Worcester Public Library
Leaf Art Crayon Rubbings
With just black crayon and watercolors you can enjoy the gorgeous colors of the fall season inside all year long. Best for ages 6 - 8. Registration required, register at: mywpl.org/online-calendar.
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Worcester Public Library
Great American Read Book Club (October)
9/27: Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 10/25: Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift 11/22: Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews Attendees will receive a free copy of the upcoming month’s selection. Banx Room Register at https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/great-american-read-book-club-31/
Worcester Public Library
Bedtime Math’s Crazy 8s Club
Join Bedtime Math’s Crazy 8s Club; where math can be fun for everyone. Explore math in a fun way with weekly activities including glow-in-the dark-Geometry, spy training, flying marshmallows, and the toilet paper Olympics! Participants are encouraged to attend weekly. For ages 8 - 11. Registration required, register at: mywpl.org/online-calendar.
Worcester Public Library
Digital Design: Inkscape – Design Stickers with Technocopia (October)
Explore the design software Inkscape to learn how artists turn images into vectors and create original graphics. Digital art created in the 2D Inkscape platform can be used on the web, in print, or to make a physical product like a sticker. Join us to create a two dimensional model […]
Worcester Public Library
Fall Fun for Preschoolers
Celebrate the magic of the fall season with stories, songs, poems and crafts. For ages 3 - 5. Registration required, register at: mywpl.org/online-calendar.
WYO Offices At Mechanics Hall
Mid-Season WYO Auditions
The Worcester Youth Orchestras welcomes all interested students to audition for one of its many ensembles. Whether your a fan of jazz, band music, symphonic or chamber music, we have many ensembles that provide transformational musical experiences, a welcoming social environment of students from more than 60 communities across Central […]
Worcester Public Library
Toddler Time
Is your little one ready for a fun time with books? You’re invited to participate in stories, music, and movement. Early listening and literacy skills are built during this meaningful experience with parents/caregivers. When we’re done, stay and play and make new friends. Let’s get all our wiggles out! For […]
The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts
THT Rep presents The Edgar Allan Poe Double Header
Limited run! Three nights only! Originally staged in October 2020 for socially-distanced audiences, The Edgar Allan Poe Double Header returns to haunt fully seated houses! At turns dark and darkly funny, this 60-minute solo show is staged as a séance, conjuring two of Poe’s most notorious narrators. Created and performed […]
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 […]
Mechanics Hall
Music Worcester Presents: Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, “the king and queen of the banjo” (Paste Magazine), have a musical partnership like no other. Béla Fleck is a fifteen-time Grammy Award winner who has taken the instrument across multiple genres, and Abigail Washburn a singer-songwriter and clawhammer banjo player who re-radicalized it by combining […]
Worcester Public Library
Spooky Bones and Creepy Crawlies with Professor Bugman
Join Professor Bugman and learn about insects, including the Madagascar hissing cockroach and the armored darkling beetle, and spooky bones from animals native to New England. In addition to viewing the bones up close, you will also have the chance to handle the creepy insects…if you dare! Sponsored by the […]
Worcester Public Library
Baby Bounce
Introduce your baby to reading books with stories, action rhymes, fingerplays and songs, and lots of snuggling. Designed especially for them! You’re invited to stay for play/social time after the program. For ages 0 - 18 months. Registration is required as space is limited; sign-up at mywpl.org.
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