The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts

2022 Boston Pops Holiday Tour

 "Sparkling and Beloved" Join the Boston Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart for their sparkling and beloved Holiday Pops concert. Capturing the magic of the Christmas season and the winter charms of New England, the Boston Pops will perform holiday classics and new arrangements of seasonal favorites. They are joined by […]

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. Registration is required as space is limited; sign-up at mywpl.org. Date/Time: Fridays @ 10:00 AM December 2, 9, 16, […]

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. Registration is required as space is limited; sign-up at mywpl.org. Date/Time: Fridays @ 11:00 AM December 2, 9, 16, […]

JMAC BrickBox Theater

My Son The Waiter

This hilarious and poignant story is universal in its message: The journey to follow one's dream and the parents who suffer through it! Actor/Comedian Brad Zimmerman's hit New York comedy is the moving and hilarious story of the grit and passion required to 'make it’ as an artist and the […]

Mechanics Hall

Music Worcester Presents: The Worcester Chorus | Handel Messiah

Directed by Chris Shepard, The Worcester Chorus is one of America’s oldest and longest-running choral ensembles. Attending their annual performance of Handel’s Messiah at historic Mechanics Hall on the first weekend of December each year is a holiday tradition for many families and choral music fans in the Greater Worcester community and […]

The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts

Chelsea Handler: Vaccinated and Horny Tour

Vaccinated and Horny Tour Chelsea Handler is a comedian, television host, best-selling author and advocate whose humor and candor have established her as one of the most celebrated voices in entertainment and pop culture. After a strong seven-year run as the host of E!’s top-rated Chelsea Lately, a tenure in which […]

ArtsWorcester

Panel Discussion: Dread Running

Catherine Smith’s series, Dread Running: Memorial to Lost Dogs, investigates humanity’s relationship to the animal world, establishes a place to mourn and pay tribute to countless unnamed shelter dogs. In a complicated act of grieving and honoring their lives, she combined the discarded cremains of dogs with ceramic glaze to create a […]

Worcester Public Library

Read Aloud with Me Beginning Readers Club

Congratulations on your wonderful journey of learning to read! New readers, together with their caregivers, can practice reading skills in an encouraging atmosphere, get assistance in choosing books, and learn some tips and tricks to help navigate the exciting world of leveled readers.  Best for ages 5-7. Registration is required […]

Worcester Public Library

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

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 […]

Worcester Public Library

Family Myths and Legends (Virtual)

Do you have an old family story that you would like to prove or disprove? Join us as we discuss how to research your family legends.

The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts

Pavlo in Concert – “The Santorini Tour”

A fundraiser to support the Alzheimer Association! Sponsored by Infinity MedSpa. For one night only, the world renowned PAVLO is performing live in concert at The Hanover Theatre for a fundraiser to benefit Alzheimer’s research treatment. Join Pavlo, his talented guests and his band who will take you on an […]

Mechanics Hall

Boston Gay Men’s Chorus presents Joyful & Triumphant & Gay!

Celebrate the season with the joyous and triumphant sounds of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus as they perform traditional favorites and modern classics. The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) is one of New England’s largest and most successful community-based choruses. Founded in 1982, the voice ensemble of some 200 voices […]

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