatives […]

Worcester Public Library

Virtual Program – Connecting to Your Ancestors Through Ancestry.com

Join us in exploring some of the thousands of collections available through the world’s largest and most popular genealogy database. The link to participate in this virtual event will be sent with your confirmation when you register. 

Worcester Public Library

Writing the Weird: Virtual Author Talk & Reading with Christopher Boucher

Christopher Boucher’s novels have been called “crazed,” odd,” and “stunningly surreal;” they feature strange elements like talking Volkswagens, spirits on bicycles, and hearts that leave people’s bodies and take vacations. What draws writers and readers to stories that are unconventional, uncanny or surreal? Chris will take up this question, among […]

Worcester Public Library

Virtual Science Fiction Book Club (February)

Do you like reading about spaceships, parallel worlds, aliens, telepathy, time travel or droids? Join us to discuss great SF & Fantasy fiction. Ages 16 and up are welcome. 12/21: Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer 1/18: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin 2/15: Project Hail Mary by Andy […]

Worcester Public Library

Virtual Great American Read Book Club (February)

Attendees will receive a free copy of the upcoming month’s selection. 12/28: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 1/25: The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead 2/22: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Technocopia

Tool Training: Glass Shop

This class is designed to empower and certify individuals interested in using and accessing a glass shop, and more specifically Technocopia's glass shop. The class will cover tool use, safety, etiquette & basic techniques required for independently using of the Technocopia Glass Shop. Glass Flameworking is an old-world technique that sculpts […]

Worcester Public Library

Virtual Program – French-Canadian Genealogy at WPL

Do you have French-Canadian ancestors? Learn what sources you can access through the library to learn about their rich history. The link to participate in this virtual event will be sent with your confirmation when you register.

Worcester Historical Museum

PRETTY POWERFUL: Fast Fashion and Colonialism

Speaker Catriona Standfield, Assistant Professor in Political Science at Worcester State University, will explore the fast-fashion industry and textile recycling, challenging us to think more critically about what we buy, where that product comes from, how it’s being made, where it goes once we're done using it, and sustainability and […]

Worcester Public Library

Virtual Poetry Writing Workshop with Susan Roney-O’Brien (March)

This virtual poetry workshop is a vehicle for critique, a time of close reading and thoughtful responses that help craft the written word so that it says exactly what the author intends. The focus is the work itself. Poets are respectful of each other, value the craft, understand the courage […]

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